Congratulations to Vanessa!  She has won the entire collection of E.L.F. Polishes! 

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

My Jr. Masala, like most young ladies, is sometimes cursed with the occasional acne breakout.  After begging for Proactiv endlessly (and not getting it), she was excited to try a new acne system which hit local stores.  Here is her review on Dr Miracle’s My Goodbye Acne System after about 6 weeks of use.

Simone says: 

I really like the Dr Miracle’s My Goodbye Acne System.  It works quickly and very well.  You really do feel it tingling when you wash your face and it leaves your skin so smooth and soft.  I was surprised it worked so quickly.  It’s like Proactiv, only not as expensive.  I love this product!

Dr Miracle’s My Goodbye Acne System can be purchased online or at local stores for $19.99.

I visit every single one of the blogs you see listed under “Beauty Love” to the left of this page, daily.  I also have more blogs saved to my computer that I visit throughout the day.  Does it seem as though I’m addicted to beauty blogs much?  2008 marked the beginning of my love for beauty blogging, so let’s take a stroll down memory lane and revisit some of my favorite beauty bloggers!

 
~Daneen from Spoiled Pretty
~Christiana from Memoirs of a Shopping Addict
~Elle from Ellesappelles
~Kia from Yummy 411
~Nikki from Askmewhats
~Meredith from Shakeup Your Makeup
~Anjela from Blaq Vixen Beauty
~Janel from Levels of Beauty
~Siobhan from The Nailphile
~Brittany from Clumps of Mascara
~Roselyn from Makeup Makes Me Happy

Thank you to all these beauties for participating in my Same 5 Questions feature this year!

Start the New Year off right with luminous skin and refreshed eyes.  Yves Rocher’s new 2 in 1 Cleanser + Toner and Line Smoothing Eye Cream contain botanical inositol, which prompts the self-repair of skin.  The cleanser/toner is in the form of a non-foaming gel and removes makeup (even from the eye) with ease.  The eye cream reduces puffiness, smoothes the eye area and leaves a pearlescent glow.  Both products provide visible results in under two weeks.

All products on the Yves Rocher website are 1/2 off for a limited time.

Do you have any beauty resolutions for the New Year?  Leave a comment to be entered to win the duo shown above.  One winner will be chosen New Year’s Day at 10:00pm CST.  Readers from all countries are invited to particpate!

Show me a woman who doesn’t want to look beautiful and I’ll give you everything I own. Now I’m no millionaire, but even if I was, this is one challenge you still wouldn’t win. Makeup is an essential part of any woman’s accessories – even the ones who claim they don’t use makeup of any sort tend to go for natural beauty products like fruit, vegetable and mud facial packs and the like. At the very least, some sort of powder or cream are used to keep the complexion fresh and free from sweat and grime.

The one grouse that most women have against makeup is that it’s harsh on the skin. And why wouldn’t it be, with all the chemicals, dyes and preservatives that it contains. It’s ironic that something that’s supposed to make you look beautiful does an about turn as the years go by and makes your skin unhealthy and dull. Prolonged use of makeup can lead to a face that ages faster than it should, and this is why more and more people are avoiding makeup as much as possible.

But they needn’t go all out and give up makeup altogether, not when mineral makeup has been invented to cater to their needs. This kind of makeup is kind on your skin because it contains absolutely no chemicals, dyes or preservatives of any sort – it’s made from natural minerals that are finely ground and treated to form beauty products. Proponents of mineral makeup swear that you can wear it all day and not feel the itch to scratch, and that you can even sleep with it at night.  

There are detractors who voice concerns that mineral makeup is not all that it’s cracked up to be. Dermatologists say that the makeup does contain some chemicals that form the base for cosmetics, like zinc oxide, mica and titanium dioxide. Others who don’t like these products complain that they make you look old and that they’re too dry and are likely to accentuate wrinkles.

But for those who are unable to use regular makeup because of allergies, acne and itching, mineral makeup is a boon from the gods of beauty. For though they may say that beauty is only skin deep, they also agree that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. And with the beholder not being able to see under your skin, it’s wise to do what you can to augment your skin-deep beauty.

This post was contributed by Kelly Kilpatrick, who writes on the subject of Makeup deals. She invites your feedback at kellykilpatrick24 at gmail dot com.

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