Wednesday, December 31, 2008

New Year is coming in a short bit, is your makeup party ready?

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Top Mascaras for Length & Volume

What clumped, what ran and what truly transformed our real-woman testers


We had 12 beauty-junkie members of our Total Beauty Squad test out so-called lengthening and volumizing mascaras. Their verdict: You could spend a fortune on the best -- but you don't have to. See what was tops.

Their findings


Wow! It's here! The last day of the year! In the Hebraic calendar, we went into the year 5769 already. But...in the traditional gregorian calendar, it's about to be 2009 in hours.

In fact, minutes in some parts of the world.
So, is your makeup party ready? I hope so, if not, just put some red lipstick on and some really big glasses in the shape of the numbers 2009. That always works.

Be blessed in this upcoming year and I look forward to more beauty tips with you!
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

New Years is a day away...are you ready?

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Hand Cream Showdown

Find out which top hand hydrators our testers found desk drawer-worthy


Dry winter air making your hands all chapped and gross-looking? Join the club. Battle the dryness with one of these proven hand creams, your fingers will thank you.

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As the party night is approaching, and your hair and beauty look is set, remember to take care of your hands and nails.
The same scrub that is good for your feet can be used on your hands to slough off dead skin cells and reveal a smoother, softer hand.
Use cuticle creme or olive oil around your nail beds to make soft and keep torn edges at bay.
A simple coat of clear will go along way in dressing up your hands, and using color can add to the accessorizing of your New Year's eve party outfit.
Remember to stay hydrated! Enjoy the party and send the photos!
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Monday, December 29, 2008

New Year's Eve portable makeup tips

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Celebrity Eyebrow Makeovers

From pencil-thin to insanely bushy, see how stars like Madonna, Tyra Banks and Mariah Carey have tamed their unruly brows


Brows hold center stage in the beauty world. Why? Because they can make an amazing difference in how you look. Check out our gallery to see the improvements your favorite celebrities have made to their brows over the years and decide if you should step up your brow maintenance. Even if you have to lay off the tweezers for weeks ... it's worth it.

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Happy Monday!
A few days til your New Year's eve celebrations! Now is the time to begin to pull together your party look plus those things that you will need to carry in a very small purse.
Mini lipgloss, liners, powder compacts and an inch of fragrance to start! Remember to put these little items on your list today so that come time to leave for the party, you have them with you.

If by some chance you forget and don't have a chance to get the mini makeups you need: scrape a lipstick and smash it into the lip of your favorite chapstick so you an pack the color with you in a small size plus have the moisture.

Use a snack size ziploc baggie and tap powder in it and drop a disposable powder puff in with it. This way as the evening wears and you have used your powder you can throw away the baggie.

Good luck getting ready to ring in a new year!
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Friday, December 26, 2008

Amazing Christma, New year eve hair makeovers and more

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Trendy Short Haircut Photos

Will these celebrity styles inspire you to go short?


What's our favorite look of 2008? A cropped hair cut. Check out these celebrities' hair cuts and maybe you'll be tempted to chop it all off in 2009.

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There is lots of opportunity to be out shopping today, and now that Christmas has passed for 2008, you may be planning your New Year's Eve party.

First and formost: plan to hydrate hydrate hydrate!
Drink extra water and apply extra cream. If you are currently using a lotion, now may be the time to put lotion on in the day and cream on at night.

Second, remember that focusing on one area of beauty is better than a full face of heavy makeup for a party. Why? Because as fatigue, dehydration and stress take their toll on you and your skin, it will sag and wrinkle. Nice.

But...you can help keep that look at bay if you keep water in your system, your skin super hydrated with a firming lifting creme and relax a bit.

Enjoy today's daily beauty bit and send me your stories of holiday beauty that worked for you!
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

It's finally here! Merry Christmas!!

Wow! It's here! I can hardly believe it, I've been waiting all year for this chance to

celebrate the birthday of Jesus! Woo hoo!
Of course, there is much to be done last minute to ensure a fun filled, as relaxing as

possible event, but oh the joy!

I'm so excited for church tonight! There are services,songs, firesides and a snow play area,

but most importantly, that chance to go and have corporate worship of Him.

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Celebrity Eyebrow Makeovers

From pencil-thin to insanely bushy, see how stars like Madonna, Tyra Banks and Mariah Carey have tamed their unruly brows

Brows hold center stage in the beauty world. Why? Because they can make an amazing difference in how you look. Check out our gallery to see the improvements your favorite celebrities have made to their brows over the years and decide if you should step up your brow maintenance. Even if you have to lay off the tweezers for weeks ... it's worth it.

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I love Christmas and making it merry! wee!

Now, I"ll be trying some of the "hippie" braids and updo for the party tonight, yet doing a

very subtle makeup.
Mainly because my tattoo on my right arm is still healing and I don't have full use of it

yet.

I just pray that you and your family, the close ones and the far ones have an awesome and

amazing Christmas tonight. Remember, all things are possible with God!
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Watch this video, it's awesome!

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The Frumpy-to-Fab Hair Makeover

TotalBeauty.com reader Jennifer discovers the hot hair she should have been born with

TotalBeauty.com's makeover dream team -- celeb stylist Ted Gibson, owner of Ted Gibson Salon in New York City, and celeb makeup artist and Beauty.com spokesperson Tina Turnbow -- give Jennifer modern hair and gorgeous makeup. Check it out!

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You know, I'm not much of a "fwd'er", but, this youtube link that was sent to me is so good!
I really enjoy it and I think you will too! Now, I know that there is a way to embed the actual video in my blog, but, consider the user and the toddler hanging off my head. Literally.
So, here's the link, enjoy the short video. It will lift your spirit and give you a smile. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZFkZiwMLZ4


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Anytime is a good time for a makeover

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Dramatic Hair and Makeup Makeover

She's had the same hair since high school. TotalBeauty.com's about to change that

Check out this hair and makeup makeover -- you wont believe the transformation -- and find out how to get a makeover yourself!

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Oh my goodness! Hours til Christmas! Glory to God! Hallelujah! Is that like the most fabulous thing ever!
Okay, enjoy the beauty bubble when it comes to makeovers...still working on a program here in Arizona. Remember, you don't need a team of stylists to do your own makeover. There is so much information on youtube, google and the web in general.
Start small and do one thing at a time that you are comfortable with. :)
See you at Christmas eve service, I can hardly wait!!
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Monday, December 22, 2008

The fix up cut report

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Best and Worst Neutrogena Products

From streaky self-tanners to oil-zapping facial scrubs, these reviews tell all

Neutrogena is a drugstore fave, and who among us didn't reach for their products during our acne-prone teen years? The brand has many standouts in the skincare, sunscreen and hair categories -- and a fair share of duds. See which to buy and which to avoid according to TotalBeauty.com members.

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The Four Worst: No. 4: Neutrogena MicroMist Tanning Sunless Spray, $10.99

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 5.2*

What they said: "I was so streaky and a mess that it was embarrassing ..."

No. 3: Neutrogena Healthy Skin Glow Sheers, $11.59

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 5.2*

What they said: "It covered absolutely nothing and it ended up making my skin look greasy ..." -- Chipie, TotalBeauty.com member

The 16 Best: No. 16: Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Age Shield Sunblock, $9.99

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 9*

What they said: "It sinks in to your skin within minutes of putting it on and has a silky feel, so it's easy to put makeup on over it ..." -- LK8888, TotalBeauty.com member

Want to see the rest of the best and the worst? Click here!


See this sign? I pulled it out from behind the smaller frame in front of it. That's where the return/exhcange policy is posted. If you were not specifically looking for it, (and actually, who goes in for a hair cut expecting to return or exchange?) you would not have found it.
This is a very tired me going in early for the "fix up cut" from Tempe marketplace Arizona Hair Co. store manager Star Flores. She has the amazing task of fixing the hack job that Sherina Smith did. Since Sherina did such a bad job cutting my hair the first time ,I couldn't trust her to do any better a second. So I went for Star's styling ability.
It didn't take too long, Star was lovely and my hair has been cut. The unqualified and incompetent stylist Sherina was there and didn't say anything. Well, that's professionalism. In the world of etiquette, a polite " sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for coming back to Arizona Hair Co" would have been appropriate.

Now...I can't say what the fix up cut looks like because I haven't washed and dried it, with styling myself. Plus, I have a new tattoo on the inside of my elbow and it's in the healing phase meaning I can't straighten my arm enough to actually do my hair.

As I find out more, I'll let you know. In the meantime, it's a 50/50 dicey situation; either you can go and use your coupon and hope for the best, or you can keep using who you go to for hair services. Enjoy these final days of shopping and Merry Christmas too you!
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Saturday, December 20, 2008

As seen on TV

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Gorgeous "Gossip Girl" Hairstyles

From sexy updos to glamorous curls, these chicks are hairdo chameleons

Whether they're on set wearing cool headbands or posing for the paparazzi in glam curls and sexy ponytails, the ladies of "Gossip Girl" look amazing. Let their ever-changing 'dos inspire you to try a new style.

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Ah, well, some of us are trying new styles because we have to...and others of you can try something just for fun.
Enjoy the holiday looks and parties!
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Friday, December 19, 2008

Tempe Marketplace Arizona Hair Co...no refunds, no exchanges, only a few days to get it fixed

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18 Life-Changing Beauty Products

TotalBeauty.com members say they can't live without these makeup and hairstyle wonders


18 Life-Changing Beauty Products

We all know that the right product can change your life, or at the very least give it a boost. See which products dramatically altered the lives of TotalBeauty.com members for the better - can you really go another day without trying them?

Best products


The hair saga continues: to bring you up to speed, the Tempe Marketplace Arizona Hair co had cut my hair on a coupon walk in deal this past Saturday.

It was about an hour til close and a stylist named Sherina Smith took me as the walk in client.

I'm going in for a basic all over trim to keep the fuzzies off my ends while I grow my hair out again.

Sherina Smith was washing my hair and we were talking about color. I said that I had planned to color my hair at home using a box of L'Oreal Feria Deep Brown later that evening when I got home.

She counseled me that waiting three days between the wash and the color would be a better idea. So I did.
That brings us to Wednesday night and I color my hair, wash it and let it air dry.

Now, my first clue of foul play and crooked cuts should have been glaring at me when on Sunday morning and I was getting ready for church I noticed that my bangs were seriously crooked and choppy.

No worries, I have a pair of shears and I fixed them myself. Ah, this should have been the clue!

Thursday morning when I washed my hair again and began to blow it out, then straight iron it, I noticed that my hair was seriously crooked across the back. In fact, it's so crooked and such a bad cut that it resembles the late 1980's angluar cut that the American Idol country crooner Kelli Pickler was wearing earlier this year.

Not a pretty sight if yhou have seen it and if you haven't, well, consider yourself lucky.

Needless to say, I talked to Anna at the Tempe Marketplace Arizona Hair Co salon, she answers the phone and says that someone will get back to me.

No one does. So, I call back and I'm told that a manager will get back to me. No one does. Anna finally calls back to say that Star, the manager will call me back.

No one does.

So before I launch an all out media blitz about the Tempe Marketplace Arizona Hair Co and the stylist named Sherina Smith who gave me a crooked hair cut I decided to give them a second chance to make good on my bad cut.

Today, Friday, I called again. Anna answered again and said that someone would call me back. Nice.

I asked about the return and exchange policy since it is NOT PRINTED ON THE RECEIPT OR ON THE WEBSITE.

I've been told that the return/exchange policy is printed on a 4x6 card next to the register when you check in or out.

There are no refunds, all sales final, only exchange or recut in 7 days. Now I know. I think this would be a good thing to print on the website or on the receipt. Though, that is my opinion.

Okay, here's what is going to happen, the Tempe Marketplace Arizona Hair co, manager Star, is going to recut my hair on Sunday morning. I'll have more to report then.

What I can tell you right now, is that the Arizona stores of Arizona Hair co are all owned by the same owners and they prefer to not tell people when asked, who they are or how they can be reached.

So I firmly retract, and apologize for my endorsement of this establishment the Tempe Marketplace Arizona Hair Co and the stylist Sherina Smith.

I just know that somewhere in the state of Arizona there has got to be talented and qualified hair stylists. I haven't found one yet...but with the growth of more hair, I just may.

I'll post about the manager Star and her cutting of my hair on Sunday.
Til then, enjoy the shopping and planning for a very, very, Merry Christmas!
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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Mayday! My Arizona hair co. hair cut is crooked...

Okay guys...I am slackin on the the digital photo area, but, if I could figure out a way to photograph the back of my head I would.
I noticed my bangs were crooked the next day after the cut, and when I washed and dried my hair I discovered the horror.

It is crooked. I don't mean a wee bit, I mean alot.

I'm calling the Tempe Marketplace Arizona Hair co. where Sherina cut my hair on Saturday to see what they can do to fix it.

I'll post more on that tomorrow. So, I know I kavetched about a $200 hair cut, but, oy, I also need to complain a wee bit about my coupon $13.99 hair cut too.

The moral of the story here is: no more reporting until after I've washed, dried and tried it!


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The Glam Hair and Makeup Makeover



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Wow! Christmas is almost here! I am so so so so excited! In fact, I"m so excited that I'm going to do some more shopping and get some extra gifts just for fun to bless my friends and family. It's so exciting and such a privilege to share in the party with Jesus and his birthday.

Okay, in the meantime, while I shop, please visit the daily beauty bubble about "makeovers". I'm looking into starting up the makeovers in Arizona, because the program that you will see in the beauty bubble is for Los Angeles and New York.

So...send in your email with why YOU need a makeover and I'll get to work toot sweet on a beauty upgrade program in our area. :)

See you in the stores!
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