Smith & Vandiver-at home spa in an affordable packet!

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Happy Yom Kippur to you my my friends!

Oh the luxury! The opulence! I swear I think I have seen this product in Cesars Palace in Las Vegas? Or maybe it was the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles? No matter where I have seen or not seen, the product is amazing!

Now, what's funny is that I am getting ready for a spa moment at home in this photo but I seem
to have forgotten to blend my powder! I am wearing ( as usual) the Makeup Forever HD translucent powder but without blending it...it looks likes a big white patch! Oh no!
I'm always saying for makeup tips to blend, blend ,blend and I seem to have forgotten my own advice!

The Smith Vandiver line offers a face polish, face mud, face mask, salt body scrub ( oh this one is good!) and a honey almond body scrub. These little packets are designed to provide a single dose of "spa" wherever you are.

Now some of my favorite things about the Smith Vandiver line is that they are : paraben and sulfate free, synthetic fragrance free, no harsh chemical ingredients, no animal testing use recyled packaging and are sustainable manufactured. Now that's a whole lot of goodness in one little packet!

Get some Smith Vandiver and enjoy! Remember to visit http://cherelynn.com/ and sign up for the new free beauty newsletter! Happy Yom Kippur to you!
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New how to video: 5 essentials to go workday to play

Is a Short Hairstyle Right for You?

It might be if you have delicate features like TotalBeauty.com reader Elie, see how we transformed her style

Our makeover dream team gives TotalBeauty.com reader Elie a chic, gamine haircut and a sultry makeup look to boot. See how to make this easy-to-style short hairstyle and sexy makeup look work for you. See makeover

Got your makeup on already and need to get a fun sassy look on to go straight from your office or home to out with your friends/sweetie?
These 5 items are "essential" makeup cosmetic products to have in your beauty bag!
Enjoy the short video-and thanks for watching!


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Angela Johnson is having a sale! woo hoo!

Refreshing and Relaxing Tips

Quick ways to take care of your body and hands

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Remember to take a moment and shop downtown if you can! Angela Johnson and many other Phoenix fashion designers are having a sale! Get ready for Phoenix Fashion Week! Here's a few words from Angela herself-enjoy!
Just wanted to tell you all about this amazing I’m helping to coordinate for Fashion Group International of AZ. We’ve hand-picked 30 local clothing and accessory designers who will all be selling their merchandise at wholesale prices and giving away huge prizes in a raffle that will take place every half hour throughout the event. We’ve got over 30 raffle items from the vendors plus 25 tickets to Scottsdale Fashion Week to give away. And on top of it all, Arizona Spa Girls will be there giving massages and other spa treatments on site and Desert Living’s Scoop’s Factory will be giving out ice cream! So, if you like to shop (especially if you like to shop for unique local designer stuff at half price) you have to come to this. It’s this Friday, September 17th at 5:00pm-9:00pm at Legend City art space. See press release and attached invite for ticket info and location and more.

I’ll be selling stuff there too. You can see me giving out more information on Fox 10 Monday morning at 9:45 am and Sonoran Living on Thursday at 11am-12pm and the FGI Director, Angela Keller on GMAZ at 9:00 am on Friday.

Hope to see you all at the event!!!! Please come support these hard working local designers!

OBAGI Medical ELASTIderm eye restorative treatment-oh yeah baby!

Fall Beauty Guide

Look polished in a pinch by following these fresh hair and makeup tricks

This is a TotalBeauty.com makeup article Makeup artist Sue Devitt and celeb hairstylist George Papanikolas show us how to create fall's hottest beauty trends -- in mere minutes. See tricks

Hey friends-I love OBAGI products because of the efficacy rate and in my experience truly
doing what they say that they will! So far, I haven't met an OBAGI Medical skin care product that I don't like-and that's saying alot because I have tried so many skincare and beauty products.
Here's some information about it, or if you would like, visit their main website at http://www.obagi.com

Now this is the gel, which is great for oily skin or those of you who live in a tropical humid climate. I live in Arizona, so unless it's monsoon season the only humidity I experience is in the bathroom after a shower.

It increases elasticity, and helps diminsh fine lines, enough said, sign me up! The gel is a light emulsion and rapidly absorbs into the skin. Log on to their website to find an OBAGI physician in your area...in fact I think that Dr. Jason Michaels of Aspire Med Center in Las Vegas Nevada carries this line so give him a call!

Visit the new blog site http://cherelynn.com and subscribe...there's more in that wee post that will help you save money and look gorgeous! So go!
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New video: Wednesday's word of encouragement: "GO FOR IT!"

Low-Rated Eyeshadows

See which tacky and wacky eye makeup products Total Beauty readers give two thumbs down to

This is a TotalBeauty.com eye makeup article From shadows that cake in the creases of your lids to ones that are difficult to use -- see why they made our worst eyeshadows list. See eyeshadows

No. 7: Avon Anew Beauty Eye-Lifting Serum Shadow, $10

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6.4

"This goes on too wet and smears all over your eyes …"

No. 6: Pop Beauty Eye Cake, $19

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6.3

"They flake so badly …"

No. 5: Physicians Formula Organic Wear 100% Natural Origin Eye Shadow Duo, $7.95

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6

"I had high expectations for this eyeshadow and it failed to deliver …"

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Hey my friends,
Thanks for joining me today as I take a moment to encourage you! As women-we wear many hats such as: moms, wife, daughter, sister, worker, caretaker, volunteer at school, help fundraise, be a friend, walk the dog, and the list goes on.

For however the economy is treating you and taking a toll on your budget and household I just want to encourage you to take your dreams off the shelf and put them some where very conspicuous!

Move your dreams from the wee small secret place in the back of your heart and mind to the front! Why? Because there is no time like the present and honestly, there is never going to be a perfect time when the kids are raised and the bills are paid and you have extra time and on and on and on.

So why not now? Take a step today to the dream you have? What is it? Fitness? Finance? Travel? Writing? Entering the Pillsbury cook off contest with you amazing recipe that your family and friends rave about?

What ever it is-get Googling and find out what the next step is. I know you will be happy that you did! So GO FOR IT!

Here's a short video to help get you going! Remember to subscribe to the Makeup University channel and comment- I love hearing from you!

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