Donald Trump's Miss Teen USA 2011 winner Danielle Doty of Texas

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Hello Gorgeous! Give a big shout out and congratulations to the new 2011 Miss Teen USA Danielle Doty of Texas.

She won the title at the Atlantis Resort in Nassau Bahamas-one of 51 contestants.

I say congratulations to you Miss Danielle Doty!
Enjoy the amazing year ahead of you!

Now, the Miss Teen USA website says that RAIN Cosmetics is a sponsor? Though I find it odd that for as long as I've been doing makeup, I have never heard of the brand? Let alone got my fingers and brushes in it to experience the texture, spreadability and pigment load?

If you have worked with RAIN, would you comment and let me know what you think!



Now, this beautiful young lady is the 2011 Miss Teen USA first runner up from North Dakota Audra Mari.

Miss Audra, let me be the first to remind you that first runner up is nothing to sneeze at!

Do you know what happened to the last Miss Teen USA first runner up? She is now the current reigning 2011 Miss USA! None other than Alyssa Campanella.

Dreams come true ladies!

I didn't see the pageant on tv, though YouTube is full of clips from the event.

Catch some if you can-and for all you beautiful young girls out there, wondering if you could do a pageant? I say yes you can!


I would like to say a special congratulations to my local 2011 Miss Teen USA pageant contestant! Representing the great state of Arizona from Paradise Valley is Molly Argue.

She's a real cutie and I'm proud to have her representing the young ladies of Arizona.

Keep up the great work and I look forward to watching your star shine!


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One shampoo bar for oily hair-TSA approved for travel and perfect for vacation

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No. 15: Paula Dorf Eye Primer, $25

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Hello dear Gorgeous friends
Today's how to video is using the One shampoo bar for oily hair out in the wild. The wild Colorado river that is! It's simple, portable, has it's own travel tin, TSA approved and smells good!
Watch and enjoy!

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Sheer Cover mineral foundation with spf and blush!

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Hello Gorgeous!
The summer is officially half over! I'm on my last vacation before getting back to the school year for Mancub and studio for work.

Now, what you see on the left is a wee sampling of some goodies from Sheer Cover.

What I enjoy most about Sheer Cover is that the finish is more matte on my skin than other mineral foundations.

I have two colors in foundations; Nude is the match to my skin tone and Bisque is the slightly darker tone that I use to contour with-or maybe if I get some tan at the river today I'll need it?

The blushes are a soft, silky texture, blend smoothly and come in a duo of pink/bronzer looks.
The biggest goodie is the small satin black drawstring bag that is filled with a mini kabuki brush and a two compartment container. The top half has two tones of concealer and the bottom is a sifter for putting your Sheer Cover mineral foundation in.

Perfect for travel, your purse, going from the gym to the office-or putting in your school locker!

I'm enjoying my Sheer Cover and you can learn more by catching it on QVC or by visiting the website at http://www.sheercover.com Remember-there is a 60 day money back guarantee-so if you try it and aren't thrilled-it's possible to return for a refund. Enjoy!
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Tattooed by Inky-in Sudden Freedom = delicious summer scent

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Hello Gorgeous!
How is your summer going? It's July 15th-officially the half way mark of the month and of the summer.
In Arizona, school gets back in August 15th. I'm already working on 'back to school' beauty stories!
Though lets not rush into things-there are still plenty of fun filled summer days and nights to enjoy before getting back into the school schedule.

Now, to scent these fun filled adventures that you maybe planning-try some light body spray which is perfect for refreshing after a sweating.

This is a new fragrance by 'Tattooed by Inky' and it comes in 5 scents total; 1 unisex, 2 for men and 2 for women. This particular purple bottle is called Sudden Freedom. Great. Just what I need hours before I leave for a wee weekend vacay in Las Vegas.

It's a sweet floral and I put mine in the refrigerator so when I walked in sweating, I could spritz a cool mist of sweet scent on!

Now, right now you can get these for $5.99 in Arizona at Biglots! and Bealls Outlets. I would like to see it carried in Hot Topic of Tilly's because that is certainly the market for it. I'm glad I got a sample because I nearly never shop in either of those stores!

So I"m going to continue to enjoy my Tattooed by Inky Sudden Freedom and you get yours at a store near you. There are more retail options on the website at http://tattooedbyinky.com

You know, this would also do well as a vendor at tattoo conventions. Just sayin'!
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American Idol Jordin Sparks at the MLB Allstar game in Phoenix AZ

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Hello Gorgeous! I sure hope you are having an amazing July and the best summer of your life!

In the photo is American Idol winner Jordin Sparks.

She was recently in her hometown area of Phoenix Arizona for the Major League Baseball Allstar game


She participated in the celebrity game and did pretty good!


She has been staying really busy since winning American Idol a few years back, and has recently lost 30 pounds and is regularly performing.
In all of that activity-she also launched a fragrance called 'Because of You'.

It's light and floral and was created with her fans in mind. It's affordable too, with gift sets under twenty dollars.

You can find the Jordin Sparks fragrance at Kmart, Walmart, Sears stores and also at http://www.jordinsparksbeauty.com/

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