Votre Vu January Special

Luxury French skin care brand Votre Vu has a fab promotion running now through January 31st. With the purchase of any Face Base set, receive a free full size Luxee Yeux Eye Beauty Balm, a $49 value. Votre Vu takes the French approach, natch, when caring for skin, which involves following a cleansing, toning, treating and moisturizing routine. Each Face Base set includes a cleanser, toner, serum and day creme for four specific skin types:

• Attentive, for Sensitive Skin ($98.70 instead of $141 individually)
• Full Benefits, formulated specifically for Mature Skin ($125.30 instead of $179 individually)
• Peau Equilibrée, for Oily and Combination Skin ($95.90 instead of $137 individually)
• Best Regards, for Normal to Dry Skin ($94.50 instead of $135 individually)

Luxee Yeux Eye Beauty Balm is specifically formulated to counter the three prominent signs of aging – moisture loss, collagen breakdown, and free radical damage. Visit the Votre Vu site to order your Face Base set before January 31st to receive a free eye cream.

Pureology November Giveaway

Pureology's November giveaway features minis from the new Colour Stylist family of products. I personally love the blowdry cream and cuticle polisher. Visit http://pureology.com/discover/styling between now and November 30th for a chance to win one of the following minis:

Fortifying Heat Spray protective primer
Thermo-protective spray provides mild hold with Xylose Sugar. Primes and protects hair up to 400ºF when using thermal styling tools.

Anti Split Blowdry styling cream
Lightweight humidity resistant cream that provides mild hold and adds moisture and reflective shine for an effortless blow-dry.

Nourishing Nectar sculpting gel
Conditioning gel formula shapes and conditions hair with structure and shine while giving medium hold.

Cuticle Polisher shine serum
Lightweight cream-to-serum formula seals and smooths hair with intense shine and mild hold.

Strengthening Control zero dulling hairspray
Non-dulling finishing spray with a fast-drying formula that shapes hair with flexible hold and a radiant finish. Medium control with special no-water formula to protect hair color.

Sephora Friends and Family Sale

Is there anything better than a Sephora friends and family sale? This one is online only and hurry up and order your goods because it ends November 3rd at 11:59PST. Just enter code FF2010 to receive 20% off. 

How was everyone's Halloween by the way? Yours truly had a fabulous time dressing up as Snooki and painstakingly creating the perfect orange tan glow. It took my entire compact of NARS bronzer in Casino, but I think the result was well worth it. For lips I'm wearing MAC Myth lipstick and a massive dose of MAC liner in Black Russian.

NeoStrata Friends and Family Sale

It's Friends and Family time over at the NeoStrata website so log on, enter code FRIENDS at checkout and enjoy 20% off! I know I'll be stocking up on the Exuviance Performance Peel AP25, which is completely life changing.

tarte Friends and Family Sale

Case of the Mondays? Why not let some goodies from tarte on the cheap get you through the day? Beginning today through August 9th everything on the tarte site is 40% off for their Friends and Family sale. Just enter code FFAUG for the discount. Plus you get free shipping on orders over $40 and a free gift. I know I'll be stocking up on lip and cheek stains and lock and roll shadows. Happy shopping!

Pureology Launches Monthly Sample Giveaway

While I am a huge Pureology fan, I'll admit the price can sometimes be a little out of one's budget. But, with that being said, I always say I'd rather pay $25 and up for something that works, than $5 for something that doesn't. And Pureology, my friends, is an investment of the necessary kind if you color your hair and need a high quality, sulfate-free, vegan, luxurious shampoo and conditioner that keeps hair color in tact. Looking for a way to try before you buy? You're in luck with the brand's new monthly sample giveaway program.
 

Each month, a different category of hair products will be featured on the Pureology website, beginning with Pureology hair treatments in June! 

All you have to do is visit: http://pureology.com/discover/treatments.aspx and enter to win one of the following miniature products of your choice:

    * SuperSmooth Smoothing Elixir - Reparative treatment silkens, replenishes and smoothes highly sensitized, chemically-treated hair, and intensify natural shine while protecting colour vibrancy.

    * SuperSmooth Relaxing Serum - Lightweight serum smoothes flyaways and unruly hair as you blow dry, and intensifies natural shine while protecting colour vibrancy.

    * SuperSmooth Smoothing Cream - Deep nourishing styling cream that helps control frizz and unruly volume, and intensifies natural shine while protecting colour vibrancy.

    * EssentialRepair Split End Correcting Treatment - Intensively nourish distressed hair and seal split ends while protecting colour vibrancy.  Delivers high-performance thermal protection and defense against split ends from mid-length to ends.

    * EssentialRepair Instant Repair - Reinforce distressed hair and fortify against damage while protecting colour vibrancy.  Lightweight leave-in conditioner renews strength and manageability.

    * EssentialRepair Colour Max - Fortify and help repair distressed hair while delivering extra colour protection and radiant shine.  Lightweight spray contains UV filters to help defend against colour-fading and free radical damage.

What are you waiting for? Log on and win yourself some Pureology!

Sandals Vacay Sale on Rue La La!

While not exactly beauty related, I had to let you all know about the Sandals Luxury Included Resort (aka all meals, drinks and activities like scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking are included) sale on Rue La La that starts this morning at 11am. Sandals Resorts are absolutely to DIE for, and if you're in the market for a vacay soon, (have to book between June 18th-August 31st of this year for a 3, 5, or 7-night stay) reserve one of these trips now!

Sandals Whitehouse, Jamaica

Mr. M and I actually did a 10-day Sandals trip to St. Lucia (we stayed at the Grande St. Lucian, there's three resorts, which is unfortunately not included in this sale) for our honeymoon and when all was said and done it ended up being five figures, (and that was with 65% off the regular price deal we go) which is expensive for a vacay, but so worth it. The food is stellar and so authentic whether you're eating at an Italian, French, Japanese, etc. restaurant. Also the staff is SO nice, accommodating, helpful and basically just want to make your trip as perfect as possible. We've been to Turks & Caicos and St. Lucia and the experiences were both first class all the way.

Sandals Grande Antigua

Also, in addition to the standard hotels, Sandals Resorts offer private villas with your own pool and butler, and you can add on extras (for a fee) such as private airport transfers, private candelit dinners on the beach, booze cruises, horseback riding, and a ton of other stuff. Several resorts also have golf courses on site, which are free.

If you're not a member of Rue La La, score an invite with this link. http://www.ruelala.com/invite/lrmbeauty and book your vacay now!

Summer Stock-Up - Be There!

When I first read about the Summer Stock-Up event courtesy of Beauty.com and AtHisBest.com I was like huh? Is this for real? This Friday, May 21st (as in tomorrow) and Saturday, May 22nd everyone who walks by the Summer Stock-Up will get a free "scoop" from a pool of beauty and grooming samples. Participating brands include Bare Escentuals, tarte, Too Faced, Stila, Oscar Blandi and many more. You can also chat one-on-one with Peter Thomas Roth and Tony Sosnick who can answer your burning beauty questions. 

The Sched:

Friday, May 21st: 8:00am – 7:00pm at 59th Street and Fifth Avenue

Peter Thomas Roth; Stila; Borghese; Zeno; BareMinerals; Caudalie; tarte; Origins; Anthony Logistics; Somme Institute; Too Faced; Korres

Saturday, May 22nd: 10:00am – 6:00pm at 13th Street and Ninth Avenue

Jane Iredale; Somme Institute; Mission; BareMinerals; Darphin; Origins; Korres; Urban Decay; Pop Beauty

Yours truly will be there on Friday since I'll already be in the nabe. If you love free stuff and beauty products, make it a point to stop by one of the days.

Elemis Sale on HauteLook

Snag top Elemis products at 30% off on HauteLook. If you're not familiar with the brand Elemis is a spa skin care brand that's really luxurious and offers great results. I bought a few of the products after a facial and massage on a cruise I was on last summer, and my husband even owns some of their shaving products. 

Not a member of HauteLook? Here's your hookup: http://www.hautelook.com/invite/bitnb

40% Off Tarte Today Only

Happy April everyone! In honor of the new month and April Fool's Day, tarte is having a 40% off sale (no joke) at tartecosmetics.com for today only. Just enter code APRILFL at checkout. You also get free shipping if you spend $40 or more. I'm going to stock up on cheek stains and lock & roll creaseless cream and powder duo shadows. Head to tartecosmetics.com to get your favorites, or try something new for almost half off.

Broke and Pale? Head to Hollywood Tans

It's officially March and even though spring isn't quite in the air yet, you can almost feel the warm weather coming. In an effort to kick off the impending spring/summer season, participating locations of Hollywood Tans is offering a free tan on March 6th, including Mystic spray tans, which is what I'll be sampling that day. Just make sure you visit a participating location to get your free tan. You can visit the salon locator here. If you already have a membership, you get free upgrades for the month of March. Head on over to a participating location and get your glow on so you can at least feel like the warm weather's coming, even if you're staring at a foot of snow.

Lorac on Sale at HauteLook

If you're a die hard LORAC fan, or have never tried the line before, today is the day to scoop up your staples or give a new product a go. Beginning at 8am PST, 11am ET, and ending Friday, LORAC, created by famed makeup artist Carol Shaw, is on sale at member's only shopping site HauteLook. Prices range from $4 for eyeshadow to $16.50 for a palette. 

I distinctly remember my first foray into LORAC land when I was just a little college girl interning in the beauty department of a now defunct women's glossy. The beauty assistant let me take home tons of stuff and I was immediately hooked on Lip Polish, a shimmery lip gloss that looks like nail polish, complete with brush applicator. The rest is beauty history.

My picks: 

Cheek Stamps - Originally $22, Now $4

Lip Polish - Originally $17.50, Now $4

Palettes - Originally $55-$25, Now $16.50-$10

If you're not a member of HauteLook here's your hookup: 

http://www.hautelook.com/invite/bitnb