FREE Pro Hair Workshops at ULTA Locations Nationwide

Summer is a time for barbeques, beaches and poolside cocktails, not a time to worry about frizzy, flat or unmanageable hair. Now, ULTA stores nationwide are stepping in to help women reinvent their coifs during these hot and hazy summer months. Starting Sunday July 5th, the Salon at ULTA’s pro Designers will host a series of FREE workshops demonstrating the techniques we need to know to create salon styles at home. Choose from two customized workshops:

Turn Up the Volume

Learn quick tricks to create maximum volume, boost and body

Workshop Schedule

• Sunday, July 5th – 11:00am-1:00pm
• Saturday, July 11th – 10:00am-Noon
• Sunday, July 12th – 11:00am-1:00pm
• Saturday, July 18th – 10:00am-Noon

Tame Your Mane

Learn industry secrets to help you gain control of even the wildest head of hair

Workshop Schedule

• Sunday, July 19th – 11:00am-1:00pm
• Saturday, July 25th – 10:00am-Noon
• Sunday, July 26th – 11:00am-1:00pm
• Saturday, August 1st – 10:00am-Noon

Pre-book your appointment today for a FREE one-on-one consultation with a Salon Designer to receive personalized tips. First-time guests also can take advantage of 30% off Hair Color or a $30 Signature Cut at the Salon. Walk-ins are always welcome, but only those with reservations will be guaranteed a seat for this event. To book an appointment call 1-800-968-5823 or visit ulta.com to find an ULTA location near you.

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Turn Up the Volume

• Wash hair with a volumizing shampoo and conditioner to add density to the hair shaft
• Comb hair with a wide tooth comb to eliminate frizz
• Apply a volume enhancing styling product from roots to ends
• Blow dry with a round brush for fine straight hair or paddle brush for thick curly hair
• Lift hair up from the scalp to create height
• Finish your blow out with a frizz fighting blast of cold air
• Back comb hair at the crown and around the temples
• Smooth the top layer of hair over the teased portion with a dollop of finishing serum
• Use a large-barrel curling iron on 2-inch section of hair from the chin down to add big curls to the bottom
• Set your style with a volumizing hairspray

Tame Your Mane

• Wash hair with a smoothing shampoo and conditioner
• Comb out hair with a wide tooth comb to eliminate frizz
• Apply a smoothing cream mixed with a drop of shine serum onto damp hair
• Blow dry hair until 80% dry
• Use clips to section hair to complete the blow out
• Pull small sections straight with a paddle brush and direct heat from the blow dryer until completely dry
• Apply a heat protective styling spray on dry hair and smooth with a flat iron
• Tame fly aways and add shine with shine spray or serum

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I love this new collection, what a fun inspiration idea and the colors are super cute!

Sephora by OPI

Mermaid in the Shade Collection

Inspired by the Mediterranean island of Capri, Sephora by OPI’s newest collection captures the deep blues and aquamarine hues of the ocean. Each glittering shade makes the perfect accessory for a bikini and a sun-kissed glow.

The new Mermaid in Shade Collection includes 6 great colors: Blue Grotto, Water Baby, Mermaid to Order,  Lagoon A Beach, Underwater Fantasy and Just a Fairy-Tale.

$9.00 

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While interviewing makeup artist Charlie Green at the Twinkle fashion show, I was immediately drawn to the matte berry stained lips she had done on all the models. The rest of the face was fairly naked, just perfect skin and groomed brows, and the overall look was super easy but polished. I really wanted to try the look for myself so I got a few tips from Charlie on how to make lip stain last. She used a M.A.C Pro Stain on the models, but you can get a close approximation with the deep wine-y color of M.A.C Amplified Cream Lipstick in Burnin’, $14, maccosmetics.com, Laura Mercier Lip Stain in Sugar Violet, $20, sephora.com, or Revlon Just Bitten Lip Stain, $11 at drugstore.com. Charlie used her index finger to push the color into lips instead of a brush so it looks like a “residue of pigment” and not too perfect. She then dabbed it with a tissue to take off excess color, then pushed in another layer of color, followed by the tissue and then a final application. The key to this look is the matte texture so skip gloss altogether. Finish with a light dusting of translucent powder, a couple swipes of clear brow gel and curled lashes and you’re all set.

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Not everyone is glowing about a new fake tan spray that actress Lindsay Lohan claims to have invented.

A lawsuit filed in Tampa federal court says Lohan and a Nevada woman stole the formula for Sevin Nyne from a St. Petersburg chemist named Jennifer Sunday.

Lohan launched the tanning mist spray this summer, taking credit for co-creating it over the past three years with Lorit Simon, a Las Vegas businesswoman who air-brushes tans for celebrities.

Impossible, says Sunday’s attorney, Marcia Cohen, who told the St. Petersburg Times that her client only recently completed the ingredients used in Sevin Nyne.

“We are certainly looking for the profits that are being generated right now from that product,” Cohen said Monday. “If Ms. Lohan and Ms. Simon and their companies and their shareholders are profiting from the theft of my client’s formula and are profiting from that product, my client is entitled to those proceeds.”

A publicist for Lohan couldn’t be reached Monday, and Simon didn’t respond to an e-mail seeking comment.

Sunday is suing Lohan, Simon, and Simon’s company for breach of contract, theft of trade secrets, civil conspiracy, intentional interference with contractual relations and deceptive and unfair trade practices.

Simon signed a confidentiality agreement in January with Sunday’s company, White Wave International Labs. A copy of the agreement was included in the lawsuit. The suit says Simon and Sunday had been negotiating over samples of the tanning mist, but the sides couldn’t agree on a price.

“The next thing we know, Lorit Simon and Lindsay Lohan are partnering and Ms. Lohan is taking credit for developing this formula, which she indeed had no role in,” Cohen said.

Cohen said Sunday and Lohan have never met.

Simon told Sunday that she had a friend who would help publicize and market the sunless tanning product, which Simon’s company would distribute, according to Cohen.

The tanning mist ingredients include goji berry, caramel, Chardonnay extracts and a sugar-coconut base, according to published reports.

Sevin Nyne launched this summer at Sephora. It retails for $35, according to the store’s Web site. Lohan calls it her “sunless secret.” She named the product, she says, after her lucky numbers.

Sunday graduated from Eckerd College in 1999, her Web site says. She worked as a pharmaceutical analytical chemist after college, before spending time in genetic research at Shriners Hospital in Tampa.

She later launched her own personal care product company. For the past five years, the site says, Sunday focused on creating indoor tanning products.

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I am a little bit of a clean freak so when I found out about Jamar Labs 100% Natural Feet, Face and Hand wipes I was excited to try them. I brought them on a recent camping trip and found my new must have cleaning companion. The hand wipes were perfect for sticky hands,  and the Jamar Labs face wipes made washing my face at night a breeze. Finally my one big caveat of camping I HAVE to go to bed with clean feet. Instead of a trip to the shower and trying to cover up so no dust attacks on the way to the tent I used the Jamar Labs feet wipes right in my tent and blissfully feel asleep with clean and soft feet. 

I love this and they will be in my purse all summer, perfect for little clean ups on the go whether we are at the beach, park or camping!

Cherish the souls of your feet, the touch of your hands, and the smile on your face by treating them with the utmost respect with a Jamar Labs creation ­ Wipe your hands, Wipe your Feet, Wipe your Face – the only 100% natural cotton foot wipes and one of the only 100% natural cotton hand and face wipes that are powered with natural cleansing and moisturizing
ingredients.
Symbiotically wipe away bacteria, dirt and germs while treading gently on your body as well as the earth. Jamar wipes don’t contain potentially harmful agents such as Paraben and phthalate — two chemicals used in many commercial wipes. And, Jamar labs products are all biodegradable, allowing less of a carbon footprint.
We can’t wipe every surface we come in contact with, but we can wipe our hands, face, and feet. The products were designed to clean, moisturize, and fight germs while remaining environmentally friendly, easy to use, convenient, and low maintenance.
Jamar Labs wipes are 100% biodegradable and flushable (they do not increase our carbon footprints) and they include ingredients that are naturally safe and a pleasure to use. Jamar Labs wipes are safe for your whole family, including pets.
You can learn more about Jamar Labs and purchase Wipe Your Hands, Wipe Your Feet and Wipe Your Face at www.jamarlabs.com

$1.95-$7.95

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Hi, everyone. Recently in Paris, the Lancôme makeup team unveiled their Fall 2009 color collection, Declaring Indigo. Created by Lancôme artistic director for makeup Aaron De Mey, this collection celebrates Paris in all its vibrancy. Aaron chose shades that represent the glamour, the energy and the passion of Paris—indigo blue, bright red and luxurious gold.

Lancome debuted a few key shades during Fashion Week. At Chris Benz, all three Le Vernis nail colors were showcased: Golden Audacity, Indigo Paris and Rouge Liberty. Lancôme spokesmodel Daria Werbowy is the face of the collection. She was photographed by Mario Sorrenti for the ad (above).

Declaring Indigo will be available for sale starting in August, but Nordstrom has a limited-edition Declaring Indigo brush-and-makeup bag set available for pre-order now.

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Private Collection Jasmine White Moss
Jasmine White Moss is Aerin Lauder’s third Private Collection fragrance – joining Tuberose Gardenia and Amber Ylang Ylang. While Aerin was brainstorming about her next Private Collection fragrance, she decided to check the archives for inspiration – as she often does. This time was different. When she came across the unfinished ‘Formula 546AQ’, she immediately knew this was it and she had to complete it. Jasmine White Moss is a fragrance that spans two generations — started by Estée and completed by Aerin.

Sensuous Anniversary Collection (limited-edition)
To celebrate the one year anniversary of Sensuous – the #1 fragrance launch of 2008 – Estée Lauder is unveiling a limited edition lineup of new ways to drench the skin in sensuality.

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