I usually decide what to buy my friends by picking something I want myself and then I know they will like it. This year I have a new problem I want to give some friends a Lush gift set but I can’t seem to part with them, I love them so much I don’t think I can bear to give them away.

With the cold winter air nothing feels better than a warm bath or shower and Lush has everything you need to treat your skin right and leave the bathroom and you smelling delicious. Lush makes the holidays even easier by picking perfect pairings and gift wrapping them the only thing you have to do it peel you fingers of the goodies and hand them to a friend! These Lush gift sets make a great gift of pampering for anyone in your life, here are a few of my favorite gift sets.

So perfect for a girlfriend on top of being all natural products that are great for her they smell delicious and who doesn’t love all the cute pink! Snow Fairy shower is one of my favorite shower gel scents,  sweet as cotton candy it will leave the your whole bathroom smelling amazing.

Snow Fairy Gift Wrapped

If we could have three wishes, this would be all of them. This gift brings together three of our sparkliest, girliest, sweeties: Snow Fairy Shower Gel (truly magical, we wait for it all year-round), Angels Delight soap (smells of jelly beans and is inspired by a colourful kaleidoscope) and Shimmy Shimmy glitterbar (smells of soft vanilla and covers you in glitter). Pick this up for any girly-girls you know and they’ll jump up and down and clap their hands with delight.
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Love it! On top of being super affordable it contains some of my favorite Lush items. The Cinder Bath Bomb  is one of my all time favorites it leaves my skin smelling so delicious and super soft. I am a huge fan of anything minty and Ice Blue Soap is perfect it leaves you clean as a whistle and feeling refreshed. Mr. Butterball is one of my new favorites the warm vanilla musk is relaxing and super moisturizing.

To Be Jolly Wrapped

A selection of bathing delights to help you through the cold, dark, winter season and keep you jolly all the way through. Mr. Butterball is the snowman version of our perpetually popular Butterball that keeps winter skin smooth. Ice Blue soap invigorates and awakens on cold winter mornings and Cinders Bath Bomb (a new invention this year) warms up cold bodies and rejuvenates tired minds. For some extra fun, cut up the gift wrap and dress up the snowman!
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The awesome ladies at Temptu sent me their airbrushing kit to test out and see what I thought. I had it sitting in the box for a few weeks my life has been so crazy busy and I was worried it would take a couple of hours to watch the DVD and figure the machine out. Well this week it was time to send back the Temptu kit so I knuckled down and found some time to check out the airbrushing kit.  I wish I would have opened it sooner! I have no professional makeup experience and have just slowly worked on my skills over the years and they are still light years behind a lot of my makeup loving friends. Once I tried the Temptu I found out it really is easy enough for ANYONE to use. The informative DVD is just a few minutes long and shows you how to set up the pods and apply the makeup. Within 10 minutes of opening the box I was well into applying my makeup and shocked how easy it was.The airbrush system itself is easy to handle the applicator is the size of a large pen and you hold it as such moving in slow circles to apply. The dial on the machine makes it super easy to adjust the amount you are applying to get the perfect look. When you are ready to change from foundation to blush or highlighter you just snap out one pod and snap in the next. The machine is so user friendly I felt completely comfortable using it within the first 10 minutes.As for the makeup itself I liked that I could start with a really light amount and work darker. The actual foundation smelled good to me and with the airbush it went on so light and refreshing. When I was done applying it felt like I had just moisturized my face not made it up. One of my favorite things on top of how light the product is was the coverage. It really helped even out my skin tone and minimize my flaws but you could still see my skin. My one issue with a lot of coverage products you end up not seeing your real skin you just see the makeup and your face looks fake. The Temptu helped minimize my skins flaws while still letting the beauty of my natural skin shine through. This is a great machine now it’s on the higher priced side but I think its a great value for the money. Something worth saving for or maybe asking Santa for Christmas?!?! So I tried to capture a good before and after to show you how great the machine is. It was really hard to get a clear picture of the improvements, I think its time to upgrade my old school digital camera. Hopefully you can get a glimpse of how the Temptu helps even out your skin and get your picture ready. The after doesn’t do the machine justice it just made my skin look really clear and helped even out the spots and discolorations. Temptu AIRbrush systemNo Brushes NeededThanks to the TEMPTU® AIRbrush Makeup Systems’ control settings and pinpoint accuracy, a complete flawless face can be achieved with very little AIRbrush makeup and zero need for blending brushes.Professional Grade ControlThe TEMPTU® AIRbrush Trigger is designed for precise, mess-proof application and features an adjustable pressure dial to control the amount of makeup being released.Natural FinishAIRbrushed makeup lays on the skin in an even, misted pattern, creating the most natural finish to the naked eye that’s virtually invisible on the digital screen.Extremely Hygienic and CleanNo tools come into contact with the skin when using the TEMPTU® AIRbrush Makeup System—only the spray of the makeup—so there’s no need to clean dirty brushes.new . only at sephora TEMPTU® AIRbrush Makeup System, $225AIR pod™ foundationPerfectly Blended ApplicationThe foundation formulas in the TEMPTU AIR pod™ are atomized in the AIRbrush process, creating a fine mist of makeup that lays on the surface of the skin to reveal a natural glow—no blending necessary.Four Brushes In OneThe newly designed TEMPTU® AIRbrush and TEMPTU AIR pod™ provides the equivalent of four brushes in one—foundation, concealer, blush, and highlighter. The adjustable controls also allow you to choose your coverage—light, medium, or full—for impeccable blemish concealing and absolutely no blending.Natural FinishTEMPTU’s ultralight formulas contain a smoothing complex to help minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, color correcting pigments to camouflage imperfections, and moisturizes to help hydrate skin.new . only at sephora TEMPTU AIR pod™ Foundation, $55

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When it comes to gorgeous, you can’t get better than the original “Pretty Woman.” Lancôme has just announced that Julia Roberts will be their global ambassadress. “By her remarkable personality and career, Julia Roberts is an emblematic woman of her time,” said Youcef Nabi, president of Lancôme International, in a statement. “Her exceptional talent, her radiance and her strong commitments perfectly echo Lancôme’s values. We are convinced she will embody the brand in the most sublime way possible.” The beauty brand remains quiet about additional specifics of her role, but check back for more as details roll in. Other Lancôme famous faces include Kate Winslet, Anne Hathaway, Juliette Binoche and Clive Owen.

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TOP Five Holiday Makeup Mistakes

By Amy Zdunowski-Roeder, FACE atelier Pro Make Up Artist

With Chrismakeup.jpgtmas and New Years Eve now only weeks away, many women are already planning their holiday party outfits. One of the biggest mistakes women make during the party season, is applying their makeup incorrectly. FACE atelier Pro Makeup Artist, Amy Zdunowski-Roeder, gives us her Top 5 Holiday Makeup No, No’s:
1. Makeup on Flaky Dry Skin will look Flaky

Exfoliate and hydrate (hydration is so important) and use a non-alcoholic based foundation or mineral makeup to create balance.
2. Makeup that is too dark for the skin

Some ladies try purchase makeup a few shades darker because they believe they will give them that festive “bronzed” look. What happens instead, is the skin looks jarringly unnatural. Foundation should be tested in natural light, on your wrist, chin or the best place- NECK- since your neck connects your face and decollate, you can find the best tone that will blend perfectly into both areas.
3. Avoid the “Clown” look

Makeup should be fun, creative and exciting. However, it is very easy to overdo it during the party season. Pick ONE area to emphasize- cheeks, lips or eyes. For example, if you have bold and dramatic sexy dark eye makeup on, a pale lip and light rosy cheeks will make your eyes pop and you will have a completed look that is just right!
4. Over-Penciling your Eyebrows

An over- penciled eyebrow is the first thing an onlooker notices and has the tendency to look painted on. Many, many women unknowingly make this mistake, which can be one of the hardest to break. For best results, select an eye shadow color that matches your hair color and apply with a small angled brush using light brush strokes.
5. Blending-. Blending is the Professional Makeup artist’s secret weapon! It is what creates the flawless face. Important areas to blend:

1. Along the Jaw line- You can see “that line” on someone’s chin a mile away. Your eyes catch it when the foundation isn’t blended properly into the neck to be fresh and uniform

2. Blend out cheek color so you look flushed not painted (unless you want an 80’s look J )

3. Blend eye shadow when you use multiple colors and can see “hard” lines

4. Blend lip liner into the lip again when there is a “hard” drawn on line that you can see

About Amy Zdunowski-Roeder: Amy Zdunowski-Roeder is a Pro Makeup Artist for FACE atelier. She has worked as part of America’s Next Top Model Makeup Team, is a regular on movie sets and has credits in People Magazin, NYLON and OUT Magazine.

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Dita Von Teese, joins the likes of Nicole Richie in her love of Quelques Fleurs perfume.  Recently Dita was asked via her Twitter what her favorite perfume was, and she replied “Quelques Fleurs, for years now”.

Quelques Fleurs by Houbigant perfume was launched by the design house of Houbigant in 1912—and it is a true classic that has endured the test of time. The blend of soft, sensual florals uses more than 250 different raw materials and more than 15,000 flowers to create just one ounce of Quelques Fleurs eau de parfum. To this day it is still produced in Grasse, France, where Jean Francois Houbigant first created his perfumes in 1775. The succulent scent wrapped in a theme of sculptured petals in a frosted and clear French glass.

$95.00 – $170.00 – BUY IT HERE!

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