DIY at-home pumpkin mask

Featured in this month’s issue of Good Housekeeping magazine (October 2011, on-stands now – see below!). Created by beauty guru and author of Bonding Over Beauty Erika Katz (www.bondingoverbeauty.com), this mask is full of exfoliating enzymes that brighten the skin so it won’t look too “scary” this fall season.

Pumpkin Face Mask
2 tsp canned pureed pumpkin
1/2 tsp honey
1/4 tsp heavy whipping cream
Mix all ingredients and apply to face. Leave on for 10 min and rinse

Why: Pumpkin is rich in vitamin A, which is very healing to the skin and is essential to maintain and repair skin tissue. It also helps reduce lines and wrinkles.
Honey is a humectant. The cream moisturizes and helps flaky skin.

About Erika Katz
A beauty writer and blogger as well as a former child model and actress, Erika Katz has been a beauty junkie nearly all her life. Using her experience from her days working in the beauty department at Seventeen, cosmetology classes and lessons learned through her extensive work in television and modeling, Erika created a beauty guide that served as the foundation for Bonding Over Beauty, A Mother-Daughter Guide to Self-Esteem, Confidence and Trust.

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Did you get your hands on any of the hot Missoni collection? I was in Target at 8:30am and they had already sold out of most items except for a few glasses and scarves. I saw  people with carts piled high with Missoni that I am guessing they are planning to resell.

Bummed the items I wanted were already all gone and the Target website has been down all morning due to heavy traffic. I am sure Target Execs are doing the happy dance this will be an early Black Friday for sales, just hoping the release more items for the rest of us!

Did you get anything?  Does it frustrate you when all the items are sold out early to people buying them strictly to resell? Come join the discussion

MISSONI FOR TARGET

Excitement is building around the much-anticipated Missoni for Target collection arriving in Target stores next month and we want to ensure you have the latest information to share.

Target is partnering with Missoni, the iconic knitwear empire recognized as a symbol of Italian luxury, to introduce an affordable, limited-edition collection for fashion, beauty and home. Target’s largest limited-time designer collection to date, Missoni for Target reflects the Missoni values of family, color and quality across more than 400 items.

Missoni for Target brings a rich heritage of signature prints and patterns to beauty offerings including cosmetic bags, makeup brush sets and hair accessories. In addition to beauty bags and hair accessories, Missoni for Target features apparel and accessories for women, men, girls and baby, as well as home goods including bedding, dinnerware and décor items.

Ranging in price from $2.99 to $599.99, with most items less than $40, Missoni for Target will be available Sept. 13 through Oct. 22, 2011 at all Target stores and Target.com. Pending availability, select pieces from the collection, including a variety of online-only items, will be available for an extended run through early December at Target.com

Hat* $24.99

5-pc. Brush Set $24.99
4-pc. Brush Set $18.99
3-pc. Brush Set $16.99

Satin Headbands $7.99 each
Satin Headscarves $14.99 each

Chevron Toss Pillow* $29.99

Loops Toss Pillow* $29.99

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