I know the saying is about crying over spilled milk but what about spilled nail polish? I was so excited last week when I received a sample bottle of Np2 nail polish in Ultraviolet and couldn’t wait to try it. Cut to later that evening and we are in a rush to get out the door for Christmas Eve services. My 3yr old sees the polish in the box and grabs it and starts waving it like a sword and then it crashes to the floor spilling polish all over my front entrance and new shoes. 

I am not sure if it was my exhaustion from the long work week and lack of sleep mixed with the holiday craziness or just the hormonal surges of my 9th month of pregnancy. But after the fateful flight of my new Np2 polish I was crying over my spilled polish and shoes and stained tile. Well my poor husband trying to stop the crazy crying lady hunted down some nail polish remover  and set out scrubbing up the mess and broken glass, he even was able to save a tiny bit of the polish for me to try  out. 

This weekend I carefully maneuvered what was left of the bottle and was able to try out the Np2 polish and I absolutely love it! It goes on  with the perfect consistency, definitely a lacquer, you get amazing coverage with just one coat and the color is perfect! It is super convenient to have your top coat attached to your nail polish since they can snap apart I was able to keep the whole bottle of topcoat! With a range of colors to fit every mood and occasion you are sure to find your perfect color. Just beware of 3yr old’s that want to use it as a sword!

MIX, MATCH AND
EXPERIMENT WITH Np2

Np2 is a long awaited, professional nail lacquer perfectly paired with superior nail treatment in one stylish and sleek package. It consists of two bottles that perfectly click together for optimum convenience and elegant beauty. With portfolio of shades of brilliant richness and amazing wear in a carefully selected range of the hottest colors, updated seasonally in partnership with the newest fashions and beauty trends, Np2 has a shade for every current occasion, mood, desire and outfit! And with an outstanding express top coat formulated with a nail hardener and nourishing treatment, this perfection is made to last!

Name: Ultraviolet
Description: This PURPLE frequency will have your look aiming out of this world.

$22.50

Popularity: 6% [?]

Recently at the launch of her new fragrance, In Bloom by Reese Witherspoon, the star decided that when it came to her makeup, less was more. To go the low maintenance route, skip foundation, add just a touch of liquid highlighter on your forehead and cheekbones, and shade the apples of your cheeks with rosy blush. If you feel strange with totally bare eyes, dab mellow gold shadow around your lids for a little extra light.

Reese is beautiful with little makeup on. She looks great in InStyle’s November issue!

Popularity: 9% [?]

I love gift cards but they start burning a hole in my pocket the moment I am lucky enough to be gifted with one. If you were given a Sephora gift card for the holidays and can’t figure out what to do with it, check out the Korres Rose gift set it has everthing you need to smell amazing and even some of the coveted rose lip tint. You can get the perfectly colored pout to be ready for your New Year’s Kiss!

Rose Collection ($26 Value)
What it is:
An introductory value ensemble featuring Korres’ exclusive Rose scent.

What it is formulated to do:
This set’s skin-softening, luxuriously hydrating body butter and antiaging showergel offer hydration along with the sweet, velvet essence of rose buds. The tinted lip butter provides a creamy pop of rose color and softness on lips and a natural flush on the cheeks.

This set contains:
- 1.69 oz Rose Body Butter
- 1.69 oz Rose Showergel
- 0.20 oz Wild Rose Lip Butter

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Petrochemicals
- Phthalates
- GMOs
- Triclosan

$19.50

Popularity: 7% [?]

This season,  give your loved ones the gift of soft, moisturized skin. Now you can stuff their holiday stockings with effective skincare products, such as

St. Ives®, which help to reveal her naturally beautifully skin. With great face and body products, like the St. Ives Moisturizing Oatmeal & Shea Butter Body Wash, In-Shower Exfoliating Body Polish and Fresh Skin Warming Scrub, her loved ones can ring in the holidays with radiant, vibrant skin.

St. Ives Moisturizing Oatmeal & Shea Body Wash offers superb non-drying cleansing for visibly healthy skin. By incorporating two of nature’s BEST ingredients, this body wash wraps skin in natural Oatmeal and Shea Butter extracts for the ultimate skin nourishment. ($2.99 for 13.5 fl. oz. bottle)

St. Ives Oatmeal & Shea Butter In-Shower Exfoliating Body Polish helps renew, moisturize and smooth skin. Made with the mixture of 100% natural Oatmeal extract, moisturizing Shea Butter and Sugar Crystals, this body polish helps remove dead skin cells creating healthier, brighter, and moisturized skin. ($6.99 for 8 oz. jar)

St. Ives Fresh Skin Warming Scrub is a one-step cleansing scrub to help reduce the appearance of pores. The gentle all-natural exfoliants remove dead, dry skin cells, while the mild cleanser lathers into a creamy foam to whisk away pore-clogging oil and dirt. A truly fulfilling sensory experience, the formula subtly warms when in contact with water to relax pores for a deeper clean. ($4.99 for 4 fl oz. tube)

Popularity: 7% [?]

I think its great how many organic products are emerging into the beauty marketplace. One of my favorite lines is Zia Natural skincare, I was just sent a sample of the Herbal Moisture Gel and it did not disappoint.  The gel smoothes on and feels clean on my face while leaving it hydrated. Once dry it really helps cut down on the oilyness in my T zone area and I love that I am putting something natural and safe on my skin. 

Now You Sebum…Now You Don’t

Hydrate Oily Skin with Zia Natural Skincare

Give skin a natural, oil-free boost of hydration and say goodbye to an unwanted shiny complexion! Everyone wants to have that natural glow but too much facial shine can leave skin looking more like an oil slick. The Herbal Moisture Gel from Zia Natural Skincare is packed with natural botanicals to promote rapid healing of blemishes – skin will be clear in no time!

Herbal Moisture Gel combines the best extracts to nourish skin prone to oiliness and breakouts. Gotu Kola and other natural botanicals protects against pollutants and bacteria that cause an oily complexion. This hydrating gel helps hold moisture without adding oil. Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract is clinically proven to reduce surface shine by 55%. Horsetail Extract soothes and tightens pores to help reduce oil residue.

Herbal Moisture Gel from Zia Natural Skincare is available for $26.95 at ZiaNatural.com and Whole Food Markets, nationwide.

Popularity: 7% [?]

I love that Smashbox is donating to the Children’s Miracle Network with each purchase! It is great when our Christmas shopping dollars can do double time taking care of others. I also just love Smashbox these kits are perfect for any beauty addict in your life. You get a great discount buying the collections in the Wish Kits and your friend gets the tools to get the perfect look for the holidays!

Smashbox Cosmetics has a great collection this year! Not only are the products in the Wish Collection ($20-59) amazing, but for each product purchased, Smashbox will donate $1 to the Children’s Miracle Network, a non-profit organization that provides medical care, life-saving research and on-going education to sick and injured children. This year you can look glamorous and help those who need it!

I just was sent some Rodial Creme de la Creme and it is perfect for the cold, dry winter air. It quickly absorbs into my skin and leaves it super hydrated and kept my skin from getting red and irritated from the cold.

Rodial Skincare has a fantastic kit that’s perfect for both the holidays and as an introduction to the line – the LA Facelift Kit ($99). It includes five perfectly sized products that are housed in a decadent silver and pink box.

If you haven’t tried Carmindy’s line for Sally Hansen get off the computer and run to the store! I have loved her makeup tips since I started watching What Not To Wear she is the perfect person to headline a new beauty line. My favorite thing about this line is how great it feels on. I was sent a few samples of the line to wear and fell in love such amasing products and a very affordable price which helps in this tough economy. I am wearing 4 of the 5 pieces from the kit right now and I can tell you they feel great on and I love how my face looks polished and pretty but not over done, I just can’t say enough about how much I love this line. Thank you Carmindy and Sally Hansen!

Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Inspired by Carmindy has three kits that make great gifts. The 5 Minute Face Kit has everything you need to achieve a naturally flawless face in just five minutes. The Perfect Smoky Eyes kit helps you to get that elusive smoky eye in no time. The Super Balm kit has three Moisture Plump Lip Shades that take the guess work out of finding your perfect color as they are universally flattering.

A great gift for the hard to shop for lady on your list. Lisa Hoffman’s scents are the perfect gift made from essential oils the scent is made to last and you can easily dabble and mix your own signature scent with the rollerball applicators. I tried a sample of the Tunisian Neroli  and just love the scent. I love that the scents are set up for four stages throughout your day down to a evening scent to help you get a great nights sleep.

Lisa Hoffman Beauty has the perfect scents for whoever is on your list. The Variations Fragrance line ($95) consists of 5 core scents that fit anytime of day. Each scent has four pulse point oils that are designed to complement you in the morning, the afternoon, the evening, and bedtime. Housed in a beautiful leather pouch, they make a fabulous gift.

Popularity: 7% [?]

This picture really has nothing to do with this article, I just think it’s a really funny picture of Sarah Jessica Parker (if it’s even a legit picture of her…her head does look funny). Okay – back to my post.

Sarah Jessica Parker has taken inspiration for her new fragrance from body odor.

The Sex & The City star has already made her mark in the perfume world with her signature Lovely scent and now she’s working on a top secret follow-up for 2010.

And the idea behind the fragrance is to make it smell just like B.O.

She tells WENN, “I’m working on a new genderless fragrance that’s not out yet. I can’t even tell you what it’s called.

“It has taken me three years to decide on the scent because I really like B.O. and I think it’s sexy. I wanted to figure out a way to make it palatable to everybody. I was like, ‘How do you get B.O. in a bottle and make an atomiser of it?’

“Then it was all about trying to capture the sense of naughtiness in a bottle that it would be good for a man and a woman.”

Parker has been trying out the new scent on journalists and bloggers during her press tour for new movie Did You Hear About the Morgans?, in which she stars with Hugh Grant.

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Popularity: 10% [?]