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Now you can win 3 of my favorite new Sunsilk Captivating Curls hair products! Read my review to see how great the new Captivating Curl line works you will love it!

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* Each winner will receive 3 Sunsilk Captivating Curls hair products including one shampoo, one conditioner and one scrunching mousse
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* Contest runs Monday, June 1st – Friday, June 5th!
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* After the winners have been announced, you will have 48 hours to respond
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Caffeine can now be found in hundreds of cosmetic and skin-care items. Some manufacturers claim their products can take away under-eye puffiness or dark circles; others promise to smooth away cellulite. Sounds good, but do they work? ShopSmart, from the publisher of Consumer Reports, got the lowdown on what caffeinated products can and can’t do for you from a group of experts and researchers, including dermatologists and plastic surgeons.

Body scrubs

* The claims: Bella Luccè claims that its Bali Kopi Coffee Scrub, $25.50, will exfoliate and smooth lumpy skin; OPI claims its Cappuccino Massage and Espresso Scrub Kit, $23, will stimulate cell turnover.
* Experts say: You’ll see softer, smoother skin, thanks to the exfoliating capabilities of the coffee grounds, but you don’t get enough penetration to tighten skin.
* Bottom line: Though store-bought exfoliators work, don’t toss out your own coffee grounds! Recycle them as a home-made scrub. Just add a little olive oil to make a paste.

Cellulite creams and gels

* The claims: Bliss Love Handler, $36, Revitol Cellulite Solution, $40, and Clarins Super Restorative Redefining Body Care, $88, stimulate skin and improve firmness, reducing the appearance of cellulite.
* Experts say: To see a payoff, caffeine must be able to penetrate the skin cells, and some preliminary evidence is intriguing.
* Bottom line: These products are effective only as long as they are being used, and it generally takes four to five weeks to see any difference.

Eye creams

* The claims: Products such as Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew Eye Roller, $13, Kiehl’s Eye Alert, $21, and Lancôme High Potency Daily Moisturizing Eye Treatment, $36, reduce dark circles and puffiness.
* Experts say: If puffiness is the result of water retention, a caffeinated eye cream might help dehydrate the area. As for those dark circles, the deeper they are, the less likely it is that they will disappear. Caffeine’s ability to constrict blood vessels can help, but it only works on the skin’s outermost layer.
* Bottom line: Don’t expect miracles, but you will probably get an immediate tingling or cooling sensation, and you might notice that bags look less severe and under-eye circles might appear a bit lighter over time.

Face creams

* The claims: Products such as Murad Environmental Defense Kit, $82, and Topix Replenix Cream CF, $63, are supposed to protect skin against premature aging and reduce redness.
* Experts say: Caffeine might improve the look of your skin and protect it from sun damage, but you should still use sunscreen. Recent studies have found that caffeine might also help sunscreens and antioxidant ingredients in skin creams work longer and more effectively. And there are no known negative effects of applying caffeine to your skin.
* Bottom line: Applying a skin cream containing caffeine every morning before you head out into the sun might not be a bad idea—but those creams are super pricey!

A special thanks to the July 2009 issue of ShopSmart, for the insider shopping tips.

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I get different hair products to try from time to time and never have I tried such a affordable product that works so well. With naturally curly hair I have tried countless curling products from drugstore products to top end lines that retail for over $20.

I am truly amazed at the quality not only of my curl with this product but the longevity of my frizz free curls. I am currently using all the products in the captivating curls line, I have detailed them below with my favorite way to style with these products.

I love this for styling on wet hair right out of the shower. Just add a dollop and twist your hair into tendrils as it dries you are left with soft touchable curls.

Sunsilk Captivating Curls Gel and Cream Twist

Soft, well-defined
twisted tendrils

Think it’s impossible to get sassy, well-defined curls without the crunch?
Not anymore! The Sunsilk™ Captivating Curls Gel & Cream Twist gives you the perfect combination of gel and cream, so you get the strong hold you need and the soft feel that you want -

for perfectly sculpted, crunchless curls.

$3.99

Easily my favorite product from the captivating curls line, Scrunching Mousse has given me a new appreciation for my naturally curly hair. With my old curling products my hair would end up half 80’s spiral curls and half just flat and frizzy(not pretty).

My favorite way to use the Captivating Curls mousse is to wash my hair before bed, when I wake up my hair is dry and I scrunch a few curls in my hair and my curls are amazing. Soft and loose and still soft the mousse hold my curls all day, I have never had so many compliments from strangers on my hair. Thank you Sunsilk!

Sunsilk Captivating Curls Scrunching Mousse

Full-bodied,
romantic curls

Think soft, romantic ringlets are just a fairytale?
Dreams can come true. You can have it all with the Sunsilk™ Captivating Curls Scrunching Mousse. It will give you the bounce and hold that you need and softness you want for those soft, romantic curls.

$3.99

My hair is so soft after I use Sunsilk Captivating Curl Shampoo and I really see a lessening of the frizzies. My favorite part the scent it smells so fresh and clean, I love it!

Sunsilk Captivating Curls De-Frizz Shampoo

Tame frizz-prone curls with aloe-e

Fighting frizz Feel Like A Full-Time Job?

Sunsilk™ De-Frizz Shampoo works that shift for you. Formulated with Aloe-E, it hydrates your hair to help tame wild frizz. For well behaved curls.

Safe for color treated hair.

$4.49

A great conditioner you don’t need much to have soft manageable hair. The smell is great and it doesn’t weigh my hair down.

Sunsilk Captivating Curls De-Frizz Conditioner

Tame frizz-prone curls with aloe-e

Fighting frizz Feel Like A Full-Time Job?

Sunsilk™ De-Frizz Conditioner works that shift for you. Formulated with Aloe-E, it hydrates your hair to help tame wild frizz. For well behaved curls.

Safe for color treated hair.

$4.49

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This summer Pur Minerals, Patricia Wexler M.D. Dermatology and Miss Oops have you covered from head to toe.

I love this stuff! Effective enough to polish my skin but also gentle enough it doesn’t leave me feeling raw or with a breakout issue.

For gorgeous radiant skin, Pur Minerals recommends Pur Polish, an exfoliator that is perfect for your body and gentle enough for your face. At just $21.50, this product exfoliates and helps you achieve polished, cleansed and radiantly clean skin.

I am a faithful devotee of Patricia Wexler productsm and her Universal Anti-Aging Moisturizer is my latest obsession! It absorbs quickly after application and leaves my skin with a glow. I really like how lightweight it feels and my skin stays super hydrated.

Don’t leave home without a daily moisturizer that also protects you from the suns harmful rays. Patricia Wexler M.D. Dermatology Universal Anti-Aging Moisturizer contains SPF 30. This daily hydrator renews and improves skins firmness, smoothes visible lines and restores skins ideal moisture level.

This daily hydrator measurably renews and improves skin with anti-aging technologies, including Matrixyl™ 3000 Skin-Boosting Peptide and Argireline™ Line-Smoothing Peptide complexes.   $39.50

Pur Minerals Mineral Makeup is super easy to apply with my makeup brush and leaves me with flawless coverage. On top of being a great foundation, I really like that it has SPF15 in it to help protect my skin.

Pur Minerals 4-in-1 Pressed Mineral Makeup Foundation with SPF 15 is your foundation, concealer, powder and SPF! This 4-in-1 is really your all-in-1. More than a mineral foundation, 4-in-1 Pressed Mineral Makeup Foundation is a natural mineral makeup concealer, powder and SPF 15 protection all in one. The cornerstone of the Pür Minerals line, this mineral makeup foundation is pure mineral pigment ground to the smoothest texture and bound with soothing shea butter and vitamin E. This full-coverage mineral foundation is good for your skin. $24.50

I am a beach bum as soon as the weather warms up and the wind and sun can really dry out my lips. Miss Oops Pucker Protecter is my lifesaver! I have been to the beach twice in the last week and after a two whole days out in the sun my lips still feel hydrated and smooth.

Lastly, your lips are not left behind. Protect your pucker with Miss Oops Pucker Protector. With the moisturizing benefits of a balm and the cute factor of a gloss, Pucker Protector is a purse must have this summer. It moisturizes, freshens breath with its minty scent and provides you with protection of SPF 30. $14.00

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Celebrity makeup artist Mary Burton created the glamorous look for Angelina Jolie at the Cannes Film Festival and we’ve got the inside scoop on what she used. To define Angelina’s lashes Mary used two different mascaras, Lancôme Hypnôse in Black and Lancôme Ôscillation in Black and applied a few coats of both to add volume and length. Mary used Lancôme Color Design Lipstick in Candy Apple to create her voluptuous red pout.

Angelina looked stunning (in Versace) as she walked the red carpet for the premiere of Brad Pitt’s new movie Inglourious Basterds directed by Quentin Tarantino.

All Lancôme products are available at www.lancome-usa.com.

Fore more pictures of Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt at Cannes, go here!

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I love the warming feeling when I rub this  into my skin. Just gently work it into your skin and leave for about 5 minutes. Once you wash it off your skin looks and feels fresh and radiant!

Idealist Dual-Action Refinishing Treatment NEW from Estee Lauder!

Ultra gentle, all-in-one treatment delivers the instant, skin-renewing benefits of both Micro‑Dermabrasion and a 30% glycolic acid peel.

With just one application, it dramatically resurfaces skin to reveal the radiant look you want:

• Smooth and polished.
• Virtually poreless.
• Clearer and brighter.

Deep, Thermal Action

• Releases a warm sensation that opens and purifies pores.
• Minimizes the look of pores by helping dissolve impurities that can push them open-making them appear larger.

Dramatic Refinishing

• Instantly smooths rough, dry patches with our exclusive MicroSphere Refinishing System.
• Helps skin continuously renew itself by activating surface enzymes.
• Includes concentrated levels of Salicylic Acid and Glucosamine, plus a high-performance blend of 5 specially chosen scrubbing spheres.

No Appointment Necessary

• Works immediately, from the comfort of your own home.

$49.50 – BUY IT HERE!

So the price point puts this in the splurge category, but if you plan to splurge great skincare is the place to do it!   A very lightweight lotion it leaves my face hydrated without being too heavy perfect for the hot summer months.

Re-Nutriv Intensive Lifting Collection NEW from Estee Lauder.

Your skin is precious, reward it with advanced science and rare luxury. The exquisite Intensive Lifting formulas address the visible signs of aging in many ways. With continued use, skin appears more firm, supple, lifted, and luminous.

Re‑Nutriv is one of the world’s premiere luxury skincare and makeup collections.

Who would treat her skin to this rare luxury?

* A woman who appreciates the legendary powers of this truly special collection.
* A woman who senses that in that wonderful moment these exquisite treatments touch your skin, something beautiful and important and lasting is happening.
* A woman like you. Welcome to the world of Re‑Nutriv.

A History of Excellence
Mrs. Estée Lauder believed that every woman can be beautiful. And in 1958, she created a creme of creams, a “goldmine of beauty” to bring out the best in her most discerning customers around the globe.

She held nothing back, infusing her secret blend with some of the world’s costliest ingredients, and cosmetic science’s most powerful advances. She called her collection Re‑Nutriv. You’ll call it extraordinary.

From that first remarkable creme, Re‑Nutriv has never looked back.
With each new addition to the collection, Re‑Nutriv transforms the world’s conception of what a cosmetic formula can achieve.

This ongoing success is based on three underlying principles:

* The most precious ingredients, carefully researched for their unique benefits, then painstakingly sourced from the four corners of the globe.
* The most advanced science, optimized for maximum potency, then refined for utmost gentleness to bring you tomorrow’s breakthroughs today.
* An unsurpassed sensory experience, from the metallic cool of a jar in your hand, to the rich Re‑Nutriv scent, to indulgent textures that leave skin transformed.

Your skin is precious.
Reward it with Re‑Nutriv.
Use your Re‑Nutriv formulas faithfully, and be confident in the knowledge that you’re giving your skin the extraordinary care it deserves.

The experience is transcendent.
The results, breathtaking.

$160.00 -  Re-Nutriv Intensive Lifting Collection by Estee Lauder.

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Will Ferrell is selling sunscreen to help raise money for Cancer For College, a foundation which gives scholarships to cancer patients, by coming out with a line of sunscreens.

The SPF 30 lotions are available in Sexy Hot Tan, Sunstroke and Forbidden Fruit and each bottle features Ferrell in a series of silly poses.

Cancer for College founder Craig Pollard, a two-time cancer survivor and former fraternity brother of Ferrell’s at USC says:

“We have been so incredibly fortunate to have had Will Ferrell’s support through the years. Creating this line of sunscreen products allows us the ability to use Will’s image to promote the mission of our charity, raise some valuable funds to help send cancer survivors to college and increase cancer awareness.”

Of the new line Ferrell says:

“The bottle says it all. I’ve always dreamed of owning a lotion company. Honestly, I’m proud to be associated with such a great charity. I’ve watched Craig and Cancer for College help hundreds of cancer survivors realize their dream of a college education. The stories are so inspirational. I’m just happy to help any way I can.”

You can purchase the sunscreen online through the charity’s website at cancerforcollege.org and at select retail outlets this summer.

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