I was just sent the 5 minute to Gorgeous Kit to review and I am really impressed. The whole makeup kit comes in a cute little paisley makeup bag that caught my attention right off the bat. Today I got my first chance to check out the makeup and it works even better than it looks!

The concealer is really creamy and did a good job at covering up imperfections. The standout for me was the blush and eyeshadow, the texture is amazing and the color is perfection. I use the Absolutely Peach blush and its the most beautiful pale pink, I would never pick this color on my own but its stunning on. And the 3 in 1 eyeshadow Eye Bling in Slate makes my eyes pop. I only tried it as a shadow and it blended so easily but the color is striking and I have had no problem with creasing.

Such a great makeup kit everything all in one pouch and its not just cute they are great products. Would make a great gift or reward yourself with the Urban Cowgirl 5 minutes to Gorgeous Kit.

The Urban Cowgirl® embodies the spirit of feminine duality—she is on-the-go and looking fabulous™. To keep up with her exciting adventures, her beauty needs and her active lifestyle, Urban Cowgirl, the brand created by girls, for girls proudly introduces the NEW 5 Minutes to Gorgeous Kit.

Housed in a beautiful, brightly colored paisley print cosmetic bag, the NEW 5 Minutes to Gorgeous Kit features all the essentials you need to create a customized look for any occasion.  Perfectly portable, the easy-to-use kit includes 5 of Urban Cowgirl’s best selling makeup products.  Each product was designed with the girl-on-the go in mind with a fresh, unmatchable approach to beauty and a desire for products that merge beauty with life. Whether she’s going for a soft or striking look, daytime chic or transitioning to evening glam, the NEW 5 Minutes to Gorgeous Kit is sure to complement her look and her lifestyle.

Each of the 5 Urban Cowgirl® products can be used individually as part of your daily beauty regimen or together to create all of your favorite makeup looks.  Daytime casual chic or high fashion evening glam, the NEW Urban Cowgirl 5 Minutes to Gorgeous Kit features products that are realistic, clever, simple and easy to use making them the must-have tool for the girl on-the-go looking fabulous in no time!  Purse, gym-bag and travel friendly; fabulous lifestyle-approved—the NEW Urban Cowgirl® 5 Minutes to Gorgeous Kit is the must-have accessory of the season.

Now, with the 5 Minutes to Gorgeous Kit, a little creative spirit and these 6 simple steps, see how easily beauty meets your real life:

STEP 1: Magic Concealer-Foundation

With just a touch of your finger, this light and creamy concealer blends easily to cover undereye circles and can be layered for luminous, full coverage foundation.  Available in four shades: Baby Face; fair skin tones, Almond Joy; medium to olive skin tones, Café Ole; rich coffee skin tones, Sweet Cocoa; deep, dark skin tones

STEP 2: Blush/Bronzer

Get the look of the fresh outdoors with this mineral packed bronzer.  Sweep across your entire face for a radiant sun-kissed look, then highlight your cheekbones with the mineral blush for a complexion sure to get glowing reviews.  Available in three shades: Absolutely Peach; bright pinkish peach, Sassy; natural rose, Happy Trails Bronzer; sun-kissed bronze

STEP 3: Eye Bling Trio

Get your bling on with this 3-in-1 must-have makeup product that allows you to shade, line and define your eyes and brows.  The buildable color can be swept across the entire lid for a sheer shadow look or layered for more intensity.  Apply with a fine tip brush to line and define—wet the brush for a more dramatic look.  When applied with the brow brush included, the multi-purpose powder can also be used to fill-in brows to complete your eye look.

Available in: Slate

STEP 4: Mascara

Now that your eyes are blinged out, pump up the volume on those lashes!  The tube might be tiny but the rich, protein packed formula packs a mean punch.  This light, clump-free mascara lengthens and volumizes for lush, sexy lashes.

Available in: Black

STEP 5: Whipstick

Shimmering natural looking lipid-infused lip glosses with a hint of color.  With long-lasting moisture and high shine, Whipsticks can be layered on top of your favorite lipstick color for a little extra ompf, or worn alone for a soft kissable pout.  Available in three shades: Skinny Dip; light naturally nude, Luscious; neutral with a hint of magenta, Lush; super sassy hot pink

STEP 6: Dazzle them!

Check out the 5 minutes to Gorgeous kit and more here!

Hopefully everyone will be putting on sunblock this summer, rather than tanning oils. With all of the warnings about the sun, and the damage it can cause your skin, being tan comes at a price! Why put your health on the line for a little tan?

Have you tried many self-tanners? I’ve tried a couple, and I’m usually not a fan. It’s hard to get a natural looking tan from a bottle. But the awesome staff at Glamour Magazine tried most of the self-tanners out there, and they’ve come up with a list of 9 products that actually work!

Guerlain Terracotta Huile du Voyageur Nourishing Dry Oil SPF 8 For a dewy beach-ready look, slick on this tinted, gold-flecked body oil over your usual SPF lotion before you head outside. At $60 a pop, it may be pricey, but one bottle will last you from June to August.

Nivea Sun-Kissed Beautiful Legs This little $10 bottle is one genius beauty multitasker: It tans you up in days and smooths legs fast.

L’Oréal Paris Sublime Bronze Luminous Bronzer Lotion Planning a staycation this season? Try this slightly shimmery lotion—which should be applied daily to build a subtle, natural color—for an I-summer-in-Saint-Tropez kind of glow. ($11, ulta.com)

Jergens Natural Glow Foaming Daily Moisturizer Afraid of making a mess in your bathroom? Try a drip-free mousse product like Jergens Natural Glow Foaming Daily Moisturizer for an even, pretty base. ($8, at drugstores)

Clinique Self Sun Body Tinted Lotion For an extra-sexy tan, slather on Clinique Self Sun Body Tinted Lotion. It glimmers, in a good way. ($20, bloomingdales.com)

Fusion Beauty GlowFusion Face and Body Natural Protein Tan This beauty-insider favorite has developed a cult following for its subtle scent and gently bronzed finish. ($58, sephora.com)

Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess Golden Perfection Self-Tanning Milk for Body Need to get a goddess glow in a flash? Estée Lauder’s miracle-working Self-Tanning Milk starts to show color in an hour. ($27, bloomingdales.com)

Lancôme’s Flash Bronzer Airbrush For an easy transition into skimpy summer tops and dresses, spritz on Lancôme’s Flash Bronzer. It’s easy to mist on and leaves a totally streakless, natural color. ($28, lancome.com)

Victoria’s Secret Bare Bronze Shimmering Body Oil While the gorge Victoria’s Secret swimsuit models may have been blessed with good genes, it’s this light oil that gives their skin that silky, drool-worthy sheen. Apply this shimmering lotion to give your bod a slight bronze tint—and prepare for the “Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?” pickup lines to roll right in. ($24, victoriassecret.com)

MTV MOVIE AWARDS

June 6th 2010

Neutrogena GET THE LOOK – Miranda Cosgrove & Vanessa Hudgens

Make-up Artist: Coleen Campbell-Olwell – Miranda Cosgrove

Coleen Campbell-Olwell: I loved Miranda’s young and hip red dress for the MTV Movie Awards! To highlight her natural beauty, I kept her makeup fresh and fun – peach-shimmer lips and smoky eyes with a hint of copper.

The trick to keeping Miranda’s face luminous but shine free for the long night was Neutrogena Skin Clearing Oil Free Foundation and Skin Clearing Oil Free Pressed Powder, both in Natural Ivory. Then I swirled Neutrogena Healthy Skin Custom Glow Blush and Bronzer, in Posie Glow, onto the apples of her cheeks. I LOVE this palette—it’s so versatile!

To create Miranda’s smoky eyes, I applied Neutrogena Nourishing Eye Quad in Copper Glow. It goes on sheer, but you can build it up for a more intense look. For dramatic lashes to frame her gorgeous brown eyes, I brushed on two coats of Neutrogena Healthy Volume Mascara in black. And here’s one of my secrets: for an attention-grabbing look, I pick one facial feature to focus on – in this case, Miranda’s eyes. By keeping her lips more subtle using Neutrogena MoistureShine gloss in Healthy Peach, I was really happy with the result.

Skin prep is also just as important so there is a great base to apply make-up. Recommend the Neutrogena WAVE to exfoliate the skin pre-event so the surface is smooth and ready for application. Also on a hot day, it is important to wear an SPF in your moisturizer under your make-up. Neutrogena Anti-Reside Shampoo is also a great product to use once a week to remove the residue of hair care products from your scalp.

I adore Too Faced on top of super chic packaging the makeup is perfection. I can’t wait to try the new Naked Eye Soft & Sexy Eyeshadow Kit. I love the colors, the soft pink and beige’s are perfect for date night with your man or adding a little glam for a night on the town. The kit also includes 3 look cards to complete the perfect soft and sexy eye.

You already fell in love with the Natural Eye Kit and got glam with the Smokey Eye Kit – now it’s time to get naked with the newest addition to the Too Faced eye kit franchise! The Too Faced Naked Eye Soft & Sexy Eye Shadow Collection has officially pre-launched on Sephora.com.

Part of the Fall 2010 Collection (in stores this August), this collection of nine essential matte neutrals and soft shimmers has everything you need to look like you rolled out of bed flawless. It also includes Co-Founder and Creative Director Jerrod Blandino’s step-by-step instruction cards to show you how to create the perfect naked eye look for any occasion.

The Too Faced Naked Eye Soft & Sexy Eye Shadow Collection retails for $35 and is available at Sephora.com.