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Origins Mini-FacialHow often can you really get something for free? Right now you can! Now through June 15th, get the ultimate (and free) Get-Glowing Mini-Facial from Origins and pamper yourself with the help of Origins skincare experts.You can choose from a menu of fabulous treatments including Firm and Lift, Relieve Redness or Hydrate and Repair.

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AvonWe’ve spotted the latest way to save on beauty products: now through Thursday, June 18th, you ladies can save with Avon’s Buy One, Get One for $1.99 sale. Plus, Avon’s ANEW CLINICAL Advanced Retexturizing Peel is on sale for $15.00 (regularly $25.00). This product was lauded in this month’s Ladies Home Journal as an excellent product for getting rid of breakouts on your chest and back. Happy shopping, my lovely readers!

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kenzo_indigo_perfumeThere are tons of KENZO fragrances perfect for summer days…but oh, those summer nights! As night falls and the hot air dissipates, Kenzo introduces Indigo, a pair of sensual fragrances for him and her inspired by the seductive dance of color and scent as dusk settles on the water. The bottles, deep blue for men and purple for women, fit together to create a true indigo.

Top notes: Bergamot and mandarin essence
Heart  notes: Sambac Jasmine and Orange Blossom absolute, Ylang-Ylang essence
Base notes: Tonka Bean absolute, Amber

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L'OccitaneHappy Fragrance Friday! L’Occitane is offering an interpretation of bergamot tea with the fresh yet intense, limited-edition Bergamot Tea fragrance collection that will delight both men and women alike. Earl grey tea is reinvented into an original and contrasted fragrance, associating the distinction of tea leaves to the subtle freshness of the Calabrian bergamot.

Top Notes: Bergamot, Mandarin, Cardamom, and Grapefruit
Heart Notes: Black tea extract, Wild rose
Base Notes: Blond wood, Black wood and Musks

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Origins Free Travel Size Beauty Product with cleanser purchaseRight now when you order a best-selling cleanser from Origins.com, you can get a travel-size beauty product for FREE. Choose from:

Pretty sweet deal, eh? This special skincare offer from Origins will only be around while supplies last, so be sure to go pick up your free beauty booty today!

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Woman Taking VitaminRemember your sunscreen, but don’t forget about Vitamin D! Studies show that 53% of all women –- that’s roughly 82 million women in the United States alone –- are deficient in Vitamin D, a vitamin linked to breast health, a stronger immune system, and great-looking skin too!

With UV rays being one of the most common natural sources of vitamin D, the summer months bring a welcome change to winter’s grey skies. While it’s important to protect our skin from sun damage, layering on sunscreen actually limits the body’s intake of vitamin D. Here are the ways you can reach your daily recommended value:

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Prescriptives Exhilarating Color Makeup CollectionTo celebrate the onset of summer, Prescriptives is holding a huge giveaway! Enter for a chance to win this collection of intoxicating summer colors, including vibrant new shades for eyes, cheeks and lips, plus Calyx, the original exhilarating fragrance (a $229.50 value!). The winner can customize her prize and choose her Exhilarating shades from either Warm or Cool. The prize includes full sizes of:

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Clinique OnlineIt’s nearly summertime, and it’s time for us beauty bunnies to come outside and enjoy being beach bunnies for a while! (Sunny bunnies? No. That’s just too much.)

Right now, Clinique’s got a Vitamin C-friendly gift for you. Now through May 20th, 2009, you can get a chic beach tote—FREE!—plus complimentary shipping with the purchase of 2 SPF or self-sun products from Clinique.com. Get outside already!

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