The Beauty Bunny

Check out the video Daneen at SpoiledPretty made for Total Beauty’s Total Cure initiative!

Also, don’t miss today’s giveaways: Anastasia Beverly Hills at ButterflyDiary and $287 in Murad products at A Mom in Red High Heels!

If I were forced to live in a jungle, I’d try to make sure it was Lipstick Jungle. Brooke “I’m 43 But Haven’t Aged In 12 Years” Shields has the privilege of doing just that. Brooke Shields shared her beauty product picks with Shape, and as usual, I was listening.

HAIR: Brooke shampoos with Kerastase Bain Chroma Riche to keep her long locks from drying out.

EYES: Brooke’s choice mascara is Guerlain Le 2 De Guerlain, a genius formula with 2 wands: one for upper lashes and a smaller, bent brush made for lower lashes.

LIPS: The former model says she’s addicted to Elizabeth Arden Eight-Hour Lip Protectant Stick’s moisturizing SPF 15 formula.

Continue reading Brooke Shields’ Beauty Product Essentials

I didn’t get a trim. I didn’t even get new bangs. No, I got my Victoria Beckham on and chopped off a good five inches of hair. Check it out:

What do you think, readers? Yay? Nay? Impressed with my bravery? Comment and spill it!

Generally, if someone mentions free money, I stop listening. But this offer from Sephora is about as close to the real deal as it gets.

Beauty Insiders can get $15 towards any order of $35 or more (excluding tax and shipping) when you shop online by October 31st, 2008. Just enter JZD55MXH in the Promotion Code field at checkout. Combined with Sephora’s perpetual free shipping and 3 choice samples per purchase, you can’t pass this up!

Are you going to scream if I keep talking this much about Paris? Well tough beans, buddy. I had an amazing time and I’m not too modest to brag about it. One of my favorite French adventures came courtesy of the skincare gurus at Clarins, who treated us to facials at the fantastic Clarins Spa and Institut in Neuilly.

After our facials, we each got a customized Beauty Prescription which detailed which products to use and in what order for optimal skincare. Then, Clarins mavens Rose Marie Castanos, who’s been with Clarins since its inception and is somewhat of a Parisian celebrity (prompting cries of “Madame Clarins!” from the locals), and Cassandra Moonen took us to a glamorous lunch where I bravely ordered tartare de bouef. (It looks like they slapped an uncooked hamburger patty in the middle of your plate, but it was actually quite tasty.)

Continue reading Tres Parisienne: Clarins Spa and Makeovers

Ah, Paris. Since I can’t go back yet, I’ll have to celebrate fashion designer Sonya Rykiel’s 40th anniversary with a piece of her collection that won’t break the bank… her latest fragrance, Belle en Rykiel.

• Top notes: mandarin, red currant, lavender flowers
• Heart notes: heliotrope, coffee blossom, frankincense
• Base notes: patchouli, amber, vanilla, mahogany wood

This oriental fragrance was created to seduce the senses with a frankincense-lavender accord, mouth-watering red currant, and a sweetness of vanilla. Feel tres Parisienne with this fairy tale fragrance from the famed French designer, even if you can’t afford her iconic knit sweaters.

Belle en Rykiel sells for $85 in the 100ml size at Bloomingdale’s and Amazon.com.