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What’s glossier than red and pure 24k gold?
More Moulin Rouge than Vaudeville is Essie’s glamorous Limited Edition Nailcolor called Love, Beverly Hills xx. The shimmer factor is just right, and the red just about complements every skin tone on the planet (we’ve not analyzed Mars or Venus yet). It is available in January 2009 at www.essie.com and at beauty stores for a fraction of the price of REAL gold: $18.00.
Who says that investing can’t be wise?

Sephora is giving fans a real treat in the New Year. Make an appointment at any of Sephora’s stores and stop by on January 10th to sit down with Sephora’s skin pros and pledge your allegiance to beautiful skin (rough, right?). And leave with an exclusive bag FILLED with samples of your favorite brands, absolutely free.
Get a load of Sephora’s locations here to find the store nearest you.
Check out some neat new arrivals while you’re at it:

NEW! Philosophy Completely Clear ($35 a $53 value) – Declare your independence from acne with …

We all receive them: those unwanted, duplicate, triplicate gifts we would love to regift and wish we could.
On December 26th, you can do just that.
The first 150 guests to bring their unused and unwanted beauty presents (up to $50 in value) will receive a brand new Carol’s Daughter present in exchange! Bring the gifts to ANY of the seven locations. All products will be donated to the Lupus Foundation of America.
For a list of locations, click here
Who thought regifting could be so much fun?

We know you’re out there. Armed with your gift list, you hit the stores on December 24 because there’s nothing like the adrenaline high you get from stealth shopping. Or you decided to cut back on excessive spending this year for obviously reasons, but suddenly that hemp tote for your BFF is starting to look pretty sad and you want to trade up. Or you’re hyper-organized and got all your shopping done before Thanksgiving, but now you want to gift yourself because you know your clueless Significant Other is going …

  
 We have to admit we never thought of CVS/pharmacy as a beauty shopping destination. But like a frumpy female turned femme fatale on “What Not to Wear,” the drugstore chain has had a makeover that’s nothing short of amazing. This holiday season you’ll find us snapping up incredible deals in the beauty aisle, including the following gems for under $20 that are sure to please the most demanding divas on your shopping list.

 
From 24/7 Skincare, Instant Plump Volumizing Lip Shine plumps, glosses, moisturizes and enhances your natural lip color while …

Moisture is the thing our skin craves this season. And Ojon is what our skin secretly craves. Remember the Black Ball we wrote about? The one that smelt exactly like chocolate and the one that my Golden Retriever secretly tried to gobble up? Well, they’ve launched a White Ball.
Not as tasty smelling, but it is oh-so-luxurious to lather and rub all over your parched skin cells.
This white ball produces a creamy lather that nourishes and cares for skin in a way no shower BFF can. Each ball can take …