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Capture the golden flecks of summer with Clarins Splendours Summer 2013 Colour Collection!
With a shimmery body oil that illuminates skin, a collection of four harmonious brown, gold and pink eyeshadows, an elongating water-proof mascara, a bronzing compact that allows skin to look either sun-kissed or très soleil and crystalline glaze lipsticks and glosses that condition and add immense shine to lips — you’ll be feeling like a bronzed goddess in no time!

Splendours Summer Bronzing Compact ($35.00)
This generously sized bronzing compact boasts a Mineral Sunlight Complex that allows for mineral pigments …

In a world where all-in-one products are a huge convenience, we are constantly looking for the latest and best invention that will cut down on our application time, as well as massive amounts of products to purchase.
Susan Posnick once again has something that makes the concept of the all-in-one product attainable and definitely convenient and fun to use.
The ColorEyeDefine ($26.00) pencil is comprised of an angled liner on one end and a self-dispensing eyeshadow on the other that compliments the liner shade.

There are a total of 8 pencils available in …

It was a pleasure to attend the AJ Crimson BB+D Cream launch at the Shoreham Hotel in New York a few weeks ago. I myself found a BB cream that blended into my skin PERFECTLY (I use AJ Crimson #2 BB Cream!)

AJ finding my match!

Makeup artist AJ Crimson created a beauty revolution for women of color, launching a BB+D Cream ($34.00) that has changed the game!
Check out BeautyStat’s swatches of the IMAN BB Crème for women of color in 6 shades —> HERE!
AJ‘s work has graced the pages of Glamour, Interview …

When it comes to skincare some people like a simple routine, while others prefer a complex regimen of multiple serums, moisturizers, toners and more! But, is a serum really that important for your skin or is it just an extra step?
BeautyStat reviewed some great serums for all different skin types and concerns, from anti-aging and scar-reducing to sensitive and oily skin. Our very own Ron Robinson explained exactly what a serum does for one’s skin and how to apply:
“Serums are specialized treatments that work to target a specific beauty concern. …

I have been told many times — by many different people — that a woman without color on her cheeks lacks pizzazz. Well, I’d be lying if I told you that I believed that… I don’t think it has anything to do with color on your cheeks, but I do LOVE blush.
Blush adds a little flush of color to your cheeks. I especially love when a blush has a multi-use function, like being able to apply it as an eyeshadow.

Susan Posnick has done it again with another awesome product: ColorMe …

I am a huge fan of the Ole Henriksen Truth Collection, and use many of their products in my daily routine, so I was delighted when asked to review the New Pure Truth Youth Activating Oil ($45.00). It smells absolutely delicious! I know that vitamin C always plays a large part in the Ole Henriksen line, as it’s a natural skin brightener.
This oil has pure, unfiltered, unprocessed and cold pressed rose hips oil to maintain its highest potency — activating the skin’s natural reparative abilities. Vitamin A, C and essential fatty …

Calling all gals with straight, curl-less hair who CRAVE those coveted day-at-the-beach, sexy waves. Even though my hair is naturally curly, I actually LOVE how my hair looks after a day at the beach.
I know first-hand how some gals crave curls: See, my 15-year-old daughter Jaylyn’s hair isn’t curly — and I’ve seen how she longs for curly hair, despite all the teasing she does about mine.
Before

Jaylyn using a curling wand for those waves
She uses curling wands or braids her hair wet overnight just to create curls! Well, cheer up, …

Get smooth, shiny hair that radiates health from the inside out! From YUKO, the innovators behind the original Japanese Straightening System founded in 1993 by Yuko Yamashita with Phiten Japan, comes the latest breakthrough product in professional haircare technology, DEEP CONDITIONING TREATMENT BY YUKO®.
DEEP CONDITIONING TREATMENT BY YUKO® is a salon-pro service (only available at select salons) that is different from any other conditioning treatment on the market today. YUKO’s use of soy, wheat, and silk will improve both the look and feel of your hair by bonding with the ultimate “heat-activated” hydrating agent, Meadowfoam Seed Oil. …

As we age we lose collagen and, as a result, get wrinkles that make us appear older. Dietary intake of collagen peptides has been “scientifically proven” to enhance formation of collagen in the dermis layer of our skin.
Regularly replenishing certain amino acids by drinking hydrolyzed collagen drink (Beauty Nectar) replenishes and maintains healthy amounts of collagen in the skin and produces a noticeable anti-aging effect to the skin.
Heidi Gilchrist, MD, board certified dermatologist and known beauty expert, and Sarah Ehrlich, founder and CEO of Ashieda, LLC, let us know the benefits …

A lifetime of beautiful skin begins with a single choice: Clarisonic. Clarisonic’s variety of skin-cleansing brushes gives you the power to be beautiful while at home or on the go.
With its cute, compact design and its variety of vibrant colors, the Clarisonic Mia is there to keep skin clean no matter where life takes you. Now, Mia provides greater flexibility and power in the palm of your hand with the introduction of its newest sibling: Mia 2!
When it comes to skincare, not everyone has the same desires, needs and regimens. Mia …