At The Counter
Spring into Summer
Lip Gloss- use your finger to smudge these lip glosses on straight from the pot. Available in Heat – creamy coral, Sexy – sheer berry, Melt – perfect pink and Simmer – shimmering champagne. Fusion Bronzing Body Powder Set in The Strip Instantly glow from head to toe with this oversized compact of golden, silk-like powder that features shimmering shades of pink, gold and bronze, comes complete with a soft kabuki powder brush.Sephora
Have you been watching the show Tudors? The actor to watch is Jonathan Rhys Meyers. 
His sexy blue eyes and strong features can be seen now on youtube.com as the new face for Hugo Boss signature fragrance. Check out this fresh terrific new Hugo Boss fragrance for your special guy and watch the fabulous multi-media video on http://youtube.com/watch?v=TqZW3GX5dFU
Sean John Unforgivable Multi Platinum Gift Set ($65) – A perfect scent for the most stylish dad; this "platinum" version of the original fragrance is a sensual combination of Sicilian Lemon, Italian Bergamot, and Green Mandarin. PLUS, this set includes an exclusive CD with two new songs by multi-platinum recording artist and Sean John founder Diddy.
Anthony Logistics For Men The Shave Cabinet ($60) – This complete set of shaving essentials is everything a man needs to start the day fresh and well groomed. Kit includes glycolic facial cleanser, shave cream, astringent, after shave balm, and a fogless shave mirror.
Jack Black On The Road Travel Pack ($56) – Head to toe grooming for the guy on the go, this on the road sleek pack includes Beard Lube, All Over Wash For Face, Hair & Body, Face Buff, Industrial Strength Hand Healer, Double Duty Face Moisturizer SPF 20, and Intense Therapy
Lip Balm.
all at Sephora
Also, check out Details Magazine for a cool shaving article in June.
If you have read my articles on skin care Spring Skin Tune Up you know that going to your dematologist or medical esthetician is a good idea. Next time you are there, check to see if they have the Obagi System of Skin Care. WOW! It is fabulous and really works. Because these products are pharmaceutical rather than cosmeceutical, they preform better. The price is about the same as brands at the finer department stores but the results are worth it. Obagi
From Covermark, a leader in concealment cosmetics, comes Scar Treatment Cover Kit . Scars and discoloration can be
disfiguring. Trust me, after major surgies I know! Scar tissue can be non-absorbent to regular makeup, and rub off on your clothes easily. Here's four duo kits with everything you need for your perfect skin tone. The kit includes Hydrating Base with Camellia to create a smooth even surface. The Primer helps to compensate for any discoloration for the scar, creating one, uniform skin tone. Maximum Coverage Classic Covermark helps to match skin tone and conceal. Luxe Finishing Powder sets and seals the foundation so it stays in place for hours without fading, melting. (very light, light, medium and dark) Play around with the kit before you go out though. You'll have to work with it to be sure it doesn't rub off.
I've had the pleasure to try out Activate Beauty A Hydration Haven for Hair. Developed by a
group of Latina Women looking for hydrating hair products at an affordable price that's shopper friendly. Each product is enriched with a Hydro-Infused complex of Sea Grape, White Water Lily, Vitamin E to name a few. I use the shampoo and conditioner daily after swimming in a Bromine treated Pool. The Activate Soft Curls works great on natural curly hair and the Activate Sealant Serum acts as a humidity barrier. All of these products are under $10 and can be found at Ulta, Target and Wal Mart stores, or go to www.activatebeauty.com
Planet Friendly Recycline Preserve Razor Triple. These razors sold at natural food stores are made with 100% recycled materials and are the first environment-friendly alternative for high-performance shaving products. Even the packaging is recycled. And the design is great too. http://www.recycline.com
If you haven't used Wet'n'Wild products, you are in for a treat. Most of us makeup artists have been buying the #666 (don't get nervous by the number) lip pencil for many years. It's the perfect brandy with gold shimmer and looks beautiful on all lips. at $.99 I buy 6 at a time. Wet 'n' Wild has some cool products out for spring and summer including MegaPump Bronzer in Brazilian Bronze $3.99. The Ultimate
Expressions Eyeshadow Palettes $4.99 contain eight shadows. Sand Castle for the bronze Goddess, Paradise Cove, (mauves and purples) and Fantasy Island to smoke up the eye in blues and greens. These shadows are almost creamy to the touch. I'll be using them on the models for Friday's photo shoot. From Mascara to a variety of lipstick textures and Cover-All Liquid Conceal Wand $2.99 these quality products fit your budget and work well too.
New Hair products. göt2b Hottie, a new hair repair line to rev up your locks. It's a full line with Shampoo, Conditioner, Leave-in Instant Mender, and Oil Therapy Repair Blasts, all $5.99 an
d at Walgreens, and other mass retail stores. On a job last week, I used göt2b Styl'Tini Strong One Power Grip Gel on an actor to slick his hair back. it worked so well he left with it on to show off to his co-workers. And without grease or stiffness. Nice products for all your styling needs and very reasonably priced. At Ulta and other stores nationwide.
Found in salons and at www.emani.com is a very nice mineral makeup line, Emani Minerals. The Pressed Mineral Powder goes on well and works even better when first applied with Super Hydrating Face Serum. The pressed powder covers acne, rosacea and doesn't accentuate fine lines. Their Color Dusts for eyes and lips (applied with clear lip gloss) come in many colors so you are sure to find several you like. And for 12 hour stay-on power, use the Emani Magic Sealer
I finally got a chance to try Victoria's Secret products and wondered what took so long. I'm a big fan of their undies department and find the service reps to be happy to help. The makeup and skin care display is easy and clean to go through and test products. I tried the new limited edition Diamonds Collections Lip gloss in Sparkler and Solitaire and light sheer pink and a darker berry. It was strictly fun, and felt good to be wearing real crushed diamonds on my lips of all places.
The Limited-Edition Diamond Sparkle Loose Powder $18 is in a cute twist off package and adds sparkle and glisten to shoulders, chest and anywhere you want to feel creative and a-glow. There's also Eye Shimmer in 3 pretty shades of Ice, Vivid and Emerald Cut, and Rose -Tinted Face Powder in 4 shades. Another VS limited edition makeup for Spring 07 is Very Sexy Makeup "Fulfilled". This collection represents the woman who wants dewy skin, natural and luminous for eyes, cheeks and lips with a bronze finish. There's also a Limited-Edition Fulfilled All-Over Makeup Kit $28 with neutral, but naughty eye shadows, lipsticks, lip lacquer and a face bronzer. The collection has been available since March and won't last long, so get in and see it. The Beauty Rush Body-Care Collection is fun, smells and feels great with names like Passion Fruit Pop, Strawberry Fiz, and Appletini. Yesterday I appled the Body Zing Moisture Gel in Grapefruit Blast and sprayed Appletini Body Double Mist on top, to create a moist, shimmery look to the model's skin for an ad. Till the next photo shoot, it goes in my shower to slather, mist and luxuriate.
Hey, here's some bargains check it out. Lorac Maui Wowie Full Face Kit at Beauty.com a cool palette with 4 tropical shadows, 2 lip colors, a blush and bronzer in a tropical motif package.
Tart is a fun new line to check out like their Tart Sunburst Beaded Bronzing Lotion, either at the stores like Sephora or online. at Beauty.com
Miracle Eyes cream is a water-based cream containing active plant extracts and Hyaluronic acid at BuyBeauty.com
Buy any DuWop product and get a free
venom gloss sample. Here's something to order, too, their Tinted Body Moisturizer. I use it on actresses and models for a slightly bronze, glistening body
Three Custom Color Specialists products
at Beauty.com! If you haven't tried Three Custom Color Specialists, you definitely have to check them out. If you like the rest of us have had a favorite lipstick get discontinued and you are lost trying to match it up, here's the place you can send a sample and they will make your perfect lipstick shade. Cool!
I just heard and tried the new Spring 07 Pantina Naturally Stunning Multi Tasking Book The Palette contains eyes, cheeks and lips in nude and pinks. What's cool is that the inside cover is a diagram that helps you design your perfect look. Nice, and the price is under $10. Check out the Fusion Pot Gloss too, in a small pot, lots of shine in Lollipops and Asian pear punch, they even taste good. Available online and at www.pantina.com
Zero Frizz Finish Fix will glisten your hair, make it controllable , less static, help repair frizzed ends and smooths down all those fly-a-ways. Can you tell I like this product and keep it in my "set" kit on photo and video shoots? It keeps those News anchor's hair from sticking straight up in the light. There's lots more in the Zero Frizz line too, like Zero Frizz Quick Fix, Corrective Hair Serum and Curl Rescue. All found at mass retail stores nationwide.
I haven't talked about Olay Products in a while and they deserve notice. Besides all the new face and body cleansers with a variety of ingredients to serve all skin types, Olay came out with Definity. Definitiy penetrates ten layers deep to reverse the appearance of past damage. The luxurious Definity Intense Hydrating Cream deeply hydrates dry, tired skin, Correcting Protective Lotion with SPF15 incorporates an exclusive glucosamine complex to improve the appearance of uneven tone and fine lines in aging skin, revealing luminous more flawless skin, and Definity Deep Penetrating Foaming Moisturizer, a light but powerful moisturizer that feels great going on. Combining three treatments in one, Olay Regenerist Eye Derma-Pod Anti-Aging Triple Response System seems to correct the delicate skin around the eye as soon as it is applied. On my clients, it reduced puffiness, softened lines like it was filling them. (who needs the plastic surgeon) and gave the skin a much nicer appearance. These little pods go in my makeup kit to work with me on tired actresses, news reporters and models. Available at all mass retail stores.
Hard Candy 
takes spring by storm with Mix Tape Palettes. These cute cases carry 3 eye shadows and 3 lip glosses, and even smaller than a cassette, fits in your tiniest handbag or pocket. There's three collections, to tempt you, and at a decent buy. Here's something really cute, Eye Candy Single Serving Eye Shadows. In sweet little slide top colorful disks and lots of shadow shades to choose from, you'll have a ball collecting these. I've got Spearmint, a great aquamarine that adds pizazz to the lid with sparkle and light. Sweet Spot Lip Gloss, in an easy to use squeeze tube is high shine. Inspired by the days of the Flower Child, and Make Love Not War generations, the six shades from pink to peach and nude with iridescent micro sparkles will satisfy your taste and have you dancing i
I've got the new Eye Candy Palette. With it's flip top 9 eye shadows are accessible to apply alone or mix up for all new colors. They shimmer, and are perfect for the party girl. Sephora.com
The Nova Skin Care System, is an at home micro-dermabrasion type patented system tha
t delivers more punch than other at-home systems because of its wand design. The motor is surrounded by powerful, rare-earth magnets call Neodymium that create thousands of movements in all directions. this helps release impurities, and deliver moisture, nutrients and anti-aging benefits. There are three speeds to choose from for your comfort level, a cleanser, called Purify packed with botanicals, Reveal, an exfoliate that includes millions of micro poly-beads in a light gel that refines skin, soothes and smooths. And Quench, a deep-penetrating moisturizer. The difference in this system is that all the products are applied with the wand which pushes and mixes them into the skin while stimulating new cell growth. With the system are plenty of washable applicator tops that fit on the wand, used with each step. There is a trial offer and a 30 day return if you are not satisfied. The only thing that bothered me about it was the wand was big to hold in my hand and that made it slightly uncomfortable. However, for nice looking clean and polished skin, I'll live with it.
Nu Skin has been around but I had never tried it. So, I got my hands on Facial Scrub, with finely ground walnuts to smooth away dead surface skin cells. Even your man will like this. It doesn't smell girly, and your skin feels really good after. Especially if you use Celltrex Ultra Recover Fluid afterwards. Celltrex is made from hydroxytyrosol - an antioxidant from extra virgin olive oil. The serum calms the skin especially after the scrub is applied. What I truly love is Tru Face. The jar contains tiny vials you open separately and apply serum to the skin after washing, toning, or a mask. You'll see instant results of smoother skin. Well, I did!
Miracle Eyes Firming Anti-Wrinkle Treatment instantly transforms and hydrates the skin around the eye area. Refreshing and shows its stuff quickly. At BuyBeauty.com
Mineral Makeup
Read this special report by Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
There is black and then there is BLACK! If y
ou've played around with liner wanting a really black smokey look, you know what I mean. L'Oreal Paris for summer has come out with three amazing blackest black eye liners. I've just used Carbon Black Eyeliner, Perfect 
Self-advancing Eyeliner and Lineur Intense Felt Tip Liquid Eyeliner in Carbon Black on a fashion shoot. It worked! I got great black especially from the Intense Felt Tip Liquid Eyeliner. For more control, I tranfered the liner from the included tube applicator to a tiny bent tip liner brush. Try applying one of the pencil liners first and smudging that into the lash line, then layer the liner. It's like Patent Leather! Another plus is that it is suitable for sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers. The new Telescopic Lengthening & Lash Separating Mascara is all in the brush and formula. The flat interior brush side instantly lenghens wit
h each stroke, and the comb side separates lashes leaving them clump free, long and luscious. The formula uses the physics of ionic charges to deliver extreme length. (How do they do that?) Upon application, negative and positive charges attract, causing lashes, especially the tips, to cling to the formula, instantly lengthening their appearance to outrageous lengths. More from L'Oreal Paris is Bare Naturale Gentle Mineral Blush. Micro-refined mineral technology continues from Bare Naturale Mineral Makeup. This new, loose powder blush, featuring weightless minerals, leaves an incredibly soft, natural flush on cheeks as they receive skin-soothing benefits. Also check out Pro Manicure, Colour Rich Lipstick and Gloss. Find these gems at your favorite mass market store and Ulta Store.
Stila has a fun new shadow that's festivally designed as a sundial with 3 shades of eye shadow base, liner and
crease. The shadows including a great Acapolco Green, is subtle and shimmery. There are several combinations to choose from. Sephora
Here's the makeup, hair, skin care and goodies blooming from the counters and begging our attention
Even us palefaces can go tropical with all the bronzers and self tanners out this spring and summer. Bronze is big for lips, cheeks and eyes in gold bronze, pink bronze, copper and apricot. You can find brilliant ways to shimmer with Smashbox, Benefit, Lola, Sephora, and Cargo. And that's just a few. Wherever you go, be it department store or your local Walgreen, from Cover Girl to Estee Lauder, you'll find the look in your price range. Here's some notable products and not necessarily bronze. For Tweens to Baby Boomer
Nars, always a favorite sparkles this season for eyes and lips. Sugarland is a sweet duo eyeshadow with Sparkling apricot and 
orchid pink. Use either on the lid, combine for a third lid shade or use one as a brow hi-light. The ivory and gold Thebes Duo Cream Eyeshadow looks luscious applied with a soft brown in the eye crease, deep brown, black or plum liner and lots of mascara, or fake lashes. Top the look off with Tutti Frutti lipstick and you have a beautiful look. Summer will bring Sparkling Pressed Powder, so sheer you hardly know its there, but the soft sparkle will captivate. I tried the 
Machu Piccu shade of soft fleshy/gold and it was perfect. Porte Vecchio Lipstick (a sheer burgundy) looks great with most skin tones. If you haven't tried Nars Multiple Stick, run to the store now or just click on the link below. Its fabulous and looks like you've just pinched your cheeks. Good for eyes, cheeks and lips Nars The Multiple. One more product and a Nars staple is
Nars Monoi Body Glow IIa dual set of body glow infused with wonderful scents in a limited edition and only available online. NARS at Sephora.com
Calvin Klein Fragrances. ckin2u by Calvin Klein is two
fragrances, one for him, and one for her that compliment each other. His, more bold and musk than her's softly blended citrus with amber and cedar dry notes. Eternity Summer and Ck One Summer is now online and at stores. Check these sexy new additions to the ck fragrance line at fine department stores nationwide and Sephora
Two Faced Cosmetics 
has a new Status Lip Gloss with a pigment technology used for the world's top auto manufacturers. Shine baby! In shades like Sugar Daddy (Golden Pink), Billionaire Boyfriend (Copper Rose) and Champagne Wishes (Bronze) at Sephora. While you are there ...Too Faced Quickie Chronicle - The Tropical Tease is a great palette of cheek, lip and eye shades in bronze tones and well worth the price. Quickie Chronicle The Tropical Tease
More from Sephora to tempt your bronzing palette at the stores and online is Sephora sun Tinted Bronzing Mist – Tan in an instant. Spray this Mango and Monoi scented mist all over your body for a long-lasting, faux-glow. Sun Progressive Bronzing A healthy glow that lasts year round. This bronzing cream contains Shea Butter to moisturize while gradually producing a natural tan. Archipel Bronzer Compact This multi-color compact combines shades that blend together for the perfect bronze complexion. Contains SPF 15 Sephora Duo Bronzer For double-duty beauty, this cream to powder compact features a bronzer and luminizer in one. Sephora Bronzer In two shades, Riviera and Caribbean, for a flawless, sun-kissed glow that protects with SPF 15. Sephora.com
Quickly run to the store or order online the spring/summer palette of lips, cheeks and eyes. a great buy at $36.00. There's more fun in Colorfull Eye Shadow Palette 
with green tea to soothe the skin around the eyes. Developed to glide on wet or dry, these quad palettes come in a variety of shades to suit your taste.
Zirh (written up in all the magazines) is a great men only skin care line and they are running a great deal on an anti-aging kit for y
our fella. CLEAN Face Wash (4.2 oz tube), CORRECT Vitamin Serum with Pycnogenol®, RESTORE Herbal Eye Cream with caffeine and REJUVENATE ZIRH's Anti-aging cream for men. Packed in a compact, silver travel bag. And a bonus of free shipping. Click below Free Shipping with purchase of ANTI-AGING KIT A $115 VALUE for only $89.00
Benefit always has something to love in their product line, and here's a few. An addition to Bad Gal
Mascara in black, is Bad Gal Blue. This will brighten up your eyes and add a little more flirtation to your lashes. 10, bronze and hi-lite in a box, one sweep either as a combo mixed, or separa
tely, and it's on. The packaging is the same concept as Dandoline, (my fav) and the look is soft and pretty. At Sephora stores nationwide and onlineci/ci==
Joey New York has such interesting products I needed to try them out. Egg Cream Extreme Lift Cream with Egg and Honey Tones, tightens firms, enhances texture. This is a vitamin/mineral treatment in a bottle. They say it will lift a sagging jaw line and neck to firm, and tighten. I'm game! Correct- A-Line For Face. Botex in a bottle? It did soften the lines, but the deeper ones around my forehead might need spackle. The syrum contains Hyaluronic Acid which is an excellent moisturizer in that it holds 1,000 times its weight in water and the skin naturally plumps. For those of you who's skin reactes to Alpha Hydroxy Acid, it's good to know Correct -A-Line doesn't have any AHA's in the formulation. Joey New York has a great makeup line too. The very nice State of the Arch brow system includes a wonderful brush. I'd buy it just for the double sided brush to paint fine lines to sparse brows. Lattes anyone? Brazilian Coffee with Hint of Cocoa is a double sided jumbo pencil. One side is a matte lipstick - the other side a lipshine. Wear them alone or layered. And they taste like you've just visited your favorite coffee hut. From the Lip Perks Collection, the Collagen Building pencils come in four coffee shades. They are worth your attention! Also worthy of a lookie-see are the double sided gloss
CinneMAN Lip Gloss Duo has a subtle cinnamon and vanila taste and feels good on. Plus all the lipsticks, palettes, and glosses in the CinneMan line contain lip plumping ingredients maxi-lip and Dermaxyl. They come in 5 duo shades of bronze, with pink, peach and grape and vanilla
Sheer Cover is a mineral makeup line on TV that is touted to be 100% pure minerals, feels lightweigh
t and looks totally natural.
Another advantage is that it contains NO preservatives, chemical dyes, fragrance, silicones, or talc. Check it out, it's a full line of cosmetics. Their website offers tips and tricks on the best way to apply the makeup. Sheer Cover® 30–Day Intro Kit – Only $29.95
Some cute makeup bags Soho London New York for spring and summer can hold whatever you need to take with. Check out the Candy Dots Collection, Tropical Terry Collection and Animal PVC. At most retail outlets.
A while back I was sampled a skin care line called Cosmedicine
. This line is well worth the price in my opinion. Love, Love , Love the MegaDose Skin Fortifying Serum, and Hydra Healer Maximum Strength Moisture Cream. Cosmedicine Healthy Cleanse Foaming Cleanser & Toner In One 5 ozThe representatives at Sephora can help you choose which treatment is right for you and you can purchase starter sets at a reduced size and price to see if the products work as well as they did on me. These products are from Klinger Advanced Aesthetics and formulated well for all skin types including sensitive skin. The ingredients are the best "over the counter" concentration available without a prescription. If anything order the UVA/UVB SPF 30 Sunscreen. These products are exclusively at Sephora
Principal Secret is a coveted finalist in the CEW Beauty Awards for most innovative 
product for their Age Breaker Enzyme Mask and Peel, Reclaim The mask and peel deep cleans skin using the ingredient Papain, (from papaya). In just 20 minutes can exfoliate 100% of dead surface skin cells! Wow!