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Meet Stila's Sarah Lucero

Stila Celebrity Makeup Artist and Global Creative Director Sarah Lucero will be stopping by two Sephora stores in Los Angeles tomorrow and Saturday to share her favorite tricks and tips on creating everything from the perfect cat eye swoop to how to most effectively use BB creams during the summer. 

Here are the details:

Friday, May 25th - Sarah will be at the Sephora in Manhattan Beach (in the Manhattan Village Shopping Center on Sepulveda Blvd.)

Saturday, May 26th - Sarah will be at the Sephora in South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa

Sarah will be doing personalized makeup consulations, which is super cool because her work has been featured in so many fabulous places (on the runways at Fashion Week, on your favorite celebrities...)  She's also Stila's Global Director of Education, which means that she spends half her time traveling and training Stila's field team on how to use and sell the latest Stila products.  (Sounds like a dream job, right?)  The other half of her time she spends as the lead artist at top fashion shows and acts as a beauty expert for both TV and print and is the Stila spokesperson on HSN.  Stop by and see her if you can make it!

CoverGirl's Beauty Bar

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to check out CoverGirl's pre-MTV Movie Awards Beauty Bar at Nine Zero One salon in West Hollywood with my friends Charli and Jen for some fun celebrity spotting (Demi Lovato, Rumer Willis, Aubrey O’Day, Karina Smirnoff and Stephanie Pratt, to mention a few) and beauty treatments.  It was so nice just to kick back and relax with our chic Hpnotiq purple cocktails and enjoy some finger sandwiches and deliciously decadent macaroons.  (I could've easily scarfed down the whole tray!)  

The event included tons of different ways to beautify yourself, including a FakeBake area where you could get spray tanned and walk out with a golden glow.  I was tempted to indulge, but then I just got lazy, so I treated myself to a mani/pedi instead.  (A gorgeous coral on my toes and a slate grey on my fingers).  Makeup artists were demonstrating their favorite looks on people, and there were stylists giving everyone some fashionable braid hairstyles, several of which I'm definitely going to attempt to copy at home.  (We'll see how that goes...)  We also got sent off with gift bags full of Wella Brilliance products for color-treated hair, which I'm excited to try, and some of CoverGirl's new summer offerings, including their NatureLuxe Gloss Balm.  I'll definitely report back once I try them.  

All weekends should include fun events like this.  I would be a much happier girl on Monday mornings! 

Party Time

If you're in the L.A. area next week, you'll definitely want to head over to South Coast Plaza to celebrate the opening of the new Origins store.  It sounds like quite the party - Origins is partnering with Straight No Chaser, a 10-man, all male a capella group, who will be performing a 30-minute set in front of the store.  After the concert (with free drinks and canapés!) there'll be free mini-facials and deluxe Origins samples (while supplies last).  Afterwards, Origins will even plant a tree on behalf of all the attendees through Global ReLeaf (which has already planted more than 150,000 trees with Origins).  Sounds great, right?  I need to be independently wealthy so I can attend all these fabulous soirees!     

Stila's Warehouse Sale 2010

It's that time of year again!  Stila's annual Warehouse Sale is this Saturday, December 11th from 8am to 3:30pm.  If you're in L.A., it's definitely worth getting up early for on a weekend (and this is coming from someone who never even considers getting out of bed before 11am when I don't have to).  There's always tons of great products there at amazing prices - I usually get a bunch of stuff for myself (of course!) and then buy some of the sets for Christmas or birthday presents for my friends and family.  You'll definitely want to get there as early as possible though, just to make sure you don't miss out on any of the hot items.  The address of the sale this year is:

The Doll Factory

1910 West Temple Street

L.A., CA 90026 

See you there!

Bliss on Gilt!

In need of a trip to the spa?

No matter which coast you call home, find the skin-fixing and tension-nixing services of Bliss at your fingertips and indulge in the ultimate spa experience on Gilt Groupe with our special Bliss sale!
 
For the FIRST TIME EVER on any luxury flash sale site, Bliss is partnering with Gilt Groupe for exclusive sales in multiple cities, offering treatments and packages with locations in New York, L.A. and six other cities in between! In addition to cult-favorite products, this sale is a MUST for beauty buffs looking to refresh for Fall!
 
Log onto gilt.com/bliss today, September 16th at 12PM ET through Saturday, September 19th at NOON ET to find the de-stressing services of Bliss at your beck and call.  The renowned spa offers high-tech beauty solutions in a sleek, refined-yet-relaxed environment.  With trademark touches like rhythm and blues tunes, a brownie buffet, and the most talented staff on the planet, it's no wonder they’ve gained a gaggle of grooming groupies over the years.  Bliss' super-effective bath, body and skincare blends are based on years of tension-nixing, skin-fixing expertise, and will make you look and feel ‘spa’-tacular every day!

Lisa Hoffman Beauty Gives Back

As if I didn't already need a reason to shop.  Lisa Hoffman Beauty is donating 20% of proceeds from the sale of her Madagascar Orchid Fragrance Oil on QVC to the Rainforest Foundation which was founded by Trudie Styler and Sting.  Giving feels good, and smells good, doesn't it? 

Get Yourself Emmy Worthy

 

If you're in the Los Angeles area and don't have plans this Sunday, you should definitely take advantage of this.  Frederic Fekkai's Melrose Place location is running a special - you can book three of their signature services (a blow out, polish change, and makeup application) for only $75.  (It would normally be $170).  They'll even serve you champagne while you're being pampered.  It's the perfect way to get ready for that Emmy party you're heading out to.  (Or, you know, to feel glamorous while you're sitting on your couch and eating brownies while watching the festivities in your pajamas.  Your choice...)  To book an appointment, call (323) 655-7800. 

Urban Decay Loves NYC

I am so beyond jealous of all of you product whores in the NYC area who can go to this.  On Saturday, August 28th from 1-9pm, the Sephora in Times Square (the one at 1500 Broadway) will be hosting a one-day sneak peek sales event for Urban Decay's newest Book of Shadows, Vol. III (AKA Urban Decay hearts NYC).  There will only be 1000 of them for sale and there's a limit of 3 per person on a first come first served basis, so definitely make sure you get there early so you don't have to leave disappointed.  How fantastic is it?  Love, love, love, love, love it!  I think it's my favorite one they've released, actually.  It has pop-ups of iconic NYC imagery (like a taxi and the Empire State Building) on it and it even lights up to show off the city skyline.  I mean, could it possibly be any cuter?  No, no it could not.

The palette won't launch on urbandecay.com until after Labor Day and you won't be able to buy it in stores (Macy's, Sephora, and Ulta) until October 1st, so this is a chance to make your friends seriously jealous.  In addition to being able to purchase it early, the first 200 people in line will get a limited-edition Urban Decay t-shirt with their consultation and Urban Decay's international makeup artist, Eric Jimenez, and his team of artists will be there giving makeovers and sharing tips and tricks for achieving the perfect nonstop NYC lifestyle.  I'm so sad I live in L.A. and can't go to this.  If you do get there, make sure you let us know if you scored a Book of Shadows, Vol. III so we can all live vicariously through you...

Plan for a Quickie

Bare Escentuals is revving-up their awesome pink Quickie vans, ready to tour the country starting this month.  The vans actually transform (so cool!) into pop-up boutiques and will be offering FREE make-unders (with a deluxe sized freebie to take home) on streets and sidewalks all across America!  The tour begins today and goes through October 31.  They are visiting 92 cities across the country, so click here to see if they're coming to your town. 

Celebrate World Oceans Day

Today is World Oceans Day and in honor of that, La Mer has unveiled this celebratory dive video that features Oceana spokeswoman January Jones.  How gorgeous is that water and the fish swimming in it?  It's making me long for a tropical vacation.  Sigh...