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Wake Up

Who doesn't hate the time change?  Even when I get an extra hour of sleep, it still screws up that day and I HATE when I have to lose an hour.  (Like I don't get too little sleep as it is?)  From now until November 4th, select Origins stores in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boca Raton, and Dallas will help you adjust to the time change by giving you a free caffeine fix.  (Which is like music to my always tired ears).

Origins and illy caffé are inviting the people of New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boca Raton and Dallas to stop by select Origins retail stores for an energizing pick-me-up on November 2nd, 3rd and 4th!   Origins invites you to enjoy the following (with no purchase necessary!)

• FREE shot of illy espresso
• FREE sample of Origins new GinZing Refreshing eye cream (with Caffeine)
• FREE “Eye-Opening” Mini-Facial
• FREE makeup application
• Chance to win the Wake Up & Win Sweepstakes

To keep you bright-eyed and energized for weeks to come, Origins is giving away gift bags containing a three week supply of GinZing™ Refreshing eye cream and illy espresso, while supplies last.

The Origins stores that are participating are:

New York, NY

• Flatiron: 175 Fifth Avenue
• SoHo: 402 West Broadway
• Upper West Side: 2327 Broadway
• Grand Central: 62 Grand Central Terminal

Los Angeles, CA

• South Coast Plaza: 3333 Bristol Street

San Francisco, CA

• Embarcadero Center: One Embarcadero Center 
• San Francisco Centre: 865 Market Street

Boca Raton, FL

• Town Center at Boca Raton: 6000 Glades Road 

Dallas, TX

• Southlake Town Square: 1426 Civic Place
  

Origins and illy will also awaken guests with the opportunity to enter the Wake Up & Win Sweepstakes, which will award one “Eye-Opening” Grand Prize including a three month supply of GinZing Refreshing eye cream, a $250 Origins Gift Certificate, illy’s Francis Francis X7 espresso machine and a case of illy espresso capsules (a $500 suggested retail value).  Nine other lucky winners will receive a three month supply of GinZing Refreshing eye cream, a $250 Origins Gift Certificate and illy coffee (total suggested retail value approximately $450.)  You can enter Origins Wake Up & Win Sweepstakes from now until November 30th at origins.com/wakeupandwinsweeps.

Stila For Beauty.com

Beauty.com has joined forces with Jenni Kayne to host a series of product demonstrations at their temporary pop-up store.  (It kicked off last Friday with TARTE).  Every week, a different brand that's available on Beauty.com will bring experts to the pop-up store to give consultations and styling (and free product samples!)  Beauty.com will also be giving away promotional gift cards that you can use on the site.  This week, Stila will be at the pop-up store, which is located at 85 Mercer Street (between Spring and Broome) on Saturday, October 24th from 1-3pm.  Stila makeup artist Jason Araujo will be there for consultations and makeup applications and he'll be sharing his expertise on how to get the perfect holiday look this season.  In addition, the first 50 visitors will receive a free full-sized Stila gift PLUS a gift card to shop on Beauty.com.  Get there early! 

Get The Look

Lauren Conrad made an appearance at the 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards on Sunday to present the Style Award to mark Celebrity Stylist Britt Bardo.  You can get Lauren’s look for yourself by using these tips from makeup artist Amy Nadine.  (I love her bright pink lips.  So trendy).  

Inspiration:
“In honor of stylist Britt Bardo, Lauren mixed rocker-chic with a girly-glam!  Her floral bubble dress was paired with studded punk-inspired pumps and her braided half-up hair-do contrasted perfectly with her hot pink lips.”
 
Face:
“For her cheeks, I applied mark Just Pinched Instant Blush Tint in Cheeky, a perfect true pink cream blush, on the apples of her cheeks.  I then dusted mark Twinklebelle in Rose, a shimmery pearlized powder, above her cheekbones and along her collar bone and shoulders to give her skin an overall youthful glow.”
 
Lips:
“To get Lauren’s bold lip, I filled in her entire lip with mark Kissink Lip Tintmarker in Berry Bitten.  This lip stain is a favorite of mine and Lauren’s as it lasts all night without every being dry or flaky.  Finally, I added a top coat of mark Lip Exotics Lip Lacquer Hook Up in Pop to give her pink lips a luscious, wet, finish.”
 
Eyes:

“To balance out Lauren’s pink lip, I applied a thick line of mark Get In Line Hook Up Liquid Waterproof Eyeliner in Painted Black. I wanted to keep the emphasis on her winged-out cat eyes, so I left her lower lash line undefined, except for a coat of mark Make It Big Lash Plumping Mascara in Raven applied to her top and bottom lashes.”

You can buy all the products at meetmark.com.

Meet Mia Hamm

 

In my other life (AKA the one that I am too lazy to pursue) I'm a famous athlete.  I just think it would be so amazing to be that good at something.  (And also, if I was working out that much, just think of all the chocolate I could eat without getting fat!)  Since I'm completely uncoordinated, I'll definitely never be an athlete, so I guess I'll have to make do with meeting them.  Mia Hamm, who was just declared one of the 125 best living athletes of our time, will be greeting fans and signing autographs at Sports Chalet in Long Beach next Saturday, August 8th.  Not only is she the ultimate multi-tasker (she also runs a successful charity, the Mia Hamm Foundation while raising her two children), she's also involved in helping to create new products for the athlete-engineered skincare brand MISSION Skincare.  (Her life makes me tired just thinking about it!)  At the event, you'll be able to get some great tips on how to avoid getting a sunburn while you're spending the summer outdoors and learn more about the MISSION Skincare brand.  I'm totally loving their Fast-Drying Sunscreen Spray and Serena Williams' Pomegranate Lip Balmer SPF 15.  (Both products are in my beach bag!) 

If you'd like to meet Mia, she'll be at Sports Chalet on Saturday, August 8th from 11am-12pm.  It's located in the Long Beach Towne Center at 7440 Carson Blvd. in Long Beach, CA.  If you need directions or would like more info, you can give them a call at (562) 429-9560.  You can pick up MISSION Skincare at your local drugstore or visit their website at missionskincare.com.

Free Makeovers!

For those of you lucky enough to be in the NYC area, you can celebrate the grand opening of the Sephora in Times Square this Friday and Saturday by heading to the Sephora on Broadway or the one in Times Square to meet Josie Maran and score yourself a free makeover.  Fun!  Who doesn't love a makeover?  Especially a free one!

Go Hunting

So as all of us in the L.A. area know, Fred Segal is the mecca of beauty fun.  So many good products and they're all just a short walk away from all of the gorgeous clothes and shoes.  Walking into Fred Segal just makes me happy, especially now they're introducing a new beauty program that I can't wait to try.  Here's the info on it:

Always at the forefront of creating new, interactive and exciting concepts for their customers, STUDIO BEAUTYMIX at Fred Segal introduces Pleasure Hunt. Pleasure Hunt is a bi-monthly deluxe sampling program that allows beauty addicts in the Los Angeles area to test the hottest and newest products just by visiting STUDIO BEAUTYMIX.  These deluxe samples, previously only available as a gift with purchase, will now be available to customers for free!

All you need to do is print out the treasure map and bring it into STUDIO BEAUTYMIX.  (If you click on the image, it'll open in another window for easy printing).  Then the staff will help you follow a few easy clues to find the deluxe samples that are being offered that week.  (This week’s samples include Holy Mud Deluxe Mud Mask, Clark’s Botanical Youth Serum and Marine Cream and two fragrance samples by Ineke).  How fun does that sound?  Free samples are the best!

New Pleasure Hunts will start at noon every other Friday and continue until supplies last.  Happy hunting!

Party With Barbie

 

For everyone in the L.A. area, head to Studio Beauty Mix at Fred Segal this Saturday from 12-5pm to help Barbie celebrate her 50th birthday.  (Doesn't she look great for her age?)  There'll be mini facials, hand massages, and hair styling, plus you can buy yourself some of the Barbie Loves Stila cosmetics (they're sooo cute).  And when you're done living it up at all of the Barbie shops, you can browse the rest of the store.  (I'm currently coveting about four of the purses there and pretty much all of the shoes.  What can I say?  Fred Segal is a shopper's paradise!) 

You're Invited...

For those of you in the L.A. area, this Thursday night, head over to Fred Segal to check out the launch of Smashbox at Studio at Fred Segal.  (I'm at Fred Segal all the time and I didn't even realize they didn't carry Smashbox.  I'm usually too busy running around like a little kid saying, "Ooh, I want this!" and "Oh my God, I love this sooooo much!" to notice what they don't have).  The Spring Muse collection is gorgeous - you really need to see it in person if you haven't already.  And there's cocktails, too!  Shopping and cocktails - what more could you want? 

Clinique Pays It Forward

I've always adored Clinique products, but now there are even more reasons to love Clinique (besides their Black Honey lipstick!)  Today is the beginning of Clinique's Happy Weekend.  (How much fun does that sound?)  Here's some more info on it:

In an effort to “pay it forward” and bring happiness and good will to consumers, Clinique will be brandishing shoppers with Random Acts of Happiness at the Happy Weekend Hospitality Tent in key cities across the country (New York, Chicago and Miami) – because we could all use a little joy and happiness this holiday season. 

• At the Happy Weekend Hospitality Tents Clinique Happy Santa and Elves will present passersby with free hot chocolate, cookies, Happy candy canes and complimentary gift wrapping (regardless of where the gifts were purchased).
• Clinique counters nationwide will be gifting free iPods to lucky consumers chosen from those who enter to win, regardless of whether they have purchased a Clinique product.  
• Happy Elves will be on the watch for anyone in need of help.  (I totally want a Happy Elf to just follow me around all day and take care of the random holiday things that take forever when it's so crowded.  Maybe the Happy Elf could wait in line at Starbucks for me so I always have a warm Espresso Truffle Latte in my hand!)

In addition to the above, Clinique will also celebrate Happy Weekend by focusing its efforts on making people happy in small but meaningful ways.  Clinique will reunite with Big Brothers Big Sisters, the largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the country, to ensure that those less fortunate have many opportunities to smile this holiday season.  Beyond donating monies, Clinique will give the children and their moms something to be happy about.

Although most of the children of Big Brothers Big Sisters receive donated gifts, they often don’t have anything to give their moms for the holidays.  This year the children will have the opportunity to gift their moms a Clinique makeover on Happy Weekend, along with a full year supply of skin care and makeup that has been customized for her needs. In addition, Clinique will join the children of Big Brothers Big Sisters at their annual holiday party on December 13th in New York City and will bring along a Clinique Happy Santa to deliver presents to all.

Thanks, Clinique! 

Stila Events!

We here at Product Whores love Stila.  (I think I own every single one of their Lip Glazes.  Seriously).  So when we found out about two Stila events taking place in L.A. this month, we had to pass along the info so everyone could share in the makeup goodness.

Stila AND a visit to Fred Segal's?!  And hand massage treatments, too?  Count me in!

The Stila Winter Warehouse sale is something no makeup fan can pass up.  In this economy, the chance to fill out your makeup wardrobe at 50-80% off is amazing.  That's practically drugstore prices.  It's like they're giving it away!  And who can say no to that?

Happy shopping!