Free FULL SIZE eye cream @ Sephora w/ purchase

Sephora is doing yet another hard to resist beauty freebie! Just enter code BEAUTYSLEEP and get a free FULL SIZE Cosmedicine eye cream w/ ANY skincare purchase! Retails for $48! I'm definitely going to have to pick up a skincare product. For the past two months, my skin has been acting REALLY crazy!! One week it's really clear and looks good, and the next week I'll break out in those painful under the skin cysts, rinse and repeat. Blah! So, I'm testing out a skincare regimen that focuses on cleaning out my skin internally, as well as some natural products. So far, so good!!! If in a month my skin has improved, I'll post my regimen for all! To note, I have combination skin that tends to be flakey and breaks out every once in awhile, but lately my skin has been uber dry and flakey and breaking out with cysts (those HUGE under the skin zits- the worst ones to have!). Anyways, I'm hoping that I've found a holy grail skincare routine to share! Wish me luck!

Self Makeover

As part of my NY's resolution this year, I've decided to start taking better care of myself and putting more of an effort into my appearance. Before, I used to totally be absorbed with makeup, fashion, and all things beauty. I still am, but I just don't look like I am anymore ;) I can't remember when the last time I experimented with my hair or makeup was. I'm stuck in a beauty rut!!! I have traincases full of makeup, a closet overbrimming with cute clothes, and practically enough hair and skincare products to open up a mini-Sephora. Yet, I wear the same makeup everyday (and a rather boring daily makeup look it is, I must admit), and tend to throw on whatever is the most comfy, which usually doesn't equal the most stylish. My beloved Hai iron has been gathering dust as well, since my hair tends to be pulled up into a sloppy ponytail or else is down and unruly.

I discovered the makeover section on http://www.self.com/, and it's pretty awesome! They have the "One Month Makeover" (health), "31 Days to a More Gorgeous You","Do Good, Feel Good", "In 30 Days you Can Get Organized", and "31 Days to Great Sex." The tips are definitely not mindblowing, but taking the effort to read each daily tip is basically a daily reminder to take care of yourself.

So, as part of my resolution to take better care of myself, today I *finally* got my eyebrows waxed! I had previously went to the famous Anastacia's in Beverly Hills, but was not completely impressed. I grew out my brows for a few months (eek!), and was planning on going back to Anastacia's, but the thought of driving to Beverly Hills and having to wait didn't appeal to me. So, I just dropped by a local waxing salon in Westwood. I'm pretty happy with the results, and may just tweak it a little bit. I have never used eye brow pencil or powder before, so if anyone has any recs, please post! I'll post before and after pictures tomorrow! Then, on Thursday I'm off to cut and dye my hair!! I cannot wait!!

Sephora Beauty Insider Freebies!

From now until February 15, go into any Sephora store counter and simply tell the cashier that you are a Beauty Insider and that you'd like the bag of skincare samples that started January 6th. I've done this twice already with no problems. Each store is different, but my bag contained:

2 sample packets of Lab Skincare for Men cleanser and SPF 20

.17oz tube of Fresh High Noon FreshFace Glow

.28 box of Clarins Sunscreen Smoothing Cream w/ Progressive tanning.

Boscia Enlivening Amino-AG Eye Treatment packet

Dr. Brandt Pore No More packet

Ole Henricksen Visual Truth Eye Cream packet

Cosmedicine Primary Care Multi-Tasking Moisturizer w. SPF 20

I absolutely LOVE samples, and this is awesome because no purchase is required. Also, you can tell them you also received an email about the Cosmedicine Opti-Mologist eye cream sample and they'll give you a sample tube. Picked one up as well :) They also have tons of other samples behind the counter, so I'm sure you could ask for whatever you want.

Also, if you register online to become a Beauty Insider, on your birthday you get an email that you print out and bring to Sephora to get a free 1.7 ounce tube of Bliss Naked Body Butter. This stuff is really nice, but pricey, so free is always appreciated!

Enjoy!

Happy 2008! <3

Happy 2008! <3

2007 was a great year for me, and I'm hoping that 2008 will be just as good. I know

I haven't been blogging lately, and my New Years resolution is to keep up with this blog! My goal is to update daily, but realistically I'll probably update every other day.

Here's the first deal of the New Years!

http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/2377897/0~2377897?cm_cat=011508&cm_pla=gen_beauty&cm_ite=beauty&cm_em=9582137&cm_ven=email

Receive a floral makeup bag with deluxe samples with your 100 dollar online beauty purchase. Go to the link above to see what goodies are included in the purchase! Also, if you spend $85 on Bobbi Brown products, you get a deluxe sized Sand Pink blusher for free. So, if you spend $100 on cosmetics and $85 of that includes Bobbi Brown, you get BOTH the blush and goodie bags for free!!! Now I just need to determine what to buy...