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I have very fine hair…thank goodness it’s curly.  However, with my type of hair I tend to use lots of product to plump up my curls or to slick those darn curls down!  The end result is what I like to refer to as “gunk build up.” Yuck!!!

Alan G. Eschenburg, founder of Belegenza Extraordinary Hair Care, a hair colorist for over 25 years who worked for Matrix & Armstrong-McCall in the mid 80’s, spent years researching and developing a line to get rid of the gunk and that was void of synthetics that could potentially cause you harm.  Over the years Alan watched as major hair care companies replaced top grade ingredients with cheaper synthetics to save money.  From applying these products onto his clients hair he developed respiratory problems.  It was then that he vowed to create a line for the industry that was safe to him, his peers, and his clients.

Once he was able to extract the performing molecules of the finest food grade ingredients and blend them in a new way with essential silks, nut oils & sea extracts, Alan’s dream had finally come true.  His shampoos work to remove silicone deposits along with other harsh ingredients from other products, which then cleanses your hair and scalp naturally.

I can tell you from my own experience after using Belegenza’s Illustrious Shampoo & Cleanser and Conditioner that  my hair feels cleaner, fuller, and it’s easier to style.  When I switch to another shampoo I can immediately feel the difference…no thanks…I’ll stick with the clean & full look.  Alan has an extensive line from straightening your hair with “Taffy” to “Miracle in a Bottle” (getting your hair back to before you messed it up!).  I NEED that one, please…

For more info on product line check out Belegenza today!  Your hair will thank you…

Peace, Love & Healthy Hair…

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Mother’s Day is a very special day…especially when it comes to mothers and daughters…a bond that can not be broken (even if we try).  Every year we rack our brains to come up with a new way to celebrate that beautiful and amazing selfless goddess who carried us for almost 10 months and then had the patience and understanding to raise us in this ever changing world…MOM!!!

Well, girls…fret no more.  Right now at Prive Salon in New York & Hollywood they are offering the “Katie/Suri Mom and Daughter Duos” to celebrate Mother’s Day.  Why not indulge in a mini make-over that will have both you and your mother looking ultra sleek and stylish for this Mother’s Day?

With every Gift Certificate purchase of a “Katie Cut and Color” for mom during the month of May, the loving and appreciative daughter will receive her own complimentary “Suri Cut” to be used during her visit with mom.

Laurent Dufourg, stylist to the stars, is also offering additional “Katie/Suri” classics at his chic Los Angeles Salon that daughters can add on to create and even more spectacular day of “pampering” mom.  They include:  Balayage, Brazilian Hair Treatment, Japanese Thermal Straightening Treatment, Manicures, Pedicures, Make-up, Deep Conditioning Treatments and more…

To book the “Katie/Suri Package” from Prive, call the lovely Beatrice Campion at 323-931-5559 in Los Angeles or visit Prive Salon at 7373 Beverly Blvd.  Hurry and book your appointments since this offer ends on May 31, 2009.

For New York bookings please visit www.privesalons.com

Happy Mother’s Day…

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Catch the Bender sisters live on the radio Wednesday, April 29 at 11:00 am.  We will be guests on Gina Hendrix’s very popular “Love Life Makeovers.”During the show we’ll be giving out some of our hot fashion & beauty tips with a few surprises up our sleeves…and let’s not forget a lot of LOL!!!  So, mark your calendars now!!!

To call in and speak with us directly just dial: 323-203-0815 at the start of the show. To listen live click on this link once the show starts and is live  www.latalkradio.com/live.shtmland or you can sign up and download the podcast using this link:  ghendrix.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=1699.

Here’s a little about Gina:

“Gina decided to start Selective and Single because of necessity and demand. Over the years Gina has had great success with introducing friends to other friends. Many of her introductions have led to long-term relationships and marriage. Many people have been asking Gina to start her own matchmaking business so that she could help others connect and find love. And there are those that are always seeking her fashion help as well as getting tips on where to go to see great music, to finding trendy new restaurants, or an interesting art opening. Since she has been advising and helping with all of these things for years, Gina then decided to combine all of her passions to create a unique matchmaking service. Selective and Single.”

Also, we highly recommend that all of you single beautiful ladies hurry & sign up for Gina’s new telecoaching program “Into the Heads and Hearts of Men.” It starts the first week of May and Gina has a special gift for those who sign up right a way!!!  For more info go to:  www.selectiveandsingle.com/coaching.php

(Te-see & Beth hanging at the Hawaiian Sheraton Hotel)

Can’t wait for all of your calls…it’s going to be a blast…

Good Things, Always…

Not all of us can zip over to Hawaii…but the thought is nice, isn’t it…However, with Ola Tropical Organics by Hawaiian Body Products you can luxuriate your body with a little TLC and imagine you are there!  Hawaiian Body Products are made with pure, fresh & organic ingredients found in the tropics.  They are also paraben-free and do not test on animals.

Ola’s scents are coconut lemongrass, vanilla ginger, and passion fruit citrus and are hand made in Hawaii.  All smell absolutely amazing and good enough to drink/and or eat…This body & bath line will detoxify, purify, rejuvenate and replenish the whole person.  Ola Tropical Organics mantra is “True beauty is a synergy of mind, body, heart, and spirit in balance.”

I love their products and highly suggest checking them out…Ola Tropical Organics

Good things…

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It’s been a while since we’ve sent our beauty spies out and about to see whose wearing beth bender beauty, but they’re back and we’ve got the scoop.

Starting with the lovely and talented Sheryl Crow performing tonight at the Waikiki Shell in beautiful Hawaii, and although the weather here has been a little gloomy, Sheryl will be getting her glow on with Soak up the Sun Get Glowing Bronzer and the newest SEXY EYES Kit from beth bender beauty Love Is A Rose. All perfect for a beautiful spring night of singing and hanging with friends.

Amanda Seyfried dining out with beau Dominic Cooper in Los Angeles. Our spies tell us she was in the ladies lounge for 10 minutes making sure her eyes were touched up and perfect. Poking out of her makeup bag… the St Tropez Couture eyeliner kit, for glamorous, and elegant eyes.

Courteney Cox at a Los Angeles film premiere. Seen in the ladies lounge adding a touch of PinkBerry Liquid Lip Glaze after hitting the red carpet. Also a fan of the Get in Line Eyeliner Kit in the original palette.

Former American Idol winner, Carrie Underwood at the Academy of Country  Music Awards with her hands full of awards, and her smoky eyes sparkling with Gold Digger from beth bender beauty. Her shiny lips were Chasing the Cash and her gorgeous smile, her own.

Ooh that was fun! Lots more on the way, so stay tuned. The Bender Sister’s never stop when it comes to bringing you the latest in beauty, fashion, and style.

xx

Navy eyes are all the rage, and Hollywood stars like Zoe Saldana are lighting up the red carpet with varying shades of deep indigo. Intense navy eye color brightens the whites of your eyes, and adds a glamorous look on basic black rims.

BSW BEAUTY TIP: As much as we love Amy Winehouse and her famous Cat Eyes, be careful of going overboard with this look. You want to keep the liner exotic, but subtle like Zoe. To create a precise line, and perfect cat eyes, use your cat eyeliner stencil from Get in Line, and lay it over your eye. Using the fuller end of the brush dip into your shadow and sweep across the eye. Once you have the thickness and length you desire set with a navy gel liner. We love Indigo Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner from Bobbi Brown.

Eyeliner stencils for Cat Eyes and Smoky Eyes available at bettes boutique

xx

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This Mother’s Day why not do something different for the mother in your life…I’m sure she’s tired of flowers and candy like me!  Why not mix it up a little at Melange Apothecary 13632 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, Ca. 91423.

Denise Estrada, the owner of Melange, will be serving appetizers and lots of mimosas on Saturday, May 2 & 9 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm while you help your mother create her very own fragrance.  No reservations are necessary.  Just stop on by and for $40 your mother can take home a Body Cream & Perfume Roller blended all by herself (with a little help from the expert, Denise).  I recently got a personal glimpse of Melange’s May event.  All I can say is WOW!!!

Denise Estrada has been blending fragrances for over 20 years.  She started out as an esthetician and would blend botanicals & active ingredients into her skincare products.  The Melange experience was one to remember.  Denise served me several trays of various scents.

I had to smell each one and put them in the middle of the table if I liked them.  Once I was done smelling Denise put various blends of what I had chosen onto little paper strips to smell.  I narrowed it down from 20 some odd scents to a handful.  My final choices were then put into a roller perfume and a body wash which I absolutely LOVE…

Denise was so friendly and we chatted about everything.  I felt like I had known her for years.  I really think you should check out Melange Apothecary…not just for Mother’s Day…

For more info click here:   Melange Apothecary

Peace, Love & Smells That Make You Go Yum…

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This spring why not embrace the colors of the season, and instead of your usual dark smoky eye, try one in a shade of purple, blue, or green like Thandi Newton. Start by rimming the upper and lower lash line with a black pencil. We love BADgal Waterproof Eyeliner from benefit, it’s fab!

Next apply the violet shadow on your eyelids and a little under the lower lash line. Wear the color close to your lash line and smudge it well—that way it looks more modern and chic. I also like using a colored eye pencil and layering it on top of a black pencil. I do this alot when I am working. It gives your makeup a more rock and roll edge.
MY BEAUTY TIP for creating these gorgeous eyes is to choose lighter tones like aqua, lavender, and turquoise for light to medium complexions, and colors like sky blue, violet, and teal for medium to darker complexions. To get Thandi Newton’s smoky eyes we recommend Big Sexy Eyes from our spring collection.

xx

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Want soft, moist lips?  Then check out Bioelements Instant Emollient Ultra Rich Moisture Stick For Lips. It’s laced with soothing Bulgarian Rose & Chamomile aromatherapist oils plus Vitamin E and it instantly relieves dry, cracked lips.

You can apply the Instant Emollient Ultra-Rich Moisture Stick before lip color or just wear it alone.  All Bioelements  products are never tested on animals, have only natural ingredients, and have no artificial colorants.

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Catch the Bender sisters live on the radio Wednesday, April 29 at 11:00 am.  We will be guests on Gina Hendrix’s very popular “Love Life Makeovers.”During the show we’ll be giving out some of our hot fashion & beauty tips with a few surprises up our sleeves…and let’s not forget a lot of LOL!!!  So, mark your calendars now!!!

To call in and speak with us directly just dial: 323-203-0815 at the start of the show. To listen live click on this link once the show starts and is live  www.latalkradio.com/live.shtmland or you can sign up and download the podcast using this link:  ghendrix.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=1699.

Here’s a little about Gina:

“Gina decided to start Selective and Single because of necessity and demand. Over the years Gina has had great success with introducing friends to other friends. Many of her introductions have led to long-term relationships and marriage. Many people have been asking Gina to start her own matchmaking business so that she could help others connect and find love. And there are those that are always seeking her fashion help as well as getting tips on where to go to see great music, to finding trendy new restaurants, or an interesting art opening. Since she has been advising and helping with all of these things for years, Gina then decided to combine all of her passions to create a unique matchmaking service. Selective and Single.”

Also, we highly recommend that all of you single beautiful ladies hurry & sign up for Gina’s new telecoaching program “Into the Heads and Hearts of Men.” It starts the first week of May and Gina has a special gift for those who sign up right a way!!!  For more info go to:  www.selectiveandsingle.com/coaching.php

Can’t wait for all of your calls…it’s going to be a blast…

Good Things, Always…

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