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Great Gifts Under $20 For Valentine’s Day

Te-see — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:10:59 +0000

On a budget this Valentine’s Day? No worries boys and girls…There are plenty of options! One of my favorites is a good clean fragrance. I have a bathroom just overflowing with delicious scents. One for every mood! Can never have enough…So, check these out…Packaging and design makes them more expensive looking yet they’re not!

Tattooed Body Fragrance For Women and Jordin Sparks "Because of You" Fragrance

Tattooed by Inky (A Mi Amor) – Flaunt your love and all its mixed emotions – passion and romance, sometimes tears, then delirious joy. Love can make you weak in the knees, but somehow makes you stronger. A Mi Amor vividly captures all that you feel with a complex blend of white florals, vanilla and amber. $5.99 at Target Stores

Tattooed by Inky (Sudden Freedom) – You’re ready to fly at a moment’s notice, looking for new adventures, without a care in the world. Confident, vibrant and independent, you reach for the stars and inspire others to do the same. A fresh and feminine bouquet of aquatic florals, pink jasmine and warm rosewood – innately captures your charismatic spirit and style. $5.99 at Target Stores

Jordin Sparks “Because of You” Fragrance – A sheer, floral – oriented fragrance, it opens with a bright burst of citrus and a dangerous hint of blond woods. The overall effect is young, stylish, and eminently wearable – a daring edge of spunk and sassiness that captures the essence of Jordin Sparks. $17.95 at K-Mart, Wal-Mart and Sears Stores.

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Vintage Lip Balm For Kissable Lips From Besame Cosmetics

The Girls in the BSW Beauty Dept. — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:41:53 +0000

Adorable packaging aside, Besame Cosmetics NEW Sweetheart Lip Balm is packed with antioxidants to condition and the colors are ripe for spring including Sweet Rose, Cherry, Peach and Tangerine. (The flavors smell and taste yummy…)

Sweetheart Lip Balm by Besame

The luminous lip moisturizing balm provides an elegant, long lasting finish. The healthy formula deeply moisturizes and conditions, while fortifying with antioxidant vitamins C and E fight free radical damage. It’s highly emollient and protective as it drenches the lips with exceptional comfort and hydration in sheer, shiny pops of color.

Also included are beneficial ingredients: aloe leaf extract and shea butter, known for soothing, healing and antiseptic properties, and jojoba, a naturally-derived oil that is easily absorbed into skin. Rosa canina extract, a fragrant extract with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Retails for $18 at www.besamecosmetics.com and select retailers nationwide and internationally.

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Check out Rachel McAdams new bold bangs–do you love them?

The Girls in the BSW Beauty Dept. — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:02:26 +0000

At the Los Angeles premiere of The Vow, Rachel McAdams experimented with a brand new look: Thick, eyelash-grazing bangs. “They were a fun change,” hairstylist Mark Townsend told us. “We were inspired by an old Kate Moss photograph.

Rachel has done wispy bangs and side bangs. We thought a full fringe could make a fresh statement.” Townsend went on to say that because McAdams’s has an oval-shaped face, nearly any style bang would work on her. They’re also a flattering look for someone with a high forehead or a heart-shaped face.

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Get Perfectly Shaped Eyebrows With Slice Designed by Michael Graves

The Bender Sisters — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:05:48 +0000

Have you been searching for the perfect tweezer but have had no luck? Well, get in line…I am tired of spending money on tweezers that DO NOT work! Ugh…However, a linkedin acquaintance from Slice, sent us a fabulous tweezer designed by famed architect Michael Graves, that will not only grab your coarse hairs but easily extract them! YAY!!!

Slice collaborates with some of the most innovative designers on the planet. They take everyday objects like scissors, safety knives, letter openers, ceramic knives, safety cutters and rethink them.

Slanted Tweezers designed by Michael Graves for Slice

These tweezers are perfectly aligned with hand-filed slanted tips, and a wide comfortable rubberized red soft-touch grip for expert precision, every time. They can be used at home or at a professional salon and retail for $19.99.

Get perfect shaped eyebrows for your face with tweezers by Slice

Slice was founded in 2008 by TJ Scimone as a way to help fund long-term care for his son, Alex, who is autistic. A minimum of 1% of all Slice product sales is donated to help fund autism research. By purchasing their products, you’re helping to find a cure for the millions of children and their families who live with autism every day.

Also available: slanted stainless steel tweezers, pointed soft touch tweezers.

*Order now and receive free shipping by entering coupon code: FREESHIP020812

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Beauty Comes With Age States Actress Jennifer Garner

BSW Buzz — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:46:26 +0000

Between the ages of 13 and 30, Jennifer Garner, did a lot of growing up…And one big lesson she learned then was how to properly pace the major events of her life.

Garner, soon-to-be a mother of three, decided to open up to Britain’s The Sun about being raised by strong, confident women and how that has impacted her Hollywood life especially when it comes to love.

Actress Jennifer Garner with husband Actor Ben Affleck

While in her 20s, she married Scott Foley, known for his role as Noel in TV hit Felicity, who she divorced eight years ago and found divorce a crushing experience. “I thought the divorce statistics would never apply to me. I was beyond heartbroken when they did,” Garner expressed. Following her divorce from Foley, Garner, now 39, started dating Ben Affleck. In 2005 they wed.

According to Garner, “Ben is not only my husband, he has helped me in every way. He is the base of my life. He is an incredibly loving and generous man. I expected he would be a great dad and he is. The couple has two daughters Violet, 6, and Seraphina, 3, with a third child on the way.

Jennifer exclaimed that another perk of getting older was becoming more confident. “I have figured so much more out about life and feel the older women get, the more beautiful they get. We become ourselves which is something you can’t teach anyone at 18.”

Amen…Jennifer is so right on! Look around you and watch older women and how they carry themselves and conduct their lives…It’s quite educational:)!

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Ulta Beauty Has Great Gifts This Valentine’s Day!

The Bender Sisters — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:56:55 +0000

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner…It seems to sneak up behind us when we are just slowly getting use to a New Year! But don’t fret…Ulta Beauty and Ulta.com have everything you need all in one store/place. Check out some of the hottest new celebrity and designer fragrances a long with the best beauty gift ideas for 2012′s Day of Love!

Soul2Soul (NEW!) These fragrances from Faith Hill and Tim McGraw will be available exclusively in 141 ULTA locations and online at ULTA.com. Both retail for $31.50 for 1.7 oz.

Faith Hill Fragrance

Tim McGraw

Vera Wang Lovestruck, is feminine, romantic and spontaneous. Retails for 1.7 oz, $68

Vera Wang Lovestruck

Vera Wang Night Princess 1.7 oz, $60 (NEW!)

Vera Wang Night Princess

This floral, woody scent contains top notes of wild berries, watermelon and sweet raspberry; middle notes of jasmine petals, spicy orange blossom and passion rose; with base notes of crushed sugar, musks and vanilla.

Justin Bieber Someday 1.7 oz, $45

Justin Bieber's Someday

Playful, thought-provoking, fresh yet flirty and nothing but ordinary, the bottle comes with a removable, crystal heart charm from Justin. What better way to carry his heart on your sleeve? Top notes, Mandarin, Juicy Pear, Wild berries, Middle notes, Jasmine, Creamy Florals, Bottom notes, Vanilla, Soft Musks.

Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Blush, $11.99

Physician's Formula

Multi-reflective pearls provide a soft iridescence to highlight contour and add radiance to cheeks. Infused with Physician’s Formula Happy Boost Blend, featuring Happy Skin and Euphoryl, natural plant extracts which have been shown to promote a feeling of happiness by mimicking the effect of Endorphins and helping protect the skin from environmental stress. The sweet scent of Violet provides a feeling of joy each time you apply.

Too Faced Romantic Eye Classic Beauty Shadow Collection, $36

Too Faced Romantic Eye Classic Beauty Shadow Collection

A woman is most beautiful when she is in love! Indulge in Too Faced’s newest eye shadow lesson collection filled with romantic-inspired shadow shades that will bring out your inner bride, bombshell or classic beauty, all with an ultra-feminine touch. (a $73 value)

Butter London Snog, $14

Bright, happy, and hot pink!!! The perfect color for V-Day:)

Butter London Nail Polish in "Snog"

Butter London Come to Bed Red, $14

The sexiest red in history…a color that says so many things…!

Butter London in "Come To Bed Red"

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Get Lisa Marie Presley’s smoky eye birthday look from Graceland

The Girls in the BSW Beauty Dept. — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:45:10 +0000

Lisa Marie Presley celebrated her birthday today at Graceland to launch the new “Elvis…Through His Daughter’s Eyes” Exhibit.

Get The Look with M.A.C Cosmetics courtesy of Stacey Ellis of Byu-Ti Salon, Santa Monica.

Face: Apply Mineralize Cream Foundation, with a sponge, spread evenly over face. Set the foundation with Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Powder, on a large powder brush.

Dust a little color on the cheeks with Powder Blush color, Fleur Power. Apply to cheek and sweep back to the ear.

Eyes: To create this warm smoky eye, start with the lightest eye color, Mylar, apply to the inside corner of the eye and under the brow.

Apply the warm brown color, Bronze, from the outer corner across the lid and blend up into the crease of the eye. Run this color under the eye and smudge a little to get this smoky effect.

Line the eye with Technakohl Liner in Graphblack. Apply a thick line along the top lash line and run the liner along the inside lower lash line. Create full lashes with two coats of False Lashes Mascara.

Lips: With the smoky eye keep the lips glossy and nude with Tinted Lipglass, try the color, Nymphette.

And there you have it!

Makeup artist Stacey Ellis is a regular contributor to BSW. Check out her step-by-step tips for creating Ashlee Simpson’s makeup look from the 2012 SAG Awards here.

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An Easy Way To Get Perfect Cat Eye Liner–No Flick Involved

The Girls in the BSW Beauty Dept. — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:42:12 +0000

Was Pat McGrath’s super simple trick for getting the cat eye liner on the Valentino spring 2012 couture runway so perfect?

Drawing little squares in the outside corners of the eyelids with a black eyeliner pencil and fill in. Done. No wobbly flick! Maybe for some, but using a Cat Eyeliner Stencil works too, and you can forgo the squares all together. But don’t take our word, see for yourself…

The square, not pointed, winged out liner does create a slightly edgier look but it’s not so different. It’s still sexy, yes. It’s still cheekbone-enhancing and retro in all the right ways, yes. Here’s a look at the soft, pretty way the liner was filled in and blended. Seems like a little bit of shadow might have been involved, but it may have also been just a smudge of the liner too.

And here’s the finished look on the runway. McGrath told WWD, “They really wanted the face to be very bare, and for it to be just about that square and that perfected skin,”. Job well done Pat! It’s gorgeous. Oh, in case you can’t tell, the brows were also lightened.

This picture above almost looks like the liner is winged. In any case you can create the liner with the cat eye stencil, and then square it off with a Q-tip. Very easy, and very quick.

Who here has trouble getting their cat eye flick perfect? Do you think you’d try the squares technique, or do you think you’ll opt for a cat eye stencil? Do you like this overall beauty look?

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Our go to salon for gorgeous hair Byu-ti receives 2012 Best of Santa Monica Award

The Girls in the BSW Beauty Dept. — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:16:29 +0000

For the fourth consecutive year, my go-to salon for anything hair, BYU-TI has been selected for the 2012 Best of Santa Monica Award in the Hair Salons category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). Yay!!!

For anyone who doesn’t know, the USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Nationwide, only 1 in 120 (less than 1%) 2011 Award recipients qualified as Three-Time Award Winners. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties.

Byu-Ti provides clients with more than just a beautifying experience. From the wholesome ingredients to the services provided, the goal is to “serve” with integrity, excellence and professionalism. Creating a salon experience that supersedes a client’s expectations, Byu-Ti Salon (pronounced beauty) is the premier hair boutique led by beauty industry veteran, Natasha Sunshine-Antonioni.

Natasha Sunshine-Antonioni has run her fingers through some of Hollywood’s most notable manes including that of Ivanka Trump, Elizabeth Pena, Sean Young, Molly Sims and Eva Herzigova. Known in Los Angeles and New York City fashion circles for her keen sense of style and unique approach to hair therapy, Natasha created a six-step consulting system to identify and meet the needs of her high-profile clientele, and also developed her own exclusive collection of hair care products.

And in just a few weeks Byu-ti Salon will be opening its second location in Brentwood, CA which will no doubt be a huge success.

Seriously if you are as obsessed with your hair as we are you will LOVE Byu-ti. One visit is all it takes for you to be a client for life.

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Beauty Alert: Get Stronger Nails With Duri Cosmetics Hemp Seed Liquid Wrap

The Bender Sisters — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:47:30 +0000

Tired of your nails cracking, splitting and just breaking off without warning…Then check out Duri Cosmetics Hemp Seed Liquid Wrap.

Hemp Seed Liquid Wrap

Duri Cosmetics Hemp Seed Liquid Wrap ($5) really gets nails into tip-top shape in no time. Hemp Seed Liquid Wrap can restore weak nails back to optimum health in just 3 to 14 days!

Hemp Seed Liquid Wrap

Contains tiny fibers that provide strength and support for healthy, natural nails.
Fortified with nylon fibers to reinforce weak and/or splitting nails.
Enriched with Hemp Seed Oil Extract to aid in restructuring distressed nail cells and maintaining healthy nails.
Rich in essencial fatty acids – Omega 3, Omega 6 and Linolenic acid (GLA).

All Duri Cosmetics nail products are completely safe, environmentally friendly and free from DBP, TOLUENE and FORMALDEHYDE. Products are available online at Duri, as well as salons and specialty stores nationwide.

Duri nail products have been used in Spas and Salons all over the country for decades. Now you can buy them and use them at home!

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