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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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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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Get the perfect glow, long sexy nails and shiny hair this Valentine’s Day.  Check out BeautifyMe by Canfo Natural Products.  Ingredients include: fo-ti, aloe vera, american ginseng, dong quai, cassia, astragalus, evodia, asiatic dogwood, ginger, black cohosh, sichuan lovage, chinese motherwort, pinellia, chinese yam and licorice.  A powerful combination that supports vitality in women giving you the youthful glow you have been searching for!

BeautifyME

Other products Canfo offers are:  EyeCare^™, the eye health formula designed for the heavy computer user that supports overall eye health and function*; FlushMe^®, the 2-day quick cleanse formula that helps you feel lighter and more energetic*; DePuff^™, the water retention formula that helps regulate water retention, puffiness, and bloating throughout the body*; GlucoseShield^®, the blood sugar support formula that supports healthy pancreatic function*; LungCare^®, the breathe easy formula that helps to combat harsh air and polluted environments and a cleanse for smokers*; NoStone^®, the kidney support formula that promotes kidney cleansing function*; NoWorries^®, the happy emotion formula that supports natural mood enhancement, helps restore calm and relaxation, and supports natural stress relief*; and OralEase^®, the oral health formula that helps relieve canker sores and promotes oral health and freshens breath.*

Canfo Natural Products

Canfo Natural Products, blending state-of-the-art science and eco-friendly manufacturing processes with proven, centuries-old formulas, offers a line of 100% natural herbal supplements that enhance your state of well-being. Canfo products are comprised of the finest quality, pesticide-free, wild-crafted, hand-picked herbs. All the products are safe, fast acting, effective, and time-tested herbal formulas. Canfo believes in products that are non-GMO, organic, vegan** and gluten-free.

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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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If you want to make your wife/girlfriend/daughter/or fellow worker the happiest person in the world, then take The Bender Sisters advice and give the gift of Marco Polo Designs!  Since 1994, Marco Polo Designs has been producing spectacular high-fashion fine art glass jewelry.

Sweetheart Collection

The Hearts of Glass Collection is perfect for this Valentine’s Day!  And at checkout use coupon code: Romance12 when ordering and receive 20% off!

Gold Tender Heart Earrings

Also discounted this Valentine’s Day is the Chocolate Collection!

The Chocolate Collection

Dark Chocolate Extravagant Necklace is stunning and one of our favs!  This will make any girl smile:)

Dark Chocolate Extravagant Necklace

Or maybe she would like these…Chocolate Decadence Earrings to match…YUM!

Chocolate Decadence Earrings

Founder of Marco Polo Designs, Jane Barthelemy, is a talented artist who sang opera as a prima donna in Venice, Italy for several years. While in Venice, Jane developed handmade glass jewelry designs to enhance her singing attire.  Claude and Penny Cruz teamed up with Jane after she returned to the states and retired from singing and eventually, the business.  As owners of Marco Polo Designs, their artistic direction has added new designs and glassmaking techniques to Marco Polo’s beautiful jewelry collections, making it grow in popularity worldwide over the years!

So, get that special someone a beautiful piece of glass jewelry from Marco Polo Designs this Valentine’s Day!  Don’t forget to use the code: Romance12 when purchasing any piece from the Hearts and/or Chocolate Collections!

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This Valentine’s Day, why not get that special someone something they really want…

Red Hot Gift Ideas For Valentine's Day!

Here are some great gift ideas…

For your man check out 2(x)ist “Love” collection underwear.  Hot, hot, hot…

For your lovely lady get them our favorite handbag designer, Olivia + Joy sequin clutch

Danielle Nicole – Davina Sway bag

Expressions by Almar Nail Polish and Slap Watch

For the your favorite youngster why not a Hello Kitty wallet or an iHome for Disney Minnie Mouse electronics

For your music lover why not buy a iHome Retro Boombox

Have a dog…?  Get him a Lazybonezz pet beds & accessories

And for that special someone, this is the perfect way to say, “I love you,” with a Sweethearts diamond pendants

Muah…Happy V-day from the bender sisters…

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!

• 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).

We all know that we can’t carry our entire makeup collection in our purse…However, there are a few essential items that you MUST always have on hand.

Essential beauty items for every purse

#1  Black Eyeliner…My favorite is from Too Faced.  It’s waterproof, glides on easily and is smudge proof!  Although it is water proof, it comes off in one fell swoop with eye makeup remover.  A good black eyeliner will come in handy for touch ups or to add a little spice to your eyes if you ran out without a stitch of makeup on.  NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT THIS IN YOUR PURSE!

#2  Egyptian Magic…This is a beauty product that’s great for your face, hands and body.  Dab a bit under your eyes to illuminate your skin underneath your SPF!  Also great on your dry lips and hands.  If you happen to live in a warmer climate, show off your feet by slathering some on your heels and toes to soften your dry skin.  Your feet will look decades younger!

#3  SPF…You should never ever leave home without this!  It’s always there at hand if you need to protect your skin.  Remember, SPF needs to be replaced a year after it is purchased since it loses it’s potency as time goes by.

#4  Cream foundation…this comes in handy when you have a blemish that decides to show it’s ugly head when you least expect it or your face needs a quick touch up!

#5  A Good Nail File…There is nothing worse then breaking a nail and not having a good nail file to fix it!  Who wants to go through the day with a ragged nail…?  NOT ME!

#6  Tweezers…These need to be readily available for those brows that need taming, the occasional splinter or gray hair that needs plucking…HA!

Oh, the list can go on…but these are essential items for your purse.  All fit nicely into a stylish cosmetic bag…

muah!

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Bold, graphic prints will be showing up on frocks, jackets and skirts galore this Spring.  Designer Marni has an excellent rendition of these by covering dresses in gigantic geometric circles and sharp, angular stripes. Much to our surprise, Carven also has a slew of bright, zig zag prints for Spring that look as though they have been clipped straight out of a comic book.

Big Graphic Prints Are Splattered On Designs This Spring

We think the whole Missoni for Target craze got these designers on this graphic print bandwagon. Or perhaps they experienced a sudden jolt of nostalgia and decided to whip out their 6th grade protractors and went on an angle-making frenzy.  What ever the reason, the BSW Fashionistas believe that these outrageous, colorful graphic prints are going to be a big spirit lifter after months of cold rain, snow and gray skies…

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Prep and balance your skin to restore and maximize moisture delivery into your skin with Cellure Stem Cell Skin Care.  Their RECODE balancing toner is fabulous!

Cellure Stem Cell Skin Care Balancing Toner

In a fine mist, this toner hydrates skin, balances the surface and refines pores while it prepares skin for ideal moisture absorption.  Skin looks and feels dewy, supple and luminous.  Chamomile, antiseptic, and aloe help calm and soothe irritation and help bind hydration.

After cleansing, mist directly onto your face and neck.  It can be held up to 12” from the face. Pat gently into your skin follow with moisturizer.

Ingredients include:   Aloe vera leaf juice, Butylene glycol , PEG 40 hydrogenated castor oil , Human Adipocyte Conditoned Media Extract , Ethylhexylglycerin , Sodium benzoate, Panthenol (pro-vitamin  B5), RED 33, BLUE 1.

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