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Key to Looking Younger! Education of Products and dermalogica and Jan Marini!

My favorite skin care brands that I’ve used (or still use) personally are typically ones that I used professionally in the past. This is usually because I was thoroughly trained via classes and seminars put on by the brands themselves, attended aesthetic...

Posted: Jul 19 2010, 12:22 PM by Karen | with no comments

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Go Smile Now Available at Beauty.com for $39!

I know you guys know how much I love Go Smile for teeth whitening because I’ve written so much about it. But I just have to write more today because I just found it on sale at Beauty.com for $39! That’s by far, the best price I’ve ever found. I just ordered...

Posted: Jul 16 2010, 12:56 PM by Karen | with no comments

Emu Oil is Excellent...and it's found in Dr. Dennis Gross All In One Tinted Moisturizer SPF15!

The only thing I love more than a skin care multi-tasker is a skincare multi-tasker with Emu oil! Emu oil’s benefits have long been known throughout the world for many ailments including skin conditions. It has been shown to reduce fine lines and wrinkles...

Posted: Jul 06 2010, 07:51 PM by Karen | with no comments

Frederic Fekkai! For long beautiful, shining, gleaming, flaxen hair!

Gimme a head with hair, long beautiful hair…Shining, gleaming, steaming, flaxen, waxen! Flow it, Show it. Long as God can grow it, My Hair! Ah, what words of wisdom. There is absolutely nothing like shining beautiful hair. And the only way to get it is...

Posted: May 14 2010, 01:27 PM by Karen | with no comments

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More Big Bucks Beauty Savings with iS Clinical and Kinerase!

More great deals! The other day I wrote about great inexpensive products that are comparable to expensive ones. Then once I got started on it I realized how many I wanted to share with you and knew it would take more than one article. So today I’m excited...

Posted: May 13 2010, 01:53 PM by Karen | with no comments

Phyto and Thalgo...Beautiful Thick Shiny Hair is Yours For the Taking!

Ever since I’ve been peri-menopausal along with losing my daughter 4 years ago my hair has been thinning and doesn’t grow. It’s weird too because my whole life I had thick hair that grew like crazy. Then ever since the aforementioned things I feel like...

Posted: May 07 2010, 12:46 PM by Karen | with no comments

The Beauty Ingredients Snob! Part One!

One of the main reasons I consider myself an expert in skincare is because I always want to know the “x” factor. I want to know why products work. And simply put the “x” factor is the active ingredient(s) within the product themselves. Think of back in...

Posted: Apr 23 2010, 03:09 PM by Karen | with no comments

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Baby Got Back with Bremenn Research Labs Butt Lift in a Box!!!

Bremenn Research Labs = Instant Beauty Gratification! Nothing screams “effective instant gratification” quite like three different Bremenn Research Labs products …and I think I can speak for most of us when I say “we love instant gratification!” Bremenn...

Posted: Apr 06 2010, 04:34 PM by Karen | with 1 comment(s)

Gorgeous Feet in Spring Sandals Thanks to Bliss, Barielle, Glytone and Z.Bigatti!

Lately I’ve been getting quite a few questions and remarks about dry, cracked heels and feet. So today I decided to write about a few products that work best for this condition. Considering the fact that I’ve suffered with dry, cracked heels and feet...

Posted: Mar 26 2010, 10:36 AM by Karen | with no comments

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After a lot of thought…Dermalogica is still Numero Uno with me!

Being a skincare expert for over 25 years I’m often asked what is the best skincare brand I’ve ever used both personally and professionally. The problem with that question is oftentimes there are too many variables to answer with just one brand. What...

Posted: Dec 04 2009, 02:51 PM by Karen | with no comments

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Karen’s Top Ten Beauty Gifts for 2009 (plus a bonus Pick from 2008)!

Recently I’ve been getting a lot of questions and email requests for my picks for my favorite Holiday gifts. Everyone from what men should get their wives to a grand-daughter wanting to know what she should get her Grandma! So I’ve compiled a list of...

Posted: Nov 24 2009, 04:55 PM by Karen | with no comments

Filed under: Shopping, Great Gifts, Online Shopping, Fragrance, Train Case, Skincare, spa, Bare Escentuals, foundation, cosmetics, make-up, beauty, Bare Minerals, mineral makeup, skin care, men's skincare, shaving lotion, skin care products, GoSmile, Stila, clear skin, natural brands, tooth whitening, teeth whiteners, www.skinstore.com, hair straightener, tweezers, flat irons, tweezerman, scientific skincare, makeover, make-over, perfume, Tweezerman Pedicure Solution Kit, makeup application, loose powder minerals, makeup bag, makeup, lipstick, special event gifts, make-up bags, cosmetic bags, curling irons, hair straighteners, kits, gifts, sets, eyes, lip gloss, hair care, Stila Lip Glaze, Jack Black, balding, lips, lip sunscreen, Bare Minerals Buxom Babes Flower Girls, cleansing tool, Clarisonic Pink System, Clarisonic Grey System, Clarisonic, healthy scalp, scalp treatments, skinstore.com, easy skincare searches, lip balm, eye shadow, Stila Lip Glaze The Sweet Six, Bare Minerals SPF15 Foundation Med. Beige, travel kits, skin care categories, beauty tips, Jack Black Signature Blue Liquid Magnetism Gift Set, perfect shave, mens shaving information, body products, parfum, Bare Minerals Free to be Naturally Classic Collection, Evis MD, HairMax Laser Comb, light therapy, Eye products, Go Smile Whitening Kit, Kabuki Brush, Bare Minerals Get Started Eyes, makeup brushes, Lips Kit, Classic Clarisonic, Clarisonic Skin Care System, Clarisonic Skin Care System plus Spot Treatment, flawless skin, Great skincare deals, great deals, time saving skincare articles, Clarisonic Skin Care System Pink, gifts under 50 bucks, Tweezerman tweezers, Clarisonic Yours and Mine, BareMinerals Candy Cocktails Collection, Tweezerman Travel Size Beauty Kit in Pink, Bare Minerals Eye Looks On The Go With Tin, Evis MD Platinum Red and Blue Duo, Jack Black It’s the Balm Lip Trio, BareMinerals Sweet Obsessions 9pc Eyecolor Collection, HairMax LaserComb

Elizabeth Arden…My Royal Regimen! Part 3!

I told you I would reveal my incredible Elizabeth Arden regimen and here it is... Cleanser: Elizabeth Arden 2 in 1 Cleanser from the Basic Skincare Line . For those of you who know me…I like to find the best cleanser that doesn’t dry out my already dry...

Posted: Nov 23 2009, 10:06 PM by Karen | with no comments

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Elizabeth Arden! Part Two!

So today I said I’d chat about the individual lines within the superb Elizabeth Arden brand. I also mentioned I’d share with you my very own Elizabeth Arden products I use in my all inclusive Elizabeth Arden regimen! First a little about each of the lines...

Posted: Nov 20 2009, 11:30 PM by Karen | with no comments

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Elizabeth Arden...Shining lines within a Stellar Brand!

I’m always preaching about how it’s ok to choose products from different lines to design the perfect regimen. However, that’s because I rarely find a complete regimen that covers all one’s individual needs effectively and entirely. Additionally, I have...

Posted: Nov 19 2009, 08:16 PM by Karen | with no comments

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Best Beauty Blogs...featuring your's truly!!

Oh my goodness!!! I was just perusing the web for new beauty tips, products and the like...And the very first site I went to was a favorite beauty web magazine of mine called, " SkinCare-News.com ." I can always count on that particular web...

Posted: Nov 12 2009, 10:20 PM by Karen | with no comments

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