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DIY Spa Treatment Recap: Scrubs For the Rest of Your Body

BellaSugar — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:00:22 -0800

Rub-a-dub-dub, let's put a homemade scrub in your tub. Check out six sumptuous recipes to pamper different parts of your body (other than just hands and feet). All sugary sweet but not to eat, the crafty concoctions below will have your skin soft in no time.

Brown Sugar Body Scrub	Sesame Ginger Body Scrub	Honey Mint Body Scrub
Lavender Pecan Body Scrub	Lemon Sugar Lip Scrub	Coffee Clove Body Scrub

DIY: A Sweet and Spicy Lip Scrub For Valentine's Day

BellaSugar — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:00:58 -0800

I love cinnamon-sugar toast and I love smooth lips. And with Valentine's Day just around the corner, I'm taking a little inspiration from one of my favorite breakfast treats and turning it into a sweet and spicy lip scrub - minus the crispy bread, of course. Bonus? It tastes great and the invigorating properties of cinnamon gets the blood a-flowing, too. To get kissable lips, check out my recipe below:

Start with a base. I like something waxy, such as good old ChapStick ($1.89).
Scrape off a little ChapStick with a knife or small spatula and make a paste-like consistency by adding sugar.
Add a sprinkle of cinnamon, apply, and get smooching.

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Chase Away Chapped Lips

BellaSugar — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:00:48 -0800

If you're anything like me, you love your lip products! In the past we've covered lots of great lip balms and many different lip scrubs, but here are a few more products new to the market that I know you won't want to miss. Not only are these items must haves for yourself, but at $15 or less, they also make fab stocking stuffers!

Karma Creatives Karma Therapy Buddha Balm ($3) is a lip balm that comes in a variety of fruit flavors (grapefruit, cherry vanilla, strawberry, and watermelon) packed in an adorable slender vintage slider. Not only does it contain natural sunscreen and keep your lips feeling silky smooth in the harsh winter months, but at just .3 ounces it's an easy fit into any clutch or small pocket. Who could resist keeping a little good karma close by? Since the products aren't sold online, you can click here to find a stockist closest to you.

For two more products to help chase away chapped lips, just read more

Sally Hansen Gentle Peel for Rough Lips ($9.95) is a gentle peel for your lips made from fruit enzymes (papaya, apple and citrus fruits) as well as vitamins A and E. It helps remove any dry, rough or dead skin cells from this delicate area resulting in a smooth, hydrated and even-toned pout. To use, simply slather on a thin layer, wait three minutes (trying all the while not to lick it all off) and then wipe it away.

Laura Geller Lip Strip Cooling Sugar Scrub ($15) is a gentle, hydrating exfoliator for your lips. I love the name-it makes me laugh at how creative the beauty biz is! I haven't tried it yet, but I hear great things about the flavor (it's packed with sugar, peppermint and spearmint) and the results!

New Product Alert: LanoLip Lip Scrub

BellaSugar — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:01:34 -0700

The amazing Miranda Coggins and the rest of the LanoLip research team has just released a new product called LanoLip LipScrub ($9.99). This product helps bring the concept of smooth, healthy lips full circle.

The lip scrub combines medical-grade lanolin, jojoba oil, sweet almond oil and Vitamin E to bring you a 100% edible, sweet exfoliating treat! Simply swirl your pinky around in the pot and gently rub it onto your lips in a circular motion. The result is a moisturized, super-soft, baby pink pout.

Also, LanoLip Lip Scrub is available in four variations: chocolate, cappuccino, vanilla and unscented. Use them individually or combine them together to create your own fab flavored lip scrub! To check out a couple more lip scrubs, click here.

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Bellissima! Bourjois Duo Lip Scrub & Baume

BellaSugar — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:00:01 -0700

This super-cool Bourjois Duo Lip Scrub & Baume ($17) is a two-in-one treatment. It's a sheer, baby pink lip balm that also comes with a lip-exfoliating buffer in the cap. Just like you brush your teeth and your hair, you can now brush your lips!

Begin by smoothing the buffer over your lips in small circular motions. Wipe away the dead skin and then moisturize your perfect pout with the glycerin-infused hydrating balm.

The best part is that the good-for-you gloss also has little iridescent pearly prisms in the formula, so it gives you a light and gorgeous glow! I love a little gimmick in my gloss-plus, a two-in-one product like this is a real bang for the buck!

Lip Loofahs: Tis The Season For Smooth Smackers

BellaSugar — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:44:22 -0800

With Valentine's Day coming up in t-minus 10 days, and all of this talk about sexy lip plumpers, sexy lip glosses, and sexy lip stains, it's time to get your kissers into shape. These exfoliators are made especially for your lips. They will scrub away any dullness, flakiness or cracking and make your lips look pink, soft and supple. Here are three new lip exfoliators to check out this season!

The Lip Scrub by Sara Happ, $20, was created by a 27-year-old beauty entrepreneur. Happ, a self proclaimed lip beauty product junkie was sick and tired of having to concoct her own at home lip scrubs to get rid of dry, flaky skin so she decided to do something about it. One last time she mixed and measured in the kitchen and came up with the lip scrub.

It contains ingredients to exfoliate and eliminate chapped lips. Just massage a small amount onto your lips using a gentle and circular motion. Wipe away with a tissue and take a deep breath in to soak up the yummy aroma! Available in six flavors: cocoa, almond creme, peppermint, vanilla bean, cinnamon sugar and brown sugar.

To see more lip scrubs, read more

"Philosophy Kiss Me Exfoliating Lip Scrub, $15, is just what the lip doctor ordered. To get super soft, smooth and natural looking lips exfoliate a couple of times a week. This scrub is enriched with natural butters and oils, to ensure your lips are in kiss me condition.

LIP-INK Dermaliquid Lip Smooth Scrub, $29.95, is made from rich macadamia nut oil which happens to be the closest natural oil that is in our lips. This magic ingredient absorbs oh so well! Also included is coarse sea salt to help smooth and exfoliate dead skin cells, collagen to plump lip tissue, plant protein peptides and essential oils to ensure silky smooth lips and a yummy smell.

Reader Review of the Day: Korres Lemon Lip Scrub

BellaSugar — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:00:13 -0700

I really love Korres watermelon products, but I hadn't heard much about the line's Lemon Lip Scrub ($19). The price is a little steep for a person who loses lip stuff all the time like I do, but reader laratf makes it sound so good that I might just have to try it anyway. She says:

"The most effective lip treatment I've found. It’s 100 percent natural, and also super easy to use: Just apply (I love that it’s a stick and that there’s nothing to slough on with your finger), rub lips together to break up dry, chapped skin, and tissue off. The rice powder resurfaces lips better than sugar or salt, in my opinion. Good scuff!"

Found something that's perfect for dry, chapped lips? Want to get your skin and hair ready for the new season? Visit our Product Reviews pages, then. There are more than 50,000 products up for review, and tons of info on all the newest releases.

Nine Tips For More Beautiful Hands

BellaSugar — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:19 -0700

Ellen Sirot is one of the most in-demand models in the business, but you probably wouldn't recognize her face. That's because Sirot is a parts model, using her hands, legs, and feet to land clients including Clinique, Maybelline, Estee Lauder, and Elizabeth Arden. (And that's only a minuscule sampling of the thousands of jobs she's done!) Her new line of hand-care treatments, Hand Perfection, was developed after years of caring for her own money-making mitts. And though you already know this, the best measure of someone's age is her hand condition - so if you want to avoid age spots and discoloration tomorrow, take care of your hands today. Want her best advice for having healthy, beautiful digits? For nine tips, read more.

Ellen Sirot's Top Tips for Keeping Your Hands Beautiful

Minimize hand washing. Water dehydrates your hands. Wash when needed - but consider using household gloves for situations such as dish washing, household projects, etc. - so you don’t have to wash your hands so many times per day.
Minimize use of dehydrating soaps/bacterial gels. I realize we live in a germy world, but these gels seriously dry out the skin, causing irritation and ultimately skin aging. Hand Perfection Moisturizing Cleanser is a gentle, sulfate-free, coconut-based cleanser - so it actually keeps your hands hydrated while cleansing.
Moisturize your hands every single time you wash them. After washing your hands (minimally), gently pat them dry and apply moisturizer while your skin is still damp to lock in moisture. And do this periodically throughout the day. (Must to remember to do it. It's kind of like putting on lip gloss!)
Keep your hands protected from the sun. Always use sunscreen when going outside and get extra protection by wearing my Hand Perfection Glovettes - which are great to use while driving, playing golf, tennis - and make a bit of a fashion statement to boot!
Apply oil to cuticles each night and gently push them back, while soft and supple, in the shower. I do this with a washcloth each day - and it helps discourage the need to cut them, which is never a good idea, except for the occasional errant piece of skin.
Apply a rich moisturizer at night. Capitalize on circadian rhythms to give your hands an overnight boost while they are not in use!
Exfoliate once a week. Hand Perfection Night Solution will accomplish this, or you can use an organic sugar and olive oil scrub once a week.
Take off polish after seven days. Give your nails a few days to revive and be bare.
Strive to have hands/nails that look good naked! That provides the most options for wearing polish or not.

That's the word from the world's most in-demand parts model. Any tips or tricks that have worked for you?

Reader Review of the Day: Sue Devitt Balanced Matte Lipstick

BellaSugar — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:00:18 -0700

If you like the feel of a matte lipstick, perhaps Sue Devitt Balanced Matte Lipstick ($20) is for you. Reader Watergirl777 had only positive things to say about this lip product, and here’s why.

This lipstick is the best I've had in years! Although it does not advertise to be long-lasting, it actually lasts a surprisingly long time. It is a beautiful color on any skin tone. It is absolutely wonderful.

Have you something to add? Our Product Reviews website is the perfect place to share your opinions on everything from foot scrubs to tweezers. Well, what are you waiting for? Your lipstick awaits.

Take a Look at the 2009 CEW Award Winners!

BellaSugar — Mon, 04 May 2009 06:00:13 -0700

What do all of these products have in common? They're just a few of the select winners of this year's 2009 Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) Awards. If you're not familiar, each year, members of the CEW, who are working professionals in the industry, gather together to select their top beauty picks of the year.

It's like what the Grammys are to a musician or what the Oscars mean to an actor. Over 4,000 votes were cast for 2009, with nearly 550 products entered in 28 categories, covering the whole beauty gamut. Curious to see what products prevailed in these prestigious awards? Find out when you read more.

2009 CEW BEAUTY AWARDS WINNERS

Bath and Body

Body Treatment - Mass: Avon Products, Inc. Anew Clinical Professional Stretch Mark Smoother
Body Treatment - Prestige: Ojon Tawaka "The Ball"
Scented Bath & Body - Mass: Vickery & Clarke Natural Apothecary Eucalyptus & Peppermint Cold & Sinus Soak
Scented Bath & Body - Prestige: Fresh Fig Apricot Bath and Shower Gel

Facial Skin Care

Acne Treatment: Clean & Clear Advantage Blackhead Eraser Exfoliating Cleanser
Anti-Aging - Mass: Olay Regenerist 14 Day Skin Intervention
Anti-Aging - Prestige: Clinique Even Better Skin Tone Corrector
Cleanser and Scrub - Mass: Neutrogena Wave Power Cleanser and Deep Clean Foaming Pads
Cleanser and Scrub - Prestige: Fresh Appleseed Brightening Exfoliant
Eye Treatment - Mass: Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew Anti-Puff Eye Roller
Eye Treatment - Prestige: Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Eye Treatment
Moisturizer - Mass: Olay Definity Color Recapture
Moisturizer - Prestige: Estée Lauder Time Zone Line and Wrinkle Reducing Moisturizer SPF 15

Hair

Hair Care, Style, and Coloring - Mass: Avon Advance Techniques Grey Root Touch-Up
Hair Care, Style, and Coloring - Prestige: Living Proof Straight Making No Frizz Styling Cream for Medium to Thick Hair

Makeup

Eye Product - Mass: L'Oréal Paris Double Extend Beauty Tubes Mascara
Eye Product - Prestige: Lancôme Ôscillation
Face Product - Mass: CoverGirl Simply Ageless Foundation
Face Product - Prestige: Giorgio Armani Face Fabric Foundation
Lip Product - Mass: Avon Pro-To-Go Lipstick
Lip Product - Prestige: YSL Rouge Volupté Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick SPF 15

Men's Grooming

Men’s Grooming: Zirh Drenched

Scent

Men's Scent: Prada Infusion d'Homme Eau de Toilette Spray
Women's Scent - Mass: Avon Bond Girl 007
Women's Scent - Prestige: Harajuku Lovers Fragrances "G"

Sun

Sun Product - Mass: Aveeno Continuous Protection Sunblock Spray SPF 70
Sun Product - Prestige: Clarins Delicious Self Tanning Cream

Indie Beauty Award (The brightest new start-up in the world of beauty.)

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