SPARKLES!

Hello!!

Last weekend when I got my beloved Lash Stash, I also found the elusive "The Sparkler" from The Body Shop.

Get this: I walk into the store, and the sales lady immediately greets me, (I love them!), and asks if I want to "Spin the wheel." I say "Sure!" and spin, and receive "50% off any Seasonal Item." I ask her if they have the "Perfume looking sparkler thingy" and she leads me to it. I try to look real innocent and ask if it happens to be a "Seasonal Item" and she says, "Well, I'm not sure! Here's another one from the wheel, 50% off 1 item! Here you go!" Seriously-- could she be ANY nicer?! Made my day even better!!

These body shimmers have been popular this season, here are a couple that are out there:

Bare Escentuals Body Lingerie Luminous Body Shimmer, $29














Tarina Tarantino Sparklicity Shimmer Dust, $39















and The Sparkler!



















This puppy has been sold out online, and there were only 2 in this store (1 now, heh heh)!!

It's a little hard to capture exactly how fabulous it is~ when you squeeze it there is a grand POOF of sparkly shimmer!






















And it is most definitely NOT "glitter," so you don't look like a tween headed to a Miley concert, but rather a glistening, gorgeous Lady. ;) Also, it does NOT come off-- I wiped it once to get the initial excess off, but it still looked at luminous as before. Makes me giddy! =)

I just couldn't help myself. It's perfect for holiday parties and New Year's, plus is looks SO GREAT in my Corner o' Fab:




























(Barbie tin with "I wasn't designed to do housework," 50th anniversary re-make of the original Barbie, "Slap on a little lipstick, You'll be fine" book, pink ruffle shoes and clutch, Tiffany box, Victoria's Secret bag, champagne flute from a New Year's party, and an empty mini-bottle of Disaronno.)

What do you think??

Have a great weekend!

Until next time--
~Beauty Maven

Best Winter Face Moisturizer EVER

Hello!

We in honor of the recent snow in my area, I thought this post was appropriate!

Not only do I have combination skin AND sleep with a fan, but I also do not have any kind of humidifier whatsoever-- and thus this winter has been drying out my skin. (Oh no!)

To the rescue? The Body Shop's Vitamin E Illuminating Moisture Cream!! ($18.50)


















Here's some info, according to the website:

Best if you want to: Give your skin a luminous, healthy glow with a nourishing daily moisturizing cream that contains light-diffusing particles to help minimize the appearance of fine lines.

How it works:

• Vitamin E is a natural antioxidant that moisturizes and helps to protect against premature aging and environmental aggressors.
• Community Trade shea butter moisturizes and helps to soften and refine skin.
• Super-fine mica minerals diffuse light to create a bright, illuminated complexion.

(*Head's up* It does not contain SPF.)

After seeing this product in a magazine, I decided to try it out. I used the normal face lotion before, but it was during the summer and it got too heavy for me. I remember playing with this before though and liked that it had a luminizer in it. Yay!

Time for some pics:



























Here it is not rubbed-in-- it's a light pink~




























Applied to the right side~ the reflection from the mica is in the pink family.

























See? Luminous without being glittery- and this was after I gave it time to soak in. Nice!

Extra tidbit, too: if you do decide to get this, be sure it's the *illuminating* one-- they have another jar that is Vitamin E with SPF that looks exactly the same!

What kinds of moisturizers do you use? How important is SPF to you? Do you look for multi-tasking products?


Until next time~
Beauty Maven