My Bad! :)

So, I'm not sure for how many weeks I've missed posting a favorite youtube channel of the week. Umm, ya, I could look it up but who wants to do that? :)

My apologies and I'll have to think of some good ones to post in the future.

Free Lip Balm with Purchase at Bath & Body Works

Here's a coupon for a free Lip Item with any purchase (up to a $12 value), valid through July 19 in stores only while supplies last.

Product Reviews: L'Oreal EverPure & John Frieda Brilliant Collection

I'm still working on my reviews for Nivea, Caress, and Bodycology body washes. But I did finally write what I think of the two following collections. Hope you enjoy. :)

Shampoo & Conditioner Product Reviews: L'Oreal EverPure Sulfate-Free Color Care System & John Frieda Collection Brilliant Brunette New Liquid Shine
"A collection of candid product reviews for two sets of shampoos and conditioners I've recently sampled: L'Oreal EverPure Sulfate-Free Color Care System and John Frieda Collection Brilliant Brunette New Liquid Shine."

I'm on Facebook! :)

So I started a makeup page on facebook. I was really creative with the title: "Elizabeth's Beauty & Fashion Tips." Hehe. If you're on facebook, I'd love to be added. Hint, hint. :) Thanks!

Deal for the Sephora Folk . . .

From the Sephora Inside JCPenney newsletter:

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Featured Youtube Channel of the Week: Pixiwoo

Pixiwoo, home of UK makeup artists Samantha and Nicola, is a great cosmetics channel full of celebrity makeup tutorials, style advice, and more.

Samantha even inspired me to do a Sophia Loren look with my eye liner today. Ha ha, I might do it again tomorrow, but I'm not sure it's extremely appropriate for my Church look. We'll have to see. :)

P.S. After day three of thinking about doing Summer Makeup when getting ready, I've realized that I'm not all that suited for summer anyway. I like snow, and wearing long pants, and keeping my hair down--things that aren't that conducive when it's hot out. So I gave myself a break today and went for blacks and greens. I'm ready for it to be cool again. Hehe.

Yay for Summer Makeup!

So I finally pulled out all the Summer Makeup stops. :) Thank you Johnny Lavoy!

My Friday night just wouldn't have been the same if I hadn't worn pink and green eye shadows, pink blush, and a bright pink lipstick (which I mostly wiped off since it was a little much).

I don't think my nephew actually noticed, but you know, it's the principle that matters. And I was definitely made up for summer! :)

Using a Diffuser to Blow Dry Hair

This is something I didn't really pick up until recently, but now I'm loving it! I can't get enough of diffusing my hair. I've only straightened my hair like once in the past few weeks, and even then I lamented not having let it go wavy with the diffuser. :) It's not just for straight-up curly-haired girls like I once imagined. You might want to give it a try.

Blow Drying Your Hair with a Diffuser
"I didn't realize until recently how effective blow drying my hair with a diffuser really is. Here's my experience with using a diffuser, learning online from Cibu's hair care pro Jennifer Mapp."

(Image Credit: lusi© sxc.hu/lusi. Yes, I realize that's not a diffuser in the picture, but it fit the best of what I could find. Hehe.)

Product Review: John Frieda Root Awakening

Here's my full product review of John Frieda's Root Awakening Shampoo and Conditioner.

I've also recently sampled Nivea's new Touch of Happiness Body Wash as well as Caress' new Exfoliating Body Wash. Maybe I'll wait to review those until I try my new Bodycology samples and then I'll do a write up of all three of them. How does that sound? :) For now I'll just tell you I didn't really care for the Nivea but I liked the Caress.

John Frieda Collection Root Awakening Strength Restoring Shampoo and Conditioner "Interested in trying out John Frieda's Root Awakening Collection but want someone else's take on it first? Here's my opinion after sampling the Root Awakening Shampoo and Conditioner."

John Frieda Product Review (Quick Take) & Summer Makeup Update

You're going to be so proud of me for two reasons!

(1) I actually used my John Frieda Root Awakening Shampoo and Conditioner samples today! I know, unbelievable--they've been sitting on my ledge now for almost a month. But I broke down, tried them, and wrote an official product review for Associated Content. So when that gets posted in a week or so I'll put the direct link up here.

In the mean time, and in short: it's gonna have to be a no from me. The shampoo was an all-around no, but the conditioner would have been really nice if it hadn't have been for that eucalyptus smell. Maybe people love that scent. I don't know. Maybe the problem lies within me. Hehe, either way, I'm not going to be purchasing it in the near future.

(2) I've gotten into the spirit of summer makeup! I still haven't branched out into using any crazy colors, but I've been wearing a lot of bronzer. Sure, it looks kind of freaky since I'm pasty white everywhere else, but what ya gonna do? :)

But since I've been accomplishing so much lately, i.e. I wore bronzer and tried a new shampoo, I figure wearing crazy makeup colors is really the next step for me. Good luck to us all! Ha.

(Image from a Google Search.)

Featured Youtube Channel of the Week: The Fray

In another post about non-cosmetics youtube favorites, I pick The Fray. :) The band's channel is great and I'm currently obsessed with Heartless and How to Save a Life, featured below. (I know--circa 2006 for the rest of the world. What can I say, I'm slow. But get this: Wikipedia says it was released July 4, 2006. So really, this is an incredibly timed tribute, so there! Hehe.)

Besides, this is the perfect gearing up for the American Idol tour which starts tomorrow since Matt Giraud is probably singing The Fray's You Found Me.

Happy July 4th!

I hope you're having a great day and living it up! :)

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Free Bath & Body Works with Purchase!

Coupon Cravings posted about a free offer from Bath & Body Works.

"Take this printable coupon to Bath & Body Works to get a FREE Anti-Bacterial Foaming Hand Sanitizer (a $4 value) with any purchase. This coupon is valid through 7/5."

And a user of the site commented:

"The little gel hand sanitizers are on sale for $1 ea with any purchase. I went today and got one of those and the foaming hand sanitizer with the coupon for $1.07 total!"

Great deal if you're in the market!

For the MAC Lovers! :)

Free Lipstick if you use MAC Cosmetics
"MAC offers a free lipstick of your choice when you return 6 empty MAC cosmetic containers to a MAC counter or online. More information on the MAC recycling program can be found here." (From Wendi the Freebie Blogger.)