FREE and beautiful go hand-in-hand when ULTA Beauty presents 21 Days of Beauty at stores nationwide.  From March 11 – March 31, 21 Days of Beauty will focus on fresh-faced, spring looks and corresponding free gifts-with-purchase, beauty tips, complimentary in-store consultations and live demos from top beauty brand experts. At ULTA Beauty, the largest beauty retailer of its kind in the United States, a woman can find all of the beauty essentials needed to create the new spring trends.

Each day throughout 21 Days of Beauty ULTA Beauty will feature two special treats:  one “Beauty Steal” and a “Beauty Focus Day.” Beauty Steals include special pricing and “Buy 1 Get 1 FREE” offers.  Beauty Focus Days offer makeup and skin care specialists who focus on selected brands each day, providing customized makeup tips, trend updates and skin consultations.  Appointments for complimentary make-up and skin consultations are recommended by simply signing up at your nearest ULTA Beauty store.

Participants include top cosmetic and skin care brands including:

Bare Minerals 
Smashbox
Urban Decay
Pur Minerals
Benefit
Lorac
Stila
Cargo
Too Faced
Tarte
Laura Gellar
Philosophy
Dermalogica
Murad
Mario Badescu
Clarinsonic
Kinerase
Peter Thomas Roth
Strivectin
Bliss
Napoleon Perdis

For a complete list of 21 Days of Beauty events and beauty steals please visit www.ulta.com/21daysofbeauty and Facebook.com/ulta. ULTA Beauty Facebook fans will receive daily posts for 21 Days of Beauty.

ULTA Beauty Trends for Spring 2012

21 Days of Beauty is all about what’s heating up for spring.  ULTA Beauty suggests the following top spring beauty trends with products to get the look:

Soft Glow:  Natural nude and pink shades on lips and cheeks create a luminous and dewy look.   Using an all over luminizer, dusted lightly across the face, adds a healthy glow just in time for Spring.

ULTA Beauty Recommends:

• LORAC Unzipped: The Nude Collection, $34
• LORAC TANtalizer Body Bronzing Luminizer, $32
• Too Faced Natural Face Natural Radiance Palette, $39
• Benefit Cosmetics Watt’s up, $30

Metallic:  A hint of metallic is fresh for spring.  Metallic eye shadows accent eyes while powders with a touch of silver or gold can be used to highlight cheekbones.  A super-luxe metallic is a perfect way to add glimmer to a classic daytime look or sizzle at night before hitting the town!

ULTA Beauty Recommends:

• Tarte Amazonian Clay Waterproof Cream Eyeshadow, $19
• Bare Escentuals Bare Minerals High Shine Eyeshadow, $13
• Too Faced Glamour Dust Glitter Pigment, $17

Brows: Too much tweezing and waxing is so last season! A bold, full brow is the trend moving into spring and textured brows are the easiest way to frame your face and express your individuality.

ULTA Beauty Recommends:

• Laura Geller Brow Marker, $23
• Benefit Cosmetics Brows a Go-Go, $38
• Pur Minerals 3-in-1 Universal Pencil, $17

Eyes: From runway to realway capture the dramatic eye – it’s all about winged cat  eyeliner and an extreme smokey eye this season. Feeling impulsive? Add a touch of neon or jewel-tone color in shadow or eyeliner —  green and cobalt are strong this season.

ULTA Beauty Recommends:

• Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil, $19
• Urban Decay Naked 2, $50
• Stila Smudge Pot, $20
• Smashbox Smoke Box Eyeshadow Palette, $42

Lips:  Lips range from luscious nudes to bubble gum pinks to classic reds with overtones of orange and coral. No matter what shade you choose, be sure your lips stand out to provide a finishing touch for your overall look.

ULTA Beauty Recommends:

• Napoleon Perdis Devine Goddess Lipstick, $24
• Napoleon Perdis Luminous Lip Veil, $23
• CARGO Lip Gloss, $14
• Smashbox Be Legendary Lipstick, $19

To complement all of spring’s hottest makeup trends, try bold hair color, “big” hair with 70s-inspired bouncy curls, or a sexy, polished and youthful look with a low-side swept ponytail or braid. Don’t forget to be perfectly nail polished: pale pinks, nudes and creamy shades are perfect for any age. Or, show off your exotic and wild side with hologram prints, sequins, strips and Navajo-inspired nail art this season.

If you’ve avoided non-surgical cosmetic facial treatments because you’re reluctant to have artificial concoctions injected into your face, you might want to talk to your New York plastic surgeon about Selphyl®. A patented new technology that provides a natural defense against the aging process, Selphyl uses the platelets from your own blood to rejuvenate your face.

As your face ages, your tissue loses volume and lines appear in places where the skin has become used to folding. Selphyl stimulates new cell growth beneath the skin surface to plump up and smooth out areas that have begun to sag or sink. The process is simple. From a just a small blood sample, your plastic surgeon can extract blood platelets and fibers to produce what’s called a platelet-rich fibrin matrix (PRFM). This matrix is then injected under the problem areas in your skin, allowing new cells to fill in vacant spaces beneath crow’s feet, under your cheeks and eyes, around your mouth, and even under acne pock marks. The resulting aesthetic effect is younger, smoother looking skin.

Because this 45-minute treatment uses your own blood, there’s virtually no danger of an allergic reaction. Unlike a BOTOX® treatment, a New York Selphyl treatment inserts absolutely no artificial toxins into your body. In addition, the short procedure and recovery period are relatively painless. Because the PRFM is a fluid, you won’t find unattractive lumps or knots forming beneath your skin after a Selphyl treatment. Also, in contrast to the temporary results of several popular dermal fillers, the restorative results of a Selphyl procedure can last for up to eighteen months.

When you visit your doctor’s office for a Selphyl injection, blood is drawn just as if you were getting lab work done for a checkup. The sample is placed in a centrifuge that separates the platelet-rich plasma from the red and white blood cells. Meanwhile, your face is cleansed and numbed using a topical cream anesthetic. In most cases, a non-ablative laser treatment is performed to enhance the restorative effect.

Minutes later, the clear, yellow PRFM is injected into your skin, where it immediately starts to encourage the production of collagen and new cells. Cold compresses are applied to reduce swelling, and you’re done! A single 45-minute procedure is all you may need. You won’t even need pain medication. Although you might experience some mild swelling or redness immediately following the Selphyl procedure, your face should feel smoother, with more defined and luminous skin, within 10 days to three weeks.

About Dr. Pastorek: A top facial plastic surgeon in New York City, Norman Pastorek, M.D., P.C., F.A.C.S., has been elected by his peers to The Best Doctors in America® and Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors® every year since the inception of these guides. In 2011, he was also named to U.S. News & World Report’s Top Doctors list. His office is at 12 East 88th Street, New York, New York 10128. Reach him at normanpastorekmd.com or call (212) 987-4700.

-newswire

Fashion Fair Introduces “Beauty Minute”

Fashion Fair Cosmetics, announced it has forged a partnership with The Steve Harvey Morning Show to help women find their love and realize their beauty potential on the Locate your Love Dating Game.

Lucky female contestants from the Locate Your Love Dating Game will receive “First Date Makeovers” and an arsenal of beauty tips from notable Fashion Fair makeup artists before they go on their dates. The contestants’ Locate Your Love Dating Game experience will be featured on the show weekly and in webisodes on the Fashion Fair microsite on steveharvey.com, locateyourlove.com, FashionFair.com and on Fashion Fair’s Facebook page.

Clarisa Wilson, President of Fashion Fair Cosmetics and Sam Fine, celebrity makeup artist and Fashion Fair Cosmetics Creative Makeup Director, will kick off the campaign with a live interview on The Steve Harvey Morning Show, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 8:15 a.m. EST.

“We are thrilled to partner with The Steve Harvey Morning Show and Locate Your Love,” said Wilson. “Locate Your Love is a powerful platform for Fashion Fair Cosmetics; it allows us to engage and empower our consumers, and with a little luck and Fashion Fair lipstick, help women find love.”

Additionally, Fashion Fair Cosmetics will provide weekly “Beauty Minute” segments, voiced by Fine, on The Steve Harvey Morning Show—covering everything from runway trends to how to find the perfect foundation. And, the show’s co-host Shirley Strawberry will share product highlights on-air weekly.

The Steve Harvey show has six million listeners and is the number one-rated syndicated morning show in the urban landscape.  His life experiences provide him with incredible insight and allow him to speak to his audience on everything from the latest news to how to enrich their lives and now with Fashion Fair, help women put their best face forward.

Fashion Fair Cosmetics and Steve Harvey encourage listeners to tune in to the dating adventures of these women as they embark on this unique and fun-filled dating and beauty-makeover adventures.

LUSH Cosmetics have recently launched  two new and highly anticipated products for those seeking a more natural alternative to battling troublesome, acne-prone skin. Known for using practical yet effective ingredients, Lush Cosmetics have successfully created a skincare line to banish blemished skin and look you’re best…naturally!

LUSH Grease Lightning

Grease definitely isn’t the word with this super effective, oil zapping spot treatment. The witch hazel, thyme, calming rosemary and antibacterial tea tree infusion creates a highly effective antiseptic that cleanses skin and helps spots disappear with lightening speed. Lavender regulates oil and works to calm aggravated skin with the help of soothing, redness reducing aloe vera gel.

Directions for use: Dab on spots and blemishes with a clean, dry finger.

LUSH Grease Lightning SRP $9.95 / 1.5 oz.

LUSH Dark Angels Facial Cleanser

    

LUSH’s good angel (Angels on Bare Skin cleanser as we call her) finally has a much darker counterpart with the introduction of Dark Angels cleanser – the angel ready to attack those evil oils lurking on your face. LUSH has combined oil-absorbing charcoal and gently exfoliating black sugar to make a softening, anti-acne scrub that leaves skin looking (and feeling) healthy. Anti-microbial, deep cleansing rhassoul mud removes blackheads while nutritious avocado oil nourishes skin for a brighter, fresher finish. This powerful daily cleanser keeps skin radiant and acne free – a look that’s always in style!

Directions for use: Break off a dime-sized amount and mix with water in your palm to create a paste to cleanse with. Apply the mixture to dampened skin, gently rub in a circular motion and rinse off with warm water. Follow with a toner and moisturizer that is appropriate to your skin type.

LUSH Dark Angels Facial Cleanser Sold by weight, SRP $11.95 per 3.5 oz. or 1/4 lbs

Currently available in LUSH stores nationwide and online at www.lushusa.com

 

LUSH Cupcake Fresh Face Mask

    

Indulge in a little Cupcake treat, a cocoa, minty mask for congested, spotty skin. The best-selling mask has a deep cleansing (and blemish fighting) rhassoul mud base making it ideal to combat breakouts. LUSH has added glycerine and Fair Trade cocoa butter to soften and reduce moisture loss while naturally anesthetic spearmint and peppermint essential oils gently stimulate and calm irritation. Skin will feel refreshed and your sweet senses will get their sugary treat. (Vegan)

Directions for use: Smooth a thin layer onto clean skin, leave on for about 10 minutes and rinse off with warm water. Pat dry and follow up with a toner and moisturizer. Be sure to keep this mask in the fridge between uses, and throw it away by the expiration date on the bottom (3 week shelf life).

LUSH Cupcake Fresh Face Mask SRP $7.95 / 2.6 oz.

Currently available in LUSH stores nationwide and online at www.lushusa.com

Currently available in LUSH stores nationwide. Due to this products freshness, it is not available online.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROMANCE, the celebrated women’s fragrance by RALPH LAUREN, has been named the exclusive fragrance partner for the upcoming feature film, THE VOW, a romantic drama starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum. In theaters February 10, 2012.

THE VOW and RALPH LAUREN ROMANCE share the theme of enduring love. Paige and Leo (Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum) are a happy newlywed couple whose lives are changed by a car accident that puts Paige in a coma. Waking up with severe memory loss, Paige has no memory of Leo, a confusing relationship with her parents (Sam Neill and Jessica Lange), and an ex-fiancé (Scott Speedman) she may still have feelings for. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage.

“The moving narrative of THE VOW reflects the RALPH LAUREN ROMANCE story about true love conquering all,” says Guillaume de Lesquen, President of Ralph Lauren Fragrances Worldwide, “and there couldn’t be two better actors than Rachel and Channing to convey this narrative.”

As part of the collaboration, RALPH LAUREN ROMANCE will be the exclusive sponsor of THE VOW red carpet world premiere and after-party, taking place on Monday, February 6, 2012 in Los Angeles. One winner of two passes to these events, and three winners of the RALPH LAUREN ROMANCE fragrance, will be randomly selected on January 19, 2012 through a sweepstakes hosted on the Ralph Lauren Facebook fan site.

To enter, “LIKE” the Ralph Lauren Facebook page, select the dedicated RALPH LAUREN ROMANCE tab and follow the entry instructions. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to legal residents of the 48 contiguous U.S. and D.C., 21 years or older. Void where prohibited.

The RALPH LAUREN ROMANCE commercial ad, shot by renowned photographer and filmmaker Bruce Weber, will appear in advanced screenings of THE VOW throughout the U.S. and Canada January 24-26, 2012. The advertisement features Argentinean polo player, Nacho Figueras, with his wife, Delfina Blaquier, on location at Blaquier’s family’s Argentinean estate, La Concepción. The advertisement depicts their real-life fairytale love story and creates a perfect pairing for the romantic premise of THE VOW.

To learn more, please visit http://on.fb.me/RLRomanceGiveaway

-RLRomance/Loreal

As Nail Professionals and consumers can attest, all nail services are NOT created equal! Factors include the skill and proper training of the Nail Professional and the quality of the products used. CND Shellac Power Polish™ is a one-of-a-kind product with easy, non-damaging removal that sets it apart from “me-too” products and gel manicures. When used as directed, it comes off quickly and easily without harming the natural nail – no filing is necessary for application or removal.

So what happens when consumers ask for a CND Shellac Power Polish service, but receive something completely different (although they may be told it’s CND Shellac)? CND hears stories continually about women who have unintentionally tried “gel-polish” and Shellac pretenders, and then ruined their nails trying to remove it. Salon clients across the U.S. will soon be assured that the CND Shellac services they receive have CND’s official seal of approval.

CND is cracking down on CND Shellac fraud by implementing a CND Shellac Salon Certification Program. This program deploys CND Education Ambassadors to visit salons across the country who registered on cnd.com as Shellac Salons. To be a certified CND Shellac Salon, a CND representative will visit the salon, provide training and review protocol (no mixing systems or filing on the nail…ever!). Salons that meet the criteria will be awarded CND’s seal of approval. Look for the “Certified” window cling in the entrance to the salon and icon on cnd.com’s Salon Locator.

“Our CND Shellac Salon Certification Program will ensure the ultimate experience for clients and will provide a great incentive to Nail Professionals to provide exemplary CND Shellac services,” says CND Co-Founder, Jan Arnold.

As an educated consumer, here are some pointers for making sure you receive the REAL CND Shellac:

1)    Look for the CND seal of approval on the window of your salon.

2)    Ask if the salon uses CND Shellac products.

3)    Watch the products that are being used during the service – if you do not see “CND Shellac” on the bottle, it’s not Shellac.

4)    During removal, do not allow soaking of nails in a bowl of acetone – request CND Shellac Remover Wraps or cotton and tin foil removal method.

The program is rolling out first in New York, California, Nevada, Colorado, Ohio and Chicago, and will expand across the US in 2012.

 For more information about CND, please visit cnd.com.

Love Louboutins? So do we. Well here is your chance to start 2012 in ultimate style from head to toe. Amika is so proud to be a sponsor of LaurenConrad.com that we’re giving members an exclusive chance to win a to-die-for pair of Louboutin heels and a $500 Gift Card for luxurious hair styling tools from Amika. 

And get this, the winner of this dream prize even gets to pick the pair of Louboutins they desire (up to a $800 value). To make it extra special, 3 runners-up will also receive a $250 Gift Card from Amika! Details are below on how to enter. 

From styling tools to hair care, Amika empowers you to start loving your hair and stop fighting it. Amika has created a suite of professional styling tools and hair care that is easy to use, gets professional results and most importantly, foregoes the kind of damage that has always been associated with traditional styling methods. Amika’s powerful line of Obliphica hair care (which was featured in Birchbox) works synergistically with the tools to create hair that is both healthy and stylish. 

For those at home, Amika demystifies the art of hair styling, empowering everyone to achieve salon-quality results at home through easy to follow how-to videos. This one shows how to get red carpet worthy curls quick and easy with their clip-free curler:

So easy and beautiful, right?

We bet you want to find out how to win those Louboutins.

Like the Amika Facebook Page and follow the steps to enter the contest. 

If you have a friend or someone you think would also love to win spread the word about this giveaway (if you don’t win, at least you can enjoy your friends’ prizes). 

Here’s the fine print… The winners will be contacted via email on January 25. This giveaway is only open to US residents. If we do not receive a response from a winner within 24 hours, a new winner will be selected. Once we receive a response from all winners, we will announce their names here. 

In the meantime, don’t forget to check out Amika’s special Fan Only Offer. Facebook Fans get 25% OFF shop.loveamika.com plus Free US Shipping and a Free Argan Hair Serum and Heat-Proof Styling Tool Holder. 

Good luck to everyone! You’re going to look lovely in those Louboutin!

-LaurenConrad.com

Naya Rivera, star of the hit TV show “Glee,” has signed on to share her unique experience as a Proactiv® user with America.

“I am excited to be a part of a show that encourages teens and young adults to embrace their differences and be proud of who they are as an individual, which is exactly why I am honored to represent Proactiv®.  Working with Proactiv® will allow me to take that self confidence message a step further by helping individuals tackle their acne and literally put their best face forward.”

A Proactiv® user in high school, she loved the way it made her skin glow. Naya has once again turned to Proactiv® products to effectively clear her skin of recent blemishes and breakouts while on set, on tour and at home.

“Naya is a confident, independent and vivacious young woman who, through her acting and singing career, has become a role model on what it means to have amazing self confidence. This partnership will allow existing and new Proactiv® customers to hear how she translated her fight with breakouts into an inspirational story of feeling and looking your best,” said Greg Renker, co-founder and co-chairman of Guthy-Renker.

Joining a star-studded lineup of current Proactiv® celebrity customers-turned-spokespeople, including Justin Bieber, Katy Perry,Avril Lavigne and Julianne Hough, Naya will appear in several new Proactiv® television spots, debuting in spring 2012.

Naya Rivera began her entertainment career at the early age of three, performing and acting on numerous hit shows before joining the cast of “Glee” in 2009.

Proactiv Solution is distributed by Guthy-Renker and can be purchased by calling (888) 819-2019 or online atwww.proactiv.com.

-Newswire

Broadway Nails is proud to announce Nicole Scherzinger as the celebrity brand ambassador for imPRESS Press-On Manicure, the NEW innovative salon-perfect manicure that you can achieve yourself in seconds. Complete with the hottest shade trends to the eternal classics. There is no dry time and no mess. Just peel off and press on!

For those who do not have time to spare for polish to dry or get frustrated when it starts to chip, imPRESS Press-On Manicure gets you out the door in minutes, with superior, lasting shine to keep you looking your best. “I am excited to be the brand ambassador for imPRESS Press-On Manicure. As a girl always on-the go, imPRESS is the perfect solution for a quick and easy flawless manicure,” says Scherzinger.

imPRESS Press-On Manicure brings instant glamour to every woman, adding a fashionable accessory to a style that is all your own. As the impress celebrity brand ambassador, Nicole Scherzinger brings a chic, ‘glam rock’ style to the brand. With her sense of style, the nails adapt to her wardrobe, if she wears lace, she throws on a leather jacket to toughen the look up, or adds a crazy accessory for a pop of color and bling. Per Scherzinger: “imPRESS Press-On Manicure is the ultimate accessory to complete any look, with a variety of colors and patterns to choose from, there are endless options.”

“imPRESS Press-On Manicure color nails look like a salon gel but it is much faster to apply and take off…and change!” says Scherzinger. You can be sure to catch Nicole as a lead judge on “The X Factor” accessorizing her glam look with her favorite nail colors: Casting Call and Payback.

“imPRESS is fashion for your nail, it is a revolutionary way to apply polish…it gives the look of a gel manicure – but you don’t need an appointment,” says Grace Tallon, Senior Vice President Marketing, Broadway Nails.

Starting December 2011, imPRESS Press-On Manicure will be available in most major drug stores and Walmart stores nationwide. imPRESS Press-On Manicure is available in 24 nail covers in 12 different sizes. With 18 colors ($5.99 each)and 18 patterns ($7.99 each), your nails will always look flawless and unique.

MAKE UP FOR EVER announces the launch of its first-ever open casting call to find a “real woman” to star in their next HD Complexion advertisement, which will not be digitally retouched or enhanced in any way.  The Unretouched Campaign originally launched in spring 2011 and received significant praise for promoting a new standard in an industry.

The open casting call runs from January 2nd through February 1st, 2012.  To enter, you will be challenged to create a picture-perfect make up look and submit their photo through www.hd.makeupforeverusa.com.  All finalists’ photos will be featured in a photo album on the MAKEUPFOREVERUSA Facebook page.  The winner will be announced on Facebook on February 9th, 2012, and then flown to New York City for her professional photo shoot.  The casting call is open to all women age 18 and over residing in the U.S. and Canada.

To help women find their perfect foundation match online, MAKE UP FOR EVER has also created an interactive Shade Finder tool that can be found at www.hd.makeupforeverusa.com/shadefinder.  Available in 26 shades to match all skin tones, MAKE UP FOR EVER’s best-selling HD Invisible Cover Foundation provides oil-free, medium-to-full-coverage that creates a soft-focus effect to soften lines and blur imperfections.

With the casting call and new campaign, MAKE UP FOR EVER is thrilled to show women everywhere that they can look perfect both in front of the lens and in their everyday lives by choosing products that deliver long-lasting, professional results.

GOOD LUCK!