Greetings Beauty Mavens! Well, I have finally landed back in LA after scouring many of the beauty industry insider events on the East and West Coast (The LA Make-Up Show, CEW Product Demos, IECSC and IBS), all in pursuit of new trends and undiscovered beauty products. I had an absolute blast walking the floors of these leading trade shows and trying the latest that beauty has to offer. And now I would like to share with you, my lovely reader, some of the exciting and fun products that caught my eye:
Bling Strands
This is the coolest hair accessory on the planet! I discovered Bling Strands at Cosmoprof this past summer and they still rock my world! It is a thin shimmery strip of bling that is tied into your hair and looks like a sparkly highlight. Everyone stops me and asks what I am wearing in my hair because it is so fun, unique and different.
Embryolisse Essential Dry Skin Balm
This is a new product created by the company that makes the cult fav LCC cream that I adore. This is a magaical little healing balm that is perfect for those pesky dry patches you tend to get in the winter months, but what is truly fab about this balm is that it treats your dry spots with a matte finish, brilliant!
I Nuovi Professional
This is a pigment rich, high intensity makeup line that is enriched with innovative skin pampering antioxidants, botanical extracts and vitamins. It is a beautifully made line, with an amazing assortment of products and colors that also treat the skin. This is a fun line that I can’t wait to dig into!
YoYo Lip Gloss Mini’s
This is a fun and inspired girlie little product. It’s a mini flavored lip gloss that is attached to a retractable cord that you clip on so you don’t lose it. This is a playful product that appeals to the girl inside all of us and it makes me smile when I use it–very smart and memorable packaging.
Sprayology
This is another inspired find of mine. These are homeopathic and vitamin oral sprays that are spritzed under your tongue, are rapidly absorbed and deliver a variety of instant symptomatic relief. I was drawn to Party Relief, Woman Power and Brain Power and they can even be combined to treat a multiple issues. Not only is it a fun concept, but they taste good and I did notice that I had more energy and clarity after I got my dose.
Stay tuned for more of my newest beauty discoveries Part Two, coming next week.
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I often feel like I am from a different era, a time where looking like a pin-up girl was I all the rage. I totally would have fit in during this bygone era and perhaps that explains why am drawn to all things vintage, especially make-up. Imagine my delight when I learned about 
I love this lipstick set for two reasons: the beautiful vintage packaging and the high quality lipstick product. It is evident that Gabriela has an amazing eye for artistic detail because this adorable set looks exactly like a lipstick you would expect to find a woman pulling out of her purse in the forties or fifties. The sleek black lipstick tube with the art deco design clearly reflects the design tastes of these eras of the past as does the the bullet shaped lipstick. The lipstick comes in a black velvet pouch along with a matching lip liner and an adorable hand crafted lipstick brush that is ergonomically designed for easy application. All of these well thought out design details make this a packaging ‘wow’ IMO.
If you are anything like me, I steer clear of the Black Friday shopping frenzy because NOTHING is worth waking up at 4am and fighting the crowds for–plus personally I think the whole concept is a psychological marketing trick of more hype than substance. However, I must admit that I was curious this year, so I did venture out at 11am to shop, and honestly there were no great bargains to be had and the crowds were minimal.
