Beauty & Natural Hair Care Sales I'm Excited About This Year

Beauty Products

BeautyTicket.com: 30% off everything with the code CYBER30, valid 11/29 only.

Benefit Cosmetics: Starting today through 11/29 enjoy free U.S. shipping with the code GLAMSHIP,

Eve Pearl: Up to 55% off with the code BPCM2010, 11/25 through 11/29 while supplies last. 

Sephora: Free Haul-iday tote with order of $25 or more only on 11/26 (while supplies last). 11/27 through 11/29 enjoy free shipping on orders of $25 or more with the code SHIPNOW.

Bobby Brown: Orders of $65 or more ship free. Free full-size Copper Penny Shimmer Wash Eyeshadow with $65+ orders with the code COPPER9, expires 1/14/11. Free Rockstar Metallic Eyeshadow with $65+ orders with the code ROCK9, expires 1/14/11. Free full-size Mahogany Ink Gel Eyeliner with $65+ order with the code BEST33, expires 1/15/11. Free full-size Cobalt Ink Gel Eyeliner with $65+ orders with the code BEST55, expires 12/25/10.

Smashbox: 20% off with the code FFSB20, expires 11/29. Free gift every Tuesday and Thursday. Free shipping on all orders. 

Stila: Enjoy 20% off with the code STILALOVES, expires 11/30.  Cyber Monday Warehourse Sale only on 11/29, up to 80% off.

Urban Decay: Selected Urban Decay best-selling eyeshadows, colored mascaras and glosses for $6, chic nail polish sets and shadow palettes for $12 from 11/26 (at 3am EST) thru 11/30 (3am EST). 

HAIR CARE SALES

Oyin Handmade: Enter the code BLACKFRIDAY for 20% off full-sized, individual Oyin products online, expires 12am EST 11/27.
Miss Jessie's: Buy one get one free on items of equal or lesser value.
Afroveda: Receive 15% off oils, shampoos, and conditioners, 20% off hair butters and styling products, and free shipping on orders of $75 or more. Enter Code BF75.
Curls: Be one of the first 100 customers to purchase a Curls Milkshake on 11/26 starting at 1:00am PST and you will receive a Coconut Sublime for free. The first 50 customers to purchase a Curly Cutie Cleansing Cream and a Curly Q Gel-leses together on 11/26 starting at 1:00am PST will receive 50% off. Both products for $15!
Curl Mart: Save 15% sitewide by entering the code TURKEY15

~HG

LOTD: Purple Sunset

Face:

Face Atelier Ultra Foundation in 11 

MUFE HD Powder

MAC Mineralize Skin finish in Dark

Eyes:

Sedona Lace 120 Palette, column 4, yellow- inner lower lid, to middle of lid
Sedona Lace 120 Palette, 2nd palette, column 5, pink - middle of lower lid to outter V
Sedona Lace 120 Palette, 2nd palette, column 8, purple - Outter V/Crease
Sedona Lace 120 Palette, 2nd palette, column 2, pink - Above crease
Sedona Lace 120 Palette, 2nd palette, column 4, brown- Brow bone Highlighter
NYX Jumbo pencil in Black - Liner
L'Oreals Voluminous - Mascara

Cheeks:
MAC Blush in Dollymix

Lips:
MAC lipstick in Freshbrew
MAC lipgelee in Amber Russe

~HG

Get 20% Off of Adesign Brushes!

~HG

A Taste of Heaven - Extended Calf Boots

I can honestly say that fewer things bother me more in the cold weather months than having to struggle to find cute extended calf boots. I don't know what makes shoe companies think that thick legged girls don't like high boots as well. I love them! And I would love a little more versatility, especially in color and heel height. Well, in order to make my Friday a little depressing I decided to go look yet once again for these boots that I just knew I wouldn't find, ESPECIALLY under $300 *rolls eyes*. Well, I don't know how I've been searching before, but today I went on zappos.com and found a plethora of boots just for me! I should've known to keep checking zappos. They have even more than last year! Yes, there are other websites, but to me they are either overpriced, boring, or poorly made *cough*torrid*cough*. Anywho, these are some boots that are on my Santa Baby list:

~HG



LOTD: Yellow & Blue

Face:

Face Atelier Ultra Foundation in 11 
MUFE HD Powder
MAC Mineralize Skin finish in Dark

Eyes:

MUFE Aqua Cream in Turquoise - lower middle of lower lid blended into crease
Glamour Doll Eyes (GDE) E/S in Dollhouse - inner lower lid, to middle of lid
GDE E/S in Blueberry Lush - middle of lower lid to outter V
Urban Decay E/S in Oil Slick - Outter V/Crease
NYX Jumbo pencil in Black - Liner
L'Oreals Voluminous - Mascara

Cheeks:
MAC Brown Down E/S

Lips:
MAC lipgelee in Amber Russe

~HG

LOTD: Purpley Pink

Please ignore my eyebrows. They were butchered last month so I've been letting them grow in so that I can style them from scratch :-/.

Face:

Face Atelier Ultra Foundation in 11 
MUFE HD Powder
MAC Mineralize Skin finish in Dark

Eyes:

MAC Perky Paint Pot - All over
MAC E/S in Dear Cupcake - inner lower lid, to middle of lid
MAC E/S in Passionate - middle of lower lid to outter V
MAC E/S in Stars ‘n Rockets - Outter V
MAC E/S in My Dark Magic - Crease
MAC E/S in Nocturnelle - Above Crease
MAC E/S in Beauty Sleep - brow hilighter
NYX Jumbo pencil in Black - Liner
L'Oreals Voluminous - Mascara

Cheeks:
MAC Passionate E/S

Lips:
MAC lipglass in Pop Mode

~HG

Friend Friday: Au Naturale

1. The move to do away with soap, shampoo and deodorant has been
growing in popularity in the last year. What are your thoughts on this
trend?

I love this trend, probably because I participate in it myself. Although I must say please, please PLEASE use some type of deoderant. It gets hot as haedes around these parts in the summer and I really don't need to inhale and discover that you smell like onions *gas face*. However, I do like to use soaps with a natural base when I can, but the biggest change so far has been with my shampoo. I rarely shampoo and when I do, I try to use shampoos with more natural, gentle ingredients. That's one thing I've done in the past year that I've never really done before - I pay attention to what I put on my body. Before 2010 I didn't even know what parabens were *true story*.

2. Be honest how often do you wash your own hair?

I wash my hair with shampoo once or twice a month. Otherwise I co-wash about twice a week.

3. Have you tried to go the more natural route by forgoing shampoo?
What happened? Or would you be tempted to try it?

As I mentioned I only shampoo twice a month or so. If I skip co-washing for a week, I get flakes, so that's a big no-no for me. I only skip co-washing if I'm extremely busy or sick.

4. What products do you use and have you ever gone with more organic
alternatives?

For my shampoos I use something from the Organic Olive Oil hair line. For conditioners I bounce between the same line and Herbal Essences Hello Hydration. God my hair loves that stuff! As for my body products if I'm not using any new natural soap that I find at Whole Foods, then you know I'm using my favorite product, Luna Bleu. It makes me smell soooo yummy!

5. What about that daily shower? Would you forgo that opting to shower
three times a week instead?

I guess I would really need to see the point before giving a true answer. I need someone to explain to me how me forgoing a shower daily really helps in the end. I don't get it.

So, how about you ladies and gents. Are you riding the new au naturale wave? Do tell!

~HG

Oh My Aching Back!

Le sigh. Pregnancy has made it difficult for moi to keep up with blogging. I make every effort possible to do so, but then life happens. Recently I was plagued with crucial pain that reached all around my stomach and back. It had me hunched over and walking like a 90 year old woman. A few days later I had contractions, and then found myself in the hospital. I'm out now, and slowly on the mend, but I promise you I haven't thought about an ounce of makeup while being in this pain. Therefore, a post from me has become a rarity.

The doctors tell me the pain should subside in a weeks time. I pray so. It's horrible, and I never want to go through it again. You can read more about my ordeal here if you'd like.

My goal is to work on some more winter makeup looks on the weekends since I can take my time and I don't really have to move from my bed lol. I also have a couple of hair products that I adore right now that I would love to tell you all about. I also hope to do more Recipe Wednesdays as the holidays get closer, yummmm. Just please bear with me. I'm in my last trimester, in the home stretch. I probably won't do more than a post per week until Christmas, but I'll try my best to do more.

Until next time, here is a belly pic, and also a pic of my halloween costume :~)

~HG