BeautyFaves

Girls Night Out

2006-03-22T15:43:00.000-08:00

Last Thursday, I joined two of my girlfriends for an opening night "Preview" at the newly-opened Sephora store in the Green Hills Mall in Nashville. It was absolutely packed! There were so many people you could hardly even shop --- although I managed to spend way too much money anyway. For years now I have ordered beauty products online from Sephora's web site or shopped at their stores in Las Vegas, Chicago, New York, when I was visiting or on business trips. Now, we finally have a Sephora in Nashville!!! Good news for Nashville, bad news for my pocketbook.

A trip to Sephora is the perfect girlfriends outing. Faced with every makeup line and color and product and perfume imaginable - all with testers for you to try out - is like being let loose with Mom's lipsticks and rouges when I was five. It makes me glad I'm a girl.

I tried out Vincent Longo's lip stain, which was one of my purchases. So far, it's been pretty good. It doesn't last all day, but it certainly lasts much longer than any lipstick I've tried.

I was amazed at how many other Sephora fans there are in Nashville. I've never seen a store just mobbed with people. And the line to make a purchase was at least as long as the lines at the day-after-Thanksgiving sales at the mall. I think Sephora will be very successful here in Music City. I'm certainly doing my part to contribute to its success.

Later,
GlamourGirl

The perfect gloss

2006-03-16T08:44:00.000-08:00

I admit it - I am obsessed with finding the perfect lip gloss. My bathroom drawer looks like a crayon box with every different color of lip gloss known to woman. My favorite "splurge" on lip gloss is Chanel Glossimer in Spark. It's got just a little sparkle, great rosy color (but not too pink), and it really lasts. But when I was in the drugstore, I found a great "steal" that's becoming another fave for me -- It's Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss. I like it so much I bought it in several shades, but one of my favorites is Rose Blaze.

I am so excited because the Sephora store opens in Nashville this week. What a dangerous place for a beauty product addict! I plan on being one of their very first customers. So, if you have any lip gloss recommendations or a favorite product I should check out while I'm at Sephora, post a comment and let me know!

Later,
GlamourGirl

Happy New Year!

2006-01-03T10:03:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Beauty Faves & Happy New Year!

If you're like me & my girlfriends, we're always trying out - and sharing - new beauty products. So, BeautyFaves is a place to share your favorite beauty tips and new product discoveries. I'm always looking for a new miracle product to tame my frizzy hair or banish the cellulite on my thighs. And I love trying new shades of lipstick and new perfumes.

One of my new favorite products is the Operation Smile lip baume. It moisturizes my lips and looks just a touch glossy, plus it has an SPF 15. And the best part is that 100% of the proceeds are donated to Operation Smile, an organization that "provides reconstructive facial surgery and health care to indigent children in developing countries and the United States."

What a better way to start the New Year with the gift of a beauty product that actually gives something back and helps children smile!

(I bought my Operation Smile lip baume at Sephora - www.sephora.com. You can also check out www.operationsmile.org for more info.)

Happy New Year!