Guest blogger: Dispatch from the Luckiest Girl in the World

At the risk of sounding like a bad Ashton Kutcher movie… Dude. I kind of couldn’t believe it when I read that I’d won Beautysleeping’s first giveaway (thank you, random number generator!), and I was really pleased that I’d chosen the surprise — I love surprises!
Well I didn’t think too much more about it until a [...]

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What I Learned This Weekend

Lessons:
*  If you ever have a few hours and a few brain cells to kill, try to explain the internet to a 3 year old.
*  Look inside the toaster before you plug it in.  You never know when a sneaky preschooler might decide it needs a rubber band in it.  And then you’ll be sad when [...]

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5 Beauty Products I Do Not Love Right Now

Since I’m a Libra and we’re all about balance, I thought I should share the counterpart to my ‘5 Beauty Products I Love Right Now‘ post.  Without further ado, here are my 5 most recent disappointments:
1.  YSL Rouge Volupte lipstick–For $34 I expected this lipstick to do a lot for me.  YSL says: ”Both light and [...]

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Five Beauty Products I Love Right Now

I’ve had a serious influx of new beauty products in the last few months which has resulted in discovering some new HG (that would be Holy Grail for the uninitiated) items.  Some of them I adored after just one use (hello Guerlain Kohl) and some took a few practice runs (Chanel Exceptionnel Mascara, I’m looking at you) [...]

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Caylee Anthony Case: Protester Takes Anthony’s Garbage

In what may be the oddest bit of news I’ve seen about this case lately, a protester swiped a bag of garbage from the Anthony home Tuesday morning.  She took the garbage to her own home and went through it to look for any evidence or clues that may be useful in locating Caylee.  Since it was [...]

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More NY Fashion Week Spring 2009: GHD at Monique Lhuillier and Proenza Schouler

More NY Fashion Week Spring 2009 backstage and runway photos from GHD today, this time from the Monique Lhuillier and Proenza Schouler shows.  All the styles were accomplished with their MKIV styler and liquid products, of course.  I have to say that the hair at PS doesn’t do much for me, but I love the red lips.  [...]

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NY Fashion Week Spring 2009: GHD at Alexandre Herchcovitch and Miss Sixty

I received these photos from GHD today showing the hair looks they created at Bryant Park for Alexandre Herchcovitch and Miss Sixty.  The looks were created using the GHD MKIV styler and various GHD styling products.  Pretty hair, pretty girls…makes me wish I didn’t have two thumbs when it comes to styling my own hair.  [...]

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And the winner is…

Congratulations to Karlasugar!!  She’s the winner of the first ‘Shop My Stash’ makeup giveaway!  The lucky lady chose the surprise goodie bag as her prize so I can’t share with you exactly what she will be receiving.  I will say that it’s totally fabulous!  It looks so pretty that I’m going to have a hard time letting [...]

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Things That Will Give Me Grey Hairs, #283

This week Poopypants further strengthened my opinion that he will be my ‘breaks bones and gives me heart attacks, grey hairs, and sleepless nights’ child.  And that’s really saying something, because my two eldest offspring have more than their fair share of reckless abandon.  My delicate flowers love nothing better than to climb to the very [...]

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Mail Call: YSL Rouge Volupte & Ombres 5 Lumieres; Guerlain Loose Kohl

I had a gift certificate burning a hole in my pocket, so today I filled that hole with a few makeup purchases that I’m very excited about.  One certain winner of the very first Beauty Sleeping ‘Shop My Stash’ Makeup Giveaway should also be excited about at least one of these items…but I’m not telling who or [...]

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