Hot New Trend: Neon Hair

Learn how to pull off this summer’s hottest hair trend no matter how old you are

This is a TotalBeauty.com hairstyles article Love the bright hair colors on the red carpet, but feel like you’ll look more more clownish than chic if you try the trend? Us too, which is why we went to the pros to get the expert tips that’ll help even the most color-phobic, 30- and 40-somethings pull off the trend before it gets old. Try neon

Hello Gorgeous!
School is back in-yet there are still some summer concerts and fun to be had in the month of August-like the electronic music event coming to Phoenix called the Identity Festival.

Here’s a short video tutorial for Eylure lashes to wear to the festival-and then…

Here is an wee taste of what you can expect at the Phoenix tour stop of the Identity Festival.

Remember: you are beautiful!
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7 Best and Worst Sugar Substitutes

Sugar substitutes can cut out the calories, but are they killing you? Find out which ones to sweeten your tea with here

This is a TotalBeauty.com weight loss diets article The promise of a shot of sweetness without the calories makes it hard to pass up a pack of Equal or Splenda. But researchers have found that these go-to sugar substitutes can not only make you hungrier, but even cause cancer. Avoid the carcinogenic culprits and stick to the healthful ones with this roundup. Get facts

Hello soon to be sweet smellin’ Gorgeous!
I’ve been playing with my samples from the new
GUD line of natural body care by Burt’s Bees. I say you need some now for your Fat Tuesday so you can have it tomorrow to wash up and absolve yourself before Ash Wednesday mass.

So far my experience with the Gud products is pure love! Love it! So rich and thick-moisturizing, good smelling and happy feeling! woo hoo!

Best of all-these products are all paraben, phtalates, sulfates, free as well as cruelty free and made right here in the United States of America! Burt’s Bees GUD is good!

Enjoy this short video reveiw then get to the Targets and get you some!

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The 10 Products to Pack for Vacay

Take the stress out of packing for your summer getaway with this handy guide

This is a TotalBeauty.com beauty products article If you’re lucky enough to get a summer break or take a few days off for a mini vacation, see which beauty products you need to pack — and which ones you don’t have to worry about. Start packing

Hello sweet and gorgeous TEENS!
Today is the final day of TEEN WEEK on the blog-and alas, you ladies have been so incredibly amazing awesome! I’m so honored to have a time set aside just for sowing into you! Thank you!
Now, here is a short video on the Dancing with the Stars clip in hair extensions that you can get at Ulta stores or online at HSN.

I’m wearing the Glamarama and Starlights-and you can too! They can be washed and styled, will slip easily into a ziploc bag and pop on with ease as you go from pool to lunch or beach to dinner.

More information at:
www.ulta.com and search Dancing with the Stars hair extensions
or
www.hsn.com and search Dancing with the Stars hair extensions

The price ranges are closer to the $50 range. I’m so sorry for saying the wrong price range in the video! Please forgive me!

23 Horrible Anti-Aging Skin Care Products

Readers say these anti-aging products did nothing that they claimed to do

This is a TotalBeauty.com anti-aging skin care article To help save you from getting hurt by these products that don’t deliver, we’re here to share a list of the anti-aging goods our readers have tried, tested and rejected. See products

No. 23: Cosmedicine MegaDose Skin Fortifying Serum, $60

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6

“I was completely disgusted by the smell. I don’t know what this is ‘supposed’ to do for your skin, but the smell makes me not care.”

No. 22: L’Oreal Paris RevitaLift Complete Lotion SPF 15, $16.59

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6

“I tried using this once and had to stop, [because it made my] face start to itch and feel dry.”

No. 21: Benefit Eyecon, $28

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6

“After applying it twice a day for over a month” one reader didn’t see “changes under my eyes” or “any lightening at all.”

Want to see what other products made the list? Click here!

Sally Hansen Bushy Brows Be Gone is a japanese steel slant tip pair of tweezers that come with a plastic protective cap to keep yourself from stabbing yourself in the cuticle when you reach for your tweezers in your beauty drawer!

There is also a textured grip on the sides of the tweezers too so they don’t slip when you are gripping a particularly stubborn hair. These tweezers are very similiar to Tweezerman tweezers and I tested them on the few stray brow hairs I have and all went well.

The best part about Sally Hansen products is they are readily available at any large retailer such as Target, Walmart, Ulta and Walgreens. So get started now shaping your brows for your best Prom and Spring Break beauty ever!
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My Vote for Prettiest Hairstyle at NYFW: This Modern Twist

See how to get this perfectly feminine yet hip style step-by-step

This is a TotalBeauty.com hairstyles article At the Jonathan Simkhai show, Shu Uemura Art of Hair’s lead stylist Conrad Dornan created this “hip downtown girl meets Frida Kahlo” (as he called it) look and I just loved it. Lucky for you (and me) I was backstage and got these shots of the stylists in action creating the look. Here’s the how-to if you want to try it at home … Get the steps

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Reboot Your Look

Follow these fall beauty trends to give your look an update

This is a TotalBeauty.com makeup tips article Check out the season’s best hair and makeup offerings that’ll refresh your look. See tips

Hello fashionistas and beauty queens! Okay, I have found something that may intrigue you because you can save money, save time, and did I mention save some money?
I have for some time now touched up my color at home and I have tried a variety of at home hair colorants. Usually whatever is on sale or has a coupon in the Sunday paper. I settled on a glossing color from L’Oreal as a favorite, though I know many a lady who loves the Feria line by L’Oreal.

So I was intrigued when I got the chance to
test the U Color by Umberto.

I recognize the salon name from the Beverly Hills hair salons. Yes, Umberto is a well recognized and trusted name in hair care in the celebrity style laden Southern California.

Umberto created an at home hair color for ladies who want salon results but no longer have the salon visit in their budget.
U Color is a one step sachet packet system of color, developer and equalizer and it’s all in a ready to use system which makes it fool proof. Now I didn’t say goof proof, but fool proof. There are 24 shades to choose from at Ulta or online.

I folded the packet, snipped off the ends on the perforation and then began to smoosh it into my hair. Now in the photo on the left you can see the finished color. It’s a bit red for me? I think if I was picking out my own color I would have gone a shade darker. Alas, it smells good, feels good, my hair is in good condition and the real test is in two weeks to see how this holds up because the instructions say that there will not be a demarcation line where the color was applied and also that the ends of hair won’t grab color and build up.

Which that was the challenge before I started…light roots, dark ends and no amount of timing and mixing seemed to even it up!

So far, my experience is really good so I feel safe in recomending the U Color to you. Plus, there are 2 packets per $12 box. One sachet packet covered all of my hair…so I’m thinking this is coming out to $6 per application! Booya! Money saved!

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