I recently got a copy of the book Can You Get Hooked on Lip Balm? that answers questions about all sorts of beauty misconceptions. It even discusses the question, can you get hooked on lip balm?
You all know I love pretty things and put together pretty outfits but I tend to slack on the personal beauty care department. Like so many of you, I want quick and easy products, without all the fuss. The thing I loved about this book is that this group of top cosmetic scientists (The Beauty Brains} get straight to the point, telling you how it is. And then they give advice on what you should do instead.
Some of my favorite topics addressed were:
What is the best way to dry your hair?
What’s the right way to apply sunscreen?
Four types of wrinkles and how to get rid of them.
How to pop a pimple {Like me, I know you think you know the right way, but you are wrong!}.
I love that this book is a simple read…easy question and answer format. For magazine junkies it’s like a whole book on the beauty question section.
A little more about the book:
Top cosmetic scientists answer your questions about the lotions, potions and other beauty products you use every day. Based on the blog at TheBeautyBrains.com, this informative book cuts through the confusing, misleading, and sometimes false information that beauty companies bombard consumers with and provides scientific answers to hundreds of questions about cosmetics.The lovely people behind The Beauty Brains are so excited to spread the beauty knowledge that they have offered to give away one fabulous reader a copy of Can You Get Hooked on Lip Balm? and a $50 Sephora Gift Card! Someone is going to be so lucky to get their beauty on!
All you have to do is comment below sharing your one beauty must have {mine is most definitely lip balm…hmmm….}.
Winner will be chosen by random and emailed sometime next week! Good luck!
Sample and prizing courtesy of Harlequin. Giveaway open to US and Canadian mailing addresses only.
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The lovely people of Beauty Brains did not compensate me for this post other than the book to review.
I would LOVE to win this...there is something at Sephora I'd love to buy, but haven't been able to bring myself to splurge...the gift card would be great. The book sounds awesome.
ReplyDeleteOkay, right now I cannot live without my AlphaHydrox face lotion. It is inexpensive and I cannot believe the difference it has made in my skin. Love it!!
My beauty must have is my mascara. I cannot leave the house without mascara on. I use any mascara with the rubber application brush...no clumps!
ReplyDeleteThis book looks like so much fun!
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Mine is for sure my mascara too! That's really the only makeup I wear! :D Love it!
ReplyDeleteEpps...what a fab giveaway...that book looks so interesting! I adore learning new, fun facts!
ReplyDeleteMy beauty can't live without would be my cream blush (urban decay)...without it, I think people would be checkign me for a pulse constantly...I am quite pale :)
Thanks for the chance! Love your blog!
xx Cat
How fun! I was just thinking this morning I need to place an order w/Sephora for my makeup. I definitely always have lip gloss or Burt's Bees lip balm in my purse or nearby! I also think waterproof mascara for the summer is a must-have.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a book I would love!! I guess my one beauty must have would be concealer. I LOVE my lipgloss (Sephora carries Clinique!!!), but I really need my concealer. :s Awesome Giveaway, Ashley!
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to win this, I am obsessed with Sephora. I would have to say that concealer is my must have, for undereye circles, red spots, imperfections ,whatever.
ReplyDeleteMy must have is tinted moisturizer. I just recently started using it and I'm obsessed. I would love the gift card and the book....maybe since today is my birthday I'll get lucky and win :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool book! I have to have mascara...have to!!
ReplyDeleteOh mine is eye liner! its so weird but I can NOT leave the house without it! and if i do [which is RARE] i panic and need to go to the closest drug store to buy one! lol
ReplyDeleteI absolutely do not go anywhere without concealer! I've been using Aveeno tinted moisturizer lately, and then I can moisturize and conceal in one step!
ReplyDeleteBronzer!!! I live in Wisconsin so you can imagine beautiful, glowing skin is hard to come by in the winter months!! I put it on even if I'm not leaving the house :)
ReplyDeleteI need to check out this book for sure! Thanks for the heads up on it...
I never leave the house without concealer on! And usually a quick swipe of eyeliner too =) Anything after that is just icing on the cake....
ReplyDeleteSunscreen! I am trying to keep my skin looking great for as long as I can!
ReplyDeleteThat book sounds great! My beauty must-have is primer! Foundation primer and eyeshadow primer work wonders!
ReplyDeleteOooo Sephora! My beauty must have is a really great SPF facial moisturizer that I can slap on & run or layer under make up. And I'm really addicted to lipbalm too ;) Thanks for hosting this great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLip blam, I seriously can't live without.
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Ooohh! I need help with the wrinkles! Anyway, my must have would be eyeliner. Feel invisible without it.
ReplyDeleteMy one beauty must have is moisturizer. My skin is not so much dry, but dehydrated. altern147 [at] yahoo [dot] com
ReplyDeleteI always need to have my moisturizer!
ReplyDeleteCHAPSTICK!!! :)
ReplyDeletemy must have product is Neutrogena face wash. Been using it for 11 years and I love how it removes my eye makeup, doenst leave my skin dry and won't sting your eyes!!
ReplyDeleteI have my heart set on some retinol night cream. Great giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds great! My must have is blush. A little on the apple part of your cheeks. Makes me smile and that's a great way to start my day!
ReplyDeleteEVERY single day I apply Oil of Olay with sunscreen....and I have chap stick with me at all times!
ReplyDeleteMy beauty must have is eyeliner. But I'm also pretty fond of my bronzer as well :)
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds amazing!
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Thank you for the chance for this giveaway. My one must have is my Bare Minerals mineral foundation! I can't go without this as it has built in spf 15 and makes my skin look flawless even with the lightest application! I love that no one can tell I am even wearing any makeup! CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT!
ReplyDeleteMy deathly pale skin couldn't live without blush!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway! I always have lip balm with me and have it stored in various locations throughout my home..and my kids do the same thing in their homes...too funny!
ReplyDeleteOh, I cannot live without lip balm. And I carry several lip glosses with me at all times.
ReplyDeleteHmm, definately lotion and lip balm, even when I'm bumming around the house I wear these.
ReplyDeleteI would have to say mascara. It makes a world of difference on my fair eyelashes!
ReplyDeleteAm I too late to enter? My can't live without is my Shu Uemura eyelash curler!
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