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Win a Personalized Skin Regimen from Dr. Murad - Total Beauty
2008-02-21 18:31:00 That’s right, the guy behind the skincare line! You can win a personal consultation with the man himself, and all the free product you need to get your skin to its glowingest smoothest softest best! How? Easy! Login to Total Beauty and be the first to review a beauty product. Rinse, lather, and repeat! Each review is ... More About: Skin , Murad
Win a Trip to New York! - Total Beauty
2008-02-21 18:01:00 Total Beauty is running a contest right now in which the grand prize winners will win a trip to NYC (including airfare and hotel accommodations for you and your two best friends!) with a Total Beauty Makeover, over $1000 in beauty products, and a tour of all the hot spots! To enter, REGISTER with totalbeauty.com and ... More About: New York , York , Trip , Promotions
Oscar Beauty - Ole Henriksen Face & Body
2008-02-21 17:04:00 It’s that time of year and the stars are getting prepped for the biggest and most glamorous red carpet walk of the season. Linda Evangelista and Mark Wahlberg are hitting up the Ole Henriksen Spa in West Hollywood for pre-Oscar pampering. Ole Henriksen?s spa business has been servicing the LA skin care scene for 3 decades. Located ... More About: Beauty , Body , Face
Fafi - Rollickin? Paint Pot with De Menthe
2008-02-19 22:11:00 I decided to post this because I reviewed the Stila Sheer Cover Tinted Moisturizer today, and wanted to show the effect it gives me. You can still totally see my dark circles (*sigh* Thanks Dad, ‘preciate that part of the genetics…) and there’s obviously some unevenness but…this is me, this is how I go out ... More About: Reviews , Cosmetics , Beauty Products , Paint
Review - Stila Sheer Color SPF 15 Tinted Moisturizer
2008-02-19 20:25:00 Stila’s Sheer Color Tinted Moisturizer actually landed my way because of an RAOK in a sale, and I decided to review it based on the fact that I’ve never, until I opened this product, used anything by Stila. Despite my nearly incessant picture whoring here and other places, my makeup really is generally confined to tinted ... More About: Cosmetics , Review , Stila , Beauty Products
MAC Cosmetics upcoming Beauty Powder Blush collection product photos
2008-02-19 02:51:00 We’re so jealous! Specktra forum member tinkerbelle2001 got her hands on the upcoming Beauty Powder Blush es! She was so very kind to share her product images with Specktra in the swatch thread for the Beauty Powder Blush collection. Top Row : Sweetness, Feeling, Eversun & Secret Blush Bottom Row : Joyous, Sweet Romantic, Shy Beauty & Serenly Photo ... More About: Photos , Cosmetics , Product
210 Brush, how I love thee.
2008-02-18 21:28:00 Nina, one of the MAs at the MAC store in the Parks Mall, swore that the 210 brush was the best liner brush in the history of ever. Then Jen (Mac_Whore) praised the 210’s virtues. I’m a believer. I picked it up last night and used it this a.m. to do my lining and oh my ... More About: Love , Cosmetics , Eyeshadow , Brush , Beauty Products
Making Your Ailments Chic
2008-02-18 12:55:00 This article on glamorizing your ailments is By Jen (aka MAC Whore), a staff member on the Specktra forum and occasional ” All Things Beauty” Guru for Specktra Beauty News. You all know I am a diehard cosmetic junkie and my planets generally orbit around the local MAC store or Sephora, but I am also perpetually ... More About: Gadgets
How successful is Fafi x MAC Cosmetics compared to Barbie Loves MAC?
2008-02-17 22:09:00 There’s a hot discussion on Specktra Forum about which collection was more “successful”, 2007’s Barbie Loves MAC or 2008’s sequel Fafi. The following article is Jen aka MAC Whore’s compare and contrast of the two collections taken from the thread. You can visit the So how successful was FAFI compared to Barbie Loves MAC??? discussion ... More About: Cosmetics
Purple makeover FOTD - MAC Cosmetics
2008-02-15 22:55:00 Oh hey random hair across my eye! Soooooo I went to the MAC store at the Parks Mall in Arlington today and had the super fabulous Kimmie do my makeup. The original intention was to get Fafi-ized but…we saw a challenge and Kimmie took it and met it, IMO, admirably. Purple is a bit ticklish for me, ... More About: Cosmetics , Eyeshadow , Beauty Products , Makeover
Easy Red Velvet cake recipe for your Sweetie on St. Valentines Day
2008-02-14 17:46:00 Red Velvet Cake - Easy Version This cake recipe looks and tastes just like the traditional southern recipe for red velvet cake, but uses a yellow cake mix to cut out most of the work! Share This More About: Recipe , Valentines Day
Gold Dusk & Wondergrass FOTD
2008-02-13 19:37:00 *face* Tarte foundation that I’m going to post a review of on the blog so keep an eye out. *cheeks* Warmed MSF *eyes* Soft Ochre Gold Dusk Wondergrass Big T Juxt Blacktrack Tarte 4n1 mascara *lips* Rozz Revival Urgent! More pictures after the jump! Share This
Lookin? Good For Jesus pulled from shelves
2008-02-13 16:04:00 “These products trivialize Jesus Christ and Christianity,” it quoted Nick Chui, 27, one of the complainants, as saying. “There are also sexual innuendoes in the messages and the way Jesus is portrayed in these products.” Source. Lookin’ Good For Jesus is a cosmetics range intended to be a little tongue in cheek, and very irreverent. The ... More About: Shelves
Tendertones 2008 Swatches!
2008-02-13 03:32:00 I really really loved last year’s Tendertones. I love the way they smell, I love the way they make my lips feel, and I was seriously starting to fret when I made it through my Pucker. So, you can understand how excited I was when I found out they were being re-released. I was even ... More About: 2008
Blue Storm FOTD
2008-02-12 23:21:00 Blue eyed girls aren’t supposed to wear blue eye shadow, right? I’m admittedly NOT a huge fan of blue shadow, but figured what the hell. Click the jump for more pictures and to see what I used. Share This More About: Cosmetics , Storm , Eyeshadow , Blue
Last Minute Valentine?s Day - Carol?s Daughter
2008-02-12 20:27:00 Love is in the air! It’s that time of year when we all want to put a little something…you know…extra…into the seduction game. Carol ’s Daughter can help with that, with their Recipe for Sexy. This irresistibly sexy recipe includes four classic, evocative Carol?s Daughter fragrance oils, Amandeep, Cipher, Jou Jou and Sandalwood and Musk which are sure ... More About: Valentine , Fragrance , Beauty Products
Commonly asked makeup questions
2008-02-12 04:35:00 There are, honestly, some questions that come up over and over again, not because of anyone’s ignorance or anyone trying to be annoying, but because they’re bumps we all go through as we grow into our beauty obsession. Specktra’s Asked & Answered - Commonly Asked Makeup Questions forum is a perfect resource for such questions. ... More About: Cosmetics , Beauty Products
These are so tacky I love them.
2008-02-12 00:28:00 On sale @ Victoriassecret.com for $69!! Oh my gosh. I actually kind of love them. I mean, yeah, okay, they’re dead tacky but…still. They’re kind of hot. Is it me? Am I crazy? Share This More About: Love
Review: La Mer The Treatment Crème Foundation and The Powder
2008-02-11 15:00:00 Specktra News Beauty Editors had the opportunity to sample La Mer The Treatment Foundation . Jamie reviewed the liquid formula and today I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the Crème foundation after using it on a daily basis for the past several weeks. I was excited to sample the foundations because La Mer has a renown ... More About: Reviews , Review
MAC Cosmetics Heatherette collaboration color collection pictures leaked on
2008-02-10 17:48:00 The finger pointing has begun, out of respect for the Beauty Editor I sent to the press event to represent Specktra I have removed this article. Specktra is the worlds #1 MAC resource, we aggregate MAC news to beauty blogs and educated consumers around the world. If we pick up on hot MAC story or scoop ... More About: Pictures , Color , Cosmetics , Collaboration , Leaked
Zlanarama St Valentine Day Contest
2008-02-09 12:22:00 Photo by Betsi Thanks to of Betsi @ zlanarama.com we’re presenting a giveaway of a Limited Star Pendant piece from her collection to celebrate St. Valentine Day! Betsi operates Zlanarama an online webstore that offers cute, inexpensive handmade jewelry. Betsi is on a mission to interject color and whimsy into the modern world with her colorful ... More About: Contest , Valentine Day
Memorabilia FOTD - Smoky Eyes plus bonus MAC Cosmetics Slimshine swatches
2008-02-09 00:16:00 Purple isn’t my color. There’s just no denying it. *sigh* But I still love Smoking, from the Smoking Eyes quad from last year. Considering I am -.- close to developing pneumonia and had to get a shot in the butt last night to help me get well…I guess it could be ... More About: Cosmetics , Bonus , Memorabilia
Beauty Swag
2008-02-08 17:31:00 The NY Times recently wrote a fairly scathing article on beauty bloggers, and all the swag they receive from companies looking for a low cost but highly effective marketing method, much to the disgruntlement of many of my peers. I understand the Times’ point, to a degree. It’s easy to worry that readers won’t get ... More About: Beauty , Celebrities , Beauty Products , Swag
Fafi & Viva Glam images - MAC Cosmetics
2008-02-08 17:23:00 Here are some lovely images of the MAC Cosmetics Fafi and Viva Glam collections, provided to Specktra.net by the wonderful Ms. Z. Thank you so much for sharing these with us! Image credit: Ms. Z @ Specktra.net; for use only on Specktra.net I am all ABOUT that pink blush, and the paint pot. And the pink lippies. ... More About: Images , Ages
Tearing each other down.
2008-02-07 19:28:00 I don’t get it. I just don’t get this thing where it’s okay to tear other women down. Whether it’s Fergie and the Viva Glam campaign or it’s finding pictures of other girls to systematically tear down and pick apart, I don’t get it. We’re in this together y’all, and we only get one ...
MAC Cosmetics Viva Glam VI Limited Edition Lipglass on counters TODAY
2008-02-07 13:34:00 The release date for the Limited Edition Viva Glam VI was officially moved up to February 7th, that’s TODAY folks! The shade is describe by The Duchess herself as a “a soft pink-tinged rose mauve”. Specktra has had reports that not all counters received their shipment, so unless you have something else to pick up ... More About: News , Cosmetics , Today , Counters
Neutral FOTD - black liner and pink lips
2008-02-06 21:41:00 I’ve become quite the pro at adding color back to my face during this super death hell ninja flu. Hooray for good foundations and a 187 Brush! There’s also something way positive to be said for a face primer that adds a little bit of luminescence, like That Gal! does. To see more pics ... More About: Pink , Black , Lips
MAC Cosmetics - Fafi event appointments
2008-02-06 17:10:00 For you ladies in the Dallas / Fort Worth area interested in having your Fafi makeover, give Nina or Kimmy a call at 817-375-8400 to set up a time to see them at the MAC store in the Parks at Arlington Mall! Nina is the queen of fantastic liner and perfect brows, and I’ve never seen ... More About: Event , Cosmetics , Appointments
MAC Cosmetics Fergie Viva Glam VI campaign promotional image revealed
2008-02-05 19:09:00 Fergie Joins MAC Viva Glam Campaign Stacy Ferguson ? aka “The Dutchess” and “Fergie” ? is about to add cosmetics to her résumé: she is the latest celebrity to promote MAC Cosmetics ’ Viva Glam campaign. “I have been a fan of Viva Glam for a long time ? I have been following the campaign for years and ... More About: News , Fergie
MAC Cosmetics x Dress Camp Spring 08 Limited Release Color Collection
More articles from this author:2008-02-05 16:38:00 DRESS CAMP Designer collaboration 4/17/08 - North America UNK - Asia & Other limited locations (editors note - for a full list of distribution refer to the bottom of this post, am working on clarifying international release dates) Lipstick Too Fab - Intense mid tone yellow pink (lustre) (LE) Lipglass She-Gold - Yellow gold with gold pearlized pigments (frost) (LE) Fashion - Bright midtone ... More About: Color , Cosmetics , Spring , Dress , Release 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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