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Give the gift of beauty: Holiday Gift Guide Part One- FRUGAL SNOB

By Beauty Snob Tina on November 20, 2009 12:00 PM | Leave Comment

We are kicking off the holidays with Thanksgiving next week which means it's time for holiday gift shopping! Black Friday is the most frightening day for me. I will be in LA celebrating with friends and family and will stay home stuffing my face with leftovers and do all my shopping online. We thought we'd make it easier for you, too and have created a 5 part gift guide for the following types of beauty snobs:

FRUGAL SNOB, JET SET SNOB, FRAGRANCE SNOB, SPORTY SNOB and DIVA SNOB.

We will post one guide per day until Thanksgiving so you'll have lots of options to shop for come Black Friday! Have fun!

Frugal Snob

I don't think I need to spell out why this is an amazing gift at $55 (worth $350!). I think you can pretty much get through the entire year (all four seasons) on these colors! LORAC Double Booked Full Face Collection ($350 Value) $55

I am buying a dozen of these anti-aging eye rollers as stocking stuffers. I know my frugal snob friends will love them and continue to treat themselves to it! I keep mine in the fridge and when I wake up puffy and angry looking, I simply roll it around my eyes (towards the inner corners). Olay Regenerist Anti-Aging Eye Roller here $20.69

What's more fun than playing in a tub full of Philosophy bubbles?! Well there is something more fun but this is a rated G beauty site so I won't get into that. No need to pull out soap, shampoo, and bubble bath-- with Philosophy you get all three, and then some. Philosophy Best of Sephora Set ($97 Value) Best of Sephora Set $55

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Snob Steals and Deals: L'Occitane Amande Shower Oil

By Beauty Snob Christy on October 26, 2009 12:00 PM | 2 Comments

L'Occitane 'Amande' Cleansing & Soothing Shower Oil is by far my holy grail body wash. When the SA told me to try this i was skeptical because I had never tried a shower oil before and was afraid it would leave a greasy film on my skin after using it. When you look at it in the bottle, it totally looks like oil. But to my surprise, it lathers up a bit and doesn't leave me with a greasy feel, but like a soft layer of hydration. The almond smell is also wonderful but subtle. This is a great body wash to use if you don't have enough time to moisturize every day or you want an extra boost of hydration for the winter months coming ahead. This set from Nordstrom's Anniversary is even greater because you get two for $29.50, which is like paying for one at $22 and getting the second for nearly free at $7.50.

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Frugal Snob: Get the Bombshell Look for Less

By Beauty Snob Kelly on August 11, 2009 9:00 AM | 1 Comment

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"Beach" with Bobbi Brown

By Beauty Snob Tina on July 15, 2009 12:00 PM | Leave Comment

I have written about the "Beach" collection from Bobbi Brown before and want to remind you again how heavenly it is. It was 109 yesterday in Dallas, yes, you read correctly a hundred and nine friggin degrees!!!!!!! I showered 3 times and still felt grimy and sticky. Thank god for the Beach products, I may be sweating like a hog but I manage to smell pretty and fresh. I've used the Beach shower gel for years and recently started the body lotion but now think I need the Beach scrub $35 and fragrance $55 to completely immerse myself in its beachness. It's the most fresh scent you can imagine, not the usual faux coconut scent that most 'beach' products have. I can't even describe it except just imagine you're standing on the shores of Hawaii....... and who says you can't bring the beach to you!?!?!? At Bobbi Brown counters worldwide.

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Earth Day Snob: REN Quiz #3

By Beauty Snob Kelly on May 12, 2009 11:00 PM | 50 Comments

Congratulations Michelle of San Jose, CA; Brock of San Francisco, CA; and Janet of Chandler, AZ for being our REN Snob Quiz winners!!!

To celebrate and promote the idea behind Earth Day this month, we are doing major giveaways on eco-friendly beauty products, which are not only good for Mother Earth but for your face too!

REN uses nothing but the latest hi-tech bio actives in their skincare products, which are free from skin-unfriendly synthetic ingredients. REN skincare products are a complete pleasure to use and leave skin feeling absolutely radiant and clean by boosting the skin's natural ability to protect, repair, and renew itself.

We are giving away an REN package including: the Moroccan Rose Otto Body Wash made with one of the most expensive and revered essential oils in the world, the Glycolactic Skin Renewal Peel Mask designed to renew complexion, reduce fine lines and improve skin tone, firmness, and radiance, the Wild Yam Body Repair Cream that nourishes, regenerates, and hydrates your skin, and lastly the Osmotic Infusion Ultra-Moisture Day Cream which infuses dry skin with long lasting hydration leaving skin smooth, plump, and beautifully healthy. This REN package is worth over $130.00! Thank you Space NK for sponsoring this giveaway!!!

To win, do something nice for the earth today and answer: Who is this eco-friendly celeb who joined Al Gore to announce the Save Ourselves: The Campaign for a Climate in Crisis initiative in 2007? Put your answer and what you did for the earth in comments by Friday April 24th at 11:59pm EST. One entry per person please. We will choose one winner among all correct answers using a random computer drawing.

We will be doing Earth Day Giveaways everyday starting today until Earth Day on April 22nd.

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Earth Day Snob: REN Quiz #2

By Beauty Snob Kelly on April 20, 2009 12:00 AM | 49 Comments

BE NICE TO THE EARTH =)

To celebrate and promote the idea behind Earth Day this month, we are doing major giveaways on eco-friendly beauty products, which are not only good for Mother Earth but for your face too!

REN uses nothing but the latest hi-tech bio actives in their skincare products, which are free from skin-unfriendly synthetic ingredients. REN skincare products boost the skin's natural ability to protect, repair, and renew itself.

We are giving away an REN package including: the Moroccan Rose Otto Body Wash made with one of the most expensive and revered essential oils in the world, the Glycolactic Skin Renewal Peel Mask designed to renew complexion, reduce fine lines and improve skin tone, firmness, and radiance, the Wild Yam Body Repair Cream that nourishes, regenerates, and hydrates your skin, and lastly the Osmotic Infusion Ultra-Moisture Day Cream which infuses dry skin with long lasting hydration leaving skin smooth, plump, and beautifully healthy. This REN package is worth over $130.00! Thank you Space NK for sponsoring this giveaway!!!

To win, do something nice for the earth today and answer: Who is this eco-friendly celebrity who founded the UN's Water for Life organization that devotes itself to provide people worldwide access to clean drinking water? Put your answer and what you did for the earth in comments by Tuesday April 21st at 11:59pm EST. One entry per person please. We will choose one winner among all correct answers using a random computer drawing.

We will be doing Earth Day Giveaways everyday starting today until Earth Day on April 22nd.

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Earth Day Snob: REN Quiz #1

By Beauty Snob Kelly on April 17, 2009 1:00 PM | 59 Comments

BE NICE TO THE EARTH =)

To celebrate and promote the idea behind Earth Day this month, we are doing major giveaways on eco-friendly beauty products, which are not only good for Mother Earth but for your face too!

REN uses the latest hi-tech bio actives in their skincare products, which are free from skin-unfriendly synthetic ingredients. REN skincare products boost the skin's natural ability to protect, repair, and renew itself.

We are giving away an REN package including: the Moroccan Rose Otto Body Wash made with one of the most expensive and revered essential oils in the world, the Glycolactic Skin Renewal Peel Mask designed to renew complexion, reduce fine lines and improve skin tone, firmness, and radiance, the Wild Yam Body Repair Cream that nourishes, regenerates, and hydrates your skin, and lastly the Osmotic Infusion Ultra-Moisture Day Cream which infuses dry skin with long lasting hydration leaving skin smooth, plump, and beautifully healthy. This REN package is worth over $130.00! Thank you Space NK for sponsoring this giveaway!!!

To win, do something nice for the earth today and answer: Who is this vegan shoe designer/Shoe4Africa sponsor who made a documentary about preserving habitats of African mountain gorillas? Put your answer and what you did for the earth in comments by Sunday April 19th at 11:59pm EST. One entry per person please. We will choose one winner among all correct answers using a random computer drawing.

We will be doing Earth Day Giveaways everyday starting today until Earth Day on April 22nd.

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Philip B Reformulated

By Beauty Snob Sharon on April 15, 2009 6:00 AM | Leave Comment

I've written about Philip B before and now I'm excited to say that the whole Philip B Botanicals line has been reformulated to be environmentally friendly! The products are entirely paraben, phthalate and petrochemical-free, but they kept all the pure botanicals, so the line is truly better than ever. Plus they've got a bunch of delicious scents! Some personal picks include the Chai Latte Body Wash - it's inspired by the Starbucks Chai -- love Chai lattes..not Starbucks, but I'm still a fan of the product! It's formulated with honey (a natural alpha hydroxy acid and humectant that binds moisture to your skin, leaving it nice and soft), Milk Proteins for gentle exfoliation, Black Tea for tightening and toning, and a mix of pure Indian extracts (Cardamom, Cinnamon, Ginger, Black Pepper, and Nutmeg). I'm also a fan of the Thai Tea Body Wash which is enriched with fresh-cut lemongrass, ginger root, peppermint citronella, coconut, lime, pure herbal skin conditioners, and milk proteins. Both washes leave your skin soft (though I do have to put a bit of moisturizer on my legs after I shower). On a side note almost all of Philip's products come in travel-size -- perfect as we all plan our summer vacations!

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Tocca Bagno da Viaggio

By Beauty Snob Sharon on November 26, 2008 6:00 AM | 1 Comment

Tocca has three Bagno da Viaggio gift sets for the holidays. They all look great, but the one that stands-out (and the one I tried-out!), is the Cleopatra ($48) one. It's an almond oil-enriched bath and body collection infused with grapefruit and cucumber and packaged in a Tocca signature box. The set includes -- 4 oz Bagno Profumato (foaming bath gel that's fairly hydrating and can be used on all skin types), 4 oz Crema Da Corpo (a nourishing all-over body cream that can be used on those with sensitive skin), and 2.85 oz Candelina (a travel-sized candle with a 20 hour burn time). This is one of those gift sets that doesn't need any wrapping. It comes in a super-chic cream-colored box with a gold rim (it reminds me of those fab dessert boxes they have at La Duree in Paris!). My absolute favorite thing about this set is that when you open the box it says "love yourself" in beautiful cursive letters -- could there be a better message!? With all the stress going on these days this set is a nice way to give someone a little something clean, refreshing, and light to help them relax this holiday season!

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Cancer Vixen kicks butt!!

By Anne on October 7, 2008 6:00 AM | Leave Comment

Limited Edition Cancer Vixen products from C. O. Bigelow feature the illustrations of cartoonist, author and breast cancer survivor Marisa Acocella Marchetto. C.O. Bigelow will help give cancer the boot with a $250,000 donation to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation!!! This Wild Berry collection is adorable!! I really want the Mentha Lip Tint ($7.50), which delivers glossy high-shine in a universally flattering wash of pink color. Formulated with 2% Peppermint Oil to cool lips and freshen breath =).The Wild Berry Body Lotion($14.00) is a silky, lightweight moisturizer that softens, replenishes and conditions the skin. it contains moisturizing olive and borage oils and soothing aloe vera to deliver long-lasting moisture and healthy skin, day after day. Wild Berry Body Cleanser ($12.00 is a refreshing gel that cleanses the skin with a rich, creamy lather. Formulated with hydrating sodium PCA (to act as a natural humectant) and soothing aloe vera, it helps skin maintain a perfect moisture balance. They also haveWild Berry Hand Wash ($12.00) moisture-replenishing formula blends pro-vitamin B5 and aloe vera to soothe and hydrate hands. Fragranced with an exhilarating twist of rosemary, cool peppermint and crisp spearmint leaves. Moisture-replenishing formula conditions hands. Leaves skin feeling healthy and soft, wash after wash.

If your not digging the Wild Berry, Marisa also has a Cancer Vixen Kit (($29.50) includes all-time favorite C.O. Bigelow formulas: Lemon Cream Body Wash (1.7 oz.), Lemon Body Cream (1.7 oz.), Mentha Lip Tint in Pink Mint (0.5 oz.), Mentha Foot Tingling Foot Cream (2 oz.), and Dr. Hiosous Quince Hand Lotion (2 oz.).
"Made with honest, genuine and trustworthy ingredients -lasting freshness."

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