Sean Ferrell is!
what's yours?
Jumat, 31 Desember 2010
Rabu, 29 Desember 2010
The Novel Road reveals deeply troubling info about Jeff Somers
This interview with Jeff Somers reveals some very disturbing new information about him.
What do you think it is:
What do you think it is:
What did I learn about fabulous Amy Minato?
I discover the most amazing things about my own clients when they do interviews.
Here's Amy Minato on The Novel Road.
Here's a poll for you about what I learned in the interview:
Here's a poll for you about what I learned in the interview:
Guess the GHOST COUNTRY writing contest winner/s!!
Thanks to all of you who left your roast beast, put aside your nog, and otherwise yielded your Yule to join in the contest fun!
Herewith the results of the 77 entries, each of which I read more than once:
Nice twist of the trope:
Sarah 11:58pm (time jump allowed because I opened the comments five minutes early)
Three entries had a line that just leaped off the page:
C. Andres Alderete 12:12am
She was beautiful once, but circumstance gnarled her and gravity pulled her and God demanded too much from her.
Jeff 4:32pm
Murder is sometimes a necessary breach of etiquette.
Michael G-G 11:53pm
The Shark, moments before, had knifed out of the conference bar and plunged into the ocean, headed for Nassau.
Of course, some of you resorted to poems, and they were doozies!
Amanda C. Davis 11:18am
Working Stiffs 1:04pm (with special recognition for mentions of La Slitherina Herself)
Jdh 5:32pm (with special accolade for rhyming "entity with gentian tea"!!)
Two of you have been reading too much metafiction and are now writing metaentries!
Debra L. Schubert 11:25am
SemperFi 1:55pm
Several entries had very interesting concepts but weren't quite a story:
Shallamuth 12:02pm
Mr Sitouh 1:42pm
Four were very very nice, but not quite stories:
Amanda 4:10pm
Cannonwrites 10:03pm
BPatterson 3:09pm
Jeff 4:32pm
This is AMAZING but again, not a story:
Durango Writer 4:51pm
That cunning Adjective was on the chase again. Noun looked for a page to hide behind but the outlook was bleak. Verb had already unhappily fallen prey to Adverb. The battle for narrative clarity seemed impossible to win.
“Stop breaching protocol!” Noun shouted. “Publishing doesn’t like when we pair up.”
“I hate when you talk about Publishing as if it’s some Entity to fear,” Adjective said. “It’s those critique groups you should really worry about.”
And an illustrated entry (which I promptly posted as my new Twitter avatar!):
jjdebenedictis 5:34pm
Here are the five finalists:
LeAnne 12:36am
Mr. Copperfield had the peculiar occupation of giving chase to rabbits for a living. Every morning he would stare down at his vegetables from his farm house only to notice a severe breach in the wire fence around his garden.
It was a bleak situation.
Despite the turned pages of Rabbit Hunter Weekly, all of his cabbages were gnawed to the point of no return. Red-faced, Mr. Copperfield cursed the little bunny entity, marched outside, and poised his shovel to strike, only to find his dog, Pookie, slipping back through the fence with a cabbage head between his teeth.
Janet B. Taylor 11:27am
“She wouldn’t let me page you,” Sam says, as I breach the double doors.
The bleak emptiness on his face confirms my worst fear.
“Why would she choose a human doctor?” I ask, as my eyes chase the arterial spray across a gleaming white wall, “I could have saved her. You knew that.”
My hands twitch with the need to touch my sister. Heal her.
“She didn’t trust magic,” Sam squeezes his wife’s limp hand, “believed it came from the Dark Entity.”
A sick feeling overtakes me.
“Sam,” My voice is low, but growing shrill, “where’s the baby?”
Patrice 9:35pm
“There’s been a breach in the perimeter! Page the commander.”
I pick up the mezzophone and bark into the speaker, “Alien entity alert. Perimeter breach. Chase it down!”
Alarms sound overhead. The red light flashes, alternating with an amber blinker. This is the real deal.
I peer out of the viewport and across the bleak expanse of moonscape, seeking the telltale dust puffs that will give away the approach route. I see nothing.
The mezzophone chirps. “Yes?” I ask.
“Rizzo?”
“Yeah?”
“We found the entity.”
“And…?” I feel the sweat pool at the small of my back.
“It’s your mother.”
Realityanalyst 9:54am
Insufferable avian. Every year – every single bleak midwinter, without fail – it raps at my window, begging to be let in.
Let it freeze. It’ll never make it through the double-glazing. Besides, if I let it in, it’ll only chase me around my chambers, squawking its one-word vocabulary and pretending to be some dire entity of lore.
As if I didn’t have enough to do.
I ducked my head, turned the page and tried to concentrate on the report. Breach of contract, insurance number, ominous silhouette at the window –
No. Enough! I’d had enough!
Tomorrow, I was buying a .22.
Joel 8:16am
Shaw sat in his car and snipped the dedication page from every copy of Ceaselessly and then returned them, the bookstore non-entities crediting his Discover with a sigh, a “Sorry” or “But it’s Henry Light.”
The pages applauded in Shaw’s hand as he chased Henry under the bleak dawn, across West Egg beach. Henry slipped on the rocky stubble, and Shaw fell on him. He rolled Henry over and kneed him.
“Into the breach. Into. Her. Dear. Friend.”
He filled Henry’s mouth until pages bloomed.
“Oops,” he said, standing, trembling, giggling.
“Oops. Oops. Oops.”
And dragged Henry into the sea.
Now, here's the fun part (and a new and delicious way to torment writers!)
I've picked the winner. Who do you think it is?
This contest has a new wrinkle: instead of announcing the winners, I've re-posted the five finalists' entries. You get to guess which one is the winner. (not pick the winner, guess who's been chosen)
Herewith the results of the 77 entries, each of which I read more than once:
Nice twist of the trope:
Sarah 11:58pm (time jump allowed because I opened the comments five minutes early)
Three entries had a line that just leaped off the page:
C. Andres Alderete 12:12am
She was beautiful once, but circumstance gnarled her and gravity pulled her and God demanded too much from her.
Jeff 4:32pm
Murder is sometimes a necessary breach of etiquette.
Michael G-G 11:53pm
The Shark, moments before, had knifed out of the conference bar and plunged into the ocean, headed for Nassau.
Of course, some of you resorted to poems, and they were doozies!
Amanda C. Davis 11:18am
Working Stiffs 1:04pm (with special recognition for mentions of La Slitherina Herself)
Jdh 5:32pm (with special accolade for rhyming "entity with gentian tea"!!)
Two of you have been reading too much metafiction and are now writing metaentries!
Debra L. Schubert 11:25am
SemperFi 1:55pm
Several entries had very interesting concepts but weren't quite a story:
Shallamuth 12:02pm
Mr Sitouh 1:42pm
Four were very very nice, but not quite stories:
Amanda 4:10pm
Cannonwrites 10:03pm
BPatterson 3:09pm
Jeff 4:32pm
This is AMAZING but again, not a story:
Durango Writer 4:51pm
That cunning Adjective was on the chase again. Noun looked for a page to hide behind but the outlook was bleak. Verb had already unhappily fallen prey to Adverb. The battle for narrative clarity seemed impossible to win.
“Stop breaching protocol!” Noun shouted. “Publishing doesn’t like when we pair up.”
“I hate when you talk about Publishing as if it’s some Entity to fear,” Adjective said. “It’s those critique groups you should really worry about.”
And an illustrated entry (which I promptly posted as my new Twitter avatar!):
jjdebenedictis 5:34pm
Here are the five finalists:
LeAnne 12:36am
Mr. Copperfield had the peculiar occupation of giving chase to rabbits for a living. Every morning he would stare down at his vegetables from his farm house only to notice a severe breach in the wire fence around his garden.
It was a bleak situation.
Despite the turned pages of Rabbit Hunter Weekly, all of his cabbages were gnawed to the point of no return. Red-faced, Mr. Copperfield cursed the little bunny entity, marched outside, and poised his shovel to strike, only to find his dog, Pookie, slipping back through the fence with a cabbage head between his teeth.
Janet B. Taylor 11:27am
“She wouldn’t let me page you,” Sam says, as I breach the double doors.
The bleak emptiness on his face confirms my worst fear.
“Why would she choose a human doctor?” I ask, as my eyes chase the arterial spray across a gleaming white wall, “I could have saved her. You knew that.”
My hands twitch with the need to touch my sister. Heal her.
“She didn’t trust magic,” Sam squeezes his wife’s limp hand, “believed it came from the Dark Entity.”
A sick feeling overtakes me.
“Sam,” My voice is low, but growing shrill, “where’s the baby?”
Patrice 9:35pm
“There’s been a breach in the perimeter! Page the commander.”
I pick up the mezzophone and bark into the speaker, “Alien entity alert. Perimeter breach. Chase it down!”
Alarms sound overhead. The red light flashes, alternating with an amber blinker. This is the real deal.
I peer out of the viewport and across the bleak expanse of moonscape, seeking the telltale dust puffs that will give away the approach route. I see nothing.
The mezzophone chirps. “Yes?” I ask.
“Rizzo?”
“Yeah?”
“We found the entity.”
“And…?” I feel the sweat pool at the small of my back.
“It’s your mother.”
Realityanalyst 9:54am
Insufferable avian. Every year – every single bleak midwinter, without fail – it raps at my window, begging to be let in.
Let it freeze. It’ll never make it through the double-glazing. Besides, if I let it in, it’ll only chase me around my chambers, squawking its one-word vocabulary and pretending to be some dire entity of lore.
As if I didn’t have enough to do.
I ducked my head, turned the page and tried to concentrate on the report. Breach of contract, insurance number, ominous silhouette at the window –
No. Enough! I’d had enough!
Tomorrow, I was buying a .22.
Joel 8:16am
Shaw sat in his car and snipped the dedication page from every copy of Ceaselessly and then returned them, the bookstore non-entities crediting his Discover with a sigh, a “Sorry” or “But it’s Henry Light.”
The pages applauded in Shaw’s hand as he chased Henry under the bleak dawn, across West Egg beach. Henry slipped on the rocky stubble, and Shaw fell on him. He rolled Henry over and kneed him.
“Into the breach. Into. Her. Dear. Friend.”
He filled Henry’s mouth until pages bloomed.
“Oops,” he said, standing, trembling, giggling.
“Oops. Oops. Oops.”
And dragged Henry into the sea.
Now, here's the fun part (and a new and delicious way to torment writers!)
I've picked the winner. Who do you think it is?
Minggu, 26 Desember 2010
GHOST COUNTRY writing contest!--closed now, results soon!
To celebrate the publication of GHOST COUNTRY we're having a writing contest!
Contest starts NOW Tuesday 12/28 (12:01 am Eastern Shark Time-December 28 approx 24 hours from when this post goes up)
Post your entry in the comments column of THIS blog post.
The contest is: write a story using 100 words or fewer. Include the following words in your entry:
page
chase
bleak
entity
breach
One entry per person please. If you need a mulligan, a do-over, that's fine, but only ONE (the later entry) will be counted.
All decisions, awards, mistakes, errors, and boneheaded choices if any are mine. No grousing about who doesn't win or I'll gnaw you.
Prize: a copy of GHOST COUNTRY by Patrick Lee and some amazing swag that the sales and pr department at Harper cooked up (it's VERY cool!)
Get thinking!
"not for me"
The amazing and awesome agent Suzie Townsend has some wise words on why she no longer offers feedback on requested manuscripts. Read it here.
I was stunned at her query stats for 2010. She requested and read a LOT.
Suzie is, in fact, alot of awesome.
I was stunned at her query stats for 2010. She requested and read a LOT.
Suzie is, in fact, alot of awesome.
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Jumat, 24 Desember 2010
Kamis, 23 Desember 2010
Books I'm looking forward to in 2011
This book was slipped to me under cover of darkness by an editor who shall remain nameless. I read the manuscript before it went to production and fell instantly in love.
You will too.
And you'll get a chance to read it early cause I have two copies of the ARC to give away soon!
If you don't love this book, don't ever bother speaking
to me,
of me,
about me,
or in my zip code
again.
Ever.
I'm serious.
Team Dauntless.
It is a story of a young boy's desperate yearning for a father during a time of extreme poverty and confusion. The book has been compared to Frank McCourt for it's depiction of deprivation, to Geoffrey Wolff for its depiction of a deceptive father and to David Sedaris for it's hilarious depiction of childhood. Jack Olsen passed away in 2002.
You're going to have to look hard to find this; Pleasure Boat is a small elegant press that has never published a bad book.
It's about a boy who wants to be the world's greatest super villain, but inadvertently ends up saving the day and becoming the hero (much to his disdain).
NOWHERE NEAR NORMAL by Traci Foust (4/2011)
A raw and funny memoir about growing up with severe OCD, a sort of Augusten Burroughs with bleach.
THE TENDER MERCY OF ROSES by Anna Michaels (5/2011)
A debut novel about an alcoholic ex-cop drawn to investigate the murder of a cowgirl, even as it uncovers dark secrets from her own past. Think Garden Spells meets The Lovely Bones.
AFTERTIME by Sophie Littlefield
Awakening in a bleak landscape as scarred as her body, Cass Dollar vaguely recalls surviving something terrible. Wearing unfamiliar clothes and having no idea how many days—or weeks—have passed, she slowly realizes the horrifying truth: her daughter has vanished.
When wealthy Pamela Jordaan hires PI Jade de Jong as a bodyguard after her husband Terrance disappears, Jade thinks keeping an eye on this anxious wife will be an easy way to earn some cash. But when a determined shooter nearly kills them both and Jade finds Terrance horrifically tortured and barely alive, she realizes that she has been drawn into a wicked game.
2010 Sox Knockers
I bought it because I read a review on Shelf Awareness that I blogged about. It took me a while to find 20 hours to read all 550+ pages, but it was worth it.
I read this twice. Once when the editor slipped me a VERY early copy under penalty of death if I told anyone. The second time was right after the first time cause I couldn't believe what I'd just read. Then I had to restrain myself from breaking in to the editor's apartment and forcing her to discuss the book with me at 2am. I've advised people to steal this book if they have to and offered personal refunds to people if they buy it on my recommendation and don't like it.
Every book Laura Lippman writes should be on your list to read. This is her latest stand alone. I first blogged about it back in September.
I read this at Bouchercon. I gave up time in the bar to read this. I didn't mention that in the blog post I wrote about it cause I couldn't quite believe it myself.
This gets a special mention cause it wasn't published this year but I just read it and loved it. I'm pretty sure it's an almost perfect novel. If you're a writer, read this. If you like a good novel, read this.
Senin, 13 Desember 2010
Beautybloggers.org Charity Auction Just in Time for the Holidays
Beautybloggers.org is the brainchild of the fabulous Karla Sugar. Many of us feel very blessed to have the opportunity to do something we love (whether hobby or career), try the products we try and share that information with those who either take a gander at our blogs or have become regular readers. In the spirit of giving back, beautybloggers.org was created to progress an avenue to give a little something back to those in need.
BeautyBloggers.org is the collaboration of almost 50 different beauty bloggers and brands. At this holiday time, we wanted to make a meaningful contribution to charity — knowing that the most effective donation to any charity is cash.
So we’re putting our makeup, skincare and other beauty items on the auction block. Winning bids will be donated directly to Doctors Without Borders.
Karla came up with the magnificent thought to make DWB our charity of choice, and I'm delighted to participate in this effort. This organization is committed to bringing quality medical care to people in crisis, regardless of race, religion, or political affiliation. They treat rape victims in Papua New Guinea; they make sure women don’t die in childbirth in Pakistan; they helped flood victims in Mexico and earthquake victims in Haiti. They work in 65 countries around the world, and your donation will make an immediate impact. Click here to learn more about Doctors Without Borders.
The auction is live now, and will close on Monday, December 20 at 5 pm CST. We are asking people to register before they can bid. This is simply to try to discourage "spam" bids. Usernames will be public (because the auction shows the username of the current highest bidder), but first name, last name, and email address will be private. They will only be used to contact the winning bidders. And, yes, international bidders are welcome, too!
Now is the time as there are only a few days left. Pick up great gifts of beauty for those you love donated from over 50 beauty bloggers and beauty companies and feel good knowing your winning bids are going directly to charity. Click on beautybloggers.org to see all the great options and to place your winning bid. Bloggers will be working hard to get your items shipped to you in time for gift giving. We're not taking a penny of the money. It all goes to charity!
Donating Beauty Bloggers and Companies:
Jumat, 12 November 2010
Sephora: Free Clutch + Samples ... Yummy!
Who can resist a booty of free beauty samples, especially when packed inside a chic and oh so useable little clutch bag? Not I ... now only to decide what I want to purchase to get it.
Free with any $25 Sephora online purchase. The clutch is equipped with four pockets (perfect to keep your cell phone hidden), has a glossy black finish, loaded with 12 fab samples from great beauty brands. These are the kinds of promos that speak to me!
Hurry ... supplies won't last long for this one! Check sephora.com for all the deets.
Hoping to get back to beauty blogging soon and I apologize it's been so slow, hit and miss. I've some absolutely fantastic products to tell you about in reviews. Been so busy at the office! : (
xo
Sabtu, 23 Oktober 2010
The 3 C's: Estee Lauder Brands Raise Funds for Breast Cancer Awareness
Estée Lauder Companies’ 2010 Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign has launched a bold and provocative campaign theme entitled: Connect. Communicate. Conquer. Prevent Breast Cancer. One Woman at a Time. Wear It. Share It. The Pink Ribbon. This new campaign draws its inspiration from Mrs. Estée Lauder’s “High-Touch” method of reaching consumers through “Telephone, Telegraph, Tell-A-Woman.” Their approach to conquering breast cancer reinterprets this powerful messaging into a philanthropic mission for today’s modern and fast-paced culture.
Today, we are making more progress than ever and reaching more people each year with the message that if localized breast cancer is detected early, it’s 98% curable. While the American Cancer Society estimates more than 1.3 million people worldwide were diagnosed with breast cancer, the good news is that mortality rates continue to fall, and we believe this is due in part to better treatments, early detection and greater awareness of the importance of breast health. But we must continue to persist and pursue, and raise as much money for research as possible, to attain what we all believe is possible in our lifetime – a world without breast cancer.
This month, October, 14 of Estée Lauders brands will be selling 20 fabulous beauty products to raise funds for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF), an independent, not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to funding breast cancer research and currently supports 173 researchers around the world. (To learn more about BCRF, visit www.bcrfcure.org). These wonderful products cover all beauty categories -- Skin care, Makeup, Fragrance and Hair care – and include products from brands such as La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Clinique, Jo Malone, Aveda, Bumble + Bumble, Lab Series, Origins and more. Evelyn Lauder, Senior Corporate Vice President of The Estée Lauder Companies and Founder and Chairman of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, along with celebrity spokesperson Elizabeth Hurley, have also designed special lip collections to raise funds.
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Aveda Hand Relief $21
One of my favorite hand creams ever! Incredibly rich moisture therapy soothes dry hands, leaving them noticeably softer and smoother. Hydrating plant-derived emollients, humectants, exfoliating fruit acids as well as antioxidants, including vitamins A and E, help diminish signs of aging and provide optimal relief. Donation is $4.00 from each sale of the Breast Cancer Awareness Hand Relief, with a maximum donation of $300,000.
Bobbi Brown Pink Shimmer Brick Compact $38
Exclusive, limited-edition Pink Shimmer Brick Compact. Hand-made in Italy, each brick contains five bars of iridescent color. Sweep it along cheekbones, lids or allover for a fresh, soft pink glow. Donation to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation $35,000 in connection with the North American sales. All Bobbi Brown counters in the USA and bobbibrown.com. Limited-edition release beginning in October 2010.
Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing $35
It has become a Clinique tradition to offer a special limited-edition bottle of its best-selling Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion. This year's edition features a collectable Clinique key ring with a Pink Ribbon heart charm and Clinique "C" charm. $10.00 per this special-edition Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion sold during the month of October, while supplies last.
DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom Coffret $38
Be sweet. Be playful. Satisfy your every mood. The DKNY Be Delicious/Fresh Blossom Coffret is perfect for the tried and true who want to take their favorites on the go. $15,000 to be donated to Breat Cancer Research Foundation.
Estee Lauder Pink Ribbon Collections $25 each
The Evelyn Lauder Lip Design Collection and the Elizabeth Hurley Lip Design Collection - both available at Estee Lauder. Every purchase from this collection helps raise awareness, but does not affect our donation to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Estée Lauder will make a $500,000 donation to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Check here for more beauty products available through this campaign, as well as to learn more about Breast Cancer Awareness and this event!
Connect with everyone you know and Communicate the importance of breast health and early detection to Conquer this disease one woman at a time!
Jumat, 22 Oktober 2010
Bluemercury: New for Fall!
Head on over the bluemercury to take a gander at the lovelies in store for Fall 2010 in the category of .... Beauty!
Soft Touch Shadow Pencils provide easy, portable, long-wearing application. These jumbo sized pencils have versatile functionality to shade the lid, line, or highlight the eye. $24 each
Smooth, creamy texture delivers a smooth, velvety feel to the eye and make for easy blending and an ideal base for layering with a powder shadow for increased color intensity.
• Portable application
• Smooth, creamy, long-wearing formula
• Easy and seamless blending
• Ideal base for layering with powder eyeshadow to increase color intensity
Voted "Best Eye Shadow" by Self (2008). Bobbi's Metallic Eye Shadows are now available in a broad range of pastel to bold shades. Their high-shimmer, high-pigment formula applies smoothly and evenly and stays crease free for long-lasting wear. New shades: Black Berry, Black Charcoal, Black Cocoa $20
Laura Mercier Sequin Eye Colour has soft-sparkle effects that glisten and captivates. The deep-impact shades can be swept over eyes softly for a stunning day look, or applied with more intensity for evening glamour. $22
Lip-conditioning formula cushions while delivering the perfect amount of buildable color with a semi-matte, non-drying finish in Natural, the first of many timeless shades to come in Trish’s highly anticipated and here-to-stay Classic Lip Color Collection. New shades: Natural 22 and Vibrant 31 $23
An exclusive candle created by Marla, Bluemercury's Founder. Marla found inspiration in her childhood family trips to Hawaii and the quaint Kona coast and its glorious waterfalls and exotic black sand beaches with rushing lava flowing straight into the ocean from the Hualalai volcano. Kona's essence creates your own tropical paradise with refreshing scents of coconut and hibiscus. $36
See all the new collections, pieces and products for Fall 2010 at chic, trendy, gorgeous bluemercury!
Rabu, 20 Oktober 2010
Exercise in Happiness: Spirit Beauty Lounge Sample Packages
Another site you MUST check out for a sweet variety of sample packages at a ridiculously low price is Spirit Beauty Lounge! If you're a reader of ftlob, you know I adore this store and for so many reasons! They are committed to organic and green beauty brands and offer really the finest there is in skincare, fragrance, cosmetics, haircare and other beauty products. Their customer service is second to none!
Spirit and her team will cater a sample package specifically to your liking and it will come prettily packaged with love and goodness directly to you. I've found so many wonderful brands and products through her sample packages I'd never have probably tried otherwise.
You can choose to include a sample from just about any item in the store: fragrance, makeup, haircare, skincare ... they'll do you up a nice little deluxe trial. Or, you can allow the team to create a sample box specific to your heart's desire, needs, wants and/or concerns. Most of the sample packages are offered at $10, which is almost ridiculously low considering the variety of products you'll receive, the quality and the amount.
Do something good for yourself and check it out! Consider it an exercise in happiness. xo
Total Beauty Mini Sized Products for Trial
Oh wow, I had no idea they were doing this now!
FYI, my angels, Total Beauty now has mini and travel-sized products for sale at very low prices for their members so you can try products that sound good before you commit to buying the full-size. What a wonderful idea. And ... it looks like you get free shipping to boot. Here's some of what's up on the Total Beauty Sample page now:
4 week supply - $13
A gentle, emollient night cream infused with natural extracts and nurturing bioactive elements.
Designed to work with skin’s natural renewal process, Oxygen Infusion Night Cream transforms your complexion into the translucent, glowing, fresh skin you crave. Microencapsulated oxygen fortifies and energizes skin depleted from stress, while helping to restore tone and texture to optimal levels. With a mild warming sensation, our night cream delivers anti-aging rice peptides and calming natural extracts to help alleviate the premature signs of aging due to stress.
Bioactive boosters: • Microencapsulated oxygen delivers energy to the cells and helps create radiant, glowing skin • Rice peptides help minimize wrinkles • Yeast extract moisturizes, soothes and helps calm inflamed skin • White willow bark, a naturally occurring form of salicylic acid, soothes irritation and helps provide antibacterial protection
Paraben-free, petroleum-free, mineral oil-free, sulfate-free, dye-free, cruelty-free, 100% vegetarian and allergy tested.
approx 35 applications; .125 oz - $25
I have this fragrance and it is indeed quite lovely! The fragrance, was intended to aid the wearer in opening the heart and reaching for the highest within them. The result is an enveloping Oriental blend with a top note dominated by clove and sweet accents of lemon and fresh lychee. The fresh green crispness of fig and the feminine presence of stargazer lily are equally balanced in the middle note. The base note is comprised of cedarwood, vanilla, amber and sandalwood. Comes in a lovely forevelily blue organza bag. Take your foreverlily eau de parfum with you everywhere in this convenient, travel-sized rollerball. Great for handbag, gym bag or travel bag.
approx. 45 applications - $12
Ahhh ... well, I have this one too! BECCA's Sesame shade has been deemed by many to be the most universal of the shades and the best at perfecting skin tone. I forgot I had this; gonna have to pull it out to use tomorrow morning in fact. Widely regarded by many markeup artists as the finest powder in the world, BECCA’s Fine Loose Finishing Powder is unlike any other. This unique formulation is lightly pigmented and micro-milled, creating a perfectly uniform, ultra thin layer that allows the skin's natural oils to lightly shine through. The result ensures your foundation looks like real skin, with the added benefit of your makeup staying on all day. Preservative and paraben-free.
3 week supply; 1 oz - $10
Another brand very well worth your looking into! This softening foaming cleanser combines gentle yet effective cleansing agents, which is said to remove make-up and skin-dulling debris, with the conditioning benefits of rice starch. Known for its soothing and softening properties, rice starch helps prevent moisture loss by enhancing the skin's protective barrier. Rich in amino acids and proteins naturally found in rice, this cleanser evokes the ritual of a rice water rinse, traditional in Indonesia. Your skin will be so soft after using it you won't want to stop touching it. Dermatologist Tested. Sulfate-free. Oil-free. Paraben-free. Oil-free.
6 week supply (you get 2- 1 oz spray cans) - $15
Been wanting to try this one actually. This particular product and brand of the dry shampoo craze has been well received. The quick, portable way to clean hair without water now fits perfectly into every cosmetic bag or carry on. This dry shampoo cleans hair in minutes without water. Suitable for all hair types, it is formulated with protecting oat milk, making it appropriate for even the most sensitive scalps. Corn and rice starch deliver a powerful cleansing action and natural absorbent microspheres eliminate dirt, oil and odors. Hair instantly regains volume and texture. Quick and practical to use, it's ideal for traveling, people on-the-go, after the gym, busy moms, to extend a blow-out or protect hair color.
8 week supply (at least) - $12
You get them both! Here's POP Beauty's cult favorite Ribbon Gloss tins in a mini version. Pocket-sized tins containing three coordinated shades of POP's deluxe lip gel. Nourishes lips with tons of jojoba oil and a yummy, coconut flavor. Keep one of each in your bag for super silky and always pout ready lips! Shades are Peony Pink and Daisy Glow.
DOSHACARE DISCOVERY SKINCARE KITS
each kit is a one week supply - $44
Sensitive Skin Kit and Oily, Congested Skin Kit are both available at this time. This is a brand I'd adore trying! Your Dosha specific Discovery Kit assembles all the products required to honor your self with a daily and weekly ritual of skincare. Authentic radiance comes from rituals that restore and rejuvenate the mind and body. A customized DoshaCare Discovery Kit aspires to inspire you to move towards balance. Be good to the plant and to your skin with products packaged in convenient size bottles that are refillable and suitable for travel.
Kits contain Dosha specific Cleanser, Masque, Elixir, and Moisturizer in 10ml sizes. Also includes Sakala Ama Release Tonic and Sakala Environmental Shield 4 ml, Sakala Exfoliant 10ml, Sakala Eye and Neck Balm 3 gr. and a free trail of Sakala Sunscreen 28+.
Pitta/Pitta This daily and weekly ritual provides cleansing and exfoliation that calms, soothes and nourishes to harmonize an aggravated Pitta skin condition. Your Pitta/Pitta Discovery kit comes complete with every item in the Pitta and Sakala collection to treat your skin type for 3 to 5 days. Be good to the planet and to your skin with products packaged in convenient size bottles that are refillable and suitable for travel.
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Other brands I see available now include 100% Pure, Avene, Alterna, Code.ai, Demeter, Go Smile, Goldfaden, HydroPeptide, June Jacobs, LaRocca, Mama Mio, Oscar Blandi, Paula Dorf, Pevonia Botanica (love them), Warren-Tricomi and others.
So, click over to Total Beauty to check out what they have available in these mini, trial-sized products from really great brands. If you're not yet a member, don't worry, you can register when you get there.
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