A Month of Beautiful Giveaways at The Beauty of Life!!

i know you love a good giveaway, so here's something you don't want to miss! my blogging gal pal Jamie over at The Beauty of Life is having a giveaway every day for the entire month of august!

Jamie says: "(these are) my absolute favorite brands... i want my readers to experience some of the products and brands that i love and am always raving about! it can also be a brand-new product, a bestseller, a celebrity favorite … sometimes a collection of products, sometimes one very special product that really represents the brand. readers can look forward to products from Stila, Orlane, Elizabeth Arden, Kiehl's, Dior and Clinique, just to name a few!"

"each giveaway lasts for one day -- from midnight to midnight (eastern) -- with the winner being selected the next day. i'm really excited about this feature and hope you are, too!"

so be sure to visit Jamie each day this month for your chance to win something fabulous! click on the calendar to see a larger view of what is being given away-- today's giveaway is a full size Philosophy Eye Hope- go and enter now!

xo

Style On a Budget: One Dress 3 Looks

the Style Network's How Do I Look? host Jeannie Mai shows you how to get three different looks from one wardrobe staple-- check it out and be inspired to play around with your own wardrobe pieces!

for more style inspiration, catch How Do I Look? every thursday night at 9pm on the Style Network (check your local listings for channel), and visit mystyle.comeveryday.

xo
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Amy Adams at 'Julie & Julia' Premiere

CoverGirl celebrity makeup artist Molly R. Stern created Amy Adams' red carpet look for thursday night's nyc premiere of Julie & Julia.

Molly says: "it always seems that inspiration ends up coming from the dress. Amy wore a gorgeous full length Carolina Herrera gown with a charcoal and white pattern speckled with gold beading. so i borrowed from that exquisite color palette."

the look was "a steel and copper smoky lid, gorgeous full lashes, a peachy cheek and a golden amber lip."



face:

"i first started by prepping her skin with a refreshing spray of Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist. and then moisturized her skin with La Mer's The Moisturizing Lotion.
next, i based her skin sparingly with the new Cle de peau cream foundation."


"then i warmed up her cheeks with the gorgeous new CoverGirl Simply Ageless Sculpting Blush in Plush Peach."

eyes:

"for her eyes, i based the lid with a combination of Shu Uemura's Cream Eye Shadow in P Taupe, and Vincent Longo's Silky Orange Liquid Eyeshadow. over that i blended the new NARS shadow duo in Brumes."



"under her eye i smudged CoverGirl Exact Eyelights Eyeliner in Radiant Sapphire in the outer corner, and on the inner corner i dabbed a smidge of Shu Uemura Pressed Eye Shadow in ME gold 350."



"on her lashes i coated them with CoverGirl Exact Eyelights Mascara in Black Sapphire."

lips:



"to finish off the look i tinted her lips with CoverGirl Outlast Lipstain in Cinnamon Smile with a dab of YSL Golden Gloss over top."


i love the combination of high and low-priced brands that Molly used to create Amy's looks-- just goes to show you that even drugstore makeup can give you a fabulous red-carpet look! thanks Molly!

xo