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Free Your Mane

Who knew your hair could start out straight, and get curlier? I have decided to embrace my new curly hair instead of fighting it. Just got some “Free Your Mane” products, founded by a hairdresser in New York who was frustrated with the lack of products for curly hair. Love the name, FREE YOUR MANE! [...]

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Getting the most out of your Urban Decay Primer Potion, by Corry Sullivan

I was about to order a new UDPP online when I came across a photo of one of the bottles cut in half. This made me realize how much product must be in the bluges of the genie bottle (now they sell it in a squeeze tube which is much more practical). so I cut [...]

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Beauty App for Iphone

I am loving putting all my cosmetics and potions into my Beauty Alert! app for iphone.  I will never again forget the shade I like, and now I can stop trying to pretend I am going to remember the fancy French words on the Yves Saint Laurent complexion enhancer.   Teint Parfait Embellisseur de Teint, really????

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Some Tips For Your Lips

It turns out, my niece, Corry is a cosmetic savant. Here are her tips for your lips: Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick: Great alternative to a lip stain, stays on almost as well as a lip stain and has the lip stick finish that most prefer. Stays put and doesn’t feather. They have a wide variety [...]

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Orgasm and Super Orgasm by Nars

One of the most popular blush colors is by Nars. It is called “Orgasm”. There is also one called “Super Orgasm” This is a great powder blush, which can last longer than a creme blush.

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Your Eyebrows are Everything

If there is one thing you can do for sparse brows, it is buying the perfect brow powder. Beauty Alert! loves Laura Mercier’s brow powder duos. The deep blonde is popular, it is darker than you think. Using brow powder is much easier than using a pencil, especially with the right brush.

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Shi Shi Putter for the Glamorous Golf Gal

A few weeks back, I met the founder of a new golf magazine for women, Shi Shi Putter. Her name is Elizabeth Noblitt, and her concept is to put all the attire, accessories, and cool places in a magazine for women who like to golf….and look cute, too. Here is a link to her latest [...]

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Odacite

I heard once that Americans don’t like words they can’t pronounce. Whether it be personal names or business names, keep away from anything that isn’t easy to say or spell. Uh oh. My name is Stacya, pronounced Sta-sha. And this company I like Odacite…..I am not sure how to pronounce it, yet anyway. The company [...]

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Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon

The Beauty Alert! Facebook fan page just got this tip, Mark Di Vincenzo has a new book called Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon. On page 50, he lists when to toss out cosmetics. It is just a half pages of suggestions, but loaded with good information and guidelines. The book also includes [...]

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Vivian Lee Cosmetics

Vivian Lee is a mineral based cosmetic line, created by a Seattle salon owner and beautician. The Sheer lip glosses have some amazing colors, with great names like seduce, princess and starlet. The Vivian Lee line has brow pencils that go on like a powder, gel eyeliners in the perfect amount (since we have to [...]

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