Cover Aid: just in time for humid summer weather acne

7 Best Makeup Picks for the Gym

Looking good while you work out has never been so easy. See the products that'll last through your next sweat sesh

This is a TotalBeauty.com makeup tips article While it feels good to sweat in spin class, it's not as fun looking like a sweaty grease ball when class is over. And with these no-fuss, sweat-resistant products, you can look as good as you feel when your workout is over. See picks

Hello Gorgeous! The coverAid Therapeutic concealer with benzoyl peroxide helps conceal a pimple or blemish while treating it to heal and go away. It is shaped like a pencil, with a point applicator that helps target the acne problem area. It's dermatologist tested and recommended. It also contains the ingredient "aquacacteen" that helps reduce redness. After the busy travel season and visiting many humid locations, my skin had broke out a bit-which it rarely ever does and luckily I had my blog sample of CoverAid with me! If you would like to try some 'conceal while you heal' CoverAid, simply visit your local Ulta store or shop online at Amazon.com It retails for about $19.99 depending on where you buy. Good luck! It's a great item to have in your beauty bag as Arizona gets ready to head back to school! Remember: you are beautiful! Thank you for visiting the blog and check back for promotions and beauty giveaways!

Bye Bye Blemish helps my camping induced pimple!

Fall Beauty Guide: Simple Ways to Revamp Your Hairstyle

Get tips that'll help you transition your 'do into this season

This is a TotalBeauty.com hairstyles article Celeb hair pro gives you easy peasy ways to take your hair from summer to fall in a snap. See hairstyles

How do you like my bangs? These are so much fun-the affordable clip on bangs from Kymaro that are the ultimate Fall 2010 hairstyle trend! Catch the video and giveaway at www.youtube.com/makeupuniversity

I went camping over the weekend and though I packed my facial cleansing cloths to remove my makeup as I roughed it out in the elements, I still got a pimple. Darn it!

So I have started to use it, and it has a light scent, not overpowering and didn't sting when I applied. The best thing about this acne/pimple product is that it is using 5% salycilic acid to treat the blemish instead of the harsher benzoyl peroxide.

Either way-I expect this unwanted guest to be gone by morning! Enjoy the videos, and remember to subscribe to get your chance at product giveaways!

p.s. Can you believe this is really the final season of Oprah?

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Teenage acne cleared with DERMERA!

Post-Summer Skin Repair

See if your skin needs rehab or just an intervention

This is a TotalBeauty.com skin care article If we try to make your skin go to rehab, will you say no, no, no? Take this quiz to find out how bad you may have damaged it this summer and how to repair it. Take quiz

Okay my friends and loved ones, I have been sitting on this product story for awhile because I needed to hear back from a young man who I had lent this product to. See, I rarely, very occasionally get a pimple let alone a full breakout. To that statement I praise God and knock on wood! So, he was shy about doing photos and I can understand that not all are ready to just hang it all out there like myself. So he tested the product and used it for a full two weeks; enough time to let the skin work half way through a 28 day cycle of natural occuring shedding, and guess what? Success! He is experiencing a clearing up of red bumps and whiteheads, along with a smoothing of blackheads along the nose and chin. Phew! I'm so glad of that because it's one thing if I try a product and it doesn't work, but it's another to ask a teenager with a fragile disposition to test something and have his hopes built up and then have the product not deliver on the promise. So amen to that, this line worked for him and perhaps could work for you? It's reasonable at $29 for the 3 products. Below are some testimonies from others about it, and if you want to know more or order, just go to: www.dermera.com ! Enjoy!
Tracy
After years of using different products, this worked for my problem skin. I would recommend it to anyone who wants clearer skin.

Michelle
After dealing with hormone induced acne for 5 months, I found this product. I am so happy I tried it! I've used it for exactly a week now and my blemishes are 90% cleared up! I couldn't be happier! I will continue to use this product.

Leslie
Most acne products are extremely drying and leave my skin tight and flaky without even giving good results. This product does an excellent job at calming inflammation, and after only a week of use, I'm noticing that my skin is clearing up.

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C.L.E.A.R. skin tips from Paula Begoun

Can Everyday Be a Good Hair Day?

Finally find what your hair has been looking for

This is a TotalBeauty.com hairstyles article Take this quiz and get hairstyling tips from the experts so that your hair looks fab everyday. Take quiz

Hi friends,
Are you enjoying the "guest blogging" ? I hope so! I trust that the "cosmetics cop" Paula Begoun will have some helpful and insightful tips for you to help get your skin in great back to school shape- just right for year book photos too!
Enjoy and remember to tell yourself how beautiful you are! Jesus loves you and so do I!
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Back To School C.L.E.A.R. Skin Secrets from Paula Begoun


It’s almost that time of year again, a time when parents are scurrying to buy back to school supplies while teenagers are in pursuit of the perfect outfit for the first day of class. In the mist of all this, teenagers must also contend with stubborn acne, which is exacerbated by the stress of returning to school. To help alleviate some of the tension, below are Acne C.L.E.A.R. Skin Tips from Paula Begoun, skincare expert and bestselling author of Don’t Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me.

•Clean Twice Daily: Use a gentle, water-soluble cleanser to remove excess oil and makeup that lead to clogged pores and dull-looking skin. A cleanser with an antibacterial agent such as triclosan can jump-start the process of killing acne-causing bacteria.
•Leave-On Exfoliant is a Must: Daily use of a well-formulated, leave-on product with salicylic acid (also known as beta hydroxy acid, or BHA) works beautifully to remove dead skin cells that get stuck in pores, mix with excess oil, and lead to breakouts. Salicylic acid also works to reduce the redness from acne and provides an additional antibacterial punch, getting you that much closer to clear, super-smooth skin!
•Eradicate Acne-Causing Bacteria: After exfoliating, apply a lightweight anti-acne product that’s medicated with benzoyl peroxide. This topical disinfectant is genius at quickly eliminating the bacteria that leads to the acne you don’t want! Apply your benzoyl peroxide product to breakout-prone areas—don’t spot treat only the acne you see now! Doing so means you’ll end up chasing acne all over your face, which is frustrating.
•Avoid Heavy Moisturizers: If you have oily skin, do not use moisturizer, even if it’s oil free! Your face is already producing an excess amount of oil and there is no need to add more. If you have dry areas, apply a lightweight, gel-textured moisturizer for soothing relief or opt for a serum, especially great to prep skin for makeup.
•Remove Surface Pimples: Need to pop that prominent blemish fast before your date? You can do it in three easy steps. First, cleanse skin and pat dry. Next, using the flat of your fingertips (not your nails) place your fingers on the edge of the swelling. The final step is to gently push down and in on the swelling. If that doesn’t release the contents the first time, change the positioning of your fingers and try again. If that doesn’t work, you are done. REMEMBER, never scratch, itch or burn your pimple! What else to avoid? Toothpaste! You’ll read that this works great to eliminate a stubborn pimple, but in fact it can make matters worse by causing excess irritation.
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Snooki, Bremenn & Zit Stick: oh yeah

Your Head-to-Toe Guide to Getting a Gorgeous Faux Tan

Here are steps for getting the best sunless tan -- ever

This is a TotalBeauty.com skin care tips article Tanning expert for the St. Tropez brand, Fiona Locke, bronzes up celebs and shares tips with us on how to get a sexy summer tan without lying in the sun. Get tricks

Hi pals, real quick tell yourself that you look beautiful! Remind yourself that today you look exactly like your gorgeous self and no photoshop picture of a celebrity is going to change your mind about how good you really look!

Now, yes, just like yesterday's post; I am still busier than the one legged man in the jump roping contest and all the travel is making things "unique".

A sample from Bremmen labs came in a few weeks ago, ( along with the Butt Lift in a Box sample...which I have yet to test but plan to so stay tuned...) and I rarely if ever get a zit? A pimple? A blemish even. So while I wait to get one ( not that I really want one) here's a little blurb from Jersey Shores Snooki. Enjoy! See you out there my friends! Say hello when you do!

Bremenn Research Labs, the skincare brand known for their targeted products created to fix the most specific beauty woes. Check out the tweet’s from Jersey Shore’s Snooki, who is the newest fan of Bremenn’s Emergency Zit Stick - she also put up a twit pic of herself holding the product
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Have acne: adult or teen-comment & get some Cellceuticals

Summer Hairstyling Tools: the Duds and the Winners

Find out which hair care products are the best and worst ones to use as temperatures rise

This is a TotalBeauty.com hair care article Total Beauty readers let us know which products help de-frizz and add sexy summer waves and which ones just make hair look greasy and gross. See products

Worst: No. 4: Frederic Fekkai Summer Hair Beach Waves, $23

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6.1

"This product definitely did not work …"

No. 3: Charles Worthington London Big Hair Full Volume Texturizing Salt Spray, $5.99

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 5.9

"Makes your hair look dirty …"

Best: No. 8: Frederic Fekkai Summer Hair Zero-Humidity Frizz Control, $23

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 7.8

"This product helps keep my flyaways under control …"

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Hello my friends! Okay, I have a chance to share this amazing line of skincare with you. As you know, normally I try everything on myself as a form of skin guinnea pig. Though, this time; it would not be fair to you the reader or the product for me to test it on me because occassionally around the time of the month I get a blemish and even then, it's not worth a mention.

If I'm going to test something I want it to really be a test! So, if you are interested in sampling and testing then writing in with photos about how the product worked for you, please comment! I will pick one and send the goods over, then you try and respond back with the details of scent, texture, effectiveness, and your experience.
Sound good? Then read on and comment!


There is no cure for acne but CellCeuticals CellGenesis Regenerative Skin Treatment can help prevent breakouts while simultaneously treating aging!

This is all made possible with the exclusive, breakthrough, and patent pending GFP (Growth Factor Peptide) Cellular Complex which contains retinol, an ingredient commonly used to treat acne. Retinol helps pores free of cellular build-up, one of the main causes of breakouts!

Along with retinol, the GFP Cellular Complex also contains antioxidants and lipopeptides in a nanoemulsion delivery system that targets skin aging at the cellular level. In just two weeks, skin looks firmer and remarkably radiant, and visible lines and wrinkles are dramatically diminished!

CellCeuticals CellGenesis: SRP $85.--



CellCeuticals CellGenesis is available at www.cellceuticalskincare.com or by calling 1-888.695.0335.
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Effaclar AI: La Roche-Posay's answer to blemishes!

Best and Worst Acne Fighters

See which products actually kicked acne in the butt, er, face

It's a universal agreement: grown-ups shouldn't have to deal with acne! And since grown-ups get to do whatever they want, check out this list of products that are proven to clear up skin! See products

Well all of us at one time or another get a pimple and need to keep something in the beauty drawer for just such occassions.
I've tried the sample of Effaclar AI from La Roche-Posay which is an intensive acne spot treatment to help control and correct breakouts plus helps prevent residual skin marking.
So that is what is setting this product aside from a traditional benzoyl peroxide acne medication. The Stidex pads of old have the similiar ingredient to help control breakouts, BUT Effaclar AI has a micro-exfoliating ingredient LHA to help minimize the brown red scarring usually accompanied by a pimple.

That blotchy mark is calling card of the pimple and not appreciated at all!

If you do have a pimple, remember not to pick it. Simple steam your skin til it is soft, using a warm wash cloth, apply pressure to the top side of the pimple and gently wipe/press downward so the sebum will be pressed out on the underside of the pimple and leave a flap of skin to help heal the rupturing point.

Or, even better: visit your dermatologist for a professional extraction.

For more information on the La Roche-Posay line of skin care, please visit
http://www.laroche-posay.


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Zia TO-GO! From me to you!

Quiz: How Free Spirited Are You?

Free as a bird or a mouse in a maze? Answer these questions to find out what your free spirit quotient is

When we think of what it means to be a free spirit, images arise of great aunt Myrtle freak dancing at the family reunion, but all jokes aside, it really means possessing a whimsical way and living life to the fullest. Your free spirit quotient could determine how much stress you feel and how happy you are in your everyday life. Are you flapping those wings or timidly awaiting your take off? Answer these questions to find out and to learn new ways to let loose. Take the quiz

Deep Moisture Repair Serum this info is straight from the website:
Intensive treatment for dry, combination or aging skin
Deep Moisture Repair Serum is a corrective treatment that delivers a surge of moisture deep into the skin, minimizing fine lines and restoring balance to dry areas. Evening primrose oil, phospholipids and vitamin E bind moisture to the skin while aiding cell renewal. Deep Moisture Repair Serum can be used under moisturizer to nourish dry skin, or as a targeted treatment for lines in the eye and lip areas.

And now for my take: I have dry skin, I run in the sun nearly everyday and I love this and dare say it comes neck and neck with using Chanel Hydraserum yet it is no where near that products price.

The smell is delicious and fresh! The texture is smooth and creamy, it glides on and into skin and does not leave a tacky residue! I'm hooked!

The other treat I have tried for you and have to offer you is: for the upcoming travel and holiday season: whether you are hitting the road for Thanksgiving or need a perfect stocking stuffer or gift for a secret sister/santa: try Zia TO-GO facial starter kits.

I sampled the dry skin set containing:

Moisturizing cleanser

Bamboo Exfoliant

Sea Tonic Rosewater & Aloe Toner

Nourishing Creme and

Citrus Night Time Reversal

Now, true; I am and have been a fan of the Zia line for quite some time. Since I used to host the radio show "Best of Beauty" with Heather Lauder. It was she who got me turned onto these products and I"ve been in love since! If you are familiar with Aveda, the Zia line is similiar, not as aromatic and more widely available at local health food markets such as Sprouts and Whole Foods.

For under $20 you get these 5 products in large nearly 2 oz sizes. Each one has a unique scent that is pleasant yet not overpowering.

The Bamboo exfoliant is gentle. I'm used to scrubbing with Arbonne Thermal Fusion, so it was a nice break to try something of finer grit.

I really like the ease and slip of the cremes and to top them off with the Deep Moisture Repair Serum made my skin very happy.

Here's my gift to you courtesy of ZIA TO-GO!

3 Lucky Makeup University blog readers will receive a complimentary starter kit: one for each skin type: oil, dry orcombination.

Starting today through September 30th: please address an email with your skintype in BOLD letter in the subject line and answer these questions:

1. Name a Zia environmental impact fact?

2. What is your Zia natural cosmetic favorite?

3. What national magazine awarded Zia best exfoliant?

All answers can be found on http://www.zianatural.com/

Remember to include your skin type and contact information. The starter kit will be mailed by to a winner drawn at random that answers the questions correctly. Good luck!

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Clean and Clear Advantage acne control kit

Just in time for back to school preparations...a kit where "100% of people had clearer skin in as little as 1 day".

Or, that's what the tag line says.

I know, you may be thinking that this is a bit pre-mature given that the fourth of July celebrations are tomorrow!

In Arizona, school starts as early as the second week of August. If you have acne, you need to give the skin some time to heal and clear.

So, I invite you to be a part of the Makeup University Back to School Beauy campaign. First step, getting great skin.

If you have acne and want to try this kit for free, please send me a "BEFORE" photo of yourself, and in 1 week you will have to send me an "AFTER" photo to post on the blog. Please describe your skin situation and why you need the Clean and Clear Advantage acne control kit.

The promotion runs from today July 3-July 10, when a winner will be contacted through mail. I must receive your "BEFORE" picture to post on the blog prior to the kit being sent.

The home page for the product has an awesome flash presentation about the different aspects of the kit and the stages of acne treatment.

http://www.cleanandclear.com/

Back to School this year for fashion is about layering and in beauty it's about understated makeup. The 80's have come back in clothing, and luckily, we've just gone through an 80's makeup redux. Phew, glad that's over. At least the neon mascara didn't come back...or, perhaps I didn't see it?

Enjoy the Clean and Clear promotion! I look forward to giving away the kit to a lucky reader.

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