Hello my dears! I am so excited to tell you all about a recent event I attended at Pier 59 Studios in NYC this past week. Sunsilk threw one of the best launch parties I have ever attended as a beauty blogger. Not only did they have free flowing champagne and delectable hors d’oeuvres, they had hair stylists, makeup artists, photographers, AND a diva fan to transform us all into a true runway model. And to top things off, they had famed fashion hair stylist (and super hottie) Teddy Charles on hand who co-created this new line of hair products by Sunsilk. Check out some of the pictures below that Jamie, a NYC based photog with tons of talent, captivated of Big City Beauty from the event.

Sunsilk, along with Teddy Charles (who shares the same love of the color purple as BCB), have co-created a complete range of hair products formulated for each of your hair needs. From shampoos to conditioners to styling products, you can target everything from dry hair, frizzy hair, fine hair, and heat damaged hair. I had the pleasure of experiencing the ThermaShine line and completely fell in love. I’m one of those people that tend to use more than they should when it comes to shampoo and conditioner. Well let me tell you, Sunsilk has come up with a formula that is so lush a very little truly goes a long way. And the product did exactly what it promised to do! It protected my hair from heated tools and left my hair with a shine I have never gotten from a shampoo and conditioner. So to say the least, I could have left the event a happy woman with just that.

But Sunsilk brought the event to a whole different level with hair stylists and makeup artists straight from NYFW to give all us beauty bloggers that runway look. I was so pleased with the style I received from Dennis and learned a lot of great makeup tips from Joy. See me pictured below with my two new friends I dream to have travel around with me keeping me looking beautiful at all times.

And it doesn’t even end there! Sunsilk had a whole photo shoot set up with Ana, our fun and playful portrait photographer, and the infamous diva fan. Next to all the swooning over Teddy Charles, the diva fan definitely stole the show and I have come to the conclusion that every girl needs one! And it wouldn’t hurt either to have a friend like Ana around making sure that all our Facebook and Twitter pictures looked hot! Lol… To check out MY glamour shot by Ana take a look below!

So to sum up this eventful night, I L-O-V-E-D the way Sunsilk made me look and feel! I had never seen my hair look better and I’m positive you will feel the same too. To see this amazing line in its entirety head to drugstore.com now because on top of the already affordable price Sunsilk has set, drugstore.com is offering a special to buy-one-get-one 50% off.

Fan Sunsilk on Facebook to see more!

Until next time my dears… xoxo

In Spa Magazine’s Jan/Feb issue, they mentioned some great facial recipes to help you get back that glow the winter months tend to take away.  For example, smash together about 2-3 figs and 1 tbsp of olive oil for a great exfoliating mask and leave it on for 5-10 minutes.  Or puree 1/2 peach with 1/2 cucumber and leave it on the face for about 20 minutes for the perfect tightening and brightening treatment.  With recipes as simple as this, making your own facial treatments at home can be a snap.

Head on over to spamagazine.com/diybeauty to get 13 more beauty recipes that cover everything from head to toe.  My faves are the Green Tea Toner, Moisture-Rich Lip Exfoliator and Revitalizing Foot Scrub.  And don’t forget to pick up this Mar/Apr issue out on stands now for a list of some great spa bath products you can use at home to extend the benefits of that blissful spa massage.

Until next time my loves…  xoxo

The author of one of my favorite skin care books, Passport to Beauty, is having a sale

on HauteLook.com for her makeup and skin care line called Global Goddess.

Check it out this Friday, February 19th!

Happy Shopping!

xoxo

For those of you not only looking for the anti-aging benefits of drinking red wine, but for the whole body benefits as well, Caudalie Vinexpert Dietary Supplements are just for you.  Working from the inside out, these small little capsules come packed with everything you need to get increased anti-ageing protection for all of your organs, including the skin.

The following is a list of key ingredients and their benefits:

• Resveratrol- firming and anti-wrinkle
• Stabilized grapeseed polyphenols- anti-oxidant
• Grapeseed oil, borage oil, and evening primrose- moisturizing and nourishing

Just take two capsules a day in between meals and you will have unveiled the secret of the French Paradox in as little as a few weeks.  How simple and fabulous is that?  So get your supplements now at Caudalie-usa.com and don’t just make your skin look beautiful, radiate from the inside as well. 

P.S.- Spend $100 online from now until January 31st, 2010 and get a complimentary firming face roller by entering promo code FIRM at checkout.

Take advantage of L’Occitane’s limited time only Winter Sale with up to 50% OFF of over 150 items.

Visit loccitane.com for more details.

Happy Shopping!

xoxo

For a limited time only Sephora.com is featuring some great buys for $10 and under.

Get them while supplies last!

Happy Shopping!

xoxo

Enjoy 20% OFF your online order at sabonnyc.com from now until December 31st!

No promo code necessary.

Happy Shopping!

xoxo

*check me out with my summer waves and the beautiful Melanie P*

Way up in the penthouse of the Thompson Hotel in NYC, Sultra hosted a launch event for their amazingly fabulous hair tools.  The bottom level literally had a physical breakdown of all their tools where I was given a wonderful tour and walk-thru on the history of Sultra and what sets their hair products apart from the others.  The upper level was transformed into a mini salon where Sephora stylists, along with celebrity hair stylist Omar Lopez, recreated everything from Victoria Secret runway waves to laser straight locks.  I was personally shown by my stylist, Monique, how I too could recreate that flawless salon look.  Using Sultra’s premier styling iron, The Slim Luxe, I was given a tutorial on making the perfect ringlets with a flat iron.  I’ve always been so fascinated on how this was done and swore up and down that I could never do it myself.  But Sultra has created such precise tools that any amateur like myself can give herself a professional hair style with ease.

Sultra specializes in making the most advanced blow dryers, styling irons, and hair potions that will completely rock your world.  Their styling irons feature the exclusive Kyocera Ceramic Technology (which not only mends your hair but provides optimal heat for longer lasting styles) and Patent-Pending Technology with Ionic and Ceramic Infrared Generators (which break down water molecules to cut drying time, heal and seal the cuticle, and lock in moisture for healthier looking hair) in their premier dryers.  So not only do their tools significantly reduce your styling time (a must for busy bees like myself), they actually protect and repair the hair which completely breaks the stigma that hot tools are damaging.  In addition to their tools are their fabulously smelling styling products that feature Sultra’s exclusive ThermaStress Complex- a unique blend of keratin, cystine and heat blocking ingredients that seal the cuticle and leave hair soft and manageable.  The scent of them literally makes me feel like I’m vacationing on an island.

After attending this event, I came to realize that Sultra had really thought of everything when they designed these tools.  From the convex/concave plates for creating the perfect curls, to the heat deflecting DuPont Rynite that keeps the exterior temperature of the body manageable, Sultra has created the ultimate in styling tools.  And with a two-year warranty included with all their products, you are guaranteed to enjoy these tools for quite some time.

For more information on the amazing technology and thought they’ve put into Sultra’s products (plus really awesome hair styling tips), visit Sultra.com.  And stay tuned in the next few months when the entire Sultra line will be available to the public at Sephora stores nationwide.  To check out which Sultra tools you can get your hands on right now, visit sephora.com.

Until next time lovelies…  xoxo

The following are BCB’s top five picks for those of you doing some green holiday shopping for the eco-chic.  All of these brands promote natural and organic ingredients as well as methods to help protect our environment.  They are lines that I personally trust and truly enjoy.  And to top it off, they can all be found at my favorite one-stop-shop…  Sephora!  So sit back and take awe in some of these gorgeously green sets.

Caudalie Spa In A Bag

Korres Yoghurt Regimen Kit

Carol’s Daughter Tui Hair Set

Jurlique Hand Cream Trio

Caudalie (yes they are on here twice for a reason! <3) My Caudalie Must Have Set

Until next time my green beauty queens…  xoxo

I wanted to talk today about my favorite brand for holiday gift giving (and of course gift receiving ).  Every year Philosophy always comes out with the most delicious flavors of body products you will ever come across HANDS DOWN!  And their holiday gift sets are always so much fun and make the perfect stocking stuffers that you just can’t say no to them… or in this case “Bah humbug” to them.

This year Philosophy has come out with a trio of fireside-inspired shower and bath products called The Winter Escape.  This set comes with a new flavorful scent called Peppermint Hot Cocoa, which can be used as a shampoo, shower gel, or bubble bath.  It smells so yummy and so real that you’ll literally want to drink it!  And of course they couldn’t serve you up some peppermint hot cocoa without marshmallows so included in the set is a Marshmallow Body Souffle and Marshmallow Flavored Lip Shine.  Now I know you can’t honestly tell me you aren’t just drooling over this entire set.  I know I am! 

Stay tuned to Big City Beauty for more holiday gift sets you’re sure to fall for.  Happy Holidays everyone!

Until next time ladies…  xoxo