Chocolate Facial Mask Recipe

1/3 cup cocoa powder
3 tbsp. heavy cream
2 tsp. cottage cheese
¼ cup honey
3 tsp. oatmeal

Mix all ingredients together (a bullet blender is ideal) and smooth onto face. Relax for ten 10 minutes, then wash off with warm water.

This moisturizing recipe is best for dry to normal skin types and will leave your skin soft, glowing, and ready for the weekend ahead!

I’m so excited to have added this gloss to my collection just in time for the days leading up to Valentine’s Day. I ordered the gloss in No Panty Lines — it’s the clear shade from the collection that is perfect to wear alone or dab over any other lip color.

Can you believe that the ingredients that lend to the plumping and appetite suppressing benefits are all-natural? That’s right — Purple Lab formulated Huge Lips Skinny Hips gloss with B3 (a vitamin to simulate blood flow to the lips), hoodia (an appetite suppressant), and lemon peel oil (a metabolism booster). To boot, this gloss is paraben-free. There are just too many reasons to love.

Huge Lips Skinny Hips wears like silk on the lips, is not too sticky, and will never dry out your pout. This is perfect for a day or night out on the town. I know this gloss will keep me coming back for more when it runs out!

Because I’m part of Purple Lab’s Blogger Mafia this month, you have a chance to win a tube of Huge Lips Skinny Hips gloss in No Panty Lines (clear) as well! To enter, simply comment on this post detailing how you would wear this gloss. Feel free to be creative! The winner will be chosen at random and notified by email.

This palette also contains NARS Orgasm Blush and The Multiple shade South Beach, which make for a perfectly blushed look with a bronze contour. On dark skin, however, Orgasm reminds me of another blush I love (Precious Posy by Clinique) and just tends to leave a peachy glow on the face. Also, South Beach makes a gorgeous cheek and brow highlight on darker skins.

This is a perfect date night palette that allows for either a neutral or smoky eye look, and either a passionate lip look or a softer one (created by Baby Doll Lip Lacquer).

You can find NARS Wild at Heart Palette at NARScosmetics.com.

Top 27 Multi-Tasking Beauty Products

These amazing products pack a lot of punch in one bottle/tube/compact.

Clear out those cluttered makeup drawers and shower caddies — now you can save space, time and money with these multi-tasking goodies.

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It’s so highly pigmented that you must use a light hand to apply, then blend well. For us brown-skinned ladies, blush can be a hit or miss simply due to pigmentation (or lack thereof). Black Radiance is definitely a go-to line for anyone seeking rich color feedback at an affordable price.

Plum Sorbet suits me so well and I love that wearing it alone can get me out the door without feeling the need for a “full face” of makeup.

Again, $3.99?? To think that I almost settled on NARS Turkish Red for seven times the price!

What’s your favorite blush this season?

Today I placed my hair in rollers to create some soft curls. After they set, I ran my fingers through each curl with the Shaping Wax. I don’t recommend using this product on curls because of how strong the formula is unless you really want them to stay put. It made my hair feel sticky and clumped together (oops!). Instead, use the wax when you want to create a lot of piece-y texture and volume in your hair, tame fly-aways and bangs, or need a strong hold.

I retried setting my curls with the texturizing crème, and it was magic. The crème really added shine, moisturized my hair, and had a nice soft hold that looked great with waves. I can see using this product everyday just to add a little gloss and enough hold to keep things stylish with just my natural texture. It really is weightless, and you only need a little product to go a long way.

I definitely recommend these products, not only because of their amazing performance, but also because of their natural ingredients. Both use organic beeswax, jojoba, pullulan, and soy emulsifiers. You can really tell the quality of the ingredients from the fresh, citrus/spice smell of the product (my husband told me to tell everyone he loves the way it smells, so there’s a plus!). Aveda really works hard to place eco-friendly ingredients in their products and in their packaging, and to leave as small of a carbon footprint as possible. I love being able to look good and be earth conscious at the same time! At $24 a container, it’s definitely worth the cost. Enjoy!

Editor’s Note: Product(s) featured in this review were provided by brand PR to Frappelattes Beauty & Lifestyle Blog for editorial consideration.

Walmart is excited to present the winner of this giveaway with a gift basket of seven beauty products that showcase the broad spectrum of new beauty products now available at Walmart.

What’s necessary to enter? Simply leave a comment on this post with what you love most about the Walmart shopping experience. The winner will be chosen randomly and notified by email by tomorrow afternoon!

Congratulations to May for winning this beauty basket, sponsored by Walmart! What does May love most about her Walmart shopping experience?

“I love being able to sneak in to the beauty aisle and not feel guilty about spending my money on their products.”

What’s New In Walmart Beauty

Get the Look showcases a stunning yet affordable look by pairing fashion and beauty lines only available at Walmart.com. We’ve kicked off Get the Look on walmart.com with the Norma Kamali All-in-One dress and Hard Candy makeup, with a complete look for under $50. The designer herself, Norma Kamali, is even available to answer fashion questions and there’s a simple step-by-step online makeup guide to help customers recreate the beauty looks. The look includes Norma Kamali’s All-in-One Dress and Hard Candy Makeup bundles (eye liner, eye shadow, mascara and lip gloss for either a day or night look).

• Clinique Jumbo Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion or Gel, $35
• Smashbox Jumbo Photo Finish Foundation Primer ($72 Value) (Light version), $49
• Philosophy Hope in a Jar, $60

Some of our faves are online-only, also available through Amazon:

• Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion XL – Sin, $23
• Bliss Fabulous Foaming Face Wash Supersize ($50 Value), $34
• Korres Japanese Rose Showergel, $19.50

Sephora also has value-priced products for your man, including popular shave and fragrance options.

Browse the entire selection:

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Would You Survive 30 Days Without Beauty Products?

See how one woman lived with only soap and sunscreen — eek!

It’s safe to say a lot of us are addicted to beauty products. I mean, would you quit your shampoo, mascara or lipgloss cold turkey? Sounds impossible, but that’s what this woman did for a month. See how she survived — and even thrived — with only soap and sunscreen.

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Here, Lancome makeup artist Sandy Linter shows us how to get the perfect blush and bronzer look for everyday beauty.

In this video, Sandy used Lancome Blush Subtil Sheer Amourose, which is a gorgeous soft pink suitable for fair skin. For darker skintones, Lancome Blush Subtil in Aplum — a warmer, soft berry shade — will do.

For bronzing, Sandy chose Lancome Star Bronzer Poudre Sôleil and applied it under the cheekbones and to the edge of the chin.

As a universally flattering highlighter — and one of my absolute favorite Lancome products — Sandy used Lancome Blush Subtil in Miel Glace. Miel Glace is a sheer, velvety powder blush/highlighter with a soft pearl shimmer that leaves the most beautiful flesh-toned glow on the skin. I love applying it to the tops of my cheekbones or as an eyebrow highlighter, and in this video Sandy applies it to the temples of the face.

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