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Philosophy Supernatural Chicago Event

Info on this neat event hit my inbox a few days ago and might be of interest to Chicago folks! For more on the Philosophy Supernatural line, read my recent review.

PHILOSOPHY “SUPERNATURAL SATURDAY” EVENT

ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th, PHILOSOPHY AND NORDSTROM WILL OFFER MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS IN THE CHICAGO AREA THE CHANCE TO RECEIVE MAKEOVERS AND APPLICATION TIPS FROM PHILOSOPHY’S NEW SUPERNATURAL LINE

WHAT: Look your natural best with supernatural makeup tips and makeovers from philosophy supernatural makeup artist, John Trau. Learn how to accentuate your best features, while playing down your worst with a personalized supernatural makeup consultation, and get the answers to all of your makeup and application questions in the supernatural makeup Q&A session. Create and share your own supernatural video in the supernatural video booth- which allows you to make a video and email it to five of your closest friends or family members. Share some of the unique makeup tips you learned from John or share thoughts on the supernatural makeover you received.

Receive a FREE 4oz award winning Purity Made Simple cleanser with purchase of any two supernatural philosophy products, and a FREE “be supernatural” philosophy cosmetic bag with any $100 philosophy purchase.

Enter a chance to win a private supernatural makeup party with five friends.

HOW: TO RSVP: call or stop by the Michigan Ave. Nordstrom to book your appointment, or log onto http://www.philosophy.com/supernatural/events.html for more information. Space is limited.

WHEN: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th from 11AM – 6PM

WHERE: Nordstrom-Michigan Avenue, 55 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, Il 60611, 312.464.1515

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Style & Spa Chicago Skin Care Lines and Launch Party

Style&Spa Chicago has launched an all natural skin care line in the Chicago area, available at its spa locations and at Chicago area Walgreens.

Below is the company information about the lines:

Serenity Spa Products– These superior body treatments duplicate the experience of a professional spa therapy at home. The Serenity Spa Line gently exfoliates firms and replenishes beautiful skin with a more radiant texture. The four step line includes a firming body lotion, peppermint foot therapy, hydrating body crème concentrate and an exfoliating enzyme scrub.
Serenity Vitamin Skin Care Products – Our Serenity Skincare Line provides you with five easy steps to cleanse, hydrate and enrich skin to glow beautiful. Vitamin-rich formulas protect skin from environmental damage that triggers premature aging. Skin appears smooth, fresh, and healthy-looking. The five step skincare line includes a Vital Gel/Crème Cleanser, Vital Toner, Vital Moisture SPF15, Vital Nutrifying Crème and a Vital Eye Crème.
Serenity Holistic Line – Designed to fight the effects of environmental exposure, this line is created with apothecary formulas for clients who prefer a pared-down, no-nonsense regiment. The Serenity Holistic Line is bursting with nature’s best fruits, vegetable and botanical extracts. The products are naturally scented and wonderfully pampering and created to nourish skin as they reenergize the senses. The line includes three steps to youthful skin including 3-In-1 Body Oil, Hydrating Milk and a Peel-Off Mask.

I tried out a travel kit with Hydraessence products that anyone with dry skin would love. The kit contained the following:

Hydrating Cleansing Balm: A really nice cream cleanser that removes makeup, but leaves the skin feeling fresh and very moisturized. This was my favorite item in the kit! The texture is thicker than a cleansing milk, but not quite as thick as a true cream.
Essence of Hydration: An intensely hydrating serum.
Hydrating Crème Concentrate for Eyes: A good basic eye concentrate.
Hydrating Protection SPF 30: A nice SPF 30 hydrating lotion that really delivers with the moisture. l
Hydrating Crème Concentrate: This was my other favorite in the package. If you have very dry skin and need a good intense cream, take a look at this one. It has a rich, luxurious feel, provides deep moisture, yet absorbs well, without leaving anything greasy behind. Nice stuff!

If you are in the Chicago area and want to see the products up close, Style & Spa is hosting a Launch Party on October 3 at the East Bank Club in Chicago. The event will include hors d’ oeuvres, a serenity smoothies bar, mini-spa treatments and pampering gift bags. Entertainment will include Shari Addison of TV BET’s Sunday Best and music by renowned violinist, Stephanie Quinn. To be included on the guest list and attend at no cost, reservations must be made by September 25, 2009. For more information visit the Style & Spa Events Page.

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Fitness Friday: Running The Chicago Marathon for Charity

I am running the 2009 Chicago Marathon in October to raise money for PAWS of Chicago. PAWS is a large no-kill animal shelter that also has a spay/neuter clinic and feral cat spay and release program. I have agreed to raise a minimum of $600 for PAWS and certainly would like to raise even more! More about PAWS is available at my donation page.

If you are a reader, blogger or business, you can also learn about how you can help on the Charity Page here on this site. Bloggers and businesses can gain exposure and free ad space by donating!

I you want a more humorous (and more pleading) look at my fundraising efforts, visit my dog Ty’s blog, Puppy on a Roomba for more.

In any event, please consider donating. Thanks!

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Anthony Logistics For Men Event at Chicago Nordstrom

Anthony Sosnick, creator of Anthony Logistics For Men, will be in Chicago on June 6, 2009, at the Nordstrom on Michigan Avenue from 12-5 PM. He will be giving tips for men on shaving and skincare. He also is a great resource for women when buying Father’s Day gifts or how to subtlety introduce your man to the wonders of grooming—always a good thing right?

Here is a bit more about Sosnick:

Anthony Sosnick, creator of the premier men’s skincare line Anthony Logistics for Men, spent nearly ten years at Redico, a Michigan-based real estate development firm. As partner and vice-president, Sosnick was a key player in expanding sports and entertainment venues and commercial real estate throughout the United States.

Armed with his savvy business sense, invaluable work experience and a fiery entrepreneurial spirit, Sosnick decided to venture into the personal care arena. As a grooming-conscious consumer, he had searched endlessly for a full collection of men’s products in a market geared towards women. Dismayed by the lack of choices, he set out to personally deliver a head-to-toe men’s grooming line to the modern man.

Anthony Logistics for Men was born after two years of extensive marketing and product research, hundreds of surveys, worldwide focus group studies, and over 500,000 distributed samples. With a meticulous approach towards perfection, Anthony Sosnick developed the line based on direct feedback on the specific concerns and needs of men…right down to their preference for oversized tubes and fragrance free-blends.

Anthony Logistics for Men consists of over 100 products, broken down into four core areas of face, shave, hair and body. Each product is designed with natural ingredients and essential oils that are specifically beneficial to men’s skin.

If you are in the area on June 6, check it out!

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Chicago Summer Solstice Beauty Event by Chicago Girly Girl and Red 7 Salon

This looks like a fun event and I’m told that the goody bag is going to be fabulous! Plus there are drinks, snacks, and beauty treatments. What else could you want?!?! Here is the press info that I received on it:

CHICAGO GIRLY GIRL AND RED 7 SALON USHER IN SUMMER WITH THE ULTIMATE GIRL’S NIGHT OUT – SUMMER SOLSTICE BEAUTY EVENT

Beauty Enthusiasts Indulge in a Whimsical Evening of Girly Fun, Beauty and Shopping

CHICAGO – The boats are back in the harbor, the town is a flurry with fans dressed in red and blue making their way towards Wrigley Field and the countdown to the Old St. Pat’s Block Party has officially begun. It’s summer, ladies! Before you head to the beach, you’d better make sure those toes are in tip-top-shape!

Fortunately, you can get all dolled up and do some shopping at the Summer Solstice Beauty Event at RED 7 Salon (210 W. Kinzie St.), Thursday June 11 from 6-8:30 p.m. Guests will enjoy wine tasting from Mad Housewife, sinful, gourmet hors d’oeuvres from Fig Catering and beauty treatments from RED 7. Fashion Designers Kate Boggiano, Lara Miller and Serpico will unveil their summer lines and jewelry designers Sarah Radford (Chic Gems) and Julia Failey will showcase their latest adornments. Attendees can also shop from clothing, cosmetics and accessories by retailers like Votre Vu, Tallulah Cosmetics, Ciao Bella, Hubba Hubba, Kiss My Face, Lucky Day Boutique, Arbonne and The Honeymoon Bag.

Tickets are $20 and include a goody bag.

Click here to purchase your ticket with paypal.

Popularity: 2% [?]

Tracy Reese for Sally Hansen Salon Nail Polish

I adore Sally Hansen Salon nail polish. Simply put, it is the best and longest wearing lacquer that I have used. That it is relatively inexpensive and easy to find is also a bonus.

The line is also full of great shades. Those are easy to get, but they also have a harder to find (unfortunately very hard to find at times) limited edition line from designer Tracy Reese. I tried out a selection of shades from the Tracy Reese for Sally Hansen Salon Fall 2008 Collection, and they are amazing! Below are two of my favorites that fit in perfectly with this fall and winter’s trend of purple and plum nails.

The shade Night Lily (above) is a neat fuscia plum shade, and is my favorite of the collection. The polish looks more red in this picture than it really is though.

The shade Alchemy (above) looks much more purple and shimmery in the bottle than it does on the nails. The shimmer is very subtle and the shade is nicely dark and muted. It is different from the other purple nail polishes that I have tried this fall and I adore it!

There are more interesting shades in the line and I will do some future posts on them. For a nice set of swatches of the full line, also take a look at Michelle’s coverage of them at All Lacquered Up.

My best luck at finding the Tracy Reese shades has been at ULTA Beauty stores. I recently found some from the spring 2008 collection still in stock at the one in Naperville Illinois, along with a few from the fall 2008 collection.

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Lancome Fashion Focus Chicago Collection at Macy’s

I was unable to get downtown for Fashion Focus Chicago this year, but for you Lancome lovers in the Chicago metro area here is a bit of cool news:

In celebration of the Fashion Focus sponsorship, Lancôme will unveil a special makeup collection called The Fashion Focus Backstage Beauty Collection available exclusively at select Chicago Macy’s locations beginning September 20^th until October 31st. A portion of the proceeds from the collection will benefit The Chicago Fashion Incubator (CFI), a fashion program that supports six emerging Chicago-based designers. CFI is a part of the Mayor’s Fashion Initiative, which supports and promotes fashion designers living and working in Chicago through events, seminars and city programs.

The Fashion Focus Backstage Beauty Collection was inspired by the women who walk the Magnificent Mile every day and features a beautiful range of chic and wearable naturals hand-picked by Lancôme’s Alex Sanchez. Products include: NEW! Color Design Palette in Golden Glitz $42.00, Color Design Blush in Freeze Frame $27.00, Color Fever Shine Lipstick in Femme Fire $25.00, Color Fever Gloss in Hotness $23.00, Artliner in Noir $28.00, Le Crayon Khol in Black Coffee $23.50, Hypnôse Mascara in Black $24.00, Blending Shadow Brush # 17 $26.00.

The following Macy’s locations will carry the collection: State Street, Water Tower, Old Orchard, and Woodfield.

You can view some photos and swatches of the collection here. I am going to Woodfield Monday and am tempted to pick up the palette and lipstick!