GIVEAWAY!!!!

Hey everyone! I promised a giveaway and I've teamed up with Atlanta Social Season Magazine to get you some pretty amazing prizes!

One is the extremely coveted Urban Decay Vice 3 Palette - if you haven't gotten one, you'll definitely want to enter - these babies go fast!

Second is the Clarisonic Opal - a great tool to help the eye area - to remove puffiness, reduce wrinkles, etc. And there's no catch. You just have to enter to win, because you can't win if you don't play! Here's the link to check it out: Giveaway!

I wish you all the best of luck and can't wait to announce  the winners soon! Particpants must be in the US.

xoxo,
Brett

Giveaway! Natural/Organic Skin Care

GIVEAWAY TIME!

I've got a treat for you! Since we began talking about natural and organic skin care and cosmetics products, you have shared with me that you're interested in taking a more natural approach to skin - and I couldn't agree more. While Earth month is still a ways away, we can celebrate now!

The great people from Michael Todd True Organics and Aurora DeJuliis M.D. European Medical Spa came to me with a generous offer - a giveaway of four products for one of my readers valued at approximately $150! I'm so excited to share this with you!

If you are interested in easing in to a more natural or organic line with your skin care regimen, this is a great time to try out some new products. I have tried them both and they're great. One of my favorite products is the Michael Todd Enzyme Scrub - it has a fresh citrus fragrance and works effectively without being too harsh, just like all of these products.

Here's a peek at what could be included in your prize:


The Charcoal Detox Cleanser is a detoxifying facial cleanser is particularly effective in caring for blemished and oily skin types as well as combination and normal skin. The creamy vegan cleanser is infused with Activated Charcoal to deeply clean pores of toxins and bacteria for smoother clearer skin. Activated Charcoal is an amazingly absorbent substance, widely known for its ability to effectively cleanse the skin, unclog pores, and remove deeper impurities and dead skin cells. Sulfate free "no tears" formula does not irritate eyes. $24.00

The Liposome Antioxidant Moisturizer is a soothing cream moisturizer made with organic ingredients and liposomes to transport antioxidants deep into the skin to restore and maintain healthy skin, counteract sun damage and fight premature skin aging and wrinkles. $24.00


From puffy skin to dark circles under your eyes, your skin needs to recover, rejuvenate and refresh.  Get some beauty sleep with Aurora DeJuliis, MD’s Retinol Night Crème, a unique encapsulated retinol delivery system that provides maximum release with reduced irritation typically associated with retinoids. Retinol diminishes the appearance of fine lines and deep wrinkles by stimulating collagen production and cell regeneration, which enhances skin tone and texture and reduces the appearance of discolorations, age spots, and occasional blemishes.  $59.00

Given how much we enjoy our daily dose of caffeine via a steaming-hot cup of tea, it’s only natural that we’d gravitate towards a skincare regimen with the same awakening effect.   Boasting a range of skincare benefits, Aurora DeJuliis, MD’s Chamomile Cleanser is quickly becoming a beauty bag staple.  Infused with chamomile, vitamins A and E, this gentle cleanser provides moisture absorption and retention properties as well as its antioxidant quality.  Harsh environmental conditions with pollutants or irritated skin conditions can be soothed by this rebalancing cleanser.  $35.00



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GIVEAWAY! Larenim Mineral Makeup

Having recently been introduced to this line of mineral makeup, I wanted to share some background information as well as some new products from the line because once you try this, I know you'll love it!


Kirsten Corcoran, Founder and Creative Director of Larenim Mineral Make Up has over 25 years as a health and wellness expert in the beauty and cosmetic industry. As 2012 approaches she continues to push the envelope by developing innovative products that surpass her competitors as well as educate and build awareness when it comes to clean, healthy make up and skin care. She's a business woman, mother of five, who maintains a very busy schedule. She understands the need for women like herself who are forever seeking great beauty products that do what they say, make them feel good, their skin look gorgeous and most important, affordable. Larenim Mineral Make Up offers today's working woman, soccer mom and everyone in between luxury products that fit their lifestyle and their budget.

 Kirsten has worked in the natural Product’s Industry for 28 years, 22 of them as an owner of a health food and supplement store in Columbus, Ohio. With her knowledge of the natural product industry Kirsten strives to bring the toxicology of current makeup brands to the forefront of inspection in the media. She hopes to share her knowledge of natural solutions and help expand this ideology throughout the beauty industry.  Below are some of Larenim's brand new products as well as some favorites that once you try, you're sure to love. Buy your own at  www.larenim.com

Blanket Flower

Larenim Mineral Make Up launches the Magical Mystery Flower Tour, a brand new collection that captures the fresh, cool feel of winter. The collection, full of minerals and vitamins will give your skin a bright healthy glow, and that natural pinched cheek look, by starting with the Blanket Flower blush, a mauve-pink with a splash of silver gleam. As the tour continues you can your eyes for a wild ride with the Last Crush eyeliner ( a deep ebony brown with a matte finish) and choose from one of the three new eye colors, Bubbly (a rich mahogany brown with a hint of copper shimmer), Beige Bauble ( a silver-beige with a mirror finish) or Tenderly (a warm chestnut brown with a silken matte finish). Blanket Flower $21.00, Shadows: $9.50

C the Light medium

In addition to the above-mentioned the collection also includes two shades of C the Light, a bio-active blend of magnesium ascorbyl phosphate and trans resveratrol in a vitamin & mineral base. You can apply this to your entire face to minimize the appearance of hyper pigmentation. It will help your overall skin tone appear brighter.  $26.00

No time to spa, treat yourself to Larenim's Bamboo Skin Polish. It takes one minute and leaves your skin glowing and refreshed.

The Bamboo Skin Polish, a unique and creative combination of all natural, organic, and chemical-free ingredients, designed to “polish” your skin, leaving it refreshed, glowing and in great condition.

The Bamboo Skin Polish is made from bamboo stem extract and cacao shells to help exfoliate without using harsh and damaging chemicals. Larenim has also developed a unique alpha-hydroxy-acid blend from sugar cane and sugar maple. It’s so natural and fresh you could eat it! The polish, gentle enough to clean and exfoliate on a daily basis    $26.00

Diamond Girl Glossy Lip

Gorgeous gloss from day to night...every mom should have one.

Diamond Girl Glossy Lip Colour with REAL DIAMONDS is a 100% natural formula that imparts enduring, unrivaled moisture and brilliant, non-sticky lustre. Emollient, antioxidant-rich extracts of seeds, flowers, fruits and berries are infused with pure earth minerals to indulge your lips with delicately luscious flavor and seductively rich colour.

                                         Diamond Girl Glossy Lip is free of Polybutene, parabens, sulfates, artificial fragrance and color, petro-chemicals, phthalates, GMO and Triclosan.

Each Glossy Lip Colour contains FeatherGuard Wear botanical complex, a unique and nourishing blend derived from sunflower, horsetail and myrrh, that promotes agelessly defined lips. The collection is available in five beautiful shades: Seduction, Princess (as seen below), Mauvelous, Timeless Rose, True Romance and Positively Clear. Larenim also has powders in all of these shades to match. $17.00 each






One lucky reader will win a lip gloss from Laranim in the color either Princess or Seduction. Simply follow this blog, share it with friends and leave a comment  between now and December 8th. I will announce the winner on December 9th!


Good luck!
 

Let's Get Pro Active!

Acne happens. Let's face it. Whether you're a teenager or a new mom or somewhere in between, it's likely to happen at some point. And there are so many products to choose from - it's overwhelming.

One line I have recently been introduced to, and really like is Proactiv. My only experience with the line was what I've seen on TV, but they have a full line of acne solutions in addition to the infomercial products.

There are a few that really stood out as hero products and solutions to make acne disappear quickly. First, I love the Advanced Blemish Treatment. It's great if you have just one or two little blemishes that you want to dry up quickly, and it's small enough to fit in the tiniest purse or pocket. I have several to keep one handy all the time.

Another thing I really like is the Clear Skin Body Pads. I mean we all know that acne isn't limited to your face, and these pads are designed to have more weight to them, so they can tackle cleaning your chest or shoulder or back with ease. They kind of feel as though they are exfoliating pads so you get a really clean feel from them. When used morning and night, they are super quick to clear up acne and do not irritate or over-dry skin out.

I'm really bad about taking my makeup off at night. I think about it, but I hate doing it. The Makeup Removing Cloths make makeup removal tolerable. These pre-moistened wipes easily remove makeup (including eye makeup), leaving face feeling clean and fresh. It may not be a perfect solution, but it's better than going to bed with full makeup on, right?

Ok, so where to buy? I have heard there are kiosks in the mall that sell Proactiv - but I have yet to see on with my own eyes. Best bet, visit www.proactiv.com to get the products that fit best into your life to keep you acne-free!


Do you have a tried and tested anti-acne product that you love? If so, I'd love to hear about it!

There's still time to win the Stila Dream in Full Color Palette. Just follow this blog and leave me a comment before November 28th! It's easy to do and takes just a minute. The link to follow is on the right hand side of the page.

Dream in Full Color: New Giveaway!

Don't you just love playing around with eye makeup and finding new looks? I do! That's why I'm especially excited to share Stila's holiday Dream in Full Color palette with you.

Check it out! This pretty round palette includes 29 eye shadow colors, and along the outside edge, 7 gorgeous cheek colors! Also included is the Smudge Stick Waterproof Eyeliner in Stingray.

And this is no tiny palette - it's about 5.5 inches wide, so there's no shortage of colors and you will be able to create hundreds of looks with all of these colors. Of the 29 colors, only 4 are shimmer free, so your looks will really sparkle this season.

The cheek colors range from a light dusty pink to a deep mauve and will suit many different skin tones. Still unsure about which colors to use together, or what might look best on you? The great people at Stila thought of that, and included a 16 page lookbook with directions on how to put an eye together and even which blush works best with which eye. Genius!

At a $366 dollar value, I am happy to announce that I've been given an extra that I can now give away to a lucky reader!

What do you have to do to qualify to win? It's simple! Sign up to follow my blog and leave me a comment anytime between now and November 28th! I will choose a winner than night who will receive their very own Stila Dream in Full Color Palette for the holidays!

In Honor of The Young & The Restless: Jabot

Yeah, I admit it. I'm a closet soap fan. I'm addicted to the uber-drama of the daytime world. It's my respite from the real world, my guilty pleasure and reminds me of my childhood, as many people in my family regularly watched CBS soaps.

If you are a Young & The Restless fan, then I don't need to introduce you to Jabot Cosmetics - the line speaks for itself.

If you're not a soap fan, then Jabot Cosmetics may be new to you and I am happy to introduce you to a line that is near and dear to my heart. It's conception was born on the show, and now, some 20 years later, a real line has been developed and promoted and launched simultaneously on the daytime drama and in real life on HSN.

I had to try it. It became my mission. I worked and worked to get information on this line and my persistence paid off! A package arrived filled with some of my favorite things!

Enter the Jabot Lasting Performance Foundation. Available in 5 shades from Fair to Deep Mocha, this foundation goes on evenly and sticks around all day - I love long wearing foundation! There's not much worse than foundation that slides off your face before the day is over.

Want to pick some up to try for yourself? Visit HSN or www.shopjabot.com or now you can visit your local ULTA store to try out this iconic brand.

Congratulations to our first giveaway winner, Holly Havens! She won the Urban Decay set of mini nail polishes!

We have more giveaways coming up, so stay tuned and follow me on this journey!

Give It Away!

Are you all as excited as I am?


Brett knows Beauty has partnered with Atlanta Social Season Magazine and Urban Decay Cosmetics to bring you my first ever blog giveaway!

You have from now, until November 18th (that's over a week!) to complete a few, quick tasks and be entered to win.

"So what do I have to do?", you ask. It's easy! Simply become a follower on Brett Knows Beauty, and leave a comment on one of the upcoming posts. That will get you entered to win one of my most favorite holiday goodies - The Urban Decay Nail Polish Sampler.

With jewel tones and sophisticated neutrals you can rock out and captivate the room this holiday in style. With fun names like Hot Mess (also my personal favorite), Wrecked, Gunmetal, Mars and Ziggy, they've pulled their best sellers and combined them into one awesome set. And it can be yours!

If you're unfamiliar with this brand, it's a great way to try it out and see how you like it. If you're already familiar with Urban Decay, then you know how innovative, fun and inspiring this line is! So what are you waiting for? Follow, comment, win!