Black Friday & Cyber Monday Beauty Shop Sneak Peek with Beautycounter

I usually post beauty items on Saturdays for my Beauty Weekends segments, but I wanted you to get a jump on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals ahead of time- so check back on Friday at Beautycounter!

My friend Emily Genter Wyatt, Beautycounter Director, gave me a few items to try this month as the weather changed.

I love Beautycounter in that when I first met with Emily, she pointed out the Never List. Beautycounter items do not have ingredients that many other cosmetics do- around 1,500 questionable or harmful chemicals. This includes approximately 1,400 chemicals banned / restricted in cosmetic and personal care products by the European Union, like Parabens, Hydroquinone and Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Sodium Laureth Sulfate.

So, this left me free to completely enjoy my great new cosmetics! As I get older (gasp!) and now with winter upon us, I need a cleansing and moisturizing system that nourishes and protects my skin. 

The Nourishing Collection gave me a great glow and kept my skin hydrated. As I’m in the pool year-round, my skin takes a beating with chlorine and cold water, so finding a specific system of care was important to me.

That’s why I love the facial oil- smells delicious like citrus and hydrates my face. I use #1, an oil fortified with Omega-rich marula oil, antioxidants and vitamin C to brighten and even.

Emily also introduced me to the Charcoal Cleansing Bar. This unique bar sucks up toxins while gently cleansing with coconut oil and green tea.

My favorite part of Beautycounter is the makeup, especially the lipsticks. First- they smell incredible with a hint of peppermint and they aren’t sticky. They come in about 10 shades and slick on super easy.  

Want these fab items for your own? Shop these deals by going to www.beautycounter.com/emilygenter and choosing Engchik Eats from the drop down menu, or going to the direct link which is: https://www.beautycounter.com/emilygenter/social/298807-Engchik+Eats!

 Get fabulous holiday savings this week and during the holidays!

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Emily Genter Wyatt,

Beautycounter Director

484-678-2440

PopSugar Must Have Box - Day 40

ooh what goodness lies herein!?

I love getting boxes in the mail- it’s like my birthday every month. I mean, Stephen gets BarkBox for the doggie, and he knows it’s for him each month!

But have you tried PopSugar’s Must Have Box?

Excuse me, what? NO!?

Well, you mustn’t wait another second!

A different box arrives each month for you full of fabulous surprises curated by POPSUGAR Editor in Chief Lisa Sugar. The boxes are geared towards the season and the weather, with a scarf in November or hair protectant in July or a good book in January.

For under $40, you’ll be getting easily over $100 worth of full-size products, candy, books, accessories, bath products, and makeup, and more. I nearly jumped up and down (ok, I actually did!) when I got my first box. 

Look at all the lovely items from PopSugar!

(And Leo eagerly looked on, thinking this was his box of fun!)

Nope, it’s all for momma. This box contained all sorts of lovely items- a soft gray scarf, gardenia body serum, fab eyeshadow kit, smart stationary, cute chevron paper straws, and nail polish with myrrh.

So order this box today- there’s even special edition boxes a few times a year which are fabulous- extra-special items from extra-special clients and designers!

August’s box sounds like it will be great, and fall is a special edition!

500 Days of Beauty- Makeup Eraser

Makeup Eraser was created by three generations of women in 2012.

Love your makeup but don’t sleep in it!

Take it off with JUST WATER! No chemicals, no soap. Just water! 

You can use this magic cloth up to 1000 times with just water, and then wash it with soap and water. I throw it in the wash each week, and comes out looking great and gets back to work removing my makeup when needed!

A friend of mine uses this magic cloth after wearing tons of studio makeup in her line of work as a top supermodel and actor. She finds that all she needs is water and this cloth. The Makeup Eraser to takes off the thickest TV makeup in less than one minute. Then she washes the cloth with soap and water and air dries, all in less than 2 minutes!

No makeup remover products needed to take off your mascara, blush, eye shadow, eyeliner, even removes lipstick.

Super Supermodel Debbie Dickinson says, “After I apply my tonic and cream, my complexion glows. I am less fatigued by the process when I get out of the studio or meetings to take makeup off, and the process is so much quicker!

MAKEUP ERASER is found at www.makeuperaser.com and at Ricky’s, AOL, Sephora, and many fine beauty supply companies across the Globe. Available in Pink or Black.

Zyn Beauty - Fast and Fabulous

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When I first heard about Zyn Beauty- essentially mobile makeup- I was intrigued. Doesn't it take a long time to get gorgeous? Time most of us don't have; I know I don't.


Zyn Beauty is the brain child of two attorneys- the tagline balance between busy and beautiful- certainly had a niche to fill. Who has hours to stand around and get their makeup done? Most of us have to get up pretty early in the morning to achieve a gorgeous face- and Zyn knows you don't have a lot of time, but want to look your best. And- also, no one wants to pay hundreds for this either.

Enter the brilliance of Zakiya and Nirvana, who often found themselves canceling beauty appointments if they worked late, or not being able to fit an appointment into their busy lives. They decided to create a mobile service that went to the client and worked with their needs- hair, nails, makeup- without the client having to travel to several locations. 

I booked an appointment for mere hours before my 20 years high school reunion and was arriving home from the shore after having Thanksgiving with my fiance's family. As it were, I come home at 3:30. My beauty therapist, Angela Ware, arrived exactly at 4:00, came in, set up, and we were off!

I told Angela the look I was going for: sexy-casual, with full hair and great makeup. Most of my classmates I see on FaceBook, but it's been a while since I've seen many of my classmates in person.

Angela is a true professional- she added product and turned my fine hair into a full head of fun curls with body and sassy bangs. My makeup was a palette of bronzes and golds with dramatic eyes and a first for me- false eyelashes- which once they were on I loved wearing! So bold! 

Working with MAC makeup and a host of other top-of-the line cosmetics, Angela made me look like a well-done version of myself. I wasn't wearing so much I didn't look like me. One of the best things of this experience is that Angela put me right at ease, chatting, and using her great products. All I had to do was sit there and let her work her magic on me.

Add in my favorite ellelauri top, jeans, and boots with fantastic jewelry and I was set! 

All this- Under an hour and half!!! who says beauty needs to take forever!?

And at the reunion- everyone said I looked fabulous, which was very awesome to hear. The confidence that those false eyelashes gave me was great!

The thanks goes to Angela Ware and Zyn Beauty!

Day 32 #500DaysOfBeauty

Day 25 - Mally Beauty

Hello my beauty chicas!!! It has been a while since I have blogged - this certainly has been a December to Remember! 

I got engaged!! My beau S proposed and I said YES! It's so exciting! 

So, a lot of pictures have been taken this Christmas season, and I can't stop grinning! So I need a fabulous non-stop lip gloss! Look no further than Mally's lip colors. 

These High-Shine Liquid Lipstick Pens offer everything you need for gorgeous, classy lips. 

This product has several crucial lip solutions in one lipstick pen - lip primer, lipstick, lip gloss, and lip liner all in one! 

I truly love these pens - so many colors to choose from, in a glossy and non-sticky formula.

Being in a pen form, it reduces waste and mess and uses every last bit to your advantage. Simply click the bottom of the pen and the color comes up through a lip brush, with as much or as little as you need, you control the amount!

Check out these fabulous Mally lip pens in a set or individually purchased ($20 each in 15+ beautiful shades) at qvc.com, mallybeauty.com, ulta.com and others. 

Peace & Love & Beauty

Day 3: Jack Of All Trades Lip Balm Collection

Day 3- Jack Of All Trades Lip Balm Collection by bareMinerals

How was your weekend- did you enjoy your extra hour? What did you do with that time? 

Relax? Sleep? Run? Shop?

I picked up a single tube of For Keeps at sample sale at QVC in West Chester. It was $5 and my friend Lis said it was a great product. I thought it would be too 'lipsticky' to quick slick on and too red for my blonde hair and pinky skin, and too thick for my lips.

Turns out, I was wrong. Glides on like a lip balm, looks like lipstick, but feel light enough as a gloss.

These lip balms are better than most of the balms on the market, are a great price and make your mouth look and feel so good!

Jack of All Trades trio (from bareminerals.com)

The secret ingredient is shea butter with grape seed oil. Shhh!

I have several tubes around, I keep Lean on Me in the sheer honey tint in my good coat for a quick touch-up outside.

I keep For Keeps at my desk- smooth but adds enough color to brighten me up for a department meeting, without leaving a huge mess on my coffee cup. The Sure Thing tube is at home on the dresser with the other beauty products.

This CollectionIncludes:

•         Jack of All Trades Lip Balm in For Keeps (sheer rose)

•         Jack of All Trades Lip Balm in Lean on Me (sheer honey)

•         Jack of All Trades Lip Balm in Sure Thing (sheer plum)

·      $22 for the trio!

Size: 0.14 oz. each

$22.00


Peace & Love & Beauty

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