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Smashbox Sheer Focus Tinted Moisturizer wins Self Beauty Award

Sheer Focus headlineCongratulations to Smashbox for winning in the May 2009 Self Magazine Healthy Beauty Awards. These prestigious beauty awards actually go back to 1999 when SELF kicked off its first Healthy Beauty Awards, using only 100 testers to select 63 standouts. Fast-forward to 2009… SELF tracked down each of the 1,443 beautifiers that debuted during the past year, then shipped them off to 1,370 readers. This dedicated team scored each product on scent, texture, ease of use, packaging and, most important, effectiveness. And the result…

For beauty which doesn’t shine through – radiant skin without shine

Smashbox Anti-shine compact The buzzwords for beauty are invariably ‘luminous’, ‘glowing’, ‘ radiant’, ’shimmer’, ‘highlight’. Why?

Well, because these words and similar, go someway to giving confidence that a beauty product is going to work, to give us a complexion that radiates health and vitality.

The word ‘matte’, on the other hand, can imply flat and dull, which, even for oily skins, is not the look you are after.

But what if you really don’t want to shine and yet still want…….

Smashbox Halo Perfecting Face Powder

Smashbox HaloNow vying Smashbox classic and award winning Photo Finish Foundation Primer as the top selling product from Smashbox cosmetics, Smashbox Halo Perfecting Face Powder has taken the fast lane on the highway to beauty industry recognition.

Smashbox Limitless Long Wear Lipgloss

Smashbox Limitless Long Wear Lipgloss groups shotOur preview pack of these arrived late last week and as you can imagine, we were very keen to try them.

The experts at Smashbox say

Our new long-wearing lip gloss gives you nonstop gorgeous color and shine for up to 6 hours, while SPF 15 protects your pout. The luxurious formula with vitamins A, C & E and sea kale revitalizes and nourishes lips for a silky-smooth texture……

The hottest summer beauty essentials

Smashbox Healthy FX foundation
Just reading through some of the fantastic reviews os the new Summer products both here and in the US and was drawn to this excellent article by TODAY Style editor Bobbie Thomas, in which she focusses on what we need to do to our make up bags and our beauty routines to ensure that Summer is a dreamy, sweet season (a la those old Dairy Milk chocolate box ads) as opposed to a hot, sticky, flushed and flustered commute………

Smashbox ‘The Nude’ Lip Pencils

Smashbox Nude Lip Pencils
Another Smashbox UK first from Just Beauty Direct and, (although I know we always say this) Smashbox have done it again.

Designed to perfectly match your own lip colour these brand new lip pencils are billed as the only lip pencil you will ever need – they give a barely there look (just perfect lips) but will match everything in your ‘lip wardrobe’. Or, put another way, by those in the know over at Specktra.net, these Smashbox pencils are ……….

More… ‘Smashing’ Make up with Intuition

Smashbox intuition 4 More from Beauty News NYC who are loving the individual look of intuitive make up.

Forerunners in this field are of course our beloved Smashbox who now have four products which give you a look that no-one else has.

Smashbox O-Glow continues to win numerous awards and, launching yesterday at JBD, we had Smashbox O-Bronze………….

Can a girl have too much (Smashbox) Lipgloss?

Smashbox mini lipgloss view
The answer has got to be a resounding no!
Anyway – why the reminiscing? Well, I received our preview pack of the Smashbox Mini lipglosses the other day, and I am sitting here holding all eight of them like sweeties in my cupped hands. And the feeling I go was EXACTLY the thrill from the days of hoarding recalled above. Gleeful feelings…..

Smashbox O-Plump – Faultess Intuition

smashbox-o-plump-sml.jpg Lip Plumping made easy was how Jayne felt when she first tried the third in the Smashbox ‘O’ family (following after Smashbox O-Glow (for cheeks) and O-Gloss (for lips). And it has fast taken its place with these two fantastics products as a cult favourite from this exceptional cosmetics range. But Just Beauty Direct are not alone in thinking …….

Free Smashbox Best Of Eyeliner Palette

best-of-sml.jpg Our latest gift with Purchase from Midnight on 23.4.09 is another Smashbox Classic – Smashbox ‘Best Of’ eyeliner palette, free will all orders of £35 or more excluding postage

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