Are you running low on your favorite beauty product but can’t afford to restock? With the holidays just around the corner, it’s even harder to replenish. So what’s a gal to do?

The ladies of Beauty Chat and PlasticSurgery.com have come up with some great budget beauty tips! Check them out below: More »

As I get older, I notice more and more that I need to have a daily routine to keep my skin looking healthy, clean and wrinkle free.  I prefer the organic, natural products.  There are enough pollutants in the air, so why add more with your toner or moisturizer?

Purely Clear offers a line that works for all skin types.

I don’t get too many blemishes a just a few here and there.  I do have blackheads, a bad T-Zone, and very dry cheeks.  This combo makes it difficult to finding products that will not send my pores into overload.

Purely Clear is different; it cleans without over drying or leaving an oily feeling.  The toner is a blend of oils that don’t dry out your skin and the Intensive Repair and Wrinkle Serum help to balance and moisturize. More »

Thanks to everyone who entered our contest, we got some wonderful comments and tips. We’ve picked our winners for Carmindy’s new book, Get Positively Beautiful, and they are…

• Stinkerella
• Laddie
• Faith
• Lauren
• Ashley Baugh

Congratulations to our winners!

Hope you enjoy the book as much as I did J.

Being a Beauty Chatter and writer for PlasticSurgery.com has taught me many things about beauty and skin care. However, there’s always something new and “miraculous” being promoted in the media, which makes it a little hard to find the right products for my particular needs.

If you’re looking for a little help in figuring out what actually works, take a look at my review on the new book by Daniel Yarosh, Ph.D., The Science of Perfect Skin – Understanding Skin-Care Myths and Miracles for Radiant Skin at Any Age. Now you can learn how to read a product label and the type of skin care regimen that actually works for you!

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Thank you for all who entered to win Cosmo’s Sexiest Beauty Secrets: The Ultimate Guide to Looking Gorgeous. All of your beauty secrets were impressive; however, we can only pick one lucky reader and we choose Sherry B, who said:

“My favorite tip is for those of you with oily skin. Forget all those high-end mattifiers and get yourself a bottle of plain old milk of magnesia! Yes, the LAXATIVE! Dab it on your face lightly using a cotton ball before applying your makeup and I promise you— no oily break-through! Sounds crazy, I know, but I’ve tried every primer and mattifier out there, at every price, and this is the only thing that has ever really worked for me! No joke!”

Congratulations Sherry!

You all know that I’m all about feeling beautiful from the inside out, which is why I am absolutely in love with Carmindy’s new book, Get Positively Beautiful – The Ultimate Guide to Looking and Feeling Gorgeous. I must admit that I’ve never actually watched TLC’s What Not to Wear, so I didn’t know very much about their makeup artist. However, after reading this book, I am a Carmindy fan!

This book is all about playing up your own individual assets, whether it be your lips, eyes, or prominent chin. Carmindy tells readers to be positive about their unique assets and forget about those so-called flaws we see in the mirror.

In Get Positively Beautiful, readers are given tips on how to use “Carmindy Vision” to pinpoint their best features and make them shine. There are even examples of makeovers done by Carmindy that show just how beautiful anyone can be. More »

Glowing skin is something that every woman wants, no matter what age. But how can we achieve this with out visiting a med spa and having a chemical peel? Hemloq skin care products are made with natural and healthy ingredients to help maintain a beautiful and refreshed facial appearance.

I was recently given the opportunity to try out their Daily Repair Serum, which, according to their Web site, is “designed to repair over-exposed skin and promote firmness and suppleness.” Being made up of pure ingredients, including a marine mineral complex, hyaluronic acid, co-enzyme Q-10, and green tea, their Antidote to Aging ™ can produce wonderful results. More »

We all have those long, stressful days that seem to go on forever. You know, the ones that leave you looking fatigued with dark circles around your eyes? Well, just because you feel worn out doesn’t mean you have to appear that way as well. eyeSlices can help!

eyeSlices are best described as a “hi-tech cucumber slice.” Not only do these disposable pads look like the green vegetable, they are also just as soothing. Apply them straight out of the container, or put them in the fridge for a few minutes to achieve a tingling sensation — either way, eyeSlices work to diminish dark circles, fine lines, irritation, puffiness, and redness in a matter of minutes.

Yup, that’s right. It only takes five minutes of your time to achieve refreshed-looking eyes! Although, it’s easy to put them on and drift off for a longer period of time

I especially liked that these slices stayed on the eyes. Unlike cucumbers, when applying eyeSlices to the skin, a slight suction is created so that the pads don’t fall off. This helps enhance the rejuvenation process, which can be felt as soon as the slices are placed on the eyes.

You can order eyeSlices online or at fine spas throughout the U.S. Each pair will last up to five uses, so for $20, it’s quite a deal. And once you run out of the pads, you won’t need to purchase another container, just the refill slices.

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If you enjoy sharing the knowledge, or learning about “seriously safe and satisfying nail polish,” self-help tips, and how the right shade of lipstick can truly turn your day around; plastic surgery forums are another place where you can blab about beauty.

Sure, the PlasticSurgery.com community may revolve more around plastic surgeries, such as breast implant surgery and nose jobs, as well as youth-defying procedures like Botox injections and the mini facelift, but doesn’t mean that these topics are stand-alone. One of the reasons why Beauty Chat was created, as you pretty much already know, is to bridge the gap between all that makes us “Look Good, Feel Good, and Speak on It!”

A plastic surgery forum is just another one of our stops, where you can relax and kick up your feet. And you’ll notice that some of us Beauty Chatters like to chit-chat from topic to topic in the forums as well…See ya there!

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We’d like to thank everyone who entered our two latest giveaways: Blistex and nubar.

The five lucky readers who will receive one sample/tube of Blistex Deep Renewal are Apple, Mary, Pat, Huguette E., and Hil’Lesha.

And the winner of the nubar Pastel Fever Collection and Skin Essentials 6 Pack is Sherry B.

Congrats to all!

Didn’t win? Don’t worry. There are many more great Beauty Chat giveaways in the future. Be sure to check back with us frequently for your chance to win!

Photo credits: Blistex and nubar