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The Gap is coming out with their first signature scent called Close.

Celine Dion is coming out with another scent in April called Chic.

Rodial is coming out with a collection for the body in April called Skinny Beach.

Also in April, Talika is coming out with a topical bust serum. No name was given at press time.

French candle brand, Diptique, will introduce L’Art du Soin, or Art of Body Care, a five-unit bath-and-body collection in mid-March. 

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Palette come in all shapes and sizes these days, yeah! Here are four that are all different but all worth the investment.

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From L to R clockwise:

BOBBI BROWN Night Sky Long-Wear Eye Palette ($55 @ bobbibrown.com) – create more than a quad of sexy looks from this quad of two cream shadows and two of her famous gel eyeliners.

NYX COSMETICS Trio Eye Shaodow in TS 16 Opal/Platinum Silver/Luster ($8 @ nyxcosmetics.com) – no nonsense shimmery colors made for any skin tone.

SMASHBOX Beauty Guru Palette ($47 @ smashbox.com) – created by a stay-at-home mother of two and aspiring accessories designer, this is one of the more unique layouts I’ve seen in some time! It spirals open like a staircase and each “floor” offers colors for a different part of the face.

LANCOME Color Design Sensational Effects Eye Shadow Quad in Irreverent Madame ($42 @ lancome.com) – pink is always in fashion and paired with black, you go girl!

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I really didn’t know what to expect from the new Naturally Clean nail care line from ESSIE, specifically the nail polish remover. With the green colors on the packaging, could they have created a product using green ingredients? And still be a good nail polish remover? Well I can report back to you that this Purifying Nail Polish Remover is really frikkin’ good! The 6 products in the collection use the power of botanicals, glycerin and emolients to clean, sanitize and yup, even remove nail polish. I’m pretty amazed! Not only does this remover take away your old polish but it does it quicker and easier than any polish remover I have ever used. It also contains eucalyptus oil and antioxidants so it’s doesn’t seem as harsh on nails as other removers. I have some of the other products from the collection on hand (no pun intended) so I’ll keep you posted on those. For now, this one is the star. $6/4oz, $17/16oz @ essie.com.

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Even in these tough economic times, I just can’t “get by” with any ol’ conditioner so I have made it my mission to find ones that detangle well and won’t cost you a pretty, or rather, an unpretty penny. And this got me thinking, if I can’t afford to use my beloved Terax everyday, I still need one that gets the job done, right? So we’re starting a new on-going feature called Budget Beauty (original title, huh?!) where we’ll feature products that have worked for us and are affordable.

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ORGANIX Teatree Mint Conditioner ($6.99/13oz @ walgreens.com) is one that totally caught me by surprise as I seem to be more skeptical of anything that has ORGANIC or ALL NATURAL on it as most just don’t seem to work. But this ones puts some faith back in me. It contains jojoba oils, Panthenol, peppermint oils, Australian Tea Tree oils, Shea Butter and vitamin E, to name a few. And the most important trait? It detangles and conditions beautifully!

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I’m really digging these two highly pigmented metallic-y/shimmery/glimmery Sunflower & Evening Primrose Eye Shadows / Shimmering Eyeshadow from KORRES.

27S – Golden Bronze (gold coppery brown shimmer)

84S – Sky Blue (periwinkle blue shimmer)

$16 each @ sephora.com.

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Ok, we’re getting closer to springtime so let’s look at some collections we have coming up for nails. ZOYA’s new 'Twist' 2009 Spring Collection of Nail Polishes ($36/collection @ zoya.com) is kinda all over the pastel map and I’m liking it! I’m not one for pastels on my face, but nails, that’s a different story. $36/all 6 or $6 each @ zoya.com.

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clockwise from L to R:

Barbie – shimmering soft pink, Jo- shimmering silver blue metallic, Malia – violet cream, Cassi – shimmering soft peach, Harley – soft shimmery grey, Moxie – vibrant red plum cream.

C*O*N*G*R*A*T*U*L*A*T*I*O*N*S to the following three readers who won a 1oz Poetry in Lotion from DERMAdoctor. They were:

Dree G/Cantonment, FL
Taj K/Boston, MA
Adina Z/New York NY

We'll be rolling out another contest with products from this past week's GRAMMYs so be sure to check back!

Thanks for reading.

All my blush,

~Cybele

Who doesn’t love a great lip balm? Here’s a new line to Cybelesays.com that has made the category of lip balms not just an after thought. The new MISSION SKINCARE line is an athelete diven line so you know they were thinking of extreme conditions when professional skateboarder Ryan Sheckler and professional snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler formulated the products. My favorite so far has to be these Lip Balmers ($3.99 @ missionskincare.com). Choose from three different scents – Orange, Sweet Vanilla (my pick) or the Mint. Each is infused with SPF 15, Sunflower Oil, Jojoba Oil, Olive Oil, Zinc Oxide, and is preservative and paraben free. So you can guess that these really stand up to some severe conditions. I don’t think the above people would endorse a wimpy balm, do you?

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