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It’s been truly summer the last two weeks in Los Angeles, so it’s been hard to try any hair styling products because most require using some form of heat! In the case of AVON’s new Frizz Control Lotus Shield ($9.99 @ avon.com), I had to get the hair dryer out and it turned out to be quite worth it. This product totally surprised me! Like a lotus leaf repels water, so does this serum. The technology they infuse in this one claims to keep 97% of humidity out of strands for a full 3 days! and doesn't weigh it down! And just using a pea size amount will make the two-ounce bottle last you quite a bit. I'd put this up against any defrizz hair product anyday.

This one has a lot of ingredients that end in -cone in it, which are all silicones, but nothing deemed harmful. 

Read my ingredient disclaimer here.

Disclosure: A sample of this item was provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.

From L to R clockwise:

FAB BEAUTY Destiny Body Glitter ($1.98 @ Walmart stores)
JAPONESQUE Brown Lashes ($7.20 @ japonesque.com)
MAC Lip Gloss in Preciousness from the Baroque Boudior Collection ($22 @ maccosmetics.com)
ESTEE LAUDER TurboLash All Effects Motion Mascara with Gold Effects ($32 @ esteelauder.com)
LANCOME Sparkling Cherub Sheer Warming Illuminating Powder ($40 @ lancome.com) from the Holiday 2009 Collection.
BOURJOIS Limited Edition Vintage Eyeshadow in Beige Rose ($14 @ ulta.com)
TARTE Three Carats Mini Cheek Stains ($25 @ tartecosmetics.com) in Brilliant (shimmer champagne), Princess (shimmering rose), and Cushion (shimmering deep apricot).
AVON’s U by Ungaro Lip Color in Glam ($10 @ avon.com)
KISS Everlasting French Holiday Design Nails ($6.99 @ drugstores nationwide) – only available until the end of the month!
FEMME Crystal Hair Clip (Sara Collection) ($8 @ drugstores nationwide)

Disclosure: Some of these items were provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.

Nails are pretty dark for fall and I love it! From L to R:

• ESTEE LAUDER 'Pure Color' Nail Lacquer w/Rose Gold Toned Cap in Black Amethyst ($18 @ esteelauder.com) from the Sensuous Gold Collection.
• AVON Nailwear Pro Nail Enamel in Textured Teal ($5 @ avon.com)
• DURI Nail Enamel in #350 Passion ($5 @ duri.com)
• ESSIE Nail Lacquer in Mink Muffs ($8 @ essie.com) from Fall 2009 Color Collection.
• SPA RITUAL Lacquer in Inner Sanctum ($9 @ sparitual.com) from the Fall 2009 Forbidden Collection.
• CHINA GLAZE Nail Lacquer in Robotica ($6.50 @ salons nationwide) from the Krome Collection.

Jillian Dempsey, best known as a makeup artist/Mrs. McDreamy/wife of Patrick Dempsey, just collaborate with the AVON for a collection called, easy enough, Jillian Dempsey for AVON. And I think I just fell in love … with the Professional Kohl Eye Liners ($6 @ avon.com). Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y! On one end is a (choose from) Bronze, Black, Navy, Charcoal or Dark Brown smudgy pencil and on the other is a rubber smudger. Big Recommendation!

GiVENCHY Prisme Again! Compact Powder Quartet in Sun Cinnamon ($43 @ sephora.com) from the Summer 2009 Collection.
ESTEE LAUDER Pure White Linen Pink Coral ($39.50/1oz @ esteelauder.com)
ISADORA Eye Shadow Palette in Blooming Spring ($19 @ amazon.com)
AVON Spectra Color Lipstick in The Raisins ($7.99 @ avon.com)
SUMMERSOLES Stay-Dry Liners in Dragonfly Suede ($8/1 pair @ summersoles.com) from the limited edition Artist's Prints.
PEACEKEEPER “Perfect As Is” Lip Balm ($7 @ iamapeacekeeper.com)
URBAN DECAY Liquid Liner in Minx ($18 @ sephora.com)

The fall totally got away from us with in getting another installment of this on-going feature up. And then we were into the holidays and boom, now it’s the New Year! But we didn’t forget. When we started this feature last summer, little did we know how many more products we’d come across that were that were true works of art. Here are some more to marvel at with our on going feature, Product As Art:

1. CHANTECAiLLE Trio Palette ($82 @ spacenk.com)

2. JK JEMMA KIDD Hi-Design Eye Color Collection in Modernist ($18 @ target.com)

3. Marimekko for AVON All Over Face Palette in Poppy Boutique ($10 @ avon.com)

4. ViNCENT LONGO Eye Shadow Trio Sex Luxe Pax in Lulu Eclipse ($30 @ vincentlongo.com)

5. SUE DEViTT Hydrating Marine Minerals Eye Palette ($37.50 @ beauty.com)

6. ESTEE LAUDER Signature Eye Shadow Quad in Berry Quartz ($35 @ esteelauder.com)

7. RiMMEL Spin It Lip Gloss in Vertigo ($6.99 @ ulta.com)

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Who doesn’t love the great kabuki?! They are easy to maneuver and don’t take up a lot of room on the dressing table or purse. They originated in Japan and were part of the geisha and kabuki theater culture. I think it’s one of the easiest for even the novice to use so here’s some we put our stamp of approval all over in continuing our coverage of great makeup brushes.

1. EMiNENCE ORGANiCS Kabuki Brush ($25 @ eminenceorganics.com)
2. EVERYDAY MiNERALS Long Handled Kabuki ($10 @ everydayminerals.com)
3. AVON All Over Kabuki Face Brush ($4.99 @ avon.com)
4. ALiSON RAFFAELE Kabuki Powder Brush ($50 @ alisonraffaele.com)
5. TARTE Glam On The Go ($29 @ sephora.com)

Speaking of minerals, AVON just steered into the mineral makeup lane and put out a line of powder foundations, blushes and eye shadows. I, of course, gravitated to the powder foundation with Smooth Mineral Makeup ($10/.21oz). I couldn’t find any ingredients to the powder so I’m not sure if it is made with from pure minerals and if it has filler ingredients in it. Anyway, out of 137 reviews on avon.com, 82% of them would recommend it, and so do I. And the price is so right. $10? Nice. The Smooth Mineral Eye Shadows ($8/.05oz) rated a little higher than the foundation and the packaging is the best I’ve seen for mineral shadows. There is a hole in the middle of the pan where you can stick the brush in to grab some color or dip your brush in the hole in the cap. Both @ avon.com