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Surfin' You-Know-Where With Philosophy

Today is the first official day of summer and for me that means, my birthday. Growing up, it wasn't good to have it during this season because everyone seemed to be away on vacation. So get to thinking about who in your life has a birthday this summer. How about picking up this PHiLOSOPHY Surfer Girl Set ($35 only @ sephora.com) for her? Inside are three products with tropical scents to surely delight her and each are a nice size (no small samples here) so the wallet is happy too.

• Exfoliating Shower Gel (4oz), Shimmer Lotion (4oz), Lip Shine (.5oz)

Pick Up Sticks

Like people, great makeup brushes come in all shapes and sizes and I’m sure you know that you need to use good ones to get the right application. So throw out those flimsy small eye shadow applicators and step up your game with any of these as we continue our feature on great makeup brushes.

1. BARE ESCENTUALS Double-Ended Liner Shadow Brush ($24 @ sephora.com)
2. PHiLOSOPHY's new The Supernatural Multi-Use Brush ($25 @ nordstrom.com)
3. ESSENCE OF BEAUTY Synthetic Foundation and Powder Brush ($7.99 @ cvs.com)
4. TRiSH MCEVOY #50 Angled Eye Lining ($25 @ nordstrom.com)
5. MAKEUP DESiGNORY Shadow Fluff Brush #330 ($19 @ mudshop.com)
6. CLiNiQUE Foundation Brush ($28 @ nordstrom.com)

What's Your Philosophy On Philosophy?

We simply loved PHiLOSOPHY’s The Supernatural Mineral Blush Duo back in January and we were able to try out some of the other products in the collection. This line has proven to me that they are not just body and skin care. Their color collection is a force to be reckoned with! All @ sephora.com

• Airbrushed Color Corrector Concealer ($25)
• Lip Gloss in Mauve ($15)
• Airbrushed Canvas SPF 15 ($35)
• Oil Control Blotting Papers ($10)

* Philosophy Contest Winner *

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S to Barbara F from San Diego, CA. She won our Philosophy contest!

Be sure to check out the contest we will be rolling out on Monday. It's one that will make you say, "Wow, that's a great prize/s."

All my blush,

~Cybele

Somebody Get Me A Doctor!

Your skin is peeking out from behind the cold. PHiLOSPHY Winter Skincare Rescue Pack ($40 @ sephora.com) will wake sleeping skin and give it max hydration. This kit has some of my favorites from their line including the Purity Made Simple One-Step Facial Cleanser (4oz) – this one is great for travel! When Hope Is Not Enough Replenishing Cream (1oz), Kiss Me Exfoliating Lip Scrub, Kiss Me Red Very Emollient Lip Balm.

We have a kit to giveaway! Simply email us the band that has a song with the same name as the title of this feature. Be sure to include your full name and mailing address or you won't be entered into this random drawing. Hurry, entries close one week from today at 12 noon PST! cybelesayscontest (at) gmail.com

Quick Pick

It’s made of minerals

It’s blush on one half and bronzer on the other half

It’s two hot and totally wearable colors in one compact
It’s PHiLOSOPHY The Supernatural Mineral Blush Duo in Berry/Chestnut ($25 @ philosophy.com)

Holiday Pick - Minty Fresh

LALiCiOUS only uses peppermint essential oils in their Candy Cane line of products. Choose from Sugar Souffle Scrub ($32/16oz), Body Butter ($22/8oz), Body Wash ($16/8oz) or Body Oil ($20/8oz) all scented with the sweet scent of peppermint and @ lalicious.com

Give the gift of a smile this season with GoSMiLE’s Peppermint Candy Smile ($16/3.5oz @ sephora.com). This whitening fluoride toothpaste uses silica to gently polish away stains.
PHiLOSOPHY’s Candy Cane Lip Shine ($10 @ sephora.com) makes you feel like you’ve got fresh breath every time you inhale.

'Tis the Season - Philosophy Body Scrub

I didn’t realize how far I had gone into sugar scrubs from the once loved salt scrub cateogry until I dove into PHiLOSOPHY’s Old Fashioned Lemonade Salt Scrub ($25/23oz @ philosophy.com). I reluctantly opened it thinking I would find huge salt granuels (this has been my experience with the last few) in thin lemon juice. What I found was sea salt granuels as big as sugar (forgot they pretty much can look the same) nestled in a thick lemon goo. Oh what a nice evening shower this one made! The website said this is a hot salt rub but I didn’t feel any kind of temperature change when using it. Did I miss something? It also claims to out perform any scrub on the market. I have not put it head-to-head with any others but I can say it’s up there.

Scrub and Go With Philosophy

Do your daily face exfoliation in the shower with the newest item in PHiLOSOPHY’s microdelivery peel family. When you combine the Microdelivery Exfoliating Wash and the Microdelivery Peel Exfoliating Cloths, you can shower while you deep clean your face. The Clothes are kind of a souped up delivery system for delivering the Wash. To use, wet the cloth and pour a small amount on it and work it into a slightly damp face and massage for 30-60 seconds. This is not for the faint of heart as far as exfoliating goes. This is a super power scrub with ingredients like borage seed oil to help lock in moisture, and a form of vitamin E to help protect against environmental stress. It also contains Panthenol to soothe and act as a humectants and diatomaceous earth (finely grained powder) to naturally exfoliate the skin. You can also use the cloths with their Purity Made Simple on the days you don’t want to have the full exfoliation. Perfectly polished with Philosophy. Wash: $25/8oz,Cloths - $15/20 cloths @ sephora.com ~Lisa