Fabulous Over Forty – Where Beauty Is Ageless

The great people at Apothica are offering one reader of Fab Over Forty a $25 gift certificate for a purchase of their choice at Apothica.com!  (Or one of their other sites SkinCareRx.com and SkinBotanica.com)   How fabulous is that!

Apothica carries so many beauty lines that I’ve talked about at Fab Over Forty through the years.  From makeup, to fragrance, skin care, hair care and so much more!   One of the lines they carry is Smashbox Cosmetics.  I have several Smashbox products, from the primer to some brushes, lips and they even have that great Fall 2010 palette called Masquerade Eye Palette that I mentioned a week ago about one of the Purple Pride items for fall.   Check out the site for the amazing selection of beauty brands. 

Here’s how you can enter to win – there are a few ways to increase your chances!

• Enter your name in the comments and tell me what you would buy if you won the gift certificate.  Click above to see all the brands and items they carry
• Contest Ends Sept. 12th at 11:59 PM CST

Extra ways to up your chances of winning:

• Go to Apothica’s Facebook page and “Like” them
• Follow them on Twitter
• Mention this post on Twitter by using @faboverforty so I know you tweeted
• Sign up for their newsletter at the bottom of their page

Good Luck!

Happy weekend everyone!   What big plans do you have as the summer is winding down?   I’m spending my first weekend all summer as an empty nester and I’ve yet to decide what to do with my time.  Maybe nothing, and enjoy the last of the lazy days of summer!    In the meantime, enjoy some of the best in beauty and fashion around the web.

Whether it’s back-to-school time or you just want to save big on clothes, check out The Budget Fashionista to see how you can get a big discount on your purchases at Gap, Old Navy and more.  But hurry, the sale ends August 29th!

Charlestongirl of Best Things in Beauty is a lover of all things Bobbi Brown.  Last week she was fortunate enough to attend a Bobbi Brown Master Class.  She’s sharing the latest beauty tips she learned and see the newest in Bobbi products, too!

Tragedy struck the fashion world this spring with the news of Alexander McQueen’s death.  Butter London nail polish pays homage to him with their new shade All Hail McQueen.  Gaia from The Non-Blonde shares her thoughts on this honorary shade.   

Are you ready for the Emmy’s this weekend?  Anne from BeautyXposé is giving us easy to use at-home tips on how to get a gorgeous white smile, just like the ones we’ll see on the Emmy’s red carpet. 

Do you want to make your pores and fine lines disappear?  We all want that flawless face before applying makeup and Kelly from Gouldylox Reviews shares with us a Jouer product that gives her that flawless look. 

We love products that give us a flawless face, but sometimes we need to learn how to use the products to get the look we want.  Makeup artist Victoria Stiles will be doing ”Flawless Faces Web Series”.  See Makeup Artist Backstage to learn about the series.

The economy may be putting us in a grey mood, but Sabrina from The Beauty Look Book shows us all things beautiful in grey.  From nail polish to handbags and everything in between, there’s a grey you may fall in love with!

Sadly, there have been times when we’ve all overdone it in the sun.   Carla from Product Girl tested a Caudalie product for her sunburn.   Did she get the relief she needed?

What are some of the hot color trends this fall?  Purple is one of them, and I share with you some of my favorite purple beauty products.  Could there be a purple in your future?   And don’t forget to sign up for my Perricone giveaway!

Image from Fishing Lanier

A Fabulous Giveaway!

One of the first signs of aging shows in the area around our eyes.   The skin isn’t as thick around the eye area and daily things like squinting, smiling and general facial expressions can contribute to eye wrinkles.  Gasp! 

One eye cream created to combat the seven most visible signs of aging is from Dr Perricone Products called Cold Plasma Eye ($95)  What are those seven signs?   Here’s a list of those signs of aging - do you have any of them?  I personally may not have all of these, but I definitely have some on the list! 

1. Fine lines
2. Puffiness
3. Dark circles
4. Loss of brightness
5. Loss of hydration
6. Redness
7. Loss of elasticity

Cold Plasma is a cream-based serum that works to combat these issues.   It has Vitamin C Ester, DHA and Advanced Neuropeptide technology.   What doesn’t it have?   It doesn’t have synthetic dyes, parabens, silicons, sulfates and phthalates.   My friend at Best Things in Beauty loves this eye cream and I’m guessing you will, too!

Perricone is offering one lucky reader of Fabulous Over Forty a chance to win their very own!    Here are the contest rules:

1. Contest is open to US and Canada residents only
2. Tell me in the comments why you want or need Cold Plasma Eye
3. One entry daily
4. Contest ends on September 1, 2010 11:59 PM CST
5. Winner will be randomly chosen

Good luck!

Thanks to everyone who entered – I only wish I had one for everyone!  I’m happy to know I have “sleepless nights” companions too!

Thanks to everyone who entered.  The randomly chosen winners have been contacted and are:

Joan, Pamela and Mamavalveeta

Stay tuned for more great giveaways coming up!

Thanks to everyone who entered – I only wish I had one for everyone!  I’m happy to know I have “sleepless nights” companions too!

Thanks to everyone who entered.  The randomly chosen winners have been contacted and are:

Joan, Pamela and Mamavalveeta

Stay tuned for more great giveaways coming up!

Let’s face it, once you’re over 40 it’s difficult to get a full night of sleep.   If you’re anything like me, you wake up at 3:30 a.m. and hope you can fall back asleep and get more than the four hours you’ve just had.   But most nights I know I end up turning on the TV and I don’t know how many times I’ve watched the InStyler being shown and demonstrated by Dean Banowetz.  Good thing I don’t keep a credit card by my bed or who knows what would be showing up at my door from the shows I watch!  

But one thing that seems to always keep me watching is the InStyler.   I’m still on that quest for “Perfect Hair in 2010″ and maybe this would help me reach my goal!  I’m always intrigued by the rotating barrel and bristles combinaton, it seems to me that it’s the common sense way to get a great looking hairstyle without so much damage to your hair.  

Now here’s your chance to try one by winning one!   Fab Over Forty has been given not one, but 3 InStylers from the PR company to give away!   Each InStyler has a SRP of $119.  Here are the rules for your chance to win:

• Click on Comments (the crown at the top of the post) and enter your name and tell me what hairstyling appliance you currently use.   It’s really my own little poll to see what most people use!  
• One entry per day
• Open to US residents only
• Contest ends on Monday, August 23 at 11:59 PM
• Winners will be randomly chosen 

Saturday, July 17, is the last day to enter to win the Lancome giveaway of these three products.    Enter by clicking HERE.