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 Limited Edition Availability!

Do you recall my love for this first, very limited edition collection by Tom Pecheux for Estee Lauder called Pure Color Nights?  Read my Fab Over Forty love here and here. Pure Color Nights was limited to Bergdorfs in the US and a few select stores in Europe and it sold out like hot cakes at a church fundraiser!

Quite surprisingly, I got a phone call from Catinca at Bergdorf Goodman  NYC Estee Lauder counter stating that their store only is getting a very limited 30 more sets of this beautiful collection!     The pieces will be available September 10, but you can call now to reserve your pieces, which I highly recommend.  Let’s face it ladies – 30 sets of this will go faster than you can eat those hot cakes at that church fundraiser!

Call Catinca at 212-872-2741 to reserve yours now!

• Charlestongirl has been sharing with us her love affair of the Guerlain Champs-Élysées eye shadow palettes from the Fall 2010 Collection.  Check out Best Things in Beauty this week for her latest swatching and swooning over these palettes.
• If you’re going to spend your hard earned money on a makeup palette, you really want to make sure you get the best use out of the colors.   Gaia from The Non-Blonde contemplated between two different palettes and shares with us the one she chose – NARS Douceurs De Paris is a winner!
• Madonna was the original when wearing shapewear as outerwear.   The Budget Fashionista shows us Lady Gaga in the latest bringing back the look.
• Cindy at Prime Beauty had the opportunity to interview makeup artist Lori Taylor from Smashbox Cosmetics, see what tips & tricks she learned!
• Growing your hair out can be a daunting experience.  Kelly from Gouldylox Reviews has been sharing with us her hair-growing experience and she has a giveaway of 5 of her favorite Peter Lamas Chinese Herbs hair products that have helped her along the way.  Be sure to enter!
• And while we’re on the subject of hair, would you rather be blonde or brunette, how about highlights?  Anne from Beauty Xpose shows us a virtual site that we can test drive a new hair color without opening a box or stepping foot in a salon.   See Anne’s results!
• Karla Sugar is sharing with us her swatches of the latest Lancome Fall Collection called French Coquettes.   Take a peek at these rich, lovely shades at The Next Best Thing to Going Shopping Yourself.

Watch as Sandy Linter shows us how to correctly apply lipstick. This is her final in the series of 5 makeup application videos. Sandy is Lancome’s Beauty at Every Age Expert. What I love about the video series is that the model is not 20 and she’s still gorgeous and the application and finished looks really pertain to women over 40.  Enjoy.

Catch these additional videos from Sandy

Applying Flawless Foundation

Applying Blush

Perfect Brows

Getting Younger Looking Eyes

It was another exciting week in beauty blogging land – so many fabulous stories! Here are our recommendations for your weekend reading.

You are going to laugh out loud when you read Kelly’s Argan Oil, Poop and Goats: Things I Learned on Tuesday at Gouldylox Reviews.

Charlestongirl had an endorphin rush when she finally swatched the first of her new Guerlain eye palettes for fall. Find out why she loves Champs-Élysées at Best Things in Beauty.

Do you have a difficult time finding wide width shoes?   Check out The Budget Fashionista for the best sources for your shoe needs.

Find out how Gaia found true love with Tela Organic Shampoo and Conditioner at The Non-Blonde.

Like orange? You’ll want to read Chelsea’s fashion-forward and economical ways to stand out in orange this summer at BeautyXposé.

Just in time for this weekend’s heat wave, Cindy shared with use her top picks for great lightweight summer foundations at Prime Beauty.

Laurie got her hands on NARS new Douceur Blush. Check out Product Girl to see why most of us need it!

You have to read Shimmer Spray for Grown Ups at Beauty Info Zone Blog and find out how Lisa found her summer glow with Hampton Sun’s Serious Shimmer Cooling Spray.

Hope you have a beauty-full weekend!