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!

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 

• 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.

It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, take advantage!   What is it?  20% off Kerastase!  It’s on sale now thru tomorrow – that’s July 28th, 11:59 PM EST.   Be sure to enter FAMILY at checkout to get your discount and FREE shipping!    You must check for restrictions (like this is only for the 48 contiguous US states).

Tell me more, tell me more… 

If you’re in the NYC area this Tuesday night – take advantage of Summer Nights Style by Elle and Aveeno Hair Care.    If you go, I’d love to hear all about it from you!

As many of you know, I am a fan of watching all things beauty on QVC.   In fact, if my husband is channel surfing and comes across QVC and notices it’s regarding beauty he lets me know right away.   (I have him trained well)

From now until July 18th you can go to QVCand vote for your favorite beauty products.  The winners will be announced on August 28th.   Several of the products in the running have been discussed right here at Fab Over 40.   Like Kate Somerville ExfoliKate, and Lisa Hoffman fragrances and Josie Maran Argan Oil to name a few.   

What are some of your favorite beauty products?