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Get the Look: Christina Applegate at the Emmys!

Makeup Artist Joanna Schlip was inspired by Christina’s dramatic, sweeping gown when creating her makeup look for the 61st Primetime Emmy's.  The vintage glamour of Christina's navy dress by Basil Soda called for simple makeup that still made a statement. With her hair pulled back in a chic chignon, Joanna was able to play up Christina’s eyes with a sexy retro smolder, while keeping her skin fresh and lips softly pink. 

It seemed like the smokey eye/nude lip was everywhere on the red carpet last night.  Joanna shares her tips on how we can recreate this look at home:

• Skincare: To create a radiant glow, Joanna cleansed with Clarins Water Comfort One Step Cleanser. She then applied Clarins Multi-Active Day moisturizer, followed with Clarins Beauty Flash Balm for smooth, hydrated, radiant skin.

• Face: Since Christina has naturally beautiful skin, Joanna kept her face mostly bare with a light wash of Clarins True Radiance Foundation. She finished with a dusting of Clarins Loose Powder in Translucent.

Cyber Monday Beauty Offers

It's Cyber Monday; the online version of Black Friday.  Today is said to be the day that more online shopping will be done all year.  While money-saving beauty offers are a little harder to track down, there are some out there.  Take advantage of these:

Amazon.com has links to some great Cyber Monday beauty deals from Sephora, philosophy and more!

Aveda:  Receive a free sample of Be Curly Curl Enhancer, plus free shipping on your Aveda order when you use code MONDAY8 at checkout.

Bath & Body Works:  Take 25% off your order today and tomorrow using code 25PERCENT. 

Clarins:  Take 30% off and receive free shipping 12/1 through 12/31 using code HOLIDAY1.

DuWop: Save 25% off your order today using code HOLIDAY 25 at checkout.

Kiehls:  Last day to get 20% off and free shipping on orders over $30 using code FAMILY.

Lovely Skin:  25% off the entire site using code CYBERMONDAY; excellent store for skincare.

Origins:  Take $10 off your order of $35 or more, plus free shipping, through 12/4/08 using code TENOFF.

Shu Uemura : Last day--20% discount and free shipping when you use code SHUFRIENDS.

Skinstore:  Save 20% through 12/2/08 using code CHEER20; some exclusions apply.  There are tons of great beauty and skincare brands here.

Stila:  Save 20% and get free shipping on orders over $30 through 12/16/08 using code ECYX12.

Check out Cyber Monday.com, Dealio and Dealighted for additional information and Cyber Monday listings. Have fun!

Target beauty aisle goes upscale

Have you steered your red cart through the Target beauty aisles lately?  If not, you might be surprised at what you see.  Last weekend, while doing a mad pre-vacation blitz through Target (See?  And you thought I was being lazy not posting every day this week!) I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw names like Kiehl's.  Origins.  And what is this....Kerastase and Bumble and bumble in the hair products aisle?  I have, on occasion, also seen Philosophy, M.D. Skincare, Lumene and other upscale beauty and skincare brands.  Bare Escentuals kits were on an endcap.  What is going on? 

Women's Wear Daily reports that this initiative may signal a further move by Target to showcase luxury brands.  By all accounts, on the fashion side, the GO International program has been very successful with names such as Jovovich-Hawk, Luella Bartley, Alice Temperley and Proenza Schouler, among others.  Adding prestige beauty brands alongside Sonia Kashuk and Boots would be the next logical extension.  Executives from Bare Escentuals, Origins and other beauty brands, have denied a business relationship with Target, suggesting that these goods may have been diverted.  In addition, there seems to be no consistency as to what brands or products are found in individual stores.

Personally, I love the "one stop shopping" concept; hey, if I could pick up Band-Aids, cleaning supplies and a bottle of Kerastase Chroma Reflect shampoo on my weekly Target run, it's all good.  But only to a point.  I don't necessarily want to buy all my beauty products there.  I like the picking and choosing, the tester units, the advice of a trained beauty advisor that I find at my local department store.  But the convenience of finding some of my favorite beauty products at Target is a powerful pull.  Have you seen any of these beauty finds at your local Target? 

Photo credit WWD

Clarins Multi Blush: Fab Find!

Hailed as a "must" for every makeup bag, and I would agree, is this Multi Blush from Clarins.  This blush does it all, providing beautiful color with skin care benefits.  the compact is definitely chic enough that you'll want to pull this out of your handbag for touchups! Clarins Multi Blush formulation contains vitamins A and E, as well as an anti-pollution ingredient, said to protect skin from environmental aggression, dehydration and free radicals.  Whatever.  All I know is I have to have this!  The Clarins Multi Blush is available at Barneys.