June 2009 Archives

This month we're proud to present free beauty samples from NIA 24, Spa Aquatique from France, Skincode from Switzerland, Red Water from Greece, and Le Fleur--also from France.
NIA 24 is even offering all Free Beauty Samples members a wonderful promotion for their new NIA 24 Eye Repair Complex. It's great because it firms and brightens the eye area while also repairing the DNA damage caused by the sun. If you haven't tried any of the NIA 24 products, you're going to love them. I know I do!

Just visit www.NIA24.com and receive 20% of your purchase when you enter the promo code: NIAFB1. The discount is valid thru July 31, 2009 and will count towards your entire NIA 24 purchase. I recommend you give it a try--you'll be really impressed.

I couldn't help, but notice Danica Lo's amazing manicure. Turns out she got Minx Nails from Beyonce's manicurist.

Minx nails are the craze right now with celebrities, especially with Beyonce, because they aren't like traditional nail polish. Instead they're like stickers that are heated and then applied to your nails. It's supposed to be easier, cleaner, and better for the environment...PLUS, it lasts longer than normal nail polish.

What I really like is that you can pick your own designs and even apply pictures to your nails. And if you want a really pretty chrome or gold look, Minx get the job done. I don't think I could even try to use normal nail polish anymore.

Danica gave me the email address for top celebrity manicurist, Lisa Logan, in Harlem, NY: lisalogan8@gmail.com.

She works with Beyonce, Charlize Theron, Eva Mendez, Anne Hathaway, Eve, Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs, and the designer extraordinaire Roberto Cavallli.

Of course, if you can't get to Harlem, we hear that Bliss Spa is offering Minx nails now, or you can check out this Minx Nail Spa Finder.

I'm sold and gonna try it this weekend.
You can read more about it at the All Lacquered Up Blog!

BeautyXpose.com tells us their experience getting a facial at your local drugstore...

Would you get a facial in CVS? What about a hand massage or a nail touch-up? Soon enough, these services might just be an option during your regular drugstore runs.

According to a Chicago Tribune article, the nation's two largest drugstore chains, CVS and Walgreens, are giving their beauty departments an overhaul with new beauty boutiques and redesigns.
Read more: Drugstores Revamp Beauty Departments

Looks like Bella might have found a new favorite makeup brand. Check out here latest post:
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Makeup, playing with colors and undivided attention are three of my favorite things. So naturally, I was in heaven the second I walked up to the GIELLA custom blend cosmetics counter at Henri Bendel in New York City. At first glance, the GIELLA cosmetics counter didn't seem much different than any other run of the mill department store counter. But slowly, clues, such as beakers and test tubes, hinted at just how unique GIELLA cosmetics really is._
To read more: Giella-ous of Custom Makeup?

By: Cate T. Corcoran
A veteran beauty consultant and a youth marketing expert saw an opportunity in social media and teamed up to create Free Beauty Samples. The company, which samples and markets new beauty brands and products through Facebook, is a joint venture between beauty consulting firm Excelsior Beauty of Paris and youth marketer Archrival of Lincoln, Neb.

A test in April with 500 participants garnered reviews from about 10 percent of the participants and purchases from 1 percent. The cost is 30 to 50 cents a customer.

"We're getting samples out, generating leads for potential sales, there's the viral advertising aspect, and also the market research part of it," said Excelsior Beauty chief operating officer Nick Hudson. Omaha-based Free Beauty Samples can share customer feedback with clients, and gauge the popularity of a new product against others based on recommendations. Sales that originate on Facebook and are completed online may be traced, or a company can send out an 800 number with its samples.

Read Complete article:
Free Beauty Samples: Social Media Platform for Beauty Marketing

New York Post Style/Beauty Writer, Danica Lo, is always a good person to talk to about the latest and greatest in cosmetics. In her personal blog, she updates everyone on her new favorite face moisturizer by Shu Uemura and how she stopped using MAC's Studio Fix makeup.
Check it out: Changing Up: Skin.

Want to win a stylish and sleek Hana mini flat iron? Check out the BeautyXpose.com for more information!

Do you have a product that everyone should try? Let us know--we can send out samples of your product to our Free Beauty Samples members...and we'll do it for free while we're in a test-trial of the service.
Email susan.yara@fbsamples.com for more information.
Don't miss out!

Beauty Expert Jenn Falik tells everyone on CBS's The Early Show how to stay cool with some of these great beauty products!

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