For Every Season, Tone, Tone Tone

We don't know about you, but it's not even winter yet and our faces are feeling tight and flaky. Scrubs seem too harsh while soaps tend to strip our newly sensitive skin. Aida Thibiant (try saying that three times fast) Complex Organics line contains only the purest organic ingredients to pamper instead of punishing sensitive complexions. The organic spray toner contains yummy scented organic orange peel to energize your tired looking face, cucumber juice to soften and chamomile to soothe. $36.00 on the Aida Thibiant website.

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Grape Expectations

We've all been reading about the health benefits of a glass of wine with dinner, but now 29 Cosmetics brings the antioxidant benefits of grape seed extract to their I-BLOCK grape seed age protecting eye shadow palettes.

Named after the designated blocks of vines along Napa Valley's rolling vineyards, these creamy formulas both nourish and protect the eyelids from environmental pollutants and the harmful effects of free radicals.

There must be something to the silky rich texture which makes eyes look bright and refreshed.

Our favorite is The Valley palette a mostly neutral subtly grapey quartet of shadows.
$38.00 at Neiman Marcus.

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Honey, Honey

Okay, we'll admit it, while we're as sick of the aggressive buzz around Jerry Seinfeld's new flick Bee Movie, we're still pretty thrilled with the byproduct of all of those buzzing critters.

Honey is a great natural ingredient used for moisturizing dry skin and also can be used as an antiseptic - best of all, it's usually as close as your kitchen cupboard.

Christopher Watt, who beautifies some of Hollywood's
most glowing faces, including  Halle Berry and
Jennifer Lopez, suggests adding a tablespoon of honey
to your favorite mask for some extra glow.

He also created the following recipe for the National Honey Board:

Dry Skin Moisturizer
- Makes 2 Applications -

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp. honey
2 Tbsp. cocoa butter, melted
2 drops bergamot oil (optional)
1 drop lavender oil or tea tree (optional)

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together and apply to clean, dry face.  This
all-natural moisturizer can be covered and kept in a cabinet, but it will
solidify.  For a second application, heat in microwave for 10 seconds,
stir and apply to skin same as before.

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Greasies Be Gone

Sometimes it feels like it can be a full time job being fabulous. Between blowouts and facials, bikini waxes and bubble baths- well, it's a lot of work to look this effortlessly beautiful. For those days when you'd rather fake it, Shampowder by Buttercream Cosmetics is a genius new invention that allows you to disguise your greasy roots, with a yummy scented hair blotting powder that matches your do.

Available for $14.99 at the Buttercream website.

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A Kiss for Country

Country music has never been as flashy as say rap, or as exclusively mournful as emo, but it is the medium with old fashioned heart. Just in time for the Country Music Awards, kissable artists like Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Jo Dee Messina and Wynonna will auction off their kiss prints (courtesy of lipstick by Mary Kay) to raise money to combat domestic violence. fans will have the chance to bid on their favorite star’s kiss prints through an auction on uBid.com, with 100 percent of proceeds being donated to help end domestic violence.

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Lip Tips

Is your pucker poutier than Angelina's but less trouty than Britney's? Well then you may just qualify as SoftLips Picture Perfect Lips and win a modeling contract and or/$2,500.00. (which should cover the costs of a couple of collagen injections)

Full rules at www.softlips.com

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Picky, Picky

Betty Suarez take note- your dentist was right. Studies by Harvard Health Publications have shown that flossing may add up to six years on to your life. While using a toothpick has always been a somewhat skeevy production, the BrytonPick (www.BrytonPick.com) seems to be an easier option.

This FDA approved inter-dental space cleaner is the size of a credit card and allows you to floss effectively and discreetly by simply threading it between your teeth.

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Give Me A Ring

This is such a good idea. Seriously, who wants fruit every month when you can get jewelry instead? Georgie Designs handcrafted artisan jewelry has a ring of the month club where you can choose from silver or gold filled groovy looking gemstone rings. So much tastier than an apple.

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Brushing Up

Remember the good old days of wash and wear hair? These days you're probably spending hours blowing and straightening, curling or smoothing. Just in case you've enhanced your tresses with some add on length, Acca Kappa has launched a brush specifically to brush hair extensions.
The brush is made with high quality plastic and pure boar and nylon bristles and is specifically designed for brushing hair extensions in a way that detangles the hair without damaging the joint between natural hair and the extensions.

Acca Kappa Professional Hair Extension Brush with boar and nylon bristles retails for $32 and is available at www.shopaccakappa.com.

It's Chic To Be The Queen

If 40 is the new 30, then 81 is the new fabulous- at least in Britain where Vogue magazine declared Queen Elizabeth one of the world's most glamorous women.

Britain's oldest ever reigning monarch, has been declared by Vogue to be "as glamorous in her brogues and headscarf at (her country estate) Balmoral as she is wearing the crown jewels."

Glamour, the magazine declared, is "about how you wear something, not about what you wear. You cannot buy glamour and you can't fake it." Though at Airkisses we firmly believe that you probably have a better chance of faking it if like her majesty- you also happen to be one of the world's richest women...

Our own Rachel Weingarten interviewed various minions at Buckingham Palace when she was writing her book Hello Gorgeous! Beauty Products in America '40s-'60s. When asked about the queen's beauty routine, Rachel was told that there is so much that is known about the queen and that like any woman, the queen prefers to keep some things very private indeed.

Burnt Sugar Nights

So what if the days are shorter? The nights are longer leaving plenty of time to flirt. Bobbi Brown limited edition Burnt Sugar metallics palette three colors - Toffee, Gold Dust and Burnt Sugar are guaranteed to add some sugar to your long cold nights.