January 2005
By
Stef
Schwalb
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Happy New Year Aries! If you find the need to make improvements in 2005, you may want to “adjust” some bad habits that have formed - small things like over shampooing your strands. Our hair gets enough abuse from everyday living, so why increase the stress? Take a tip from Lavette & Chin and try their Silk and Rose Hair Powder (www.Beautyhabit.com). It’s a talc-free formula that’s used in between standard shampooings to help eliminate oiliness and maintain smoothness. |
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Out with the old, in with the new, Taurus! This proves a positive development in 2005 when you devise great designs for revamping your surroundings. Picture where you want dwell, and it will be done. Speaking of drawing up plans for the future, why not put some money where your mouth is? A great investment here (to build some beautiful lips!) would be Nars Cosmetics’ Velvet Matte Lip Pencil (www.narscosmetics.com). It coats lips in an instant with a velvety rich pigment that is long lasting and non-drying. |
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Year, new you, Gemini! Creativity will be an outlet that brings great joy to you personally and professionally, so indulge in the things you like to do in 2005. You can also be creative with your makeup by fixing your eyes on Paula Dorf’s Transformer™ (www.pauladorf.com). It transforms eye shadow to liquid liner with ease. Just put a few drops of Transformer™ into the eye color container lid, dip the brush into the solution, and then into color. Press the brush on the upper inside root of the lash line and viola! |
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Do you have any resolutions for 2005, Cancer? Whether you followed through in 2004 or not makes no difference. You are where you need to be now for sure, so don’t dwell in the past. If you’re adamant about turning back time, indulge yourself in Clarins’ Super Restorative Total Eye Treatment (www.saks.com). By correcting and caring for your eyes, your vision on all things will improve and this innovative formula will help lift, de-puff, and replenish the eye area temple-to-temple to reduce fine lines and wrinkles. |
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Plan to dance the night away this New Year’s, Leo? By all means have a great time because you deserve to usher in 2005 with tales to tell, and socially, it’s time to celebrate! However, you may want to purchase some survival products for the day after - like maybe Barielle’s Total Foot Recovery System (www.barielle.com). This five-step “pedi-pleasers” set cools, soothes, and smoothes achy and tired tootsies. Some of items include a deodorizing foot spray, rejuvenating foot treatment, and cucumber foot lotion. |
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Ring in the New Year with romance, Virgo! ‘Cause that’s what’s headed in your direction in 2005. You’re poised to meet the perfect person during your business travels, so keep your eyes open at the airport. To help your significant other find you, stand out in the crowd by applying a little bit of Scott Barnes’ Body Bling - sold exclusively at www.saks.com - because this unique body product is a bronze-tinted lotion that will make you look terrific! Gives skin an instant sun-kissed glow people will want to get near. |
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Looking for someone to kiss at midnight, Libra? There will be several suitors at your door in 2005, so take your time and choose wisely! And before you pucker up for the perfect kiss, you might want to check out the bright lights of City Lips (www.sephora.com). This revolutionary collagen enhancing lip treatment uses Celadrol and Oligopeptide technology to help lips look fuller and even more luscious. The exclusive formula also diminishes fine lines and wrinkles. |
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Pop the cork and start celebrating Scorpio! This year will be full of terrific opportunities to travel, and you’ll meet tons of people who will have a great impact on you personally and professionally. Since you’ll be doing a lot of speaking, you may want to purchase a product that can go a day’s distance. Trish McEvoy Lip Glosses (www.neimanmarcus.com) offer unbeatable color and shine in a super new formula that lasts all day and feels smooth, not sticky, on your lips. |
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The ball has dropped, Sagittarius, welcome to 2005! What’s in store for you this year is plenty of progress on the home and work fronts providing your communication skills maintain a two-way street status: listen and then speak. Shed all self-absorption and you’ll pick up on a lot of stuff you’ve missed. In a physical sense, you can do the same with a little help from Bliss’s Vanilla & Bergamot Body Buff (www.blissworld.com). This softening shea butter and sweet almond scrub leaves skin super smooth and sleek. |
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You’ll be the belle of the ball this year, Capricorn! Your personality will attract so many people to your side, personally and professionally, that you will finally be able to make your mark with whatever you want to do. So maybe it’s time to give back. Take, for example, purchasing the Tweezerman Breast Cancer Awareness Stainless Steel Tweezers (www.sephora.com). This limited edition will donate 50 cents toward a goal of $50,000 to benefit Cancercare and other programs dedicated to fighting breast cancer. |
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Get set for a year of fabulous fun with your friends, Aquarius! These are the good times, so enjoy them all you can. Some of your adventures are bound to be hair-raising, so you better give your locks a lot of love. Ojon’s Ultra Hydrating Shampoo and Conditioner (www.beautyhabit.com) form the perfect partnership for this endeavor. They include active all natural, plant-based ingredients that help keep strands shiny, smooth, and easy to manage. |
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You’re in the money, Pisces! This year will bring you more income than ever, so make the most of it! You might want to make investments for your future - and for the here and now. One way to do that for your skin would be to purchase Nuxe’s Crème Nirvanesque First Wrinkle Care Cream (www.sephora.com). It smoothes, relaxes, and de-stresses skin with ingredients like blue lotus, althea, and poppy-opiated derivatives. |