Buy Beauty Gifts Guide
Finding good health and beauty products can be a bit of a minefield. Each company is doing their best to sell you their health and beauty products and will make claims and provide endorsements to make them as enticing as possible. Choosing the right health and beauty products requires a bit of common sense, and a willingness to experiment. Read the literature, look at magazine product reviews, take the advice of friends - and then accept that even with all that information, you're still going to have to experiment to find something that fits your budget and makes you look good.
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Jevene.com
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Rating: 84% |
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  Ranks #3
 Reviewed 05/05/2007 14:34:38, by Darius Royle
Developed by renowned Harvard trained scientist Dr. Santimoy Banerjee PHD, Jevene , The Essence of Youth skin care products contain exclusive formulas that help to create more healthy looking skin. With only a few weeks use you will look and feel dramatically different. These formulas are based on a specific blend of natural ingredients including hydroxy acids and antioxidants that help exfoliate dead skin cells and create more healthy looking skin.
Women and men of any age can use these products with the same amazing results. Within one week, you will notice a glow to your skin that you haven't seen in years. With continued use your skin will appear younger, healthier, and more beautiful than you ever thought possible. With the Jevene product line, you can renew your skin and bring back the same healthy, radiant skin you had in your youth. Jevene skin care line is like a time machine for your skin's appearance, taking it back to the days before sun damage, acne scars, and age spots.
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CosmeticMall.com
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Rating: 82% |
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 Ranks #4
Reviewed 05/05/2007 14:34:38, by Darius Royle
In 1996 CosmeticMall.com became the first multi-brand beauty and personal care retailer on the Internet and now offers over 15,000 top makeup, fragrance, skincare and hair products, tools and gifts, from 500 brands for women, men, teens, and babies. The Company has grown every year since inception to become the only major Internet-only 'pure-play' that survived the dot-com disaster and emerged as a preeminent beauty superstore. In 2001, CosmeticMall.com was selected by emarketer as "one of the top ten sexiest websites". CosmeticMall.com prides itself on being a family-owned and operated business with a strong emphasis on customer care.
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How to Buy Makeup and Skincare Products for Friends or Family
Buying beauty products as gifts for a friend is not as simple as it sounds, but with some serious observation skills, you'll be able to clue in to what she wants.
Makeup
Like fashion apparel, makeup -- colours, scent and packaging -- is designed to represent an individual's personality. What you choose as a present should reflect in some way the recipent's outlook on life.
Spy on her
If you don't already know, observe what she has in her makeup pouch, what colours she uses. Pick up on details such as unique packaging and a sense of her style. Does she swear by a certain brand? These are clues to where you can start.
Think colour sense
Women are getting more adventurous with colours now, because we know that as long as we remember to blend, we won't end up looking like drag queens, so we're more willing to try any colour! Her favourite colour is a good clue, but if you're still sceptical, stick with earth tones such as browns.
Play it safe
A palette covers all a girl needs, so it can be a good gift. And it frequently comes in swanky packaging. Some offer both eye and lip colours, while other focus just on eyeshadows or lips.
Add something extra
Gift-with-purchase offers - such as makeup sets that come with a free bag or pouch - are great ways to add zing to your present. Or do your own thing and buy her a set of makeup brushes, a makeup pouch or lipstick case, some makeup remover, a small vanity mirror or even a packet of cotton pads! Bundle them up in a pretty gift basket and your gift will definitely be one of the more memorable ones.
Skincare
Choosing skincare as gifts for a friend can be the opportunity for her to start a brand-new beauty experience or continue an existing one.
Consider skin type
Obviously, one of the first things to ponder before getting any skincare products is your friend's skin type. Once again, snooping is necessary - you need to know her skin type and problem areas. Smell the product and test the texture. There aren't many weird-smelling ones but it will put your mind at ease once you know the product smells fine.
Base it on her lifestyle
Life influences everything and the same goes for skincare needs. You can choose brands according to the lifestyle associated with the brand. Say your friend is someone who likes more natural products. Aesop is an appropriate choice. For an outdoor enthusiast, get something that is oil-free and with additional sunscreen. You can get travel-sized gift packs for those who travel a lot or something original and innovative for friends who crave newness.
