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Happy Earth day to our fans and friends! Today reminded us about the importance of being green.  Saving the Earth and caring for nature is something that we can do one step at a time.  We have to remember that every step counts! Looking for ways to take care of our planet?  Here are just a few of our products who take caring for the Earth seriously: 1.  Tigi Love, Peace and the Planet is a range of superior quality hair care products that make earth friendly packaging their number one priority.  And not only does each eco-friendly bottle, tub or tube use only a minimal amount of synthetic material, but each product sports as many fresh and natural ingredients as possible.  Hug a tree with every style!  Click here to get started. 2.  Get Fresh Santa Monica Lifestyle Reusable Shoppers feature fabulously stylish designs on strong, market quality tote bags.  Save the earth using one less plastic bag at a time!  These are reasonably priced and HUGE!  Perfect for groceries.  Click here to see them! 3.  Organic Grooming is a men's product line featuring incredible organic products that carefully consider the earth when producing and packaging their products.  Many products, including their triple milled bar soap, uses completely biodegradable packaging, even printed in soy ink!  Click here to see all of their products.

Tigi's newest collection of revamped Catwalk products helps us achieve dramatic, controlled beautiful curls with products that prep, work and perfect your hair.  Designed by Tigi's creative team, the Curlesque Curl Collection is based on an aquatic formula designed specifically to moisturize and soothe natural curls and waves.  This remarkable new formula brings out the best of what is already in your hair, using advanced ingredients like kelp, algae, cucumber water, sea weed and sea fennel to define, hydrate and nourish curls.  These brand new products are all in stock at Beauty of a Site and ready to ship! Check out the new collection here!  As an introductory offer, Beauty of a Site is giving up to 20% off the entire collection.  It's truly the perfect time to try Curlesque!

Haircare has taken a must needed turn in recent months, focusing on designing lines that promote not only incredible looking results, but healthier hair in the process. Beauty of a Site has recently added two new haircare ranges to help provide our customers with products that will strengthen their hair and enhance its natural beauty. Deva Concepts Haircare is a botanically based hair care range which is sulfate free and incredibly nutritious.  Stripping all unnecessary chemicals out of shampoo, Deva is famous for taking the "poo" out of shampoo.  The Deva Concepts range features different products for curly, wavy and chemically processed hair specifically, to help you choose the product that's perfect for you.  Click here to check it out! Marcia Teixeira Brazilian Keratin Hair Care is a wildly popular and extremely effective line of Keratin-infused products that works to restore your hair’s natural keratin proteins to bring you a healthy, shiny, manageable, frizz-free head of hair no matter if it’s completely damaged or just needing a slight pick-me-up.  Designed specifically for those whose hair is chemically relaxed (though it is effective with all hair types!), Marcia Teixeira products use the best of Brazilian inspired hair treatments, delivering frizz free shine without excessive pH levels or damaging chemicals.  Click here to see more!

With Valentine's Day around the corner, it's important to clean up your look for the lovely lady (or handsome man!) in your life. For many, this includes dealing with the frustrations of thinning hair or receding hairlines.  At Beauty of a Site, we've seen incredible results with one of our newest products- Clinicure, by Joico. This revolutionary line of products for thinning hair uses a completely botanical formula that combines proven natural ingredients along with cutting edge science.  Resulting in an extremely effective product (without harmful chemicals) Clinicure promises to help produce thicker hair- at different stages of hair loss! Part of the effectiveness of Clinicure's formula is its attention to individual needs, and the realization that at every stage of hair loss, different formulas are necessary.  Thus, Clinicure offers products for early stages of hair loss as well as advanced stages.  Have chemically processed hair?  Clinicure also divides its formulas up into natural hair & chemical processed hair, to make sure that the ingredients create the optimum hair growth in your individual hair situation. The easiest way to enjoy the immediate results of Clinicure is to try one of their four starter kits, which include all three products to nurture and strengthen your hair.  Choose either natural or chemically processed hair, and then whether your hair is in the early or later stages of thinning.  Use your starter kit daily and watch for incredible results! Click here to browse all of our Clinicure products! For tips on when and how to use each product, check the bottom of the description for each product at Beauty of a Site.

I was totally stressed this time yesterday about what I would be wearing to our friends big New Year's bash this year, until I remembered a cardinal fashion rule:  the very best outfits are defined by details.  I put together a classic ensemble in greys, silvers and blacks and spiced it up with the following: For eyes:  I moved away from my overdone smoky eyes and went for something simple with a touch of drama.  Lined the inside corners of my eyes with a white liner, and a thick black liner on the outside of my eyes.  Mascara to follow.  A bit of glitter on my cheek bones sets of my eyes perfectly! For lips:  To balance out the simplicity of my eye makeup, I chose DuWop's Pink Shimmer Lip Venom for plumpness, flushing and plenty of shimmering pink. For hair:  Down and curly, I used Catwalk's Your Highness Gel Creme and Hairspray to control and hold my style.  Flexible for bounce & swing with the perfect amount of shine. For nails: Here's where I had some fun- OPI's new Alice in Wonderland Mad As A Hatter polish features a crazy multi glitter sparkle to help ring in the new year with some extra glitz. For shoulders and arms:  Dirty Girl's Glitter ball adds glitter to exposed skin, while Booty Parlor's Luminizing Body Butter adds a subtle sheen all over skin. Glitz and glitter in the smallest details not only make a perfect New Year's touch, but they are definitive of what runways, cosmetics lines and our favorite celebs are telling us are perfect for 2010.

[caption id="attachment_653" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Catwalk Your Highness Products"][/caption] We had no idea that styling products could be so beautiful. Tigi is in the process of revamping their entire Catwalk line, and their newest edition, the Your Highness range, achieves volume like we've never seen. Instead of just selling individual products to help you achieve a certain style, the new Tigi Catwalk lines feature a concept from wash all the way to finishing spray.  The formula in each product helps prepare your hair for the next, resulting in a well thought out product line that gives maximum results. To help initiate volume-lovers into the new line, Tigi released a limited edition introductory set (pictured below) that includes all of the Your Highness range gift packaged in a starter kit that costs nearly 40% less than buying them each individually. [caption id="attachment_655" align="alignright" width="234" caption="Your Highness Starter Kit"][/caption] The Catwalk Your Highness line (and the starter kits) include: Elevating Shampoo (10.14 oz) Nourishing Conditioner (8.45 oz) Thickening Gel Creme (7.27 oz) Root Boost Spray Mousse (8.1 oz) Weightless Shine Spray (5.15 oz) Firm Hold Hairspray (9 oz) Don't forget Your Highness this Christmas!

Infused with argan oil, macadamia goodness and nature's most nourishing botanicals, Macadamia Natural Oil products are everything we've ever hoped for. Extremely nourishing for hair that dry or damaged (or even normal hair that's had a rough week), Macadamia's healing formula tames frizz, increases shine, moisturizes, detangles, manages and calms- everything you need to get that perfect runway sheen. One of our favorite things about the Macadamia products is how stinking adorably they are packaged.  Who doesn't love grabbing a bottle out of the shower with that's as spunky and beautiful as what's inside?  And these products smell AMAZING.  With hints of the macadamia nuttiness and the warm fragrances of argan oil from Morocco, these essential oil-packed products make any shower feel way luxurious.  And that's how we like it. Shop all Macadamia products here!

Fresh month, fresh product, and best of all: fresh discounts for you, our faithful reader.  Here are two of our favorite products for you that are on special this month:

Rene Furterer: For this month only, select Rene Furterer shampoos and conditioners are 15% off. These specially formulated shampoos and conditioners treat different hair types with appropriate formulas that deliver noticeable and clinically proven results.

FREE Mandarin Honey Sugar Scrub: Receive a FREE 5 oz Qtica Smart Spa Mandarin Honey Sugar Scrub with any $30 Qtica / Zoya purchase placed during October.  This deliciously tropical smelling scrub will smooth & refresh skin while transporting you somewhere warm & fabulous! Check out the rest of our monthly specials here.

New for Fall 2009, Beauty of a Site announced our more recent product addition: IKove by Florestas.  This range of haircare, skincare and bath & body products is completely organic and natural, using a botanical base full of oils and extracts from the forests of the Amazon. We have to label IKove products as some of the most guilt free beauty products we've ever seen.  A socially responsible company, IKove is dedicated to growing the economy of the Amazon, allowing local villages to stop cutting down trees and protect the region's beautiful and rare rainforests.  The company uses certified organic ingredients, avoids synthetics and potentially harmful chemicals, while also avoiding any animal ingredients. IKove also strives to use as many certified fair trade ingredients as possible. The lush and luxurious ingredients in the IKove products are what truly set them apart as unique- as must-haves!  Acai Berry is one of IKove's favorite ingredients, an Amazonian palm berry harvested from the forests of Brazil.  Totally PACKED with antioxidants, fatty acids & omegas, Acai Berry is truly a miracle fruit, fighting premature aging and encouraging healthy skin. We're totally excited about these new products and hope that you are too!  If you've tried, please let us know what you think!  You can see all of the IKove products here.

As we approach Breast Cancer Awareness month, we wanted to make you aware of some of the great ways you can raise awareness just by sporting some of your favorite Beauty of a Site products in October! Order in the next week to have your products in time! 1. Use your favorite styling products with a for-the-cure twist! At Beauty of a Site, we're offering limited quantities of two favorite styling products in special edition pink ribbon packaging to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Select 10 oz Kenra Volume Sprays will come in pink bottles and select 1.7 oz will feature a "Pink for the Cure" pink ribbon on the bottle. Both companies use proceeds to support breast cancer research, early detection & support services. 2. Rock some perfect pink polish & support your favorite cause: Essie's Yes We Can, Pink! is a beautiful light, warm shade of pink that not only works perfectly with any wardrobe, but shows support for Living Beyond Breast Cancer, an organization dedicated to ensuring the best quality of life for woman affected by breast cancer. OPI Pink of Hearts 2009 (available soon!) is a gorgeous and empowering light pink cream polish. OPI will donate portions of its sales to both Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Rethink Breast Cancer in honor of October's Breast Cancer Awareness month. 3. Try out classic lotion in a special edition- with a pink pump for the cure!: For a limited time only, all of our Hempz Herbal Moisturizers & Hempz Age Defying Moisturizers are featuring a pink pump to show some support! These limited time only "Because We Care" editions help support breast cancer research by donating part of Hempz' proceeds. It's the perfect time to purchase these products that you already love, for the same low price, and help support a greater cause!

[caption id="attachment_474" align="alignleft" width="107" caption="DermOrganic Oil Treatment"][/caption] As September starts us thinking about Fall, we have some brand new specials for our Beauty of a Site Shoppers. This month, we're offering six new promotions on some of our favorite stuff! Time to try DermOrganic! This incredible hair oil treatment, which also comes in a shampoo & conditioner form, uses organic Argan Oil from Morocco, which infuses hair with incredible managability, shine and a silky texture.  Similar to Moroccan Oil hair products, DermOrganic products are as instantly effective for your hair as they are safe for your body!  This month only, we'll include  a free trial size DermOrganic Argan Oil Treatment with any DermOrganic purchase! And because we loves these products so much we can't STAND it, we're offering $5 off selected colors of Blinc (Kiss Me) Mascara & Eyeliners!  These never-budge, never-run, wash-off eye makeup products are staff favorites.  We can't get enough of them! [caption id="attachment_475" align="alignright" width="112" caption="Blinc Mascara"][/caption] Our favorite cuticle oil to date- Creative Nail Solar Oil- comes in a super handy throw-in-your-purse balm style product that we never leave home without.  This month, we'll toss in this miracle worker ($10 value!) for free with any $40 CND purchase.  Now how about that!  Really... you can't pass this up. Get more information about these and our other monthly specials here!  For the month of September, you can find the following specials at Beauty of a Site:

• Selected Get Fresh Products 50% off
• Free Solar Balm with any $40 CND purchase
• Selected Urban Apothecary Cosmetics 50% off!
• Selected Qtica Gift Bags 20% off
• Free Oil Treatment with any DermOrganic Purchase

Click here to visit our monthly specials page!

[caption id="attachment_450" align="alignright" width="170" caption="Free gift with purchase! "][/caption] At Beauty of a Site, we're featuring Cutler Haircare in our brand spotlight section for the month of August.  Created by Rodney Cutler, this awesome product line based out of Cutler Salon in New York, is all about getting the right product to help you achieve the runway style of your dreams.  From deep conditioning treatment sprays to daily shampoos, Cutler's versatile but specialized range offers a little something for everyone! As a treat for you this month, we're offering a FREE travel sized Daily Shampoo & Conditioner with any $30 Cutler purchase (see picture at right)!  Pick up a couple of products that you think you'll like, and we'll toss in a free gift so that you can enjoy the full Cutler experience! Click here to browse all of Cutler's products. Click here to read more about Cutler's philosophy and our favorites!