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You're counting down days, aren't you? Eclipse, the third movie in the Twilight Saga, and the third of Stephenie Meyer's romantic novels featuring Bella and Edward, hits the big screen on June 30th.  The internet is a buzz with gossip about the movie, exclusive clips, celebrity profiles and about as many really attractive vampires as you could possibly hope to find in one place. We've decided this is worth celebrating, and we're preparing for Eclipse's release with a brand new product that will get you in the mood for some serious vamp action: DuWop's Twilight Venom- Blush! A new twist on DuWop's Twilight Venom (released in conjunction with the first Twilight film), this blush colored lip plumping blush colored stain is innocent and romantic, lighter and warmer than it's blood-red predecessor.  Simply shake the venom to mix and apply for stinging plump lips and a super kissable pink tint. Click here to check it out!  Order in the next couple of days, and we'll make sure you've got it in time for the movie!!

Good news Beauty of a Site friends: we've just posted our new specials for the month of June!  Each month, we enjoy picking something we know you'll love and offering it to you with a free gift or a great discount.  This month, we're offering a Rosie Jane pink cosmetics bag with any $30 Rosie Jane cosmetics, fragrance or candle purchase- totally free. Did we mention that the makeup bag is delightfully pink, adorable and usually $10? To earn your free gift, shop Rosie Jane today, here!  The good news is, it's totally easy to earn your free bag.  Try any of Rosie's products- you really can't go wrong! Rosie Jane's products are simple, beautiful and full of life.  Her makeup accentuates natural beauty with warm, natural colors.  Lila Lou, her extremely popular fragrance, smells of fresh flowers, grass, and a warm summer breeze.  Celebrate all that is beautiful about life with her fun loving, full-of-life products- and we'll send you a little something to help you celebrate. Enjoy your free gift with any $30 purchase! Simply try 1 fragrance, 2 eyeliners, 2 lip glosses, 1 candle or any other combination you can think of.  These products are in stock and ready to ship, so you can have your gift in no time!

Flirty, fun and fabulous, everybody at Beauty of a Site is terribly excited to see the newest Sex in the City movie. The fashion alone makes the movie worthwhile, but there is so much to be excited about: 1. The scenes that take place in Abu Dhabi: Set in the exotic middle east, this part of the movie was actually filmed in Morocco. The interesting landscape and gorgeous palette of desert colors allowed designers and stylists to go crazy with Carrie and the girls. We can't wait to see all of their interesting creations. 2. The shoes: We love these shoes. Though some of us aren't as talented as the SATC stars at pulling them off, just imagining owning such adorable and classy shoes is so much fun. Carrie's gold Christian Louboutins are GORGEOUS and totally the talk of the business. Drooling. Read more about the shoes at Cosmo's site, here. 3. Carrie's hair: Carrie is always sporting a style that is bold and beautiful. Her stylists defy conventional boundaries to create truly unique and innovative hair styles that redefine the way stylists do hair. With turbans and desert sands to work with, we can't wait to see what her designers come up with. 4.  Aiden Shaw: Yum.  For all the team Aiden fans out there, it's your time! Looking to keep up with all the newest gossip?  Sign up for our email newsletter here to keep up with the fabulous four's celebrity looks!  Also, check out the Sex and the City 2 Movie Fansite - it's got all the juicy stuff.  :) Check out tips for achieving these stars' beautiful looks at our Steal the Look profile section. Click here to check it out!

Freshen up your cosmetics bag with bright new colors for the summer season.  We've seen marigold yellows and chartreuses and limes in our nail polish palettes, and a with little skill, those same colors can be used with makeup to create a truly unique and beautiful look.  Here are our tips for this light and summery look: 1.  Shiney Pink Lips:  Drawing together all these bright colors is a classic, cool pink lip gloss.  Almost any shade of pink will do, but our very favorite for the job is DuWop's Pink Shimmer Lip Venom. The plump lips will draw attention to your traditional feminine curves in offset of your non-traditional color scheme. 2.  Yellow / Lime Eyes:  As strange as it may sound, especially girls with dark hair can beautifully sport these bright summer colors.  Apply lightly all over lid and under eyebrows, adding sparkly white at the inside corner of your eye.  We suggest Bed Head's Cyberoptics Eyeshadow in Lime. 3.  Pink Cheeks:  Set aside your orange-y bronzer for this colorful look.  Choose a classic pink to match your gloss! The Orglamix Pure Mineral Blush has the perfect consistency and shimmer for this light and airy summery pink.  We think the Pink Pepper color would be perfect. 4.  Flawless Complexion:  To keep attention on the vibrant colors, a flawless complexion is absolutely necessary for a carefree summer.  Find a light-reflecting, moisture rich tinted moisturizer that will even out your complexion without the added weight of thick foundation.  Our very favorite tinted moisturizer is Urban Apothecary's Supernatural Mineral Sheer Tint.  It's soft weight and beautiful luminosity is perfect for summer.

Blending is the key to perfect and beautiful makeup application. Mixing the colors just right, applying them just in the right place and accentuating the beauty of your bone structure fundamentally change simple pigment into the perfect look for any occasion. Achieve your favorite makeup style with professional makeup brushes- the instrumental necessary for professional looking beauty! Beauty of a Site's Qe Brush sets are marked 30% off their regular price for the month of May.  We offer several different sets in different price ranges, including an eco-friendly option!  All of Qe's brushes are professional quality and include all of the standard sizes and shapes that help you apply all of your makeup flawlessly, conveniently packaged in a brush bag. Shop all of the Qe Brush Set options today!  Click here to shop this and other monthly specials!

As an avid Cyberoptics eyeshadow user, I am here to ensure you that I've never used eyeshadow quite as nice as Bed Head's.  Based on what we hear from customers, bloggers and cosmetics reps, it sounds like people across the world agree- Bed Head's makeup is extremely high quality, long lasting, and perfect for any skin tone. In honor of the great results we've been seeing from Bed Head's cosmetics, the Beauty of a Site staff want to share the goodness with you!  For the month of April, we're discounting some of Bed Head's hottest make up products to give you an opportunity to try them for yourselves!  Here are three of the "must-haves" we definitely think you should give a try this month: Bed Head Big Fat Fun Eyeliner: This perfect-for-smoky-eyes eyeliner, is a must have for any beauty junkie.  It applies an uber smooth slightly thick line with ease, and includes a smudgie on the opposite end, to help you even out or smudge the line for either a natural or dramatic look.  15% off! Bed Head Lipstick: This ultra creamy, long-lasting lipstick is available in a huge variety of colors. We hear from so many customers who, after trying this lipstick once, use it forever! Its high quality and perfect finish make it a huge hit. 20% off! Bed Head Glamma Powder: This powder foundation is truly revolutionary. Using a light-reflective, non-oily formula, Glamma Powder helps you achieve a flawless complexion in one easy step. It's smooth to the touch and matches your skin perfectly! 15% off!

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.

Wanting to purchase Twilight Lip Venom?  Click here.  Learn more about it below! Vampire-inspired; Beauty of a Site-approved.  This crimson, blood-red lip stain with a lip plumping bite will have you joining team Edward in no time.  Help us celebrate the upcoming New Moon movie with DuWop's Twilight Lip Venom! [caption id="attachment_597" align="aligncenter" width="281" caption="DuWop Twilight Lip Venom"][/caption] DuWop's popular Lip Venom acts as a plumping agent, using essential oils to increase blood circulation in your lips to add a plump and a flush of natural color.  Inspired by the magic of the first Twilight Saga movie, DuWop created a new Twilight Lip Venom that, along with a killer bite for plumping and flushing, stains lips with a crimson color for added drama. Each tube of Twilight Lip Venom comes with the stain separated from the venom, but with a quick shake, the two formulas collide for the perfect stain & plumping partnership.  Symbolic of the dramatic collision of the human and vampire worlds in the Twilight Saga, every application of Twilight Lip Venom helps transport you to a world of mystery, adventure & undying love. Click here to buy the Twilight Venom!

[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!

Totally pure and strictly "au natural," Orglamix is a brand new mineral makeup line that Beauty of a Site loves! We started carrying these incredible products this week, and after trying them, can't get enough! Not only are they so healthy for your body, but their superior quality and staying power have made them some of our new makeup bag necessities. Our favorite feature: these products including no nasties, parabens, synthetics dyes or nan-particles are totally affordable! The Mineral Shadows have been our favorite product so far.  This shadow nearly glistens with application, applying in an almost silk-like fashion and wearing all day without creasing.  We've really enjoyed mixing and matching these shades for really unique looks.  Can't get enough! Click here to start shopping for Orglamix!

Everything!  I was reading this month's Glamour this morning and noticed that Sandra Bullock was casually dressed in a bunch of different purple-y hues.  I love how they look on her! We all knew purple was sweeping the scene this summer, but I'm totally loving it way more than I expected to. Get some purple into your routine... ... with the perfect purple polishes (like Sandra's!).  OPI has faithfully given us all of the vibrant violet shades that we can handle, and our staff favorites include OPI Miami Beet, OPI Louvre Me Louvre Me Not & OPI Bogota Blackberry.  Creme, shimmery, pearly- we love it all. ... with a dramatic eyeshadow for at night.  Our personal favorite is Tigi Bed Head's Cyberoptics Eyeshadow in Passion.  A warm purple with a subtle sparkle.  Perfect! ... with Betty Beauty's Sexy Betty hair dye kit... for the hair down there. ... with a subtle twist of eyeliner in a violet hue.  Rosie Jane's Grapevine eye define is shaped to allow for the perfect amount of control and blending, so that you can add just the right amount of purple to neutral eye make-up. ... with Beauty of a Site.  Purple's our signature color, after all. :) How are you getting your violet fix? Fill us in!

Although no studies have been done to prove or disprove this theory, some researchers are saying that wearing lip gloss can increase your chances of having skin cancer on your face and lips. Without reputable studies, we're not going to be the first to say this is truth. We do however, want you to keep this interesting story in mind this summer when your getting all dolled up to visit the pool or your favorite summertime hot spot. According to ABC News, this is the rumor, "Some dermatologists have said that the translucent sheen helps ultraviolet rays penetrate the already fragile skin of the lips -- thereby increasing your risk." Moreover, ABC goes on to report that, "squamous cell carcinoma (the kind of cancer that makes up 90 percent of new cases of lip skin cancer each year) has a higher risk of metastasis on the lips. That means that it's more likely to aggressively spread if it starts on your lips than if the same kind of cancer appears first on other parts of the skin." Now, if any of this is true, we need to take action. Especially those of us who are slightly addicted to lip gloss (you know who you are!). Luckily, there are just as many glamorous lip glosses with SPF as there are without. A don't think you have to get rid of all your glosses - just make sure to wear them indoors. Here some SPF infused lip balms to check out and keep on hand when you're in the sun: [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125" caption="Alba Botanica Lip Care SPF 18"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125" caption="Coola Lip Lux All-in-One Lip Treatment"][/caption] Let us know what you think! While researchers are gettin' their ducks in a row, we'd love to hear your opinion on this issue. Comment back or tweet us at our twitter page here.