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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.

For the month of May, receive three free product samples with any $35 Zoya or Qtica purchase!  Art of Beauty is generously partnering with Beauty of a Site to over a 2 oz Zoya Remove +, 2 oz Qtica Lotion and 2 oz Qtica Wash with your qualifying order. Zoya nail polish is some of the most diverse and high quality nail polish that we've ever seen at Beauty of a Site, featuring bold colors, a variety of finishes and a chemically safe formula whose color always stays true.  Alongside incredibly effective treatments such as quick dry top coats, polish thinners and protective base coats, Zoya's manicure supplies are among Beauty of a Site's most popular products! Zoya Nail Polish is available for purchase in individual bottles (available here) and in collections (here).  Make sure and check out their incredible treatments too! Looking for Qtica products?  Check them out here!

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!

Even though it's May, Spring seems to be delivering all sorts of showers just a little bit late.  All of our May weddings, events, graduation parties and picnics are requiring serious humidity-proof hair, as showers hang in the distance, threatening our sunny plans.  Here are our top three products for fighting humidity, and keeping a style looking great all day long:

	Cutler's Volumizing Spray is by far my favorite humidity proofing product, and it doesn't even have humidity in the title! My biggest problems with humidity are one either my hair totally flattening and losing curl, or my hair poofing and frizzing out of control. Cutler's Volumizing Spray both controls these factors in daily styles, but also provides nurturing ingredients and heat protection that keep your hair healthy, reducing these effects from the beginning! Purchase it here for $21.
	Bed Head Some Like It Hot product range includes three products that are all uniquely designed to protect against humidity while styling. Including a shampoo, conditioner and weather-neutralizing serum, these products not only protect against frizz from humidity, but also from the damage of heat and from color loss in the sun. Perfect for beach-y summers and sunny weekends! Purchase here, $16-17.
	The Blow Weather Girl Climate Neutralizing Complex is a miracle product created by Blow, a company that prides itself on creating products for people who heat style daily. Gentle and nutritive on over-heated hair, Weather Girl locks out humidity by coating hair, while remaining weightless and protecting from frizz. Purchase here for $22.

Zoya's newest pair of collections feature 12 bold, brilliant and beautiful colors that are perfect for warmer weather and sunny days. The Flash collection includes bright pastels with a classic creme finish to showcase the brilliant warmth of all of the hues. The Zoya Sparkle collection embraces shimmering glitter over bright, vibrant colors. These slightly darker shades are bright and full, full of gorgeous depth and colorful excitement. Summer's most popular colors can be yours today! Order Zoya's Flash and Sparkle collections either as a whole collection, or purchase your favorite colors individually! Click here to shop collections, and click here for individual colors.

You still have a few short days left to benefit from Beauty of a Site's April monthly specials!  Here are just a few of the incredible deals that we're offering: 1.  BOGO on Product All Purpose Hair Cream!  This classic product won't be available at Beauty of a Site for much longer, so we're giving you the chance to stock up on a quality product before it's gone.  Buy one jar of this incredible all purpose hair styling cream and get the second absolutely free! 2.  Save over 25% on liters of ISO Bouncy Cleanse:  Buying in bulk saves you cash, whether you're shopping for groceries or shampoo.  Our Bouncy Cleanse liters already help you get more bang for your buck, but for April only, you'll save an extra 10% on the large shampoo sizes.  Take the opportunity to save big before it's too late! 3.  Color Club Nail Polish Closeout Sale:  Beauty of a Site is closing out of Color Club nail polish, and is offering $2-6 off PER BOTTLE!  For incredibly low prices, stock up on these beautiful neon shades- just in time for summer! Click here to browse all of April's monthly specials!

Yes, we keep talking about OPI's newest nail polish collection, but that's because they're so bright, bold & beautiful! We'll share some swatches with you so you can enjoy OPI's Shrek Forever After Brights Collection for yourself: From left to right: Fiercely Fiona, Ogre-the-Top Blue, Who the Shrek are You?, Rumple's Wiggin', What's with the Cattitude?, & Funky Dunkey Click HERE to get yours now!

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.

Don't forget that Tosca Hair Care products are being featured at Beauty of a Site this month!  These professional, salon quality shampoos, conditioners, treatments and serums are designed to treat individual hair types with precision and care.  Each of Tosca's hair care products feature 100% certified organic botanical extracts while being 100% sodium chloride free, 100% sulfate free, static free and humidity resistant.  They truly are composed of the highest quality ingredients available, and the results speaks for themselves! For this month only, we'll give you a FREE 5 oz Tosca Treatment Shampoo with any $25 order.  With many of his professional quality products, buying even one product (which we know you'll love) will earn you this free shampoo.  It's an easy way to get to try both a conditioner and a shampoo, only having to pay for one of them! If you're brand new to Tosca, start by identifying your hair type:

• For thick / course hair: try Tosca's Texture Products
• For curls or waves: Try Tosca Curl
• For thin / flat hair: Use Tosca Volume
• For hair that's dull or lifeless: Tosca Shine

Both Tosca Classic and Tosca Repair products will work beautifully with any hair type.  Classic will cleanse hair and work with common hair issues, while the Repair line will focus on intensely conditioning and healing damaged or over-ly processed hair of any type. Click here to browse all of the 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!

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!

OPI Shrek Forever After Brights Collection features six beautiful brights to kick off a bright, vibrant summer. With lime greens, bright purples, creamy yellows and a totally unique pair of blues, this six color collection is flying off the shelves.  We're expecting to receive the polishes next week, but our pre-ordering has started already!  By pre-ordering your polishes, you're guaranteed to receive some of the first polishes that arrive!  We're expecting them to sell out quickly, so don't miss your chance! Click here to pre-order polishes now! [caption id="attachment_796" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="L to R: Who the Shrek are You?, Rumple's Wiggin, Ogre the Top Blue, What's With the Cattitude?"][/caption]