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Looking for something a little different in the easter basket this year?  It's easy to give candy, cards and chocolate for easter each year, but what about something that will last a little longer, and be a little more fun?  Here are Beauty of a Site's top four picks for Easter Basket fillers! 1.  Mini Nail Polish sets.  Both Essie and OPI have a bunch of really cute mini nail polish sets that include four colors in mini little bottles.  These are a perfect small gift, especially when you're not sure exactly which color someone would like.  Our best selling minis for the season are OPI Pink Softshades, Essie Art of Spring Mega Minis and OPI Tiny Takeouts from the Hong Kong Collection. 2.  Lookin' Good For Jesus Bath & Body: That's right- it's perfect! This clever and funny line of products is titled "Lookin' Good for Jesus" and is covered with funny phrases and fitting scents for the holiday.  Choose lip gloss, a bath product kit, bubble bath or hand creme- in an Easter lily scent! Click here to check them all out! 3.  Aunt Sadie's Candles:  In several new and spring fragrances, check out Aunt Sadie's famous candles as a great addition to an Easter basket.  Each candle is poured into a neat tin can and is the perfect size for a small basket.  The powerful (but not overpowering) scented wax will fill a home with smells of spring.  Check out the entire line of candles here. 4.  Perfume oils:  For something a little more elegant, include one of Beauty of a Site's favorite perfume oils in a love one's gift.  These bottles are small and perfect for a basket, but are of the highest quality essential oils.  Both Rosie Jane's Leila Lou and Kai's Perfume Oil are extremely popular springtime fragrances that are versatile and light enough that they will please any woman in your life.

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!

It's only fitting that since we started last week blogging about polish that we could start this one with the same thing.  Along with the OPI Softshades, we've received Essie's newest collection, The Art of Spring.  Featuring very complex and interesting pastels from a palette that praises the world of art and design, we were pleasantly surprised with Essie's interpretation of the "it" colors for Spring 2010. As we have come to expect from her, Essie gives us a brand new soft pink and classic red to celebrate the season in Pop Art Pink and Red Nouveau, respectively.  However, the subtle gray undertone gives the colors an unexpected complexity and a very trendy look.  Lilacism, in particular, redefines a classic lavender to become a shadow dusted lilac; a truly beautiful neutral infused with interesting color.  Van D'Go offers another light pink for Spring, but shares the orange-y warm undertones of Tart Deco, while remaining muted and complex.  Neo Whimsical features the perfect medium pastel pink we always expect from Essie; cool undertones behind a muted and pastel pink that match any outfit, any occasion and any season.  These great colors allow us to enjoy the sophistication of pastels without the easter basket shades we can trip across during this season. Click here to buy Essie's Art of Spring colors!

In honor of the first day of Spring, we want to give you a little something to help you stock up on new colors, skin care, pedicure supplies and all of the much needed beauty supplies that the change of seasons brings.  Enjoy a little something, on us: Saturday and Sunday, March 20 and 21st, receive FREE SHIPPING on ANY Beauty of a Site Order!  Simply enter the code "SPRING10" at checkout to receive free shipping before Sunday night at midnight!

Like always, the 2010 Oscars were filled with great surprises, incredible hosts, interesting twists and gorgeous dresses.  Though there were so many classy dresses crowding the red carpet this year, from the elegance of Kristen Stewart's midnight blue, to Maggie Gyllenhal's unique Dries Van Noten and Demi Moore's flowing ruffles, we particularly loved the glitz that 2010 brought.  Cameron Diaz, Sandra Bullock and even Miley Cyrus choose glittery golds to make their red carpet appearance, and we loved what we saw from them. Sandra Bullock's beautiful gown (did you see that lace!? incredible...) combined with her choice to wear her hair down and her bold lips really grabbed our attention. She won the hearts of the academy with her acting, and she certainly won ours with her timeless beauty. For tips on achieving the classic look that made her famous, check out our Sandra Bullock Steal the Look section here.  We'll give you step by step instructions on getting similar hair, makeup and complexion and suggests products that can help you make it happen!  Click here to start browsing.

[caption id="attachment_744" align="alignright" width="175" caption="Aunt Sadie's Lilac Bush Candle"][/caption] Living in an apartment, the soft scent of fresh flowers filling my home is one of the parts of Spring I miss most.  In my childhood house, my parents filled the yard with lilac bushes, peonies, daffodils and tulips.  We'd throw the windows open every spring to let a soft breeze carry in the beautiful array of spring floral fragrances.  For me, Spring smells like lilacs. I'm sure you can image the joy I felt when we found that Aunt Sadie's offers two wonderful floral scented candles for the spring: the Lilac Bush candle and the Tulips candle.  Each candle smells exactly like I remember our fresh flowers smelling, and allows me the nostalgic scent of springtime straight out of a can!  Each colorful label brightens up my home and gets me ready for my favorite season.  Spring! Usher the new season into your home with Aunt Sadie's help!  Click here to browse all of Aunt Sadie's candles.

Kama Sutra is an incredible line of products designed to "make love better."  From honey dusts to lubricants, massage oils to pleasure potions, these products inspire a deeply romantic environment- just in time for Valentine's Day.  To honor this great holiday, Beauty of a Site has partnered with Kama Sutra to give away a FREE Petite Oil of Love with every single Kama Sutra purchase all month. Surprise your lover with something new and exciting! One of our best selling Kama Sutra products is the Bedside Box- the Lover's Toolkit.  The intricate packaging and fun accessories really heighten the mood and make for a truly romantic gift! The best news is that it's NOT TOO LATE to get your gift in time for Valentine's Day.  If you're in the Midwest, Beauty of a Site is conveniently located in central Illinois and can have your gift to you in 1-3 business days.  Not in the Midwest?  We offer both Next Day Air and Second Day Air shipping on any in stock merchandise.  Feel free to give us a call and we can talk you through how to get it to you in time for the big event!

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.

This just in! We just got these swatches of the OPI Hong Kong Collection-- they are just gorgeous! From left to right: Suzi Says Feng Shui, Jade is the New Black, Dim Sum Plum, Hot & Spicy, Red My Fortune Cookie, Bling Dynasty From left to right: A Good Man-Darin is Hard to Find, Lucky Lucky Lavender, Meet Me on the Star Ferry, Panda-Monium Pink, Pearl of Wisdom, Chop-Sticking to My Story Order yours HERE!

Every year, Beauty of a Site sends gifts to hundreds of happy friends, spouses, fiances, girlfriends and family members across the world to celebrate Valentine's Day.  We've found that the unique products we have to offer are perfect for this thoughtful holiday.  To help you find the perfect gift for the loved one in your life, we've put together a page featuring our best selling Valentine's Day merchandise from the last several years to give you a great place to start.  Click here to visit our Valentine's Day Store! Some of our favorite products from over at the store are included for you here: 1.  Organic Bath Company Bubble Bath Roses.  These simple, inexpensive but teasingly romantic bath bombs are perfect for more casual relationships, friends, or even small gifts for family.  At an affordable $11, you can give someone you love a dozen roses that when added to warm water will fizz and create a moisturizing, relaxing bathing experience. One of our top sellers! 2. Kama Sutra Gift Sets. For new couples or seasoned lovers, the Kama Sutra Gift Sets include a range of products to produce a sensual, romantic experience.  Choose from a variety of flavors and price ranges to set the mood for your Valentine's Day! 3. Serendipity 3 Serendipitous Perfume. Thoughtful, classic and delicious, the Serendipitous Perfume is a wonderful gift for any woman on your list.  A fragrance of vanilla, cocoa, amber and citrus, this passionately addictive and alluring perfume is classic while being mysterious- and easy on the pocketbook!  An affordable $35 for a timeless, romantic gift. Browse these gifts and more at our Valentine's Day store! Click here. [caption id="attachment_700" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Organic Bath Company Bubble Bath Roses"][/caption]

In honor of the New Year, we're all working to be more healthy. Here at BOAS, we're using Acai Berry to help us do it! This tiny red fruit (that this time last year none of us had ever heard of) has emerged as one of the most popular superfoods of the new year. Diet websites and nutrition gurus claim that the powerful antioxidant properties of the acai berry make it a superfood and an optimal ingredient in the weight loss process. Scientists & nutritionists agree that acai berries are packed full of essential nutrients that help our bodies to function more efficiently. Though popping an acai berry supplement doesn't make you lose 5 pounds overnight, perpetual intake of superfoods like the acai berry improve the way your body works, making digesting food, getting proper sleep and exercising all much easier tasks. We don't know about you- but we'll take all the help we can get! With our busy lives, having a bag of acai berries in our pocket isn't always the easiest way to access this superfood. Lucky, Pure Inventions has created a drink additive that can be added to water to help you get your daily dose of Acai Berry! Simply add it to water of any temperature for a shot of antioxidant power!  Click here to check out this awesome drink!

To all of our loyal customers, we wanted to pass along some great news:  All of the OPI Alice in Wonderland nail polishes and mini lacquer sets are in stock and available for purchase.  We are shipping them starting now- they'll start going out on Tuesday! This is an official announcement!  The very best part of the deal is that we have TONS available, so order away!  Pass along the great news! CLICK HERE to purchase nail lacquers from the OPI Alice in Wonderland collection!