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Monday
Oct 6,2008

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Nars Duo Eyeshadow

Guest review by TotalBeauty.com editor Charli Schuler

This modern compact will be with me if I’m ever stranded on an island. It’s expensive, but it feels like silk and stays on almost all day.

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Saturday
Oct 4,2008

My husband and I spent a week in Tahiti for our honeymoon and had an amazing time.  The islands were so lush and had so many great sights and scents.  On a tour, we were amazed to be shown the rich offerings of the forests and fields - limes so sweet you could eat them whole, fresh coconuts, and delicious smelling flowers everywhere.  One of our favorite souvenirs that we brought back for ourselves and all of our friends was bottles of monoi oil.  In fact, I’m still hoarding one last bottle that I only break out for special occasions five years later.  Monoi oil is a beauty oil make from coconut oil and tiare (gardenia) flowers.  It smells delicious and is a great moisturizer.

I was super excited when I tried NUDE’s Moisturizing Body Polish and found out it was made with monoi oil.  Opening the jar and smelling that exotic aroma took me back!  The polish is made with sugar and monoi oil.  You apply it to dry skin and then rinse it off.  The sugar scrubs off dead skin, the water melts away the sugar and rinses it off along with the dead skin and the oil is left behind to moisturize your skin.  I loved how soft my skin was afterwords and the delicate scent of monoi that was left behind.  I also love that NUDE’s products are all natural and come in fun and funky recycled (and recyclable) packaging!

Saturday
Oct 4,2008

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Giovanni Cool Mint Lemonade Salt Scrub with Crushed Mint Leaves

Guest review by TotalBeauty.com editorial team

If you like the smell of mojitos, this fat, angled tub could be your favorite new wake-up call. When smoothed on wet skin, Giovanni Cool Mint Lemonade Salt Scrub invigorates your senses with mint, lemongrass and grapefruit oils.

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Friday
Oct 3,2008

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Frederic Fekkai Technician Shampoo for Dry, Damaged Hair

Guest review by TotalBeauty.com editor Beth Mayall-Traglia

Between blow-drying, flat-ironing and highlighting, my hair is so very pissed off. It has even started fighting back. To combat the straw, I enlisted Fekkai’s restorative fruit cocktail.

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