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    CK One Color – My Savior

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    I’m not afraid to admit it, I’m a girly girl, I love looking good and feeling my best, however one thing I’m not a huge fan of is being outgoing and creative with my makeup. Call me boring, call me plain but my version of awesome makeup? Whatever looks naturally…hides any blemishes and lasts all day…see, I’m so easy to please.

    So I decided to share my ‘Go To’ beauty products that have survived the test of time and have been kept in my makeup rotation despite me constantly trying something different. One of my favorite products that I have grown to love is my CK One Color Pressed Powder sold exclusively at Ulta. Like I mentioned in previous posts (Ulta Holiday Fragrance Guide & Ulta One Stop Beauty Shop) Ulta is one of my favorite places to shop for everything from foundation to hair products to body lotion to anything in between. Why? Because they will literally take ANYTHING back! That means I can buy 20 different shades of foundation, bronzer and eye shadow and give back whatever doesn’t work for me, no problem…now that’s customer service!

    Anyways, back to my beauty haul…So I’m in love with the whole CK One Color line of cosmetics. They are from Calvin Klein and the line is relatively new but according to the gals in Ulta and reviews on line it is a huge hit and I know why. Using the pressed powder foundation cuts down my morning routine and covers up any problem areas leaving you with flawless, smooth looking skin. In addition, it lasts a while…my first one lasted me months.

    You know you love a product when it all of a sudden becomes ‘unavailable’ and then you start to panic…yup, that was me for the past 2 months while Calvin Klein was repacking and redesigning the product. The women in Ulta had me try numerous brands and products, but nothing quite worked for me like this product did….So boy was I relieved when they finally had it in stock last week! (I was so overjoyed I texted my boyfriend saying it was the best day ever..he knew my struggle with makeup although he insists I should where none…that’s men for ya lol ;))

    In addition for having a love affair with the CK One Pressed Powder, I have a deep fondness for the CK One Color Brow Pencil Duo. Sometimes when you use a powder foundation your eyebrows blend in due to powder getting on them as you apply the makeup. This eyebrow duo solves that problem by having a mechanical pencil that helps darken the brows (it comes in 3 shades to match your hair color) and the other side has a gel that goes over them to refine the look. Do this once in the morning and your set for the day.

    Naturally your look isn’t finished without the perfect eyelashes and lips and guess what CK One Color has one of the best nude lipsticks named ‘Naked‘ and a great mascara. Use all these products and you look instantly refreshed while still looking natural as though your not wearing any makeup!

    Best part? They all come at a price that won’t break your wallet and if you don’t like them, no hassle returns at Ulta! What do you have to loose?!

    Shop These Products Below:

    Mascara: $18

    Lipstick: $16

    Eyebrow Duo: $22

    Pressed Powder Foundation: $26

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    My Curl Secret

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    Now I’ve always wanted to be the girl who wakes up with that perfect ‘Victoria’s Secret’ hair.

    Hair that has body, bounce and soft waves that looks sexy and flawless with any look. Traditionally I’ve had to conquer up the will power to sit for about 45 minutes and curl my whole head of hair with a regular curling iron which always left me with ‘fish tail’ ends and a flopped look in under 2 hours.

    So while I never buy into infomercials, I saw one for Conair’s ‘Curl Secret’ and had no choice but to try it!

    I ordered it from Ulta.com and within a few days the new age of curling irons was plugged in and ready to go.

    It was easy to use, lightweight and curled my whole head of hair in under 30 minutes. Best part? The curls last longer than those of my traditional curling iron.

    Curl Secret allows you to decide how tight or loose the curls will be based on 3 different temperature settings. The contraption takes a piece of your hair, twirls it around the barrel chamber and after 3 beeps, voila! Beautiful curls!

    Sounds too good to be true? Guess you’ll just have to try it out for yourself!

    Get it here: Curl Secret

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    Ulta Beauty Holiday Fragrance Gift Guide

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    It’s no secret that I have a slight love obsession with Ulta, but what I love even more is when someone smells simply delicious, that’s why I had to share my favorite holiday fragrance sets from Ulta Beauty. Whether your shopping for your friend, your boss, your family member or even your boo, here’s the top fragrance sets of perfume and cologne sure to make any person in your life happy!

    All of these sets are available online at Ulta.com (perfect for one stop shopping) and they offer free shipping with a $25 minimum (subject to change) and there is alway tons of coupons to be used for either a certain amount off or for a free gift with purchase! Also, be sure to sign up for Ulta Rewards to earn points towards free gifts (a treat well deserved after holiday shopping)!

    Here’s my top 10 favorite fragrance sets, all for different types of people at different price points:

    1) ‘Philosophy’ State Of Grace set $35 (Available: here)

    'Philosophy' State Of Grace

    ‘Philosophy’ State Of Grace

    2) ‘Pink Sugar’ Sweetly Pink Gift Set $49 (Available: here)

    'Pink Sugar' Sweetly Pink Gift Set

    ‘Pink Sugar’ Sweetly Pink Gift Set

    3) Justin Bieber ‘Key’ Gift Set $65 (Available: here)

    Justin Bieber 'Key' Gift Set

    Justin Bieber ‘Key’ Gift Set

    4) Juicy Couture ‘The Night Is For Noir’ Gift Set $40 (Available: here)

    Juicy Couture 'The Night Is For Noir' Set

    Juicy Couture ‘The Night Is For Noir’ Set

    5) Giorgio Armani ‘Armani Code’ Gift Set $80 (Available: here)

    Giorgio Armani 'Armani Code' Gift Set

    Giorgio Armani ‘Armani Code’ Gift Set

    6) Gucci ‘Guilty’ Gift Set $100 (Available: here)

    Gucci 'Guilty' Gift Set

    Gucci ‘Guilty’ Gift Set

    7) John Varvatos ‘Coffret’ Set $45 (Available: here)

    John Varvatos 'Coffret' Set

    John Varvatos ‘Coffret’ Set

    8) Jimmy Choo ‘Flash’ Gift Set $102 (Available: here)

    Jimmy Choo 'Flash' Gift Set

    Jimmy Choo ‘Flash’ Gift Set

    9) Ralph Lauren ‘Polo Blue’ Gift Set $61 (Available: here)

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    Ralph Lauren ‘Polo Blue’ Gift Set

    10) Coach ‘Poppy’ Coffret $38 (Available: here)

    Coach 'Poppy' Coffret

    Coach ‘Poppy’ Coffret

    Check out another one of my gift guides: Here

    Happy Shopping!

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    ~XO,

    Melissa

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    My One Stop Beauty Shop: Ulta

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    Every girl has her go to store for all things beauty. Some gals are devoted Sephora fans others opt to head to Bloomingdales or Saks, however personally, my fav go to beauty store is Ulta.

    It’s the perfect place for a girl on a budget, they always have coupons, sales and free gifts with purchase and what I love most? They have amazing customer service and go above and beyond to accommodate their customers!

    Ulta has all the brands you love: Estée Lauder, Calvin Klein, Bareninerals, Paul Mitchell and more, all at affordable prices and with experts who can match you with the products that suit you best.

    Another thing I truly love about Ulta, their return policy. How many times do you try a new shade of foundation or a certain lipstick and realize it just isn’t for you? What do you do? Eat the cost? Attempt to return it and the store not take it back? Give it to your sister? Well at Ulta they will take anything and I mean anything back if your not happy, even if you lost the receipt and the package is open they will give you a store credit and can even look up the purchase on your credit card or Ulta rewards card which leads me to my next reason on why I love Ulta…the rewards.

    Ulta has one of the best rewards programs around and trust me I looked into Sephora, Bareminerals etc. 4 times a year Ulta sends you a rewards booklet with the level you reached based on your purchases for that particular time frame.

    You can score shampoos, lipsticks, mascara or even a flat iron, blow dryer or curling iron! The rewards never expire, although there is an expiration date the managers always accept them past that date and they will help you find whatever you need.

    If I haven’t convinced you to check out Ulta I’m not quite sure what will, but like I said, you have nothing to loose with their happiness guarantee and their unbeatable prices!

    Shop Ulta

    Ulta also has tons of great specials going on for the Holidays! Whether your shopping for yourself, a teenager, a pre teen or even a man in your life, Ulta has it all at great prices!

    Tweet me @MissyOnMadison & ‘Like‘ the Facebook Page!

    ~XO
    Melissa
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