Spring is here and it’s time for some spring cleaning, a wardrobe change, and finding ways to feel better about your body, mind and soul before a big date.

While sitting in the Apple store learning how to use my new iPad, I received an email from SpaFinder announcing their Spring Wellness week. From March 21-27, 2011, numerous participating spas from around the country and world are offering either 50% off or $50 specials for spa treatments, Pilates, and yoga worth opening your wallet for.

Within in minutes, I was booked at Tikkun Holistic Spa, just around the corner from the Apple store in Santa Monica for a 50-minute massage at only $50. Regularly priced at $95, it included free use of the Clay room, Lava room, and Himalayan Salt room before my treatment.

Hundreds of spas around the country are participating Wellness Week. If you’re out of town, some of the finest 5-star hotels have spas with 50% off specials to enjoy during your trip. Already lucky in love? Try a couples massage to spice up your love life.

Click here to book an appointment in your city.

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Mystery

It’s time to spice up your look for very little cost. This season has brought some of my favorite colors to the nail palette courtesy of Jessica Custom Nail Colour.

Try their Cloud Mine, Pure Platinum  or Mystery to capture the attention of your next online date. Your beau will be thinking, these nails are made for flirting.

To order a bottle, visit your local nail salon or click below.

Jessica Custom Nail Colour 916 Mystery

Jessica Custom Nail Colour 649 Cloud Mine

Jessica Custom Nail Colour 474 Pure Platinum

Every one in a while I come across a new lip gloss that’s guaranteed to stay on your lips throughout the day. When I found the double-ended mix-and match lipgloss from tarte, which claimed to be a moisture-rich gloss duo to hydrate the lips, it was worth trying.

Of course, the quote on the box got my attention, which said “Breaking up’s not hard to do when you’ve got a gloss that splits in two!”

Tarte supergloss comes in colors such as Pip & Estella, along with the associated and flirty quote, “Estella always kept her admirer guessing with her patented pout. Exceed expectations, one kiss at a time.”

Other famous duos include Fred & Ginger, Romeo & Juliet, Luke & Laura, Rhett & Scarlet, and Anthony & Cleopatra.

It’s worth the purchase to perk up your spirit along with your lips. Added bonus: You can break apart the duo and mix and match the colors while you’re dreaming about your next kiss.

Try their new beach set, featuring Gidget & Moondoggie (pale pink & shimmery sand)
Frankie & Annette (coral pink & watermelon)
Zack & Kelly (peachy pink & cotton candy)

tarte sunglosses Double-Ended Lipglosses Set 1 set

My favorite cosmetic choice the past few months has to be Stila. Their lip glaze is so convenient and comes in a variety of fun and flirty colors. A recent visit to their website resulted in a terrific value and look with their Date Night collection.

Stila offers four top sellers for only $34 – a $90 value! Shimmering lids and lashes, luminous skin and sweetly flushed lips and cheeks give you a perfectly pretty look for date night or every night!

Set includes:

Black Diamond Mascara – black with shimmer
Eye Shadow – Kitten*
Cherry Crush Lip & Cheek Stain
All Over Shimmer *3

*Individual compact sold separately.

If you get lucky in love, don’t forget to spread the news.

There’s nothing like the anticipation of the first kiss with someone you just started dating. Your first kiss can set off fireworks and start the oxytocin flowing in your body, if its the kind of kiss that makes you want more.

Learn how to turn a wintertime kiss into a night to remember with my 10 tips.

Read full article on YourTango

Red-Hot Beauty Tips for the Holidays

Now that it’s December, we are gearing up for holiday parties. Perhaps it’s time to dare yourself to wear RED lipstick.

It’s no secret that my favorite color is red.  If I could paint my house red without standing out like a sore thumb, I would. I think I’ll save red for the fashion and beauty section and leave my house as is.

Red lipstick is classic and timeless. Wearing red lipstick is the simplest way to achieve a high fashion look. According to Beauty Empowerment author/speaker Ungenita Prevost, selecting the right color of red isn’t a simple task. Prevost tells us red lipstick, if not worn properly, can send out the wrong message. She offers these suggestions for looking red-hot at the holidays.

One Color Doesn’t Fit All – Choosing the right shade is the way to distinguish classy from trashy.

• Very Pale Skin Tones – Think Nicole Kidman in Chanel. She pulls it off with shades that are lighter and have pink undertones for instant Hollywood Glamour on that special occasion.
• Light to Medium Skin Tones – Selma Hayek wears red well in fact being in the light to medium skin tone you can pull off a true fire engine red to look classic and beautiful day or night.

• Darker/Bronze Skin Tones – Go with a deep red shade with burgundy undertones. Look sultry and sexy the next time you have a night on the town.

Let Your Lips Be The Star of The Show – Less is more when it comes to the rest of your face makeup when wearing red. When wearing bright red lipstick, skip the eyeliner and blush. Bat your eyelashes with mascara in black if you have dark hair or in brown if you have lighter hair.

Strike A Pose – You will look like a fashion model, so make the most of your smile by having whiter teeth. Stop by your local drug store and pick up a teeth-whitening product. If your teeth are stained, a tint with blue undertones will brighten your smile. Avoid tints with yellow tones, as they will enhance the stains in your teeth.

You’ve Got The Look – Remember, red lips are part of your wardrobe. They shouldn’t compete with your outfit. Red works best with classic styles such as the little black dress, a white pantsuit, or neutral blazer with jeans. If your outfit is too flashy, it will clash with your lips & could tip your style meter to trashy instead of classy.

To Draw or Not to Draw The Line – Pair you lipstick with a liner that matches your natural lip color and fill in your lips. This will stop your lipstick from bleeding and running. Apply your lipstick then blot with a tissue. Makeup artist recommend dusting your lips with a translucent powder so you can go from day to night.

What’s Matte Got To Do With It – Now that you know what your shade is & how to wear it. Buy a matte version of your favorite color red for more formal looks. If you want to look less formal, glossy is the way to go.

This beauty post was contributed by Ungenita Prevost. Prevost was named the Tony Robbins of Beauty. Visit her at www.thebilliondollarbeauty.com

Unless its in the script, actresses smooching on screen do not leave traces of lip color on their co-stars. And neither should we real people. That’s why celebrity makeup artist Terri Apanasewicz recommends lip stains to many of her celebrity clients and real-world P3 Beauty customers.

Liptini lip stains are the perfect accessory for kissable lips. The color stays on you, not on your partner-in-kissing. It’s an alcohol free formula and easy to apply. The stains come in 15 colors, some with shimmer, so you can mix your own Liptini cocktail by layering different ones. 

For a professional makeup artist’s tips on how to apply lip stains and get a polished look every time you put on makeup, get Terri’s new DVD, “The Perfect Pretty Process.”  P3 is a special way of applying makeup that is simple, quick, and transforming. Check it out at P3Beauty.com

The ponytail from the 60s is now the hottest hairstyle for an August day-to-night look. It can go from serious in the boardroom to a fun and flirty look for a night out on the town. They’ve been seen on stars from Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie to Salma Hayek and Tyra Banks.

Wear it low it at the nape of your neck while at work and then show off your mane by wearing it to the side look or wear it higher up and let your hair flow. Not only will you feel younger, heads may turn from those men wondering, Who’s that girl?

Himalayan Salt Room - Tikkun Spa

 
Being a member of Women in Film International sure has its benefits. Our wonderful membership director, Candace Bowen not only presents the Malibu Breakfasts, but she recently pampered the members recently with a free spa day at the new Tikkun Holistic Spa in Santa Monica, CA.

This special haven was recently written up in Daily Candy and is a Korean Spa on the west side of Los Angeles, with a holistic approach. I met spa owner, Niki Han Schwarz who explained that the phrase “tikkun olam” means repairing the world in Hebrew.

Their Korean inspired spa treatments include therapeutic baths and body scrubs with clay, salt, jade, and ice rooms which are available for your enjoyment before and after treatments. Their combination bath and massage services are available in Spa Journey Rooms for individuals and the Private Spa Journey Suite offers an opportunity for couples to share a spa journey experience together. This could make a very romantic date with someone special!

After a brief tour of the facilities, I changed into their spa attire of organic shorts and a top, which are typical clothing worn in traditional Korean spas. I was then led to the Himalayan Salt Room to relax for twenty minutes.

Afterwards I was escorted to the cool down room before arriving in the Korean Hwangto Clay Room-another heated environment for additional detoxification. The highlight was clearly the Herbal Green Tea Soaking Pool. If my body hadn’t completely melted just yet, it certainly did in the hands of my masseuse, Kenny, who treated me to a combination of deep-tissue and swedish massage. Afterwards, I couldn’t resist and made another visit to the green herbal mineral bath, before going back to the real world.

Some of their signature treatments include the Hot and Cold Stone Massage and the Korean Body Scrub which I will save for another visit, hopefully in the near future.

Cyber-Dating Expert readers will be invited to the PRIVATE-Single’s Day at Tikkun Spa on Sunday, July 26, 2009. Join our mailing list to make sure you are invited so you can enjoy *Free* use of the facilities.

For more information, check out their website at www.TikkunSpa.com