I recently whacked all my hair off. I don’t know if it was post mid-life crisis, my ADD or a combination of both, but I made the cut.  And it’s pretty cute.  Kind of Halle Berry-ish, but medium brown with blond highlights.

Now, since I am having hot flashes on a regular basis, my hair doesn’t hold it’s flat iron too well, but that’s fine by me.  I like my mixed curly/wavy textured hair. But it’s the frizz thatI can’t stand.

Aubrey Organics Hair Smoothing Serum

So, I finally tried out Aubrey Organics NuStyle Organic Hair-Smoothing Serum, and it’s just perfect for smoothing my frizzies, without being heavy or unnecessarily coating my hair. I love it.  I can go “natural” without looking like I stuck my hair in an electrical socket.  And the best part is that my hair FEELS good.

1.7 oz. $21

About Aubrey Organics NuStyle Organic Hair-Smoothing Serum:

Made with quinoa protein and other plant-based certified organic ingredients, this nutrient-rich serum replenishes moisture and smoothes the hair’s cuticle to reduce frizzing and repair damaged ends. Use after or in-between shampoos to protect hair from blow dryer and flat iron damage and restore manageability and shine. Makes an excellent deep-conditioning treatment for damaged, brittle hair and split ends. USDA, NOP certified organic.

I give Aubrey Organics NuSTyle Organic Hair-Smoothing Serum 5 Blings!

I’m not your typical chick flick chick. Please don’t make me see The Notebook.  However, I can’t wait to see Salt, because I love to see a woman kick some butt.  More importantly than butt kicking, Angelina Jolie wears some kick-butt eye makeup.

Angeline already sports cat eyeliner, but the depth of the eyeliner here is HOT!  Check out my favorite eyeliner picks and check out the tutorial by makeup artist Cynde Watson on how to perfectly apply eyeliner.

One of these days soon I’m going to have those tutorials up and going…

The perfect accompaniment to seriously lined eyes is a pale blush and gloss lips.  Just check out Angelina.

miss black eyeliner

I can’t help it.  I love to line the inner rim of my eyes when I want to look extra. Yup, I said extra and left it hanging.  That’s my new expression, “You’re looking all extra.” That’s a compliment…

Anyway, back to the best liners for an inside job.  While black may be your key to extra sexy, I love blue for brightening, nude for widening and bronzes for smoldering.  Don’t get stuck in a rut — branch out and rim your eye in a new hue!

What you need for a perfect  inside job:

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Lost your glow? Stressed out?  Too much work and not enough sleep? Maybe too much partying and not enough sleep? New baby and not enough sleep?  Or maybe age has crept up on you and robbed you of that youthful glow.

All of the aforementioned can rob us of our natural glow.  Don’t fret — faux glow options are plentiful and can help your fake a beautiful, rested, illuminated, fresh and best you!

Top 10 Glowgetters

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Photo courtesy of alaskametro.blogspot.com

What’s sexier than juicy lips with just a hint of color from within? Lips that look like you just polished off a bowl of fresh berries. The look of “just-bitten” lips is a key to summer cool.  For luscious summer lip color, think cool and tropical.  Bright berries, plush pinks and raspberry reds are ideal colors to compliment your summer cool. Check out a lip stain for juicy, luscious lips.

Lip stains are long-lasting; the ideal accompaniment for a night on the town.  No residue on your wine glass, and no tell-tale lipstick anywhere else…

Today’s lip stains are not drying like their predecessors. As a matter of fact, there are some gorgeous lip stains on the market that provide great benefits to your lips as well.

Here are my top 5 fave lip stains for luscious lips:

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WHO: Hugo Saavedra, founder of Hugo Naturals

WHAT: In-store appearance and samples to be given away by Hugo to consumers to test.

WHEN: July 16^th through July 19^th at 11:00am and 4:00pm

WHERE: Throughout California

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I received this question today in Ask Tracey:

Hi Tracey,
I going to LV, NV this Aug.for my B-day and I want an all over Body glow like Jada P. and Mary J.
What would you recommend as a body prep so my Body Bronzer will look good. I have made my choose on which BB I will purchase, thank for that info.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Jo

Hi Jo,

First of all, thanks for stopping by my blog! You are right, Jada and Mary J. always have that gorgeous glowing skin when they step out in the public eye.

Jada Pinkett Essence Music Festival July 3, 2010 Getty Images

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Perfected summer skin dictates that less is most definitely more. So stash your foundation until fall arrives, and opt instead for the sheer perfection of a tinted moisturizer.  Tinted moisturizers are a triple-threat — coverage, moisturization and SPF.  With the dog days of summer upon us, a using a tinted moisturizer is the ideal fix for fabulous skin.

Top 5 Tinted Moisturizers

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Don’t you just love being able to swipe some color on your eye lid, blend it with a finger tip, slap on some mascara and go? I do, and I have become quite dependent on jumbo “crayon” size pencils for accomplishing such a task.   Here are my favorites:

1.  Best Budget Crayon: Wet n Wild Idol Eyes Creme Shadow Pencil $1.99 Walgreens.com

I recently rocked a smokey green eye using Envy mixed with a bit of dark gray shadow.  Beautiful summer smoke!

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I’m not one to brag, BUT, I do happen to have beautiful skin. At 53 years of age not a line in sight.  My texture is not so bad and my skin tone is even.  So if you are want gorgeous skin, check out my regimen for beautiful skin.

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