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T3 Featherweight Hairdryer - Dreamy Tourmaline Technology

Email thisPosted Jan 20th 2009 at 7:03PM by Cat Lincoln

Filed under: Product Reviews, Hair Cut and Style

We're fans of high-end hair tools like Chi flat irons and curling irons. But for some reason we still have a $25 Clairol hairdryer from Walgreens. Even though it smells like toast when we use it (that's bad, right?) we never got around to replacing it. But now we know, it's time for a change.

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Tags: beautychoice.com, chi, clairol, curling iron, CurlingIron, flat iron, FlatIron, hair dryer, hair tools, HairDryer, HairTools, ionic featherweight, IonicFeatherweight, t3, tourmaline, walgreens

Cat Lincoln

Email thisPosted Jan 1st 2009 at 4:42PM by Cat Lincoln

Cat Lincoln is a writer and photographer, and lives in San Francisco with her husband. She is theoretically very private, but in practice will reveal almost anything if it will get a laugh.

Although now firmly a West Coast resident, Cat continues to be influenced by the strict fashion rules of her Boston roots. That means she wears white year round, but has the good grace to lie about it to her grandmother.

Celebrities make frequent appearances in her pieces, and Cat is able to expound at length on the (huge!) difference between People and Us Weekly to anyone who will listen. She can talk about hair for hours. Also, she is a Gemini, and yes, it matters.

Completely addicted to products and in the habit of telling strangers on the bus about her latest find, Cat is equally at home cruising Sephora, haunting the Walgreens makeup aisle or scoring extra samples from Neiman Marcus Cosmetic Professionals.

Cat loves a bargain, junior mints at the movies and wearing false eyelashes with heavy black eyeliner. A former corporate marketing executive, she is thrilled to be writing non-fiction.

You can get more Cat at:

Green Daily, where she covers a surprising quantity of (eco-friendly) nudity
40 Whatever, age is just a number
Holidash, your one stop site for all things holiday related
UpTake, all about hotels
TONIC News, where she writes a regular column celebrating positive efforts to make the world a better place
wishbone clover, her collaborative blog about pop culture obsessions
What a Bargain! the site she created for everyone to brag about getting great deals
Lucky Cat Photography, her personal photography site

Tags: bargain, cat lincoln, CatLincoln, celebrities, cosmetics, false eyelashes, FalseEyelashes, green daily, GreenDaily, hair, lucky cat photography, LuckyCatPhotography, neiman marcus, NeimanMarcus, people, san francisco, SanFrancisco, sephora, TONIC News, TonicNews, us weekly, UsWeekly, walgreens, west coast, WestCoast, what a bargain, WhatABargain, wishbone clover, WishboneClover

Crazy cravings: Shiseido Dick Page summer collection kit at Sephora

Email thisPosted Jul 2nd 2008 at 12:44PM by Cat Lincoln

Filed under: Cosmetics

Maybe it's the magic words "limited edition" or that it has the word "summer" in the name, but we're totally having to fight the urge to spend $126 on this Shiseido make up kit.

Shiseido Artistic Director Dick Page put this palette together, and the description on Sephora.com is filled with glowy-this and shimmery-that. Plus the kit comes with blotting papers. And directions! So much neat new stuff to play with.

Be okay, we must admit that the yellow and green eyeshadows would probably look kind of scary on most people, including us.

Plus, we're pretty sure we can pick up bronzer, mascara, lipstick and a couple of kooky colored eyeshadows down at Walgreens for under $30. It wouldn't come in a neat-o case, but it might get us out of these early summer make up doldrums, and save $100.

Tags: bronzer, crazy cravings, CrazyCravings, dick page, DickPage, eyeshadow, glowy, limited edition, LimitedEdition, lipstick, make up kit, MakeUpKit, mascara, sephora, shimmer, shiseido, walgreens

Cool secret: Scunci plastic headbands

Email thisPosted Jun 29th 2008 at 10:40AM by Cat Lincoln

Filed under: Accessories, Hair Care

Our cross to bear is a tiny, pointy head. No amount of crying or squeezing or adjusting will make most of those cool $50 headbands, in tortoiseshell and grosgrain and satin sit right on our small noggin.

You'd think those neat-o, sporty, elastic headbands, the kind that are all narrow and stretchy would be the solution, but those slide off in a matter of seconds. Little barrettes and bobby pins have been our only bangs control options for years.

So, we were beyond thrilled to find, in the hair accessory aisle of our local Walgreen's, something that fit: Scunci plastic headbands.

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Tags: grosgrain, headbands, multi-pack, plastic, satin, scunci, tortoiseshell, walgreens

Soothe your sunburn with Burt's Bees aloe and buttermilk lotion

Email thisPosted Jun 18th 2008 at 1:36PM by Cat Lincoln

Filed under: Skin Care

San Francisco summers are freezing cold. We usually spend June and July so bundled up that the sun doesn't have a chance to burn any body parts. We must admit: sunscreen is often an afterthought.

Last week we sat through a two hour graduation ceremony in Boston during a heatwave and received a fierce reminder of it's importance: glowing, red, sunburned arms.

This was a bad burn, and Lubriderm wasn't going to cut it, so we headed to Walgreens for aloe vera gel. Luckily we found something even better: Burt's Bees Soothingly Sensitive Aloe & Buttermilk Lotion.

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Tags: aloe vera, AloeVera, boston, burts bees, BurtsBees, cream, heatwave, lotion, lubriderm, mousse, oil, peeling, san francisco, SanFrancisco, soothingly sensitive aloe buttermilk, SoothinglySensitiveAloeButtermilk, sunburn, sunscreen, walgreens

The siren call of Hannah Montana lip gloss

Email thisPosted May 7th 2008 at 8:19AM by Cat Lincoln

Filed under: Cosmetics, Celebrities with Style

It happened again.

We stopped at Walgreens to grab a bottle of water on the way to gym, and promised ourselves: No browsing hair, make up or nail polish. And we were thisclose to success, but the register-side Hannah Montana lip gloss display snared us.

Two fruity flavors! Tangerine and strawberry! Cute roll-on applicators! Less than five dollars! Sold!

Not having a tween in the house, we're a bit late to the whole HM game. A little research turned up a surprising selection of branded lip glosses, with some spectacular applicator accessories.

Check out our "faves" in the gallery, but beware: no one can resist the lure of Hannah Montana!

Gallery: Hannah Montana lip gloss faves

Hannah Montana MP3 Player Lip Gloss Compact

Hannah Montana Lip Gloss Guitar Cake Decoration Set

Tags: hannah montana, HannahMontana, lip gloss, LipGloss, walgreens

Where in the world is MAX factor?

Email thisPosted Apr 28th 2008 at 9:06AM by Cat Lincoln

Filed under: Cosmetics

The new MAX Factor is all over magazines these days, with those Carmen Electra yellow eyelash ads. They're getting great buzz and the color palette is sizzling. We were dying to try that Vivid Impact mascara and report back to you.

Except we couldn't find it anywhere.

Walgreens? Nope. Rite Aid? Uh-uh. Target? Sorry. Sephora? Don't make us laugh.

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Fragrance freedom: The Sephora atomizer

Email thisPosted Mar 25th 2008 at 11:02AM by Cat Lincoln

Filed under: Fragrance

If you love perfume, you've probably bemoaned the hassle of dragging a big bottle to the gym or heaven forbid on a plane.

Sure, sometimes you can score a sample-size gift with purchase, but that's, what, two healthy splashes? And you can get minis of some popular fragrances at Walgreens or online at Superior Perfumes. Handy, but not necessarily much more mobile than the big versions.

Of course, the crafty out there make their own solid perfume. Shudder.

Ladies! You can take charge of your on-the-go personal aroma on patchouli free terms. I present the Sephora 3 inch Fragrance Atomizer.

The sleek silver case conceals a plastic bottle that you can easily fill using the included funnel. Pop the top on it, and you're ready to rock and roll, leaving your beautiful perfume decanter safely on your bureau, where it belongs.

The best part? It's yours for mere $9!

Pretty. Functional. Cheap. What are you waiting for? Go! Buy an extra one as a gift!

Tags: atomizer, bottle, fragrance, funnel, patchouli, perfume, phial, sephora, solid perfume, SolidPerfume, walgreens

Sally Hansen nailpolish pen: Safety first

Email thisPosted Mar 25th 2008 at 9:17AM by Cat Lincoln

Filed under: Cosmetics

I like to be prepared, so I carry a lot of random stuff in my bag. But nail polish? That's an unfixable accident waiting to happen. If you think it's hard to scrape rogue Junior Mints off credit cards, imagine the mess lurking in a bottle of Chanel Midnight Red.

What's a mobile, well-manicured-wanabee to do?

Sally Hansen Color Quick Fast Dry Nail Color to the rescue! This cool pen comes in eight colors, including a surprisingly au courant dark blue. It has a screw tight cap that even most paranoid gal -- or dude -- can feel safe stashing next to a cell phone.

It's easy to use. And quick drying like the name says. On the down side, the brush is brutishly thick and ungainly. But hey, this is for touch ups and last minute pedis in the car, not to paint daisies on your thumbnail, right?

Pick it up at Walgreens for the bargain price of $7.99.

Tags: chanel, fast dry, FastDry, nail color, nail polish, NailColor, NailPolish, sally hansen, SallyHansen, stylelist, walgreens

Drugstore Beauty Queen: Sea Breeze Naturals Purifying Clay Cleanser

Email thisPosted Oct 2nd 2006 at 5:45PM by Sarah J. Gim

Filed under: Cosmetics, Skin Care, Steals and Deals

sea breeze natural purifying clay cleanser

I remember using Sea Breeze oh, about 20 years ago. It was back when I actually did not need to do anything to my face, but I did anyway because all my girlfriends were using things like Noxzema cream, Stridex pads, and of course, Sea Breeze. I loved the Sea Breeze astringent, despite warnings about the "alcohol sting."

But while drugstore products like Neutrogena became more and more popular over the years (even with more mature girls like me now), Sea Breeze seemed to disappear off the radar.

Until a few weeks ago.

Sea Breeze must have always been around; I just never noticed it. Perhaps it was the new look of the line, perhaps it was the placement on the shelves at the drugstore. Whatever the reason, I bought the tube of Sea Breeze facial cleanser and tried it.

I love it. I had been previously using a Dove foaming cleanser which was okay, but I never felt squeaky clean after rinsing. The Sea Breeze rinses completely off, along with every last scrap of dirt and makeup on my face. I found the cleanser available online at Walgreens.com for $5.99, but I bought it at Long's on sale for a few dollars cheaper.

Sorry, girls, I might not have any more drugstore facial cleanser reviews since I might have found "the one."

Tags: drugstore beauty queen, DrugstoreBeautyQueen, facial cleansers, long's drugs, sea breeze, walgreens

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Do these ads belong in the U.S.?
StyleList readers were nearly evenly divided on this, with 52% thinking that they should run in the States, and 48% finding them inappropriate. Get the full story here.

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Curly or Straight?
While 30% of you think she's so beautiful that her hair doesn't even matter, 49% of you prefer her curls. Get the full story here.

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Just over 50% of StyleList readers said they weren't offended by this shirt, but didn't know if it was totally appropriate to wear in public. Unfortunately, that wasn't the opinion in Dubai. Get the full story here.

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Strapless dresses on 13-year-olds
StyleList readers think strapless dresses should be saved for older girls -- 41% of you think the look is too mature. Get the full story here.

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Is Megan the new Angelina?
Half of you think Megan needs to get her own identity and quit copying Angie, but more than a quarter said Jolie doesn't stand a chance against this Fox. Get the full story here.

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Did Calvin Klein respond to public's outcry?
The controversial "threesome" billboard in Soho has been replaced with this one, but 51% of you believe it was just to keep people talking about the brand, not because CK caved. Get the full story here.

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Calvin Klein's Racy Ad
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Palin's Pedi
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