Blaq Vixen Beauty

Edited by Keedah.

Spring is right around the corner! With all the prepping and  planning for warmer wardrobes and scoping out of spring trends the Glamarazzi list is a little light this week. But alas, it's quality and not quantity that matters and this weeks links will surely gear you up for spring.

• Blaq Vixen Beauty has teamed up with Korres to giveaway their newest primer, the Quercetin & Oak Age-Reversing Face Primer!
• From Makeup / Music / Money / Me Physician's Formula review and swatches
• Obsession Isnt Just a Fragrance shows us Rare and impossible to get fragrances are just a mouse click away...
• Her Goody Bag Spring Trend: HOT one shoulder dresses for under $50
• The Style Aficionado has noticed a lot of models in sweat pants..... On the runway.
• Bittersweet? Yes. MAGNIFICENT? Absolutely... Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Alexander McQueen
• Hot Beauty Health shares the best products for oily hair!

Editor's note: This post is under construction as I am taking better photos!

I can't even express how happy I am right now! This feels like homecoming to me! I never realized how much I loved face-of-the-days (actually, this was my face I did last night so it's actually a "face-of-the-night") until I took pictures. Believe me, I took so many pictures until I found one that I wouldn't mind showing on the blog. I used my beautyblender but I forgot to do the first step: Dampen your beautyblender with water and then towel dry to remove access water. I used mine dry and here's how everything turned out.

Want to know what I used in my first face-of-the-day (FOTD) of 2010? Want to see more photos? Peep the details!

We've joined another clique - the Glamarazzi. This fab link exchange was created by Keedah of Diary of a Style Addict. Maybe you'll be tempted to join?

The holidays are fast approaching and this week's Glamarazzi is chock full of gift ideas. The list is getting bigger each week and only getting better! (soon we'll be able to take over the world with all of our fabulousness..keep an eye out for us). If you would like to submit your blog to The Glamarazzi check out the details here.

Retrodiva's Beauty checks out the Too Faced Smoky Eye palette.

Blaq Vixen Beauty recommends another fab Give it Away Gift Guide item.

The Glamour Whore gets her swurve on on the airwaves with Missy B.

Makeup/Music/Money/Me reviews yummy bath products from Korres Body.

Diary of a Style Addict gets creative with storage solutions with a jewelry tree.

Editor's Note: The products recommended in this post have been provided for editorial consideration by Korres.

Don't know what to get with our 30% off coupon code BLAQVIXEN? We recommend the Plum Color Value Set, Triple Treats Showergel Trio Collection, Lip Butter in Jasmine, Pomegranate Cleansing Wipes, Materia Herba Toning Cleansing Foam, and the Provitamin B5 and Rice Bran Lash-Strengthening Mascara.

Check out the following deals:

Korres introduces their first ever Blockbuster collection ($125+ value) which is yours with any $45 purchase! Your order will also qualify for free shipping. Enter coupon code BLOCKBUSTER at checkout. This offer is valid only for a limited time and while supplies last.

Collection includes a full size Thyme Honey Cream, Fig Body Butter and Showergel, Shea Butter Lip Balm and Pomegranate Cleansing Wipes, travel size Aloe and Soapwort shampoo and Achellia conditioner, Deluxe samples of Wild Rose Mask, Evening Primrose Eyecream, and Sugar Crystal Antioxidant Treatment. All are beautifully packaged in a Korres Gift Box with a Korres Holiday Bag for gift-giving.

Or maybe stocking stuffers are more of a priority? Spend at least $25 and get a free exclusive Midnight Eyes color collection ($40 value). Enter code SMOKYEYES. This collection includes a full-size Shimmering Eyeshadow in Light Blue, Long Lasting Eyeliner Pencil in Blue-Black and Provitamin B5 and Rice Bran Mini Mascara (travel-size).

Korres Midnight Eyes Color Collection by BlaqVixenBeauty on Polyvore.com

Blaq Vixen Beauty and KorresUSA have teamed up again  - this time for the holidays! You can save 30% off your holiday gift-giving at KorresUSA and get free shipping on orders over $35 by using promo code BLAQVIXEN! This offer is good until December 31st!

Note: If you tried to use this code and it didn't work, it was because it was temporarily disabled for Cyber Monday (which entitled you to 20% off of all products on the site). This was to make sure that you didn't get 50% off with my reader code and the Cyber Monday code. If you try to use my code, it should work now. If it doesn't, please leave a comment or email me! Thank you babes. :)

Instead of doing a 5-minute face or even a 15-minute face, I did a 10-minute one. Here is what I used:

facial wash. SensiClear kit, which I was supposed to review this past Sunday. I'll have to start scheduling my Skincare Sunday posts just in case I'm too tired to blog.

moisturizer. Clinique Even Better Skin Tone Corrector and Clinique Even Better Skin Tone Correcting Moisturizer SPF 20. I used both products twice today. I plan to use them again right before I go to bed.

foundation + powder. Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation in Dark 2, which I think looks a little too light in this photo...or maybe it's the M·A·C Mineralize Skinfinish in Dark that did the trick. Earlier, when I first applied it, it was too dark. This was even with Black Opal Invisible Oil Blocking Powder. However, it could just be the camera that I'm using...miss my Canon PowerShot!

primer. Clear Prep FX Matte Foundation Primer and Anti-Acne Treatment

eyeshadow. Love My Eyes Roll on Eyeshadow in Copper Mist. Surprisingly, this eyeshadow is pigmented. It also takes care of the metallic lid trend that I wanted to try. Maybe if I feel motivated, I'll smoke it out.

mascara. The review for CoverGirl LashBlast Lash mascara is in draft. I love that this mascara doesn't leave my lashes stiff and flaky.

lipgloss. Korres Jasmine Lip Butter with Lancome Color Fever Plumper in City Mauve over it. I hate that my mom's camera washes out the color. It's a mauve nude shade.

hair. I threw it up in a messy (and I do mean messy) ballerina bun earlier but since I wanted to make sleek down my edges and make it look perfect, I took it down. Then I twisted it up in the back and clipped it. I'm running low on my Soft and Beautiful StyleProtect Sculpting Gel and I'm trying to preserve the little that I have left. That's why my edges are sticking up! My swoop bang is nonexistent since I kept brushing my hair back. No, I didn't go to school like this. It was only after I got home that I decided to fix my hair.

What do you use for your 10-minute face?