Fall Back into Beauty on a Budget with Walmart.

Getting the kids back to school, starting college, and back into the fall work routine has not been easy on my wallet. I am betting that you are feeling yours a little lighter too. More and more I am looking for bargains, and as I am beauty obsessed, beauty bargains are a must. My favorite new place to shop for these beauty bargains is none other than the Walmart Beauty Department.

The Walmart beauty aisles are bursting with all of my beauty must-haves. Plus, their everyday low prices on the newest fall beauties have my makeup bag full.

If you haven't been to Walmart and their beauty department lately, you will be in for a treat. From Revlon to Dove, L'Oreal to Neutrogena and much more; the beauty brands are a plenty. Check out my latest favorites I just scooped up.

My latest go-to hair color is Clairol's Nice 'n Easy Perfect10. It covers my grays and gives my hair more luminous shine, making this hair color a perfect choice.

My everyday shampoo and conditioner is this duo from TRESemme. I use the Moisture Rich Shampoo and Conditioner to keep my dry hair full of hydration, while not weighing it down. I have used these for years, and I have yet to find the price any lower than Walmart's, which is always under $5.

For my body, I am really liking the Jergens Naturals Hydrate Daily Body Moisturizer. The soothing and hydrating natural ingredients in this lotion keep my skin looking and feeling beautiful, all day long. The lotion is the perfect consistency - not too light nor heavy.

My go-to mascara is L'Oreal Bare Naturale Mascara in Black. If I I want everyday, long lashes nourished with natural ingredients, I use it alone. If I am looking for extra full, long, amped up lashes, I use this as a base coat before applying one of my other mascara favorites.

Finally, I use the CoverGirl Wetslicks Amazemint Lipgloss throughout the day, especially when out mingling with people. It makes my lips look perfect, Tickled Pink is my preferred shade, and the gloss is infused with mint so it keeps my breath smelling great.

Get to the Walmart Beauty Department soon. You know you love their low-prices already, and I know their beauty aisles will not leave you disappointed.

Back to Life and the BEAUTIFUL Things.

One thing that is difficult when you run a one woman show like I do here on Beautiful  Makeup Search, is that when life gets in the way, there is no one to pick up the pieces on the site. I apologize for the lack of postings and updates over the last few weeks. I hate sharing bad news, but I had a death in the family, and the last week, especially, has been very difficult.

One thing I have learned over the last week or so, is that life is to be cherished. Treasured. Life is beautiful. I want to celebrate life everyday. I need to celebrate life every day. We all need to celebrate life each and every day. Life is a gift.

While Beautiful Makeup Search focuses on beauty on the outside, beauty is what encompasses us as a whole. On both the inside and outside. Through good times and bad times. It is so true. Everyone and everything has beauty in it, and it needs to be celebrated. With life. Every day.

Please stay as beautiful now as you have always have been and celebrate this wonderfully beautiful journey in life, every day.

I am grateful for the wonderful family and friends that I have. I could have not gotten through it without them.

Allure's August FREE Stuff Giveaway!

In case you have not heard, August, just like in previous years, is Allure Magazines' "Free Stuff Issue".

This year's giveaway is huge with 33,683 amazing beauty and fashion prizes worth over $564,000! Prizes include beauty products by Lancome, Molton Brown, Chanel, and Benefit as well as fashion items by Oscar de la Renta, Derek Lam, and Cynthia Steffe. All you have to do is log on to allure.com/freestuff every weekday in August for a chance to win!

Here’s a preview of tomorrow’s giveaways:

-- One Calvin Klein Collection leather tote at 12 P.M. EDT
-- 300 L'Oréal Paris Elnett Satin Strong Hold Hairsprays at 1 P.M. EDT
-- 250 Smashbox Eye Shadows in Platinum and Cream Eye Liners in Caviar at 2 P.M. EDT
-- 500 TouchBack by ColorMark Temporary Hair Color Markers at 3 P.M. EDT
-- 500 Sally Hansen Seal & Shine Top Coats at 4 P.M. EDT
-- 500 Ellin Lavar Textures Reconstruct Masques at 5 P.M. EDT
-- 100 Dermalogica Solar Defense Boosters SPF 30 at 6 P.M. EDT

You can check out the rest of this week’s prizes here: allure.com/freestuff/2009/08/free_stuff, and enter to win at allure.com/freestuff.