100 Years In and Max Factor will Stop Selling in the US.

I was shocked and saddened when my friend Julia e-mailed that she had just read that Max Factor would cease selling in the United States later this year.

I mean, Max Factor? They were one of the originals. It is so sad. I hate to see a quality makeup brand go.

Check out Julia's article over on All About the Pretty for all of the details including a bit of history on the brand, the man, and the line we will no longer see here, in the United States.

L'Oreal Paris Turns 100!

For a company to be celebrating it's 100th anniversary in this day and age, it is a big deal. When it is a great beauty company that us brought some of the best beauty products over the years, it is an even bigger deal to me. Happy Anniversary to L'Oreal Paris.

This centennial celebration recognizes the vision of its founder, French chemist Eugène Schueller, who developed the first permanent haircolor using an oxidation process, and the amazing growth one company has had over the past century.

In celebration of this milestone, L'Oreal is doing two things. They are hosting a fantastic giveaway and they are offering special prices on their best-selling products.

The giveaway will take place over the course of 100 days. 100 winners will win an exclusive 100th Anniversary gift bag filled with $100 of L'Oreal Paris products. One grand prize winner will win a 5 day/4 night trip for two to Paris complete with luxe hotel accommodations, a $3,000 shopping spree complete with a fashion makeover. CLICK HERE to enter.

Now, for the special deals for us all.

Shop at your local drugstore to pick up these beauties at fabulous prices:

True Match Super-Blendable makeup collection $5.99
EverPure haircare collection $5.99
Revitalift skincare collection $9.99
Voluminous Volume Building Mascara $4.99
Colour Riche Lipcolour $4.99
Excellence Haircolor $5.99

Lock it Down with Too Faced.

Looking for the ULTIMATE budge-proof shadow? Lock it down with this: Too Faced Lockdown Ultimate Creaseless Eyeshadow.

Especially during the heat of the summer; all of the beaching, swimming, boating and endless time spent outdoors, you don't want your shadow to move. Lockdown will not let your shadow even think about veering off course as it combines the power of a primer with the rich pigments of a shadow. The water resistant shadow is even enriched with Vitamin E for extra benefits.

Lockdown is now available in six fashion forward shades:

• Prisoner of Love (pink)
• Bedroom Eyes (medium brown)
• Bondage (light brown)
• Dramarama (dark brown)
• I’m Guilty (Aqua Blue)
• Jailbait (light pink)

Lock it down at Sephora for $18.50.