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I saw this status on Twitter - it was so funny, I had to use it as my title.2010 has been an epic year for me. I watched my baby get ready to spread her wings and apply to colleges all over North America. I took a long overdue vacation with the fam to Costa Rica (if you want to read a really funny account of the trip, my husband wrote about the journey here), and I put on my "Big Girl Underpants"

Back2Basics: Mineral Foundation Application Tips

Enkore Makeup does a demonstration video on applying mineral foundation. Well worth watching!By the way, if you like the Beauty Blender, we carry it here for one stop shopping!

Giveaway Alert! (closed)

A little while ago, I won a $25 gift certificate from Crystal for Apothica er, no, make that Apothica, SkinCareRx and SkinBotanica.com. 3 different sites, all one shopping cart. Very cool site where I can buy hard to find things and don't have to order from several places. You can buy the standards like Clarisonic, Bobbi Brown, or NARS, but also harder to find things like my favorite moisturizer,

Ru-oh...

I went to log in this morning to pull today's orders and marked yesterday's as shipped. Waaahhhh - I'm getting an invalid log in error! And of course, I have a programmer in India. He closed for the day about an hour before I discovered the problem. Now he won't see my Red Alert! message until I'm in bed tonight :( I keep telling myself I need to pay the big bucks and hire a local programmer.

Pursebuzz!

Have you seen this? Watch the whole thing for how to get a free gift :)You can also see Pursebuzz's full review of the Diamond Perfect Finish here.A couple of things of note: You must ask for the buki (and specify which type of hair) in the notes section of the order. It will automatically be included in your order - there's no need to add it to your cart.Offer valid through Friday, 12/10/10, or