The Beauty Brains Giveaway

For serious, our giveaways are just

getting better and better.

Today's is brought to us by The Beauty Brains the smarty-pants chemists behind the oh-so-informative new book Can You Get Hooked On Lip Balm?

This book is just as delightful and entertaining as its name suggests. It is filled with delicious factoids that we have all wondered about at one point or another. The book offers juicy little tidbits such as:

Do pore strips actually work? {Heck yes!}

How much hair loss is normal? {Losing .01% of your hair each day is normal (approximately 100 strands) phew, I thought I was the victim of early onset female alopecia.}

Do lip plumpers actually work? {yes, but only on a temporary basis.}

And guess what, it also tells you the right way to pop a pimple! (no more zit juices popping on the mirror!)

My favorite aspect of the book is that at the end of each section or beauty question, there is a "Bottom Line" which gives you the facts in layman's terms (i.e. YAY or NAY). I love reading scientific stuff that I can understand.

Official info

About the book:

Based on the blog at TheBeautyBrains.com, this informative book cuts through the confusing, misleading, and sometimes false information that beauty companies bombard consumers with and provides scientific answers to hundreds of questions about cosmetics.

Links

http://thebeautybrains.com

http://twitter.com/thebeautybrains

About The Beauty Brains

The Beauty Brains are a group of chemists who have more than 40 combined years of experience developing and testing beauty products at major cosmetic companies including Proctor & Gamble, Unilever and Alberto Culver. Perry Romanowski, the public face of the Brains, has spent the past 18 years researching and developing products to solve consumer problems in hair and skin care. He is also the coauthor of Beginning Cosmetic Chemistry, an introductory textbook of beauty science.

TEN TRUTHS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT YOUR COSMETICS:

1. Curling Shampoos Don’t Work!

2. Wearing the right fragrance can actually make people think you have lost weight.

3. While brushing your hair does temporarily help distribute natural oils, in the long run brushing “100 strokes every night” strips layers of cuticle and weakens hair.

4. There is no proof that tourmaline flat irons perform any better than the less expensive non-ceramic versions.

5. Sunscreen is one of the best cosmetics you can use to keep your skin looking young and wrinkle-free.

6. Spit on a zit may not be an old wives’ tale after all!

7. There is a difference between antiperspirant and deodorant. Antiperspirant actually stops you from sweating, while deodorant just masks the odor.

8. No cosmetic will make your nails grow longer and stronger, but you can do things to improve their condition.

9. Urea is found in cosmetics, but it does not come from urine!

10. Multiple types of parabens are used in formulas to ensure that your personal care and cosmetic products are as free as possible from disease-causing microbes.

To find out the details to all of the above truths (and dozens more!) pick up a copy of CAN YOU GET HOOKED ON LIP BALM?

Can be found at many of the most on-trend book stores (Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Borders)

The lovely brains behind this fab new beauty guide have been so kind as to set up a giveaway for our loyal followers!

The lucky winner will receive:

- $50 Sephora Gift Card

- A copy of the book!

To enter the GIVEAWAY you MUST:

1. Follow The Beauty Mark!

2. Like The Beauty Mark!

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Good luck, beauty junkies!

giveaway ends wednesday, May 13th at midnight!