Well it seems like it’s been a decade and a half since I went freebie hunting.   Thankfully I found a nice, long roundup of beauty goodies for you to request.  Some of these are just plain awesome and will go darn quick… so hustle up everyone!

Ready to soothe your dry skin?  I am!  Here’s a new product to me… Get three free sample packets of TriLipiderm “All-body moisture retention creme” – Keep them for yourself or share ‘em with friends! (US only)

Nab a free sample of Hugo Boss cologne for yourself or send a personalized postcard with the sample to a friend!

Try out Aveeno’s new Nourish hair care shampoo and conditioner with this freebie. Answer a few quick questions and select your hair type so they can match you up with the proper version of Nourish hair care. (US only)

Keep smelling nice this summer  with free samples of Gucci Guilty fragrance and/or Gucci Guilty Pour Homme cologne. (Open to USA, Canada and most international countries)

Snag a freebie trial size of Avon Anew Solar Advance Sunscreen Face Lotion with SPF 45. Scroll down the page a bit to enter your information. Hurry, these will go quickly!

Get a free sample of Murad Oil Control Mattifier face cream with SPF 15! Simply click on the thumbnail image below and the full size coupon will open. Print the coupon and take it to your local JCPenney store with a Sephora counter inside. You can also get a complimentary skin consultation while you’re there! Offer expires July 13, 2011.

And because you can never have too many… here are some new freebies of CareFree Acti-Fresh Body Shape liners. (US only)

While not a freebie, you can get a coupon good for 35 cents off your next purchase of Carmex lip balm by filling out a short form on their website.

Stay Bionic,

Regardless of how you’ll be celebrating (or not-celebrating) Valentine’s Day, women everywhere seem to go on the quest for the ultimate red lipstick.

To help you wade through the masses, I’ve come up with a Bionic Red Lipcolor Roundup that has a little something for everyone…

elf's Cherry Bomb lip gloss

For the budget-conscious, and just a twinge of redness- e.l.f. cosmetic’s $1 Candy Shop lip gloss in Cherry Bomb.

L'Oreal Colour Juice lip stick in Cherry Freeze

Love haunting the drugstore beauty aisles? L’Oreal Colour Juice Stick in Cherry Freeze is a cool-toned red that can go on super sheer, or be layered for a much deeper red.

CG's OutLast lip stain in Berry Smooch

If your V-day plans involve kissing the night away, a lip stain is the only way to go. It’ll last and there’s virtually no transfer. Affordable and accessible suggestions- Cover Girl’s OutLast lip stain marker in Berry Smooch, or Sonia Kashuk’s lip and cheek stain in Sheer Bliss (at Target stores), or Revlon’s Just Bitten lipstain marker in Goth. Top the lip stains with a lip balm or gloss for shine and moisture.

Chinatown Thriller "liquid" pencil by Lipstick Queen

Ease of application and superior moisture – Lipstick Queen’s Glossy Pencil in Chinatown Thriller combines lipstick and lip pencil in one. The chunky, stylish black pencil applies like a dream. It’s quite sheer, but can be layered with a few coats for a richer color; and unlike most pencils, it will not dry out your lips!

Bette lipstick by Three Custom Color

Three Custom Color’s Bette lipstick was named after the powerful and passionate character on TV’s “The L Word”. It has a slightly warm tone: a classic creamy tomato red. Killer Heat is another absolutely perfect sheer red by Three Custom Color!

Whatever color you choose, remember to take your skin’s undertones into consideration. If you’re a warm toned individual (yellow or olive tones), stick with reds that have a orange or neutral base. For cool skinned women (blue or even rosy undertones), look for berry or blue based reds. However if the lip color is sheer, it’ll usually work for any skin tone!

Happy V-day, Bionic Beauties! I’m sending virtual hugs to you all.

Stay Bionic,

Welcome to another installment of Bionic Beauty Homemade with Joycey Couture!

With Fall upon us, and winter quickly approaching, I’ve been grasping for my lip balm like mad woman! Dry air, wind, and cold temperatures all play a factor in drawing moisture away from the body, and lips are often the first to show signs of dryness.

Make your own lip glosses for holiday presents with these recipes

Want to try whipping up a lip balm or two? Why not! Besides, they also make perfect and inexpensive stocking stuffers.

Basic instructions~
First and foremost, you’ll need containers for your lip balms. You can buy them at most drug, dollar, and craft stores- or just look online! Another tip is to save those tiny mineral makeup sample jars- they work perfectly.

Next, decide your melting method. There are a few options here- you can use hot water or a double boiler, but I’ve found the microwave to be the easiest. Just be sure to keep an eye on things, use small increments of time in the microwave, and only heat to the melting point.

Time to pick your flavor!
With the holidays just around the corner, I thought I’d share a few recipes that seemed fitting. ‘Tis the season!

Cranberry Lip Gloss Recipe
Ingredients~

• Sweet Almond Oil
• Cranberries
• Honey

Mixing instructions~
Microwave one tablespoon of your Sweet Almond Oil, 10 fresh cranberries and 1 teaspoon of honey until mixture starts to boil. Then, gently crush the berries and stir it all very well. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve to remove any solids, then pour the mixture into the containers and let it cool completely before using.

Candy Melt Lip Gloss Recipe

Mix up your own candy-flavored lip gloss!

Ingredients~

• Paraffin wax
• Coconut Oil
• Petroleum Jelly
• Candy melt
• Plastic zip bag

Mixing instructions~
Add 1/4 teaspoon of grated paraffin wax, 1 teaspoon Coconut Oil, 1 teaspoon Vaseline and 1 candy melt to a plastic zip bag. Place the bag in a bowl of hot water until all of the ingredients have melted. Knead the bag a bit to mix the liquids together, then simply snip off a corner of the bag and pour the mixture into the containers. Let cool until set before using.

Don’t forget, these ingredients and varieties are jumping-off points to get your creativity flowing. Pick flavors and oils you love!

With all the new makeup and beauty products that launch every Fall and Winter, it’s a total nightmare to keep up with them! Total Beauty has a “summary” version with some of my new favorite items- including my current most loved lip product- Revlon’s Just Bitten lip stain markers. I’m SO in love with Midnight. It’s a gorgeous deep berry and lasts forever. The only drawback I’ve found is the little lip balm/top coat built into the opposite end cap is not stable (I’ll get a review up soon with swatches of the colors I have purchased). Mine always fall right off… then again, I am a bit klutzy.

Your Beauty CliffsNotes

These easy, trusty tips will have you covered day and night all through fall

This is a TotalBeauty.com beauty tips article Here are some autumn skin care suggestions as well as seasonal day and night makeup looks. Read cheat sheet

What are your favorite beauty items this fall? Are there any makeup looks that you were in cooler weather more than you would in the summer months?

New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak returns with her final book for 2010 and it’s as hot as its name. Plus there’s a fun promotion for those of us who are beauty, and book, addicts!

Simply buy Brenda’s new book, Killer Heat between September 28th and October 5th (2010) and mail Brenda the receipt to receive a FREE Three Custom Color lip gloss in the gorgeous red shade oh-so-appropriately named “Killer Heat”! So that’s a free new lipgloss (valued at $21.50).

If you haven’t tried Three Custom’s lip glosses yet, you may just end up as addicted as I am. My fave lip colors are all by them – the sheer black Noir (which I wear constantly), Whisper (a classic peach that works for everyone,  I promise!), Be Bright Pink (a shimmery pink seems to make my face glow), and then there’s Doubles (I never, ever leave home without this lipgloss) and the whole L Word series. Yes, I’m addicted… and no, I’m not getting any kickbacks from 3CC.

Brenda Novak’s books are available wherever books are sold or log onto BrendaNovak.com for more details!

I’ll have my swatch and review of the new Killer Heat lipgloss up next week, so stay tuned. In the meantime, if you buy the book, we can compare notes on the story!

*Offer good only while supplies last – no exceptions on proof of book purchase dates.

Total Beauty has just popped up a new quiz to help determine your best lip stick or lipgloss color by skin tone.

Lip Color Soul Mate

Take this quiz to see which lip color is ideal for your unique skin tone

This is a TotalBeauty.com lip makeup article We picked the brains of expert makeup artists to help you find your best lip color. Ever. Take quiz

What were your results and do you agree?

Here’s a new freebie for all the Bionic Beauties out there! And I owe a huge thank you to fellow reader, Kelly for letting me know about this wonderful free sample.

Enter to win a Hawaiian vacation for two at Veria at they’ll send you one of their vanilla organic lip balms for FREE! It’s as simple as that.

Thanks, Kelly!

Aquafina did it first… now Glaceau, the makers of Vitamin Water drinks, have teamed with Bonne Bell to create Vitamin Schtick lip balms.

All the flavors come packed with SPF 20 to protect your lips this summer; and vitamin E to help moisturize. Glaceau sent me the Acai-Blueberry-Pomegranate flavor to test and review. While I certainly love the added vitamin E and SPF – this balm never really soaked into my lips. It sat on top as more of a liquid. It also wore off incredibly quick and actually dried my lips out after a few days of consistent use. Of course, you may have better luck.

For now, I’ll stick with my favorite lip balms: YBF’s Quench and all-natural My Lip Stuff.

Look for the Vitamin Schtick Lip Balms at your local Walgreens or grocery for $2.99.

FTC Disclosure: This item was sent to me free of charge in return for an honest review. The opinion in this article is based on my personal experience and was not influenced by any source. I was not compensated for this article. Feel free to read my disclosure policy for more information.

YBF Skincare has created yet another amazing product! I never would have considered an anti-aging potion for my lips other than my usual Jojoba Oil and multiple daily applications of lip balm. YBF’s new Define is billed as a “Lip area anti-age cream, Brightens and contours, and Improves fullness”.

Here’s a bit of Define information direct from YBF Skincare ~

“For many of us, age and stress show first on our lips in the form of darker lips and loss of contour or definition of the lip line. This leads to a thinner-looking smile and for women, vertical lipstick bleed lines.”

I’ve been using Define on my lips every night before bed for the last two months. The formula is super smooth and creamy; and has a slight minty flavor. It’s definitely made a difference in smoothing my lips, and defining the edges. Plus I wake up with moisturized lips that don’t leave me grasping for balm immediately!

Define costs $70 and is available on The Skin Care Shop. I know it seems pricey, but you don’t even need a pea-size for each application… and if you’ve got creases around your lip area or seek some extra fullness, Define should definitely be tops on your list!

You can find more intel on Define and a full ingredients list at YBF-Skincare.com. If you decide to try this super-cool product, I’d love to hear your experience!

FTC Disclosure: This item was sent to me free of charge in return for an honest review. The opinion in this article is based on my personal experience and was not influenced by any source. I was not compensated for this article. Feel free to read my disclosure policy for more information.

This week’s Bionic Asks…

Imagine if you will… You’re headed out for a gals night, a hot-date, a concert or ___ (insert your super-swanky plans here) and little to no pocket room and you definitely don’t want to lug around a purse.

For me, I grab a Snog mini lip balm (since it can double as a hand moisturizer and I simply cannot go anywhere without lipbalm!!), my ID, credit card, and a mini lip stick or gloss (hint: look for sample sizes at your department store makeup counters). Second hint: If I don’t have a sample size of the color I want, I add some of the lip color to an empty lipbalm tin and ta-da! Lip color to go without bulging out my pockets!

Some of my pocket-sized beauty essentials

What beauty essentials do you fit into that precious pocket space?