From the category archives:

Winter 2009

Bionic Homemade: Cucumber Hair Drench

Welcome to another installment of Bionic Beauty Homemade with Joycey Couture! What do you get when you wash your hair everyday in the midst of winter? You guessed it- dry hair! In my quest to find a solution, I came across this recipe. Time for show and tell! Ingredients: 1 egg 1 eggshell’s worth of [...]

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Bionic’s Olympian pedi nail art

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I got into the Olympic spirit these last few weeks and decided an Olympic themed-pedicure would help even further. I used Vancouver’s Olympic color scheme of greens, blues, whites and teals blended with arches, mountains, a various other graphics. Of course, since toe nails aren’t the largest canvas out there, things came out a bit [...]

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Bionic Asks: Do you keep your toes polished in winter?

Bionic Beauty Asks - Makeup and beauty question blog article series

In the majority of locations, winter translates to closed toe shoes, boots, thick socks and slippers. This week’s Bionic Asks… When you feet are covered constantly do you bother to keep your toe nails painted? I’ve been painting my toes since I was in high school. It’s habit for me, and a relaxing ritual that [...]

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Bionic Asks: What’s your holiday makeup look?

Bionic Beauty Asks - Makeup and beauty question blog article series

This week’s Bionic Asks… Will you be creating a special makeup look this holiday season? Maybe you are headed to a work party, or a family dinner, or out for New Year’s Eve. Whatever the case, the holidays give us a chance to play a bit with makeup. Wear an extra sparkly brow highlight, a [...]

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New Poll: Holiday Makeup Plans

Vote now in the Bionic Beauty poll

I’ve launched a new poll on Bionic Beauty. Are you planning a special a makeup look for the holidays? Whether you have the social calendar that rivals Paris Hilton or plan to lay low this holiday, I want to know if you’ll be creating a special makeup look. Perhaps for an office party, a night [...]

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New Products from Priia Cosmetics

Priia Cosmetics skin care and makeup

If you’ve been a Bionic Beauty reader for a bit, you know that one of my favorite makeup brands is PRIIA Cosmetics. Well, I’ve got more reasons to love them… In honor of the upcoming holidays, PRIIA has launched some new products! Body Sparx™ is a scented body shimmer powder ($16 for a 20g jar). [...]

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Sparkle for the Holidays: Color Club’s New Polishes

Color Club

This holiday glitter nail polish is everywhere. It seems the two main nail trends this winter are at complete polar opposites. It’s either super matte or blinged out glitter. Color Club’s new Wonderland collection is no exception- green, silver and red glimmer will brighten any jewel-toned dress. Under the Mistletoe is a celery-green which is [...]

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5 Tips and Tricks for the Matte Nail Trend

Matte nail polish topcoat to create nail art

In my article comparing a variety of matte polish top coats, I promised you some tips on embracing this trend. After months of wearing matte nail polish myself, I came up with these tips to help your manicure and polish last and to get the best results possible. Try to use as little hand lotion [...]

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Target to be invaded by elf!

elf cosmetics

I just found out that e.l.f. Cosmetics will be available in all Target stores starting November 1st! This is super news for us bargain makeup shoppers. They’ll be carrying an assortment of the $1, $3, $5, and $10 products in special black packaging exclusive to Target. Over the upcoming holidays, Target and e.l.f. will feature [...]

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