photography courtesy of Eight Skincare

My dry skin brush is one of the most treasured pieces in my bathroom cabinet. It looks a little different than the one I’m giving away today–that is, mine doesn’t look like a hippie’s toilet brush–but it’s truly a miraculous organic tool. The process of dry brushing has been around for centuries, and, some say, it’s detoxifying. But more importantly, it’s a cellulite fighter and it feels good. (Feels even better when someone else is doing the brushing.) Eight Skincare, which specializes in dry brush exfoliation offers a product line to combat lackluster skin. In fact, founder Vicki Weaver-Payne is posting up at local retailer, Stanley Korshak, today (11 am to 4 pm) to offer consultations and free travel gifts with purchase. Eight Skincare encourages a four-step process that includes dry brushing followed by a cream body wash, sugar scrub, and moisturizer in delicious scents including ginger lime, tangerine, and lavender. I can help one lucky reader with the first and fourth steps. I’ve got a ginger lime scented Moisture Treatment and dry brush set to give away. Enter here to win.

If you’ve got time (and/or are a bad daughter and haven’t picked out a Mother’s Day gift yet) head to Korshak for a a little one-on-one with Payne and pick up some delicious smelling presents for you and Mom. Or just you. That’s fine, too.

Here’s why you want it:
-It minimizes age spots and it’s free.
-It’s got hexylresorcinol. What is that? A “lightening active that works to effectively brighten and illuminate skin, while diminishing dark spots,” of course.
-It’s got retinol, the most worshipped ingredient in anti-aging products.
-It’s got some other stuff that “soothes and calms” and hydrates.
-It comes in a sleek black tube with an easy-to-use pump.

In other, interesting Le Metiér news, they’ve set up a suave new e-shop with a fashion forward homepage and a “Vault” section full of sweet beauty deals (like, a buy-two-get-two deal on nail lacquers).

To win the Dark Spot Corrector, enter here. Good luck!

Bring home Kate’s most sought-after Clinic treatment! A scientific breakthrough, the patent-pending delivery system of DermalQuench Liquid Lift Advanced Wrinkle Treatment with HydraFill Complex produces immediate and long-term results. The advanced formula aggressively combats wrinkles, sagging skin, uneven tone, and dryness. See the immediate and long-term effects of deep hydration, such as: an immediate glow, softer skin, and sustained moisturization.

Plus, it’s fun to use. You spritz stripes of the cool formula in horizontal stripes across your face like you’re heading to Coachella. I have two boxes of this magic spray to give away. Enter here to win. Good luck.

2. It makes exfoliating fun. How? Because you can sit in front of an episode of Pretty Little Liars (or something more mature) while you do it.

3. It’s easy. It requires very little thinking. A timer ensures that you exfoliate each part of your face for the appropriate amount of time.

4. It travels. The Mia and Mia 2 versions are small and come in suitcase-friendly cases.

5. Because the newest color collection is entirely too much fun for a skincare tool. The limited edition Bohemian Beach Bungalow Collection offers brushes in Key Lime (see above), Passion Fruit hot pink, and Sea Breeze blue. Only available through May.

6. It’s sold everywhere. Find Clarisonic at spas (Bliss, The Face Place, Equinox, etc.), department stores (Neiman Marcus, Stanley Korshak, Nordstrom, etc.), and Sephora.

Enter here to win, and good luck!

Update: The product comes in two versions, not colors. (It’s one-color-fits-all.) The Original isn’t really shimmery so much as it leaves a dewy glow. No glitter here, folks.

It’s hard giving up this bundle of skincare goodness, but I love you and want the best for you. And Nude Skincare is definitely some of the best. Natural skincare isn’t just for hippies these days. Lines like Nude are merging chemical-free formulas with high performance power. Today’s giveaway includes Nude’s Radiant Day Moisturiser ($52) with n-probiotic active cell nutrient to “stimulate skin to produce its own anti-ageing ingredients,” Miracle Mask ($48), an exfoliating treatment with “natural AHAs with rice beads to transform tired and uneven skin to soft and glowing,” and the ProGenius Treatment Oil ($78), an omega-rich formula that “provides a precisely balanced diet for the skin.”

If this sounds good to you (and really, how could it not?) enter here to win.

Jacy Rader, master at work. (photography courtesy of Bronze & Beautiful)

I’m a fan of sunscreen, floppy hats to protect your face, and a really, really good airbrush tan. Like the one performed by Jacy Rader, co-owner of Bronze & Beautiful mobile airbrush tan service. Not only does she come and set up in the comfort of your own home (no standing around naked on a cold salon floor under fluorescent lighting), but she customizes a shade to fit your skin tone and leaves you with instructions on how to maintain your new faux glow.

Today, we’ve got one airbrush tan to give away along with the new, paraben-free Norvell maintenance kit, which includes an exfoliating body scrub, body wash, Pro Long Tan Extender, Self Tanning Spray Tan Can, and exfoliating mitt.

Need a bronzing? Entere here to win.

I can’t help but put a little extra promotion into Saturday morning’s Beauty Live Expert Panel at 11 am. Not because I’m on it–okay, because I’m on it–but also because it’s going to be a blast to sit down and talk beauty products with my fellow panelists: Holly Quartaro, Pat Smith, Cynthia Smoot, Steve Kemble, LeeAnne Locken and Joanna Hathcock. A $20 ticket (buy it here) will get you a reserved seat at the panel of your choice, plus a gift card. It may sound a little steep, but actually it all goes to a $20 gift card that you get to turn around and spend after picking up some great beauty advise and product suggestions. It’s a winning situation.

If you’re not interested in our Beauty Live Expert Panel, with a heavy heart, I’ll understand. There’s plenty to choose from, including the VIP kick-off affair, Pink’d, hosted by Pat Smith and benefiting her charity, Treasure You. Jump for a full lineup of festivities.

Friday 6PM: PINK’D, BEAUTY LIVE KICK-OFF EVENT
Join Galleria Dallas and Honorary Chairs, Pat & Emmitt Smith, as we kick-off the 5th annual Beauty Live event with PINK’d, on Friday, March 1 from 6 – 9 PM in “The Alley”, located near the Grill on the Alley. Enjoy signature cocktails, bites and Celebrity DJ Brandon Olds spinning. Complimentary valet parking at event entrance. 100% of ticket sales benefit Treasure You, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting women!

Saturday 11AM: BEAUTY LIVE EXPERT PANEL
Our panel of beauty experts shares their insider beauty secrets and their ‘can’t live without’ beauty products! Expert Panel: Holly Quartaro, Pat Smith, Cynthia Smoot, Steve Kemble, Raya Ramsey, LeeAnne Locken and Joanna Hathcock. PLUS RECEIVE A $20 GIFT CARD TO GALLERIA DALLAS.

Saturday 12PM: NORDSTROM PRESENTS SOLUTIONS TO YOUR TOP 10 BEAUTY CONCERNS
Join Nordstrom’s Regional Beauty Director, Karen DeLauro, and her team of beauty and skincare experts as she shares the solutions to every woman’s top 10 skincare and beauty concerns! Get inside tips on how to achieve spring’s glowing skin, brightest eyes, luminous hair, and learn about the latest breakthroughs in beauty technology. PLUS RECEIVE A $20 GIFT CARD TO NORDSTROM!

Saturday 1PM: TONI&GUY PRESENTS COLORSMASH & PRETTY PLAITS
A fabulous cut and color are important, but there is so much more! TONI&GUY, a leader in the latest hair trends, demonstrates how to create the hottest braids and temporary hair coloring for a look that will make heads turn. PLUS RECEIVE A $20 GIFT CARD TO TONI&GUY

Saturday 2PM: PAT SMITH, TREASURE YOU
Join Pat Smith, Founder and CEO of TREASURE YOU, as she shares her personal journey to founding her non-profit that helps women rediscover their self-worth and treasure their God-given talents. Plus view the reveal of our four TREASURE YOU BEAUTY LIVE MAKEOVER winners live on stage! RECEIVE A $20 GALLERIA DALLAS GIFT CARD!

Saturday 3PM: MACY’S PRESENTS SHAKE UP YOUR MAKEUP
Make a statement that is unique and all your own this season! Find out the latest beauty trends from lip to brow from Macy’s top cosmetic brands. PLUS RECEIVE A $20 GIFT CARD TO MACY’S!

Saturday 4PM: SEPHORA PRESENTS THE PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR: EMERALD
You are invited to experience color by dipping into Emerald, the 2013 PANTONE Color of The Year. Based on a gem that is rarer than diamonds, this vibrant, universally-flattering shade informs this spring’s must-have beauty collection from Sephora + PANTONE—and sets the tone for 2013. Whether you dare to go bold, or only add light accents of emerald, you’ll be introduced to playful shades that will ignite a newfound love of color. PLUS RECEIVE A $20 GIFT CARD TO SEPHORA!

Sunday 1PM: MAC COSMETICS PRESENTS CREATING A FLAWLESS FACE
MAC COSMETICS is one of the leading brands in cosmetic artistry, and their pros are here to share their secrets! Learn what’s HOT, and how to create that perfect flawless look on your own. PLUS RECEIVE A $20 MACY’S GIFT CARD TO USE AT MAC COSMETICS!

Sunday 2PM: STEVE KEMBLE PRESENTS MAN-OVER (MAKEOVER FOR MEN!)
Steve Kemble, America’s Sassiest Lifestyle Guru, shares the secrets to making every man look his best! Steve will be giving away full-sized products, so if your man is in need of a MAN-OVER, you won’t want to miss this session! PLUS RECEIVE A $20 GALLERIA DALLAS GIFT CARD!

Sunday 3PM: JOANNA’S FAVORITE THINGS
Win one of Joanna’s Favorite Things! Joanna Hathcock, Model, Makeup Artist and Beauty Coach, has hand picked dozens of her favorite beauty must-haves and she is sharing the love! PLUS RECEIVE A $20 GIFT CARD TO GALLERIA DALLAS

Dear Clark, left, by Elizabeth Lavin; J.T. Osgood, right, courtesy of Songbird Society

In the March issue of D Magazine, you’ll find a wealth of beauty 411, including our editors’ picks for the best ten salons in town. This highly edited list excludes plenty of savvy salons that we simply didn’t have the space to list, but when you’re looking for a guaranteed good cut and color, you can count on these.

The Do Cut and Color
The tiny, industrial-chic space is full of personality, with vintage Chicago brick walls, repurposed concrete countertops, and bright pops of color, including cherry-red blow-dryers. read more…

Osgood O’Neil
The Osgood O’Neil beauty empire, established in 1998, simply never disappoints. Each of its three locations sports a modern yet earthy feel and a consistently talented team of stylists and colorists, to whom clients are fiercely loyal. read more…
cut, $55 to $100 (varies by stylist)
color, priced upon consultation

Dear Clark
This one-stop-shop on McKinney, helmed by co-owners Holly Dear and Kaycee Clark, boasts a strong roster of stylists, colorists, and even a full-service med spa offering the seriously rejuvenating Intraceuticals Oxygen Facial, among other treatments. read more…

Salon Lucien
Hitting the salon should feel like a luxury, and it does at this Park Cities spot, where the chandeliers sparkle, the water served is infused with cucumber, shelves brim with the very best products, and solid treatments are offered a la carte. read more…

The Songbird Society
Manned by hair veterans Richard Hayler (formerly of Richard Hayler Colour Salon) and J.T. Osgood (formerly of Osgood O’Neil), The Songbird Society is well-known among the hair obsessed. (Sea of Shoes’ Jane Aldridge is a fan.) read more…

Hair by Charlie
Charlie Price spent seven years in Manhattan doing hair for editorial shoots, and he returns twice a year to create Fashion Week runway looks for the likes of Billy Reid. But don’t let his bona fides give you the wrong impression. His soulful Design District salon is decidedly pretension free. read more…

Salon Pompeo
The salon, always buzzing with blow-dryers and chitchat, is spacious, equipped with 20 stations to accommodate 40 stylists, each of whom is skilled at both cut and color, so there’s no need to book multiple appointments. read more…

Tru Salon
In an airy cottage on a leafy Uptown street, hair savant Tanya Carpenter has created a buzzing salon with a knack for attracting top talent, including a cadre of French stylists chatting in their native tongue while they expertly snip your locks (adding a serious dose of chic to your regular trim). read more…

Blanc Salon
Owner Scott Witmer, a former Toni & Guy art director, has styled the famous heads of stars like Fergie, Nicole Richie, Adam Lambert, and, as of late, Molly Quinn from ABC’s Castle. But despite Witmer’s client list, the salon feels surprisingly down to earth. read more…

Muse the Salon
This 5-year-old hair spot on Henderson Avenue maintains a sophisticated setting, a laid-back vibe, and a talented team of stylists. Founded by hair gurus Cris Baadsgaard and Garrett (yes, just Garrett), Muse offers a variety of services using top-notch products (like Oribe) at surprisingly reasonable price points. read more…

photography courtesy of Napoleon Perdis

Australian makeup artist Napoleon Perdis stopped by NorthPark on Friday for a personal appearance at Neiman Marcus, to celebrate the arrival of his cosmetics line. Five Neimans locations in the U.S. will now carry an exclusive range of Napoleon Perdis products, and lucky for us, NorthPark is one of them. I had the opportunity to sit down with him and talk about spring beauty trends, his favorite products, and why he wants to move to Dallas. –Jessica Mitzner

Me: How do you see Dallas women, and how do you think they fit your brand?

Perdis: First of all, I have to say that there is a philosophy that there’s been a Texas-ization of the USA. So unlike many brands that go and set up in New York, I didn’t. I set up in Southern California, and then expanded my base with the South, because Texas is a pivotal center. The Dallas woman is actually my muse, and she drives me. She’s really polite. She’s really well put-together. She’s all about health and cleanliness, but yet she’s upwardly mobile and ambitious. She hasn’t lost the American dream. She still feels that America is pure and available to her.

Me: Is there anything you’ve seen that you think Dallas women are doing wrong in their beauty routine?

Perdis: All the myths are wrong. I go out, and I do not see big hair and big makeup. I actually see really sophisticated layering of new design and established design. I see a really sophisticated dining scene. I see a really sophisticated evening scene in Uptown. You see really beautiful people. Sophisticated, intelligent, chic–you don’t see that sometimes with the angry New Yorker, or the Californian. I don’t have any of those myths. [The Dallas woman] has been really cool to me. She’s been really adaptive to me, and it’s just been amazing.

Me: Do you have a favorite product in your line?

DéVine Goddess Lipstick in Xenia, Auto Pilot primer, and Mesmer-Eyes mascara

Perdis: That’s like asking me if I love one of my kids more. My Auto Pilot primer is like, legendary. Wherever we go in our distribution, that becomes one of the top five products. That’s my favorite. My second favorite is the foundation I use most on women, the Sheer Genius. I love the fact that it’s a medium coverage. You can blend it out. It’s really very easy to use. My third, of course, is the Mesmer-Eyes mascara. You could be lost in the wild, but if you put mascara on, you can still look fabulous. The eyes are so important.

Me: Are there any products that you think women don’t really know how to use well, or they should be using more?

Perdis: Yes. The most obvious and the most basic–they don’t know how to use lipstick well. They’re afraid to use lipstick. Audrey Hepburn used to say, “A girl can’t read that sort of thing without her lipstick,” [ed note: said by Hepburn as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's] and Elizabeth Taylor wanted no one other than her having red lipstick on set, because it marks your territory–on a glass, on a cup, on a color, on a man. And women these days are so afraid of it. It looks so fabulous. You do a little mascara and a red lip, and you own the place. Put it on for twelve minutes, and let it stay. Start to own it, and walk around. You’ve got to give someone a chance. It’s the same thing.

Me: Are there any trends that you’re excited about for spring?

Perdis: First of all, I love the nicely defined brow. I love the lashes and faux-lashes that are back in a big way. Emerald green is a big color this year. Lips are in red, oxblood, or orange, still, or versions of that, which is quite beautiful. Contours are really big, blush is coming in a big way, and matte skin. So there are things on the runway that I like a lot, and we’ll use them on women. But I’m not going to say to a woman, “You should do this look.”

Are there any beauty looks that you think are “out” for the moment?

Perdis: I think multicolored eyes are out. I think these looks that were happening for a season, where you go one color to another, are really out. Garish, over-the-top–and if I see more glitter, I think I’m going to slap someone.

Me: Anything else you want to add?

Perdis: I’m trying to get my wife to move to Dallas. Seriously. I really like the pace here. I like that it’s a few hours between each coast. There are direct flights to Europe, which is really important to us. It’s a right-to-work state. It’s a business state. There are some really good things here.

Jessica Mitzner is a ShopTalk intern.

Note: I am told more consultation sessions are being added to the reservation sign-up page, so check back later if you get a message telling you all sessions are booked.

Fun fact: The faux snake venom, called Syn-ake, is an anti-wrinkle compound that mimics the effect of the venom of a Temple Viper. Via lotioncrafter.com, “The Syn®-Ake peptide acts by reducing muscle cell contraction, smoothing mimic wrinkles in a short period, and is reversible. It is useful in anti-aging products and wrinkle treatment products, especially those targeting expression lines.”

Enter here to win these magic potions.

photography courtesy of Aerin Lauder

The packaging on Aerin Lauder’s new AERIN cosmetic line is beautiful, and the palette is full of floral-inspired, feminine pinks. I’ve always been a fan of Esteé Lauder’s formulas and color collections, and I like this ladylike new addition to the family. Today’s giveaway includes two goodies from the spring collection: Multi Color for lips and cheeks in shimmery peach Freesia and the lip gloss in Cassis, a not-too-bright pink.

Enter here to to win. Good luck!