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Explore Your Personal Style with the ELLE x Revlon P.S. Experience


Revlon PS Experience

ELLE and Revlon have launched a new interactive video experience called the PS Experience - or Personal Style Experience - that's like a choose-your-own-adventure for determining your daily style persona. As the short fashion film plays, you direct the outcome: Do you feel like dressing up or down? Is your beauty trend today a pop of color or a '60s look? Are you in the mood to sip or snack? You guide the drama with a surprise ending that reveals your style personality of the moment. I just played and I'm a "classic" - leading to me to believe it's pretty accurate!

The PS Experience also suggests products you might love, plus tips and tricks to exploring your personal style. After all, isn't personal style always evolving? It's all about experimenting and seeing what works for you. Currently I'm loving the Revlon PhotoReady BB Cream™ Skin Perfector, a lightweight all-in-one moisturizer, tint and SPF that's perfect for summer. This multi-tasker adds a hint of color and leaves skin looking even-toned without all the layers.


Revlon BB Cream


Visit the Revlon Facebook page to take the PS Experience for yourself and get inspired to experiment with your personal style! Check back often for seasonal updates and info on the latest trends.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post.

The Look for Less: Joie 'Menton' Sandal

This look for less request comes to us from a reader named Reena: Joie's "Menton" sandals are $79.99 (down from $125) at Piperlime.com.



Get the look for less with these $14.99 sandals from CharlotteRusse.com instead.



Or, try this "Cufff" sandal from Steve Madden, available at Zappos.com in black, pewter, tan or white for $59.95.


Win Cool Stuff: Pure Ice Summer Nail Polish Giveaway


Win Pure Ice nail polishes for summer from TheBudgetBabe.com.

I've teamed up with Pure Ice for a fun little summer giveaway - we're giving one lucky BB reader a set of 9 cool summer nail polish shades (shown above)! You can see how we've rocked Pure Ice nail polish here and here.

The prize:
Dazzle Me - Clear base with silver glitter and mirror hex
Siren - Crème primary red
Scream - Turquoise creme
Superstar - White crème
Strapless - Bright blue glitter in clear base
Freedom - Red microglitter, red and blue hexes, silver stars
Wide Awake - Clear base with bright blue ultrafine and micro glitter
Flirt Alert - Bright orchid pink creme
Wild thing - Lime green creme

All Pure Ice nail enamels are free of formaldehyde, toluene and DBP. Retailing at only $1.99, Pure Ice nail enamels are available through www.pureicecosmetics.com and Walmart stores nationwide.

Ok, on to our giveaway! Please use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter. Good luck!

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Guest Blogger: BunnieXOXO from BSugarCoated's Easy Ikat Nails




This week, guest contributor BunnieXOXO from the nail polish blog bsugarcoated shows us how to create an easy ikat nail polish design starring Wet N Wild Meglast nail polishes in I Need a Refresh Mint and Through the Grapevine. Ikat prints may look intimidating at first, but the beautiful thing about this tie-dye like textile design is that it doesn't have to be perfect. Similar to leopard print, the natural variations give this organic design its timeless appeal. So keep reading for the step by step tutorial, then head on over to bsugarcoated for details on the polishes used, courtesy of Wet N Wild, plus more daily nail art inspiration.