Want gorgeous, luminous locks for your wedding day, and all of those other pre-wedding festivities?  Wella System Professional products can help you get soft, shiny, gorgeous hair in just a few steps. 

 Wella System Professional Luminous Shampoo (above) is a gentle cleanser that softly removes the debris and gunk styling products can leave...

Still looking for the perfect holiday gift for your fashion forward bridesmaids?  Check out Shopnbc.com this afternoon at 3:00 pm, where my new go-to line of comfy tees, stylish yoga gear and cute jewelry, be.ology, will be featured.

 

I especially love the be.loved pieces, like these cheeky boy shorts.  So cute for your...

I don't know about you, but my eyeshadow always seems to slip down into the creases of my eyes, making it look yucky at the end of the day.  I've tried so many different things to remedy this beauty problem and found the ultimate eyeshadow primer!

 

 

Urban Decay's Primer Potion, in Sin, $17 at Ulta stores, keeps my shadow looking freshly applied all day with no creasing in...

A lot of the major cosmetics companies are having their gift with purchase promos right now.  Three that stand out are Clinique (Dillards), Lancome (Nordstrom) and Estee Lauder (Macy's).  If you need to replenish your stock of beauty products, now is the perfect time!  The gift sets are filled with creamy blushes, lipsticks and fun eyeshadows to try out and only available while supplies last.

 

Best Wishes,

♥ Jennifer...

Sephora recently debuted a fabulous new line of professional-grade hairbrushes.  My personal favorite is the Boar Detangling Brush ($24).

 

Using tourmaline and ionic technology, this natural boar bristle brush produces maximum shine and great fly away protection.  Plus, it's safe to use on even the most damaged mane.  My hair is naturally curly and it can be a tad unruly at times but...

Velana K lipglosses are super moisturizing and luxurious because of the unique  ingredients in the formula - vitamins A and C, Shea butter and a golden seaweed mixture can be found inside this lavish potion.  According to the Velana K website, "The marine based filling spheres are infused throughout the gloss, promoting collagen production."

 

 

So, I know I told you a few months back that I would reveal to you what my signature scent is.  Well, I have not forgotten about you, I was just waiting for the perfect time.  And it's now. 

 

Let me start with this exciting news: Issey Miyake hasn't launched a new fragrance for 17 years...until now!  On September 1, 2009, his new fragrance, A Scent will hit Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue fragrance counters.  A...

I've always been a lover of all things beauty, especially body lotions, bubble baths and shower gels.  Lately I've been using Sephora's Guava Passion Shower Gel ($12) and it smells so good.  It's a blend of guava, passion fruit, mango, pineapple, vanilla, lily of the valley, monoi de Tahiti and musk infused with moisturizing aloe vera and jojoba oil all packaged up in a fun modern...

Bare Escentuals mineral make-up is one of the leading mineral beauty brands out there and if you haven't tried it yet, now is the perfect time.  This Saturday, the Sephora store at the Chandler Mall is having an in-store beauty event to celebrate the launch of Bare Escentuals' Matte SPF 15 foundation and the new Buxom line of products!  Call Sephora at 480.726.7733 for more...

I don't know about you but I've had a really difficult time finding a hairstylist that I like.  I've tried many salons on my search for a stylist who understands that when I say I want soft, face framing layers that does not mean I would like a mullet.  Yes, dear readers, one time I ended up with the female version of a mullet (aka the femullet) and in order to correct it I had to have my hair cut pretty short to get the layers to blend in with the length...thank...

It's important that your make-up stay fresh looking for your entire wedding day and using a primer can help you keep that fresh-faced look.  I've been using Tarte's Clean Slate ($27 at Sephora)  face and eye primer for a few weeks now and have been really happy with the results.  It's an all-natural lightweight primer that doesn't feel heavy on the skin which is so important when its 116 degrees outside!  Clean Slate helps keep foundation...

When I think of Monique Lhuillier, the things that come to mind are Alencon lace, satin ribbon sashes, cap sleeves and beautiful gowns.  Well, I'll have to add stunning, sophisticated paper invitations to my list because I discovered yesterday that Ms. Monique is now lending her design expertise to high quality wedding invites!

 

Available at myjeanm.com, you can choose from ten regal invite collections with everything you will need including save...

The tattoo world's first lady, Kat Von D, recently launched a cosmetic and fragrance line exclusively for Sephora.  While the line, simply called Kat Von D, has tons of great beauty finds like eyeshadow, lipstick and professional brushes, one item I thought you might be particularly interested in is the Tattoo Concealer.

 

  

 

This heavy duty,...

Get your body fuzz free for your wedding day and honeymoon with this special offer from bliss: Now through August 9, 2009, bliss spas are offering a free Brazilian wax (featuring their special "ouch-less" formula) with the purchase of their incredible triple-oxygen treatment!  

 

The triple-oxygen treatment facial is 75 minutes ($160) of...well...pure bliss!  Enjoy things like intense exfoliation for fresh looking skin, a...

Looking for a show-stopping way to strut your stuff down the aisle?  Check out this YouTube video a friend, Julie, sent me a link to today, it's pretty funny!

 

Click HERE to watch this hilarious take on tradition!

 

What are you...

Wedding planning can be very stressful.  Figuring out floral arrangements, seating charts and selecting a cake flavor are all fun things but can be a little overwhelming when added up.  All of this stress, coupled with the scorching heat in Arizona, can wreak havoc on your skin. 

 

I've been super stressed out myself lately and have noticed its effects on my skin.  With work, school, deadlines and trying to decorate our new home,...

I was out in the sun a lot last weekend and failed to put on my lip balm with sunscreen.  Well, as you may have guessed, I ended up with a dry, sunburned kisser.  This entire week I've been trying to remedy my lack-of-sunscreen induced chapped-lip-situation and wasn't having much luck. 

 

Last night, I was at Target and the rack of Burt's Bees natural beauty goodies caught my eye.  I bought a tube of the...

Bath & Body Works recently announced an addition to the cult favorite C.O. Bigelow Lip Mentha Lip Shine line of lip glosses, Tropical Mentha Lip Shine.  The glosses are infused with mint oil (which freshens breath and cools lips) and are available in three tropical flavors: Yuzu, Mangosteen or Lychee flavors.

 

As I've told you before, I love celebrity weddings!  So, when I heard that Channing Tatum (who stars in the upcoming GI Joe movie) and Jenna Dewan tied the knot on Saturday (7/11) I was naturally thrilled.  They met on the set of the teen dance movie, Step Up, and hit it off right away.  Below is the first photo from their wedding and it has just been released by People.com

 

Found yourself in a fragrance rut?  The Eau Girl and Eau Boy Fragrance Deluxe Samplers by Sephora are a great way for you and your sweetie to try out new fragrances while you search for the perfect wedding day scent.  Each set contains eight generous (and super cute and totally packable for your honeymoon!) mini-bottles of Sephora's top selling fragrances so you're bound to love a few of them.

 

 

Jennifer Kampp is a Minnesota native who moved to the Valley of the Sun in 2001.  She was married in 2006 at a beautiful country club in Minnesota.  She loved planning her wedding, even during the challenging moments, and has not lost that passion for planning!  She still enjoys looking at bridal magazines and can spend hours in Barnes and Noble mulling over the wedding planning and etiquette section.  One of her favorite ways to spend her free time is trying new restaurants with her husband, Jon.  She also enjoys shopping, spending time at the spa and playing with the newest addition to their household, a puppy named Fozzy. 

 

Jennifer has been a contributing writer for Arizona Bride, Ahwatukee Life, Lavish Lifestyle, "A": Ahwatukee's Premier Magazine, Arizona Parenting, phoenixpicks.com and also writes a lifestyle blog, for fun, in her "spare time" at  bridebabyandbloom.blogspot.com.  She recently completed an editorial internship with Arizona Bride and is looking forward to putting that experience to good use in future endeavors. 

 

(Jennifer & Jon's wedding photo courtesy of Anderson Designer Portraits, MN)