Just had this come across my email - I love treasure hunts & even tho this isn't happening around me, maybe it's happening around you. Let me know if you take part or if you find the treasure yourself!

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Cover FX Invites You to Participate in a Treasure Hunt!
“Eye Spy With My Big Bright Eyes..”

With their launch of the Eye Prep FX, Cover FX will be hosting an international treasure hunt! Be the first to get your hands on the Eye Prep FX before it hits stores mid September!

How it works: From September 7th – 11th, Cover FX will be placing treasure boxes throughout selected cities across US, Canada and the UK. Fan Cover FX on Facebook to learn specific clues and locations on where you can find the hidden treasures in a city near you. All packages include the new Eye Prep FX, and some lucky winners may receive gift cards up to $100 in select treasure boxes redeemable at participating Cover FX retailers*! http://www.facebook.com/CoverFX

* Retailers include Shoppers Drug Mart and Murale (Canada), Sephora (US), Harvey Nichols and House of Fraser (UK).

Let the games begin! http://www.facebook.com/CoverFX

About Eye Prep FX:
Eye Prep FX anti age smoothing primer is an innovative cosmeceutical eye smoothing formula with clinically proven anti-aging benefits:
• The blend of ultra-elite ingredients, Haloxyl and Eyeliss work to reduce the appearance of dark circles and puffiness
• Peptide Flash Complex is also incorporated, which instantly tightens and firms while long-term improvements include repairing and strengthening the eye area
• Cucumber extract works with detoxifying minerals to cool, soften and hydrate the skin leaving the eye area feeling fresh and revitalized
• Eye Prep FX instantly binds concealer and eye shadows to lids and eye area with Dermaveil Cool Technology, a proprietary complex that immediately reduces the appearance of fine lines and creases and creates a smooth base for makeup

Cost: $43 CA&US/£41
Availability: CoverFX.com and select Sephora, Nordstrom, The Bay, Shoppers Drug Mart, Murale, Harvey Nichols and House of Fraser stores.

Have you guys ever had something that worked so good, but you were all, "I don't know how it does it, it just does"? That's how I feel about "Mally Beauty Poreless Face Defender with Sponge" that I bought from QVC (*on easy-pay - YAY!).

This clear solid is your finishing touch to your makeup, instead of using a (translucent) face powder. You are supposed to use the sponge to pat it out of the package and tap it over your face to set your makeup, just as you would your face powder, only this will not show any visible settling in any of your fine lines and pores. In fact, it is supposed to give your face a matte/soft finish effect - which I think it does, to the point that it almost looks like cameramen think you are Cybil Shepard and are using a soft focus to shoot you (*man, was that not SO distracting on Moonlighting when they did that to her? And wasn't Bruce Willis a handsome devil back then, too - save for that BAD wig they had on him? I digress).

I gotta say, I was facinated by this product, but held off getting it because I just couldn't figure out how it worked. I still don't know exactly, but I do know that this is silcone based, so, if you are sensitive to silcone in your products, this isn't going to work for you. Here's my downside - because it's clear, I don't know exactly how much product I am getting on the sponge, or on my face. You do NOT want to smear the sponge in the pan because you will pull out too much product and waste it, that's for sure. Now, my girl, Gouldylox, uses a flat topped brush to apply this, which I have done a couple of times and works quite well, too. I think this is more of a trial and error, where less is more, even tho it really isn't that noticeable once it's applied any way - even in pictures. (*yes! no more powder flashes where your face is an entirely different color than your neck/chest!).

It looks like right now this is a QVC exclusive, and they have it for $36.48 (plus s/h). Keep an eye out, as Mally is on there quite frequently and you may be able to pick this up on easy-pay like I did.

Have you guys tried any of Mally's products? Or are you as big of a fangirl as I am? I swear, I was stupid giddy when I had a chance to spend time with her behind the scenes of the Marc Bouwer video shoot last year. Besides that, I really like a lot of her products. Win/Win!

If you guys have ever wondered what I tote around with me in my purse all the time for touch-ups, etc (*I know you have, we're all nosy - don't lie.), my loanshark girl, Meredith, from Retrodiva's Beauty has got a post up showing *exactly* what I haul.

Check it out and then let me know what you carry around, because I'm just straight up nosy and will ask you any way. :)

Have you ever been perfectly content, everything's good, then, someone comes up behind you and scratches your back in greeting, or just to be affectionate, and suddenly you are like a dog getting their belly scratched and you are all "I'll give you 30 minutes to stop that"? I hate and love that at the same time.

I have found out that "dry brush exfoliation" can give me almost the same effect. I had a chance to try the Eight hydrating treatment which is:

1. Dry Brush body
2. Have a warm shower and cleanse with Eight Crème Body Wash
3. Exfoliate and soften with Eight Sugar Scrub
4. Lightly towel dry and apply Eight Body Moisture

I tried the Ginger Lime line, but they also have a Lavender line. The Ginger Lime line smelled fresh, but not too fruity - I'm sure the Lavender line smells nice, too, but I can't speak to how floral it smells.

Lemme tell you what they say is in this and why - "Eight Body Moisture is created around eight core ingredients:"

• Aloe Vera: moisture
• Vitamin E: slows aging
• Jojoba Oil: promotes new cell growth
• Evening Primrose Oil: anti-inflammatory
• Monoi Oil: rehydrates
• Sweet Almond Oil: natural beauty
• Emu Oil: anti-aging
• Apricot Kernel Oil: tones/firms

"Other essential ingredients include:"

• Lanolin: moisture
• Rice Bran Oil: smooth skin
• Lavender Oil: calms
• Sunflower Oil: vitamins a b d e
• Wheat Germ: cell formation
• Avocado Oil: moisture

I don't know that I can say that I've seen any firming yet, but I can say that all the brushing (once a week - it's a bit too rough for me more often than that, because I get all aggressive w/ the scratch - yes, I know that's bad for me. Thx!) and all of the oils in the products that my skin *does* feel super silky. While they all work in conjunction together, if you don't need as much moisture as all of them at once, each product does a fine job on its own for it's own job. The range runs from $20 up to $85 for the full treatment kit.

I can't forget to mention that this product line is from a homegrown Oklahoma girl like me. Vicki Weaver-Payne's mom worked at Tinker Air Force Base (*over in Midwest City, OK, a suburb of Oklahoma City, OK) in one of the aircraft hangers, causing her skin to be uncomfortably dry. She met a woman with a secret formula for dry skin that she then tweaked to alleviate her skin problems - her own body lotion, just for herself. In fact, Vicki didn't even know about the formula until she was an adult and had her own skin problems. Vicki then tweaked it herself for 12years before sharing it with the public & Eight Body Moisture was born. So, you know I gotta give some love to a local gal, besides just liking the product on its own. :)

Have you guys ever done any dry brushing? Did you like it, if you did?

I make no secret of my Target love. I think it's neat that they do collaborations with designers to make special collections just for them. (*A few past designers were Anna Sui, Alexander McQueen and John Paul Gaultier, for example). The thing with these collections is that they fly out the door before some of you have a chance to go check them out.

Well, Target has decided to team up with online invitation-only sale site, Gilt Groupe, to provide an exclusive 36-hour preview-shopping event of select pieces from Target’s newest upcoming designer collaborations with John Derian, Tucker and Mulberry.

Now, I firmly expect this sale to sell out quickly, as there is usually a frenzy for these collections. So, I would def say that if you are interested in being a part of it, then you need to sign up for membership ahead of time. (*Just to let you know, I *do* get a referral bonus if you sign up thru my invite.)

So, tell me - does getting a head start ahead of the masses interest you enough to check out this sale, or are you going to wait until each collection comes out to see it in real life before getting anything?