Style

W Magazine takes a closer look at Oscar night’s real stars: the jewels!

Sexy Shoe Gallery: The Berry gives us 27 reasons to never to wear flats again!

Beauty

Cosmo tells you how to look like the-girl-next-door only hotter

Nylon reports on the goth glitter glam trend that was seen at the Libetine show.

Keep your budget and shop SheKnows’ list of wallet-friendly beauty suggestions instead.

Celebrities

E! Online reports: Katy Perry’s cover look for Interview magazine is so sultry and glam!

US Weekly’s Oscar 2012 Fashion Police reports

Tyra Banks talks to People Magazine about America’s Next Top Model:British Invasion

Health & Fitness

Self magazine shows you how to get fit with just 10 easy buffer moves

I’m probably getting a little too old for this, but I must confess that I still love cosmetics that feature a little shimmer. Maybe this, along with my affinity for all things Hello Kitty and Spongebob Squarepants, is just another another excuse for me to delay the process of growing up. Whatever the reason is, I’m going to continue wearing shimmery and (slightly) glittery products for at least a few more years.

One product that recently caught my eye is the new e.l.f. Studio Shimmer Sheets. Each pack contains twenty shimmery sheets that you can gently press over your eyelids, cheekbones, decollete, arms, legs, wherever! You’ll get a little bit of shimmery color that’s perfect for day or night- and it won’t make you look like you’re trying to hard to recapture your youth. The sheets come in four shades, check them out below.

Each shimmer sheet package retails for $3.00 a pop- so pick your favorite shade today and click the link below to shop.

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Dry lips are never chic. Soften up your pout with Maybelline Baby Lips. It’s a luxurious moisturizing lip balm with a hint of color, SPF 20, and hydrating formula that lasts for eight hours. I think the best thing about this lip balm is that long-term use of this visibly renew your lips.

The lip balm comes in six different shades varying from clear to pale peach- you can check out the entire color chart below.

You can purchase Maybelline Baby Lips balm for just $2.97 at Walmart.

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I don’t normally write about food, especially since this is a beauty/fashion blog but since I’m trying to add a little diet and fitness news to my blog’s repertoire, I figured I should do post about a diet-friendly sweetener.

JSYK:This is not a paid post nor am I receiving anything from this post. If I was, I would post a disclaimer. Awhile back, I must have requested a free sample of Swerve Sweetener because I recently got a letter in the mail with a single sample of this sweetener and a coupon.

Swerve in an all-natural sweetener that has absolutely no calories and no gluten, it’s also kosher certified. It contains no stevia or lo han guo. For those of us who are looking for a healthy sugar substitute, Swerve fits the bill. It adds a little bit of sweetness to anything you put it in but it’s definitely not overpowering. I added it to my iced tea for a special treat but you could add it to cappuccino, cake, parfaits, brownies, whatever you want. Check out their official website for fabulously chic recipes like Mocha Fudge Cookies and Bread Pudding

Want to try Swerve? Check out their mini shop to purchase their products for yourself. Don’t forget to apply the coupon code SWEET20 to save 20% off your order. If you spend $25 or more, you’ll also get free shipping. Isn’t life sweet?

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I just wanted to send a brief Happy Valentine’s Day message to all my readers! I was originally going to post a really cool e-card on this blog but I couldn’t find one that I could just copy and paste, but this cute clip-art letter works great instead.

Don’t forget to check out my new website Crazy Amazing Deal Blog for fantastic sales, freebies, cool buys, and more.

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Confession time! I did not watch the 2012 Grammy or the Red Carpet coverage show last night, and truthfully I have not watched any award show since the late 1990s, but that doesn’t mean that I’m not catching up with the big night’s most notable moments. I love music and fashion just as much if not moreso than the next girl. Unfortunately, I don’t have the money to purchase high quality images from last night’s show but I’ve got a video for you above that you can check out.

First off, I want to say that I’m still heartbroken that we lost one of music’s biggest legends the evening prior to the 2012 Grammys. I grew up listening to Whitney Houston and I loved her songs, so I’m still reeling over this news. I also hope her daughter Bobbi Kristina can find the strength to carry on.

Back to the lighter news, I’m so glad Adele won, Jessie J sparkled, and Whitney was remembered. That night we had not only had a lot of fashion hits and misses, we also has a lot of questionable looks(what was up with Fergie’s see-through orange dress and what was Nicki Minaj thinking with her red hooded dress?). Let’s dissect the night further….

The Best: IMO, Jessie J’s gown was hands down the best look of the night! She simply sparked in a silver Julien MacDonald gown! I also loved how she kept her entire look simply understated with a high ponytail and simple makeup. Adele also looked gorgeous that night with a black Giorgio Armani gown complete with a boat-style neckline and three-quarter sleeves. Other winners that night include Katy Perry(who donned a dreamy blue crochet Elie Saab gown), Lady Gaga(anyone who can wear a custom-design black fishnet Versace dress receives props in my book), and Kelly Rowland(who wore a formfitting Alberta Ferretti peach gown complete with an embellished bodice).

The Worst: I like Carrie Underwood but I really didn’t like her fashion choice for that night. The Gomez-Garcia gown she wore that night looked more like an oversized over-embellished pillowcase as it didn’t flatter her figure. Other disappointed fashion choices that night came from Rihanna(her Giorgio Armani gown was pretty but too revealing) and Taylor Swift(the fabric of her Zuhair Murad gown is kind of). Check out the video above from US Weekly for full red carpet coverage.

Questionable Looks: The two most questionable looks of last evening came courtesy of Black Eyed Peas’ frontwoman Fegie and Nicki Minaj. Fegie’s see-through Jean Paul Gaultier show’s the singer’s undergarments- tres tacky. Minaj’s red hooded monstrosity(a Versace gown with a strange beaded face design on the front) stole the show from Gaga with the most bizarre getup of the night yet she didn’t quite pull the look with such aplomb.

Did you catch the 2012 Grammys or the red carpet coverage last night? Which celebrity sported your favorite look?

Welcome to another roundup of drugstore beauty deals from Walgreens, CVS/Pharmacy, and Rite Aid! The sale prices and special offers mentioned below are good from Sunday February 12(today) through February 18(Saturday). The prices mentioned below were obtained from local ads and may vary depending on where you live. Please double compare your local ad inserts with the ads mentioned below before you head to your local drugstore. You can find your ads on the following websites

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Here are a few things to keep in mind. Many of these deals will require a savings card(like CVS and Rite Aid). Signing up for these cards are free and easy so if you haven’ already signed up for one, I’d suggest you do that now. Some of these deals will require a coupon and I will note that. The only way to obtain these is by having a copy of the insert and cut out the coupon from it. If you don’t have such ads, you can ask your friends for spare copies.

Walgreens

Buy 1 get 1 50% off Maybelline eye cosmetics

Buy 1 get 1 FREE Conair hair styling tools & accessories

Save 20% off Olay moisturizers

L’Oreal Feria or Preference hair color kits just $7.99 each

Sinful nail lacquers just $0.99 each

Earn $5.00 in Register Rewards with purchase of Dark & Lovely or Soft Sheen Optimum Care hair relaxing products

Buy 1 get 1 50% off Motions hair relaxing kits, Vaseline moisturizers, and Dove hair care products

Buy 1 get 1 50% off Cover Girl foundations, concealers, powders, blushes, and eye cosmetics

Buy 1 get 1 50% L’Oreal cosmetics

Buy 1 get 1 50% off Revlon foundations, concealers, powders, blushes, and lip cosmetics

Buy 1 get 1 50% off Almay cosmetics

Buy 1 get 1 50% off Gold Bond, Clean & Clear, or RoC skin care products

Buy 1 get 1 50% off John Frieda hair care products

Buy 1 get 1 FREE Finesse, Salon Grafix, Renpure, and FX hair care products

Save 20% off select Aveeno skin care products & earn $2.00 in Register Rewards

Buy 1 get 1 50% off select Olay and Secret skin care products

*Coupon for $10 off Crest 3D Whitestrips(14 to 56 pck)

Save $10 off Crest 3D Whitestrips(8 to 40 pck)

Save 25% off select Nivea skin and lip care products & earn $1.50 in Register Rewards

Earn $3.00 in Register Rewards with purchase of select Venus razor system and cartridges

Save 20% off select Walgreens brand skin care products

CVS/Pharmacy

Buy 1 get 1 50% off all Revlon cosmetics and beauty tools

Buy 1 get 1 50% off select designer fragrances for women and men

Buy 1 get 1 50% off select body sprays and fragrances for women and men

Earn $5.00 Extra Care Bucks(ECB) with $50 or more spent on beauty products

Buy 1 get 1 50% off all Almay cosmetics

Buy 2 Revlon Colorsilk hair care products for $6.00 & earn $1.00 ECB

Buy Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System for just $29.99

Select Olay Regenerist, Facial Care, Total Effects Tone, or UV Moisturizing skin care products just $20.99

Earn $5.00 in ECB with purchase of select L’Oreal skin care products

Earn $3.00 in ECB with purchase of select Olay Regenerist products

Buy 1 get 1 50% off select Olay skin care and anti-aging products

Earn $5.00 in ECB with the purchase of 2 LOreal lip products

Earn $5.00 in ECB with the purchase of 2 CoverGirl Naturalluxe skincare products

Buy 1 get 1 50% off all Trim beauty tools

Buy 1 get 1 50% off all Physicians Formula cosmetics

Earn $5.00 in ECB with purchase of $15 or more of John Frieda hair care products

Earn $3.00 in ECB with purchase of select Nivea skin care products

Buy 1 get 1 50% off select Aveeno products

Buy 1 get 1 50% off all Cetaphil skin care products

Buy 1 Vaseline lotion(20.3 to 24.5 oz) get FREE 3 oz. Vaseline Moisturizer

Earn $5.00 in ECB with $15 or more purchase of select Dove, Caress, Lever, Irish Spring, or Lady Speed Stick products

Earn $5.00 in ECB with purchase of 2 select L’Oreal hair care products

Rite Aid

*Coupon for $2.00 off L’Oreal Preference hair color kit

Earn $2.00 up reward on the purchase of 2 TRESemme hair care products

Save 40% off Almay eye cosmetics and makeup removers

Buy 1 get 1 FREE select fragrances from Jovan, McGraw, Stetson, Adidas, Celine, Beyonce, and Heidi Klum

Buy 1 get 1 50% off Neutrogena lip and eye cosmetics

Buy 1 gt 1 50% off CoverGirl face cosmetics

Earn $5 +up rewards on purchase of 3 select Neutrogena skin care products

It’s now February 2012 and a lot has happened since I first started my Shop In Chic blog back in February 2008. The whole reason I started this blog was because I wanted to make a webzine/magazine about fashion and I thought that a blog would be close enough to that dream. Today, I’ve sorta abandoned my blog and that really makes me a little sad. In the last two years I’ve had so much going on in my life, mostly personal stuff I don’t really want to talk about, that it was kind of easy to forget about my dreams. I would also remind myself over and over again that I would eventually get back to my regular blogging habits but as soon as I would get the energy to start the revival process, something would happen to disrupt my success.

This time, I’m really going to make an effort to change all that. I love blogging, it gives me real energy and a lot of joy. I’d also like to make some money with it, but that is not the whole reason I blog.

Starting today, I’m going to put more of my energy and time into my blog. I’m going to use Shop In Chic to write about fashion, beauty, celebrity style, shopping, and fitness. I’m also going to use this blog to share my progress as a blogger in hopes that this will motivate me more.

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Shopping is fun but it’s always more fun with friends! This is why most fashionistas join shopping social networks. Unlike the typical social network, the five following websites make it easy to find and share the things you really love. These websites are also great places to make like style-minded friends. So, in no certain order, here is the list!

Be inspired daily. Pintrest is a new website that’s half social network and half virtual pinboard. Add the “Pin it” application to your tool bar and you can save almost anything you want on the web. You can use it to save your favorite outfits, makeup looks, hairstyles or whatever you want. You can also upload your own images or save finds from other people. Warning: Pintrest is tres addicitive!

Pintrest

Create your own styleboards and share them with everyone you know. You can browse through their Shop section and save your favorite items to your favorites then go to the Create section, choose a template, and artfully display place each image to fit the template. You can create and save as many styleboards as you want with Polyvore!

Polyvore

Social shopping at it’s finest! Join Kaboodle and explore the wonderful world of online shopping. Rediscover your favorite stores, discover new ones, create shopping lists, design styleboards, make friends, and more.

Kaboodle

If you love social shopping and websites like Kaboodle, you should like This Next. This online community lets users save their favorite finds and categorize them into shopping guides. If you’re more interested in seeing what shopping experts pick, check out ThisNext editors section where you can shop the latest trends hand selected by magazine editors. This Next

Part of the PopSugar network, ShopStyle is a cool website that’s a lot like Polyvore. Users can browse through apparel, shoes, bags, even home goods, save their favorites and display their favorites on a style board. ShopStyle