Wanted to take the time to mention that Motives® is once again in the news! This time, there is a great article on the Motives® Liquid Powder Mineral Foundation with SPF 15 on the blog, A Beautyful Sentiment.

Not only do they talk about how great Motives® Liquid Powder Mineral Foundation with SPF 15 is, but they even compared it to a Chanel foundation that they had used at one time — how exciting!

Be sure to take the time to read this great article! They even took some great pics of the foundation being applied.

Love,
Loren

• Read about Motives® by Loren Ridinger on The Fashion Show on A Beautyful Sentiment
• Twilight star, Ashley Greene dazzled thanks to Motives® by Loren Ridinger lipstick. Read the article on Talking Makeup!
• PoshGlam talked it up about Motives® Lip Shine in an article titled Pucker-Up — read it now!

Love,
Loren

Without further ado, the winner of the glam for gala giveaway is blogger username:

* NW Design Group, LLC

If you’re the lucky winners of this giveaway, please remember to send me an email at loren@myfashioncents.com along with your name and phone number by 5:00 pm EST on
Friday, July 31, 2009 to claim your Prize.

Remember, if we don’t hear from the lucky winner before this date, we’ll select someone else.

Even if you did not win the giveaway this time, be sure to visit MyFashionCents.com for more great giveaways!

Love,
Loren

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Here is what you will need to get started (all of which can be purchased at Motivescosmetics.com).

• Motives Liquid Powder Mineral Makeup with SPF 15, $24.95 (patted on where needed)
• Motives Lip Crayon in Tender, $14 (traced all over the lips and topped with clear balm)
• Loren’s Get In Line Gel Eyeliner in Little Black Dress, collection of 6 colors, $84.95 (applied with a flat brush, and along your upper lash line for definition)
• Motives Pressed Blush in Porcelain Doll, $13.50

Love,
Loren

Love,
Loren

I’m giving away a professional, pre-gala makeup consultation with National Motives® Trainer, Tiffiny Luong! One lucky winner will get to meet with Tiffiny on Friday evening, just before the Gala Awards Dinner and Ceremony, for a complete Motives® by Loren Ridinger beauty transformation!

Tiffiny is a master makeup artist and cosmetology instructor with over 22 years of experience in the beauty industry. Tiffiny most recently aided in bringing national attention to the Motives cosmetics line as she participated alongside Motives National Trainers Laura Laire, Tricia Williams, and Motives Consultant Kerri Romano as a makeup artist to the runway models on Bravo’s hit television series, The Fashion Show.

If you’d like to be the lucky recipient of this “glam giveaway” here’s what I’ll need from you:

* Please note: This giveaway does not include admission to the Gala, nor is admission to the Gala required to enter.

1. First: post a comment below, sharing your favorite Market America Gala moment. If this year will be your fist time attending the Gala; post a comment letting me know what you’re wearing to the Gala.

AND

2. Second: send an e-mail to loren@myfashioncents.com and include your
handle/username you used to post your comment on MyFashionCents.com in your e-mail.
Remember, there are two (2) requirements, so complete them both to be entered into the giveaway.

Click here to read the full rules of the giveaway.

Love,
Loren

Rules and Qualifications

The Prize:One (1) pre-Gala makeup consultation with Motives National Trainer, Tiffiny Luong. The “Prize” will be given away to (1) one lucky winner! All costs, including federal, state and local sales, income and other taxes, insurance, and other expenses not specifically identified above as included in the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. No transfer, assignment, cash redemption or substitution for the Prize is permissible, except by
MyFashionCents.com due to prize unavailability, and then a prize of equal or greater value (as determined byMyFashionCents.com) may be substituted.

1. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of entry.
2. Applicants must have already purchased a ticket to the Market America Gala Awards Ceremony and Dinner taking place on Friday, August 7th, 2009.
3. Market America independent distributors are eligible to participate unless they are currently involved in Market America’s corrective action process.
4. Market America employees and their families are not eligible to participate.
5. Sweepstakes is limited to one entry per person.
6. Entries may be submitted from 12:01 am EST on July 27, 2009 through 11:59 pm EST on July 29, 2009.
7. To enter, you need to do two (2) things:
   • First, post a comment below, sharing your favorite Market America Gala moment. If this year will be your fist time attending the Gala; post a comment letting me know what you’re wearing to the Gala.

   AND

   • Second, send an e-mail to loren@myfashioncents.com and include your
     handle/username you used to post your comment on MyFashionCents.com in your e-mail.
8. Remember, there are two (2) requirements, so complete them both to be entered into the giveaway.
9. Entries that do not meet all rules and qualifications will be disqualified.
10. There will be one (1) winner for this sweepstakes. The winner will be chosen through a random drawing. The odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.
11. The winner’s blogger username will be published on August 3, 2009 on http://www.myfashioncents.com/. Don’t forget to check back on that date to see if you are the lucky winner!
12. The winner must respond by 5:00 pm EST on July 31, 2009 to claim the Prize. If a winner don’t respond by the deadline, another winner will be chosen.
13. This sweepstakes is void where prohibited by law.
14. No purchase is necessary to enter this contest.
15. MyFashionCents.com and persons and companies associated with it disclaim all liability for injury or damage to persons and/or property that might result from Sweepstakes entry acceptance of the Prize, or the use of the Prize.
16. Acceptance of Prize constitutes permission to use winner’s name and/or likeness without compensation (except where prohibited by law).
17. Your contest entry indicates your agreement to all contest rules and qualifications.

Special thanks to Tiffiny Luong for providing her professional expertise for this giveaway!

Love,
Loren

Don’t miss out on watching this monumental event!

The Fashion Show is a show about fifteen professional designers competing in a fashion creative competition for a chance to have the winners designs sold in the retail market and win a $125,000 prize. With just a handful of contestants remaining, be sure to tune-in to the season finale as Motives® by Loren Ridinger helps these designers transform runway models into the look that will take them to stardom!

Love,
Loren

Jamie Pressly with Danielle

Remember, you can get all of these great products mentioned in her article at Motivescosmetics.com

Love,
Loren

(image via huffingtonpost.com)

Step 1:
Start with Motives Liquid Powder Mineral Foundation in the correct shade for your skin type. Brush on lightly and be sure to blend evenly. I always use my finger around the nose and along the jaw line, where it’s easy for smudges to form. Let the foundation sink in for a few minutes for a nice dewy effect.

Step 2:
Highlight those cheekbones! Nothing works better than a smile when you’re applying blush. So using Motives Pressed Blush in Runway and a grin dust on a thin layer at an upward angle along your cheeks, concentrating a majority of the color directly below the middle of your eye. Blending is key; you don’t want any defined strokes, or, even worse, circles!

Step 3:
Use Motives Pressed Eye Shadow in Pink Diamond, to draw attention to your strong brow line, while opening up the eye. Then apply a darker-but-complementary shade, like Motives Pressed Eye Shadow in Midnight, along your upper eyelid. You want to be pretty heavy handed with the application directly along the lid, and then use a brush to blend up and away from the corner of your eye. You should stop just as the darker shade begins to touch the lighter on the outside.

Step 4:
Apply a thick line of Motives Kohl Eyeliner in Amethyst along the upper lid, but leave the bottom unlined. This is one of those places where you can take a risk with your color selection, but balance that risk by only lining one part of your eye.

Step 5:
Finally, pick a nude-but-not-matte shade for your lips, like Motives Rich Color Lipstick in Pink Sand. You want them to take a back burner to the drama of your eyes.

Love,
Loren