I was pretty shocked but not surprised to hear QVC purchased HSN for $2.1 billion dollars. The two brands have a total of 23 million customers which makes for around 320 million packages that they ship annually.

By combining the two networks hope to grow a larger online audience as many cable cord cutters have turned away from TV and focus more of their attention online and both QVC and HSN hope to gain a larger online following.

Apparently the two networks will still operate separately but I’m unsure for how long. I personally hope they continue to remain separate entities after the merge because I think each has unique offerings, sales, and ways of doing things. I’m pro both networks and shop from each of them although, I’m probably a little more of an QVC shopper than I am an HSN one. But HSN isn’t a slacker with some of their deals and the brands they offer (Lord knows, I could live without access to Huggable Hangers).

In a letter to employees, QVC’s cheif executive Mike George, said:

“We will be able to operate more efficiently, by combining technology platforms where appropriate, leveraging our joint service and supply chain networks, eliminating redundant corporate and support services, and negotiating volume based discounts with our partners,”� he wrote.

Of course, your ears probably perked up at discounts. I know mine did.

I hope the merger makes for exciting new changes from QVC and HSN. Together, I’m sure they’ll be stronger and able to offer us more new and exciting items.

What do you think of this merger?

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You know what you need in your life right now? Lancome Monsieur Big Brow Chubby Brow Crayon! I keep saying that over and over again in my head. It’s a tongue twister to say the least. Lancome Monsieur Big Mascara launched to all the rage a few short months ago. I’ve heard so much raving about the formula I’ve lost count. I haven’t tried it yet sadly! I know, I’m remiss in my beauty blogging duties! Sorry! But I hope to soon.

None the less, move over mascara and hello brows.

Available in four shades this soft chubby little brow crayon helps to define those sparse brows while shaping them and giving them a fuller appearance. With the promise of long-wear (24 hours of it according to Lancome) and a little kabuki blending brush, this chubby little guy could potentially be your new best friend if your brows are less than full.

As for me? Skip! My brows are insane already, so I don’t fill. If anyone wants to trade places with me and requires brows that grow like weeds and need to be threaded every two weeks by all means I have open positions available to swap at anytime for someone with sparser ones (Read my Benefit Brow Bar Experience and you’ll understand the dilemma of my brow filling woes).

Now I’m craving a Croque Monsieur, is that terribly weird? Try the one from Tous Les Jours if you can. It’s not exactly haute French cuisine but when you’re in a hurry, well, beggers can’t be choosers as they say!

Lancome Monsieur Big Brow Chubby Brow Crayon is available now at nordstrom.com.

Go forth, fill brows, and eat mass quantities of Croque Monsieur this weekend!

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Flowerbomb Twist Oil is a new way to wear the original Flowerbomb perfume. Available in Rose, Musk, and Jasmine each Twist Perfume Oil can be applied under your favorite perfume (or under Flowerbomb perfume) to create a new and exciting scent. Remember a few months ago when Replica introduced their Filter fragrances? Same concept here!

I probably told you this story but at the risk of being like my dad and telling the same story over and over and over again….

I was in restaurant once and a waitress kept passing by and she smelled amazing. After finishing up dinner I had to walk over to her and ask what she was wearing. She told me, “I’m so sorry! I don’t know! I mix a bunch of different fragrances!” If she could have shared the recipe of the cocktail of scents she was wearing I’d have written it down! Whatever she mixed she mixed it well. Needless to say it’s made me experiment with layering scents. Keep in mind layering is a fine art and can go very wrong which can result in you coming out of the experience smelling rancid. It’s not an easy trick but once you master which scents work with each other it becomes an addicting habit to try to create different unique fragrances by combining a number of different scents. I was told at the Tom Ford counter to try mixing Velvet Orchid with YSL Black Optimum and my mind was blown.

On that note, let’s chat these layering scents from Viktor & Rolf.

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Remember your first pimple? I do. Let’s face it, you probably remember your first pimple more accurately than you do your first kiss right? I wonder why that is? Oh yeah, I know! It’s because pimples tend to pop up at some of the most important moments in your life.

School dance? Pimple! First real date with the boy you like LIKE? Pimple! Pimples are the quintessential teenage rite of passage. They had a tendency to pop up at the best times in your life and in fact, they probably still do. Like a few months ago when a big nasty red pimple popped up on the side of my nose and I felt all Wicked Witch of the West I’ll get you my pretty looking!

You know what else is a rite of passage? Kevin Arnold’s nifty trick of slapping a Band-Aid over it and acting like you cut yourself or fell. Or if you’re a dude you could have used that I got in a fight and won excuse. Be honest, tell me I’m not the only person alive that slapped a Band-Aid over a pimple once in their life?

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Who’s Nurse Jamie and why does her Fade to Light Pigment Erase Bar in a Jar sound so wonderful? This little wonderful is a cleansing bar created with kojic acid and special pigment relief actives that act to treat discolorations and darkness.

It comes with a little rubber Exfolibrush which you can swirl around the soap to create a lather and proceed to gently buff into skin. It was created to target specific areas on your face that might be experiencing darkness or discolorations. Simply lather up, leave it on for two minutes, and gently buff into skin, after rinse and pat dry.

I’m terribly curious about this. I have some minor darkness on my jawline. I’ve always referred to it as hyper-pigmentation but it’s more it’s def darker. I’m always looking for ways to treat it. Philosophy had a dark spot corrector that worked quite well but they discontinued it. Sad panda! So, I’m always looking for a replacement.

This sounds interesting enough to try. I’ve never heard of the Nurse Jamie brand before. Have you?

Every tried anything from the line?

Do share!

Nurse Jamie Fade to Light Pigment Erase Bar in a Jar is available now at nordstrom.com.

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