Countdown to 2012

With all the promise, wonder and excitement befitting a Hollywood movie, there really is no night like New Year’s Eve. Fireworks, champagne and that infamous midnight kiss all add to the mystery and magic of that final countdown. With a celebration this big, you’ll need a look that’s equally as explosive. Get ready to make sparks fly.

Party Perfect Eyes
Whatever your countdown destination, stand apart from the crowd with smoldering eyes in steely metallic blue. First, contour eyes in Fawn Fayalite or Smoky Quartz Pressed Mineral Eye Shadow to add depth and dimension. Then, using Pür’s Liquid Metal Eye Shadow Stick in True Cobalt, wrap color from the inner corner of the eye, over the lid and around to the lower lash line. Use a shadow brush or your finger to smudge color outward for a smoky effect.

Steal a Midnight Kiss
Always pair bold, dramatic eyes with subtle, subdued looks that won’t distract or compete for attention. A warm neutral hue like Mineral Shea Butter Lipstick in Mauve Quartz is the perfect complement to this made-for-midnight look. Like the Eye Shadow Sticks, Pür’s creamy, conditioning lipsticks won’t smear or smudge, so your look stays put from the first popped cork to that final kiss of the night.

Happy Holidays from Our Family to Yours

Sometimes it’s hard to believe the holidays are almost here (especially here in Atlanta, where the temperature is still in the mid-60s). Yet as family and friends gather from near and far, everywhere there is a sense of cheer and wonder. However you celebrate it, we at Pür Minerals wish you a season filled with love, laughter and joy. While the gifts certainly delight, the thing we’re most thankful for is you. You lift our spirits just by being good to yourself and expressing who you are. In short, just by being you. From our family to yours, have a happy, safe and peaceful holiday season.

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Gifts of Beauty for Any Budget

Under $35 – Simply Chic Palette
Glam-packed with six stunning eye shadows, two super-versatile cheek colors and one timelessly flattering eye pencil in classic black, this portable palette is the perfect gift for the girl on the go.

Under $25 – Temptress Lip Shine Kit
Don’t just shine. Outshine. Pür’s Temptress Lip Shine Kit gives you (or someone special) three super-high shine lip colors that condition lips with intensive hydrators while creating the ultimate wet look.

Under $15 – Natural Eye Trio
Sometimes less is more. Featuring three earth-toned eye-openers, the Natural Eye Trio is the perfect gift for the naturalist on your list. And at just $10 (a $43 value), it’s the stuff stockings were made for.

Holiday Miracle Must-Have: Fulvic Mineral Mist

It may be the most wonderful time of year to you, but as far as your skin’s concerned, the holiday season means drier, colder days ripe for cracking and chapping. Instead of spending your days slathering on cream after cream, simplify your life with a multipurpose mist that hydrates from head to toe instantly—Fulvic Mineral Mist.

Dry Skin Relief
Between the colder weather outside and the dry heat indoors, winter can wreak havoc on your skin. With over 70 essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and amino acids, Pür’s miracle hydrator not only locks in vital moisture but also nourishes skin to keep it healthy and glowing all season long.

Winter Hair First Aid
Your skin isn’t the only thing that suffers when the humidity vanishes. Winter’s bone-dry air can make that much-fussed-over hairstyle fall flat in minutes. Revive those luscious locks in seconds with the same mineral formula that helps tame stubborn frizz and flyaways in the summertime. 

Makeup-Friendly Moisture
Winter means you’ll be reaching for your moisturizer more than usual. But once you’ve got your look just right, the last thing you want to do is smear cream or lotion all over your makeup. Fortunately, Mineral Mist’s lightweight formula lets you hydrate your skin without ruining your look. (It even sets mineral makeup!)

The Gifts Just Keep on Coming

Tis the season to give—and receive! For a limited time, when you spend $35 or more on purminerals.com, you’ll receive a special bonus kit, featuring five travel-sized bestsellers in a chic, quilted wristlet (a $78 value), absolutely FREE! Give them, share them or save them for yourself (we won’t tell). Want a peak at what’s inside? Why not—it’s the holidays!

Exclusive Holiday Kit—FREE with $35+ Purchase!
•    Travel-sized Correcting Primer (in your shade choice)
•    Goddess Eye Shadow Trio
•    Crystal Pink Lip Gloss
•    Precision Brow Duo
•    Mini Chisel Brush
•    Luxury wristlet

Enter code YOURGIFT at checkout. Hurry—offer expires midnight 12.17.11.

Soiree Savvy: Three-Step Smoky Eye

Between office parties and cocktail socials, December is peak party season. Whatever the occasion, you’ll need a look that stands out for all the right reasons. For a foolproof party look that’s always in style, we turn to the classic smoky eye. Simple, sophisticated and timelessly elegant, it’s a quick and easy way to dress up even the flattest fete. Check out the video below to see how you can achieve this festive fave in three easy steps using our Smoky Eye Trio (only $10; a $43 value).

 

For All Ye Merry Gentlemen: 3 Gifts He'll Love

Alright, the last thing you want to read about is how close the 25th is and how little time you have left to wrap up your holiday shopping. You don’t “wait till the last minute”; you “wait for the right gift.” We get it, and we totally sympathize (hey, we’ve still got names left on our list too). But if you’re hung up on what to get that special guy, don’t fret. Here are three foolproof gifts he’s sure to love. And the best part—they’re all under $100!

 The Pad Stash
There are iPad covers, and then there are iPad covers that look straight out of a James Bond movie. The Nau Pad Stash is the latter. Die-cut from wool felt, it gives a distinguished panache to his favorite gadget. Self-standing for easy visibility, it also boasts three slim- line security pockets—two perfectly sized for credit and business cards, plus one passport-sized for the international gentleman. Even the color—Caviar Heather—sounds smooth.

 ESPN 30 for 30 Collector’s Set
This DVD combines two of man’s most primal passions (right after hunting and making fire): sports and history. It’s essential a digital compendium of the biggest sports stories of the past three decades—in other words: the ultimate fan’s bible. From Michael Jordan’s brief baseball career to the Red Sox victory over the Yankees, this 12-disc anthology (you heard that right) brings him over 30 hours of highlights, rare interviews and award-winning commentary.

Hermetus Bottle Opener & Resealer
So it might not be the most glamorous gift, but if you’re looking for that “wow” stocking stuffer, look no further. Everyone knows bottle openers are a dime a dozen. But an opener that can re-seal a frosty brew for future guzzling? That’s a stroke of genius. Made in Germany, the heavy duty Hermetus Bottle Opener features a crimping resealer to keep liquid leftovers fresh, not to mention spill-proof (even when turned upside down).

Would You Wear this Color?

Today, Pantone, fashion and design’s benchmark for color standards, revealed 2012’s color of the year: Tangerine Tango. Described as a “spirited reddish orange,” the vibrant shade predicts a wardrobe that’s warm, energetic and full of life. Bold but not over-the-top, Tangerine Tango is a boon for designers for its versatility. Working on hints of next year’s “it” color, many have already started incorporating the vivacious hue into their upcoming lines, including J. Crew and H&M (shown: short brocade dress, $49 at H&M). Many hope the uplifting shade will impart a sense of optimism in the year to come. At the very least, it’s sure to brighten up your look.

Tell us what you think. Will Tangerine Tango be in your 2012 wardrobe?

Pür Holiday Gift Guide

The holidays are finally here! And if you’re looking for that “this is so you” gift, we’ve got your number. Get ready to start crossing some names off your list with perfectly matched gifts of Pür beauty—all just $10 with purchases of $50 or more.

For: the Drama Queen
Loud and lively, nothing keeps her from expressing herself (heaven knows we’ve all tried). Help her do what she does best with a gift that adds more fuel to her all-too-fabulous fire. Our Smoky Eye Trio features three of our most glam-tacular products to take her look from 10 to 11, including Graphite Pressed Mineral Eye Shadow, Onyx Mineral Eye Defining and a travel-sized Impact+ Mascara for on-the-go intensity.

For: the Free Spirit
We all know her—that carefree, come-what-may girl who marches to the beat of her own drum. We love her to death, but she’s always been difficult to shop for. Well, not anymore. Let her look her best whatever her mood with our Natural Eye Trio, featuring three super-versatile products: Pressed Mineral Eye Shadow in Gold Marcasite, plus our Chocolate Mica Mineral Eye Defining Pencil and travel-sized Impact+ Mascara.

For: the Modern Sophisticate
Chic, sensible and always dressed to the nines, her motto is “keep it simple.” Show her no one knows her better than you with a nod to her impeccable taste. Enter the Natural Beauty Mini Face Palette. With three of our most sophisticated shades in one stunning bronze compact—including Champagne Citrine and Chocolate Topaz Eye Shadows and Roselite Mineral Blush—she’ll get the message loud and clear.