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The Deets on Josie's TSV for @QVC!

This coming Monday, January 3, 2011, Josie Maran will be taking over the QVC universe with her very first TSV (Today's Special Value). Watch QVC all day long for Josie, Josie, and more Josie as she unveils this kit as well as some other great new products.

A bit about the TSV kit:

• 1.7 fl oz organic argan oil with dropper
• 1.7 oz tinted moisturizer with SPF 30
• 0.19 oz full-coverage concealer
• 0.55 oz dual-purpose color stick in Pink Peony--shade exclusive to QVC until 1/3/2012
• 0.12 fl oz Natural Volume lip gloss with brush applicator in Pink Peony--shade exclusive to QVC until 1/3/2012
• Color choices for concealer/moisturizer: Fair (Creme); Light (Butter); Medium (Linen); or Tan (Desert)--shades exclusive to QVC until 4/15/2011

Look What We've Got!

Straight out of Josie's Beauty in a Box: The Orglamic Revolution, we've got the brand new Argan Infused Eyeliner in Raven and Limited Edition Argan Eyeshadow Quad available as singles on JosieMaran.com.

The ultra-smooth Limited Edition Argan Infused Eyeshadow Quad can go from natural glow to natural glam in a few easy steps. This one compact provides versatile color combinations to guide you through day or night. Use as highlighter, liner, and shadow. Each color is easy to apply, easy to blend, and lasts as long as you need it to. Partagas is a rich, spiced rum shade with flecks of golden glitter; Cloak is a pitch-black matte shadow with peekaboo silver glitter; Valencia is a warm copper color with a sprinkling of bronze glimmer; and Cinnamon is our best-selling champagne pink shimmer. 

The Argan Infused Eyeliner in Raven is a soft liner pencil that glides on effortlessly and makes creating smoky eyes a snap. The all-new, longer lasting, Argan-infused formula can also be used in the inner rims of your eyes for precise and dramatic definition while natural and organic ingredients pamper and condition the delicate eye area. Travel sized for great on the go application. 

Josie Hard At Work

Josie and Jill hard at work developing new, gorgeous colors!

Burn Those Holiday Calories: Walk it Off!

Here's a quick and easy way to burn off those extra holiday calories: walk! Twenty minutes a day, four or five days a week and voila - buh-bye apple pie...

Survey Says: Win a Cute Josie Maran Gift Pack!

Have five minutes to spare? Want to help us out? Want to win the cute gifts pictured above? Want me to ask more questions? No? Just one more?

Well, we've got a quick survey where answering our questions will enter you to win! Check out the survey here. Be sure to enter your email address at the end and we'll choose 10 people to win the Argan Oil to Go, Lipgloss in Happiness, Mini Argan Moisture Stick, and the travel Bear Naked Wipes. 

Thanks! Hope you had a great holiday!  

On Joy

"Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls." -Mother Teresa

Photo found here.

Merry Christmas!

Have a gorgeous, peaceful Christmas! 

Love,

Josie Maran Cosmetics        

Wrapping Left to Do? Go Eco!

Do you have presents left to wrap? How about going eco with your paper? These cute boxes showcasedon MarthaStewart.com are covered with vintage wallpaper, Chinese newspaper, a recycled map, and a grocery bag with Japanese beads. 

Chocolate-Pistachio Cannoli

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup chopped semisweet chocolate (about 1 1/2 ounces)
• 1/4 cup finely chopped pistachios
• 12 mini cannoli shells
• 1 cup fresh ricotta
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting
• 1 teaspoon grated tangerine or orange zest
• 1 tablespoon fresh tangerine or orange juice
• Pinch of ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream

Directions

Put the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave about 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted. Put the pistachios in another bowl. Dip both ends of each cannoli shell in the chocolate, then into the pistachios. Arrange on a baking sheet and refrigerate.

Beat the ricotta, confectioners' sugar, tangerine zest and juice, and the cinnamon in a bowl with a mixer until fluffy, about 10 minutes. Add the heavy cream and continue to beat until creamy, 1 to 2 more minutes. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.

Transfer the filling to a pastry bag and pipe into the prepared shells from both ends. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

Photo and Recipe via FoodNetwork.com