Saturday, May 31, 2008

The Queen's Clearance Deal of the Day

Laura Geller Get Your Glow On Kit
Item# A165141

QVC Price: $43.00

Summer Survival Price: $35.54


Includes:
0.32 oz baked powder, a pink-pearl shade
0.12 oz eye shadow duo in Shimmering Champagne and Metallic Bronze
0.037 oz eyeliner in Ocean, a deep, matte blue/green shade
0.12 oz Sweet Berry lipstick, a sheer berry-pink shade


Laura Geller and all her baked products are the bomb! Love her. And this kit looks perfect, especially for summer--a little soft color and shimmer. Perfect. Although not dirt cheap, the price is good for Laura Geller. One gripe: no brushes.

Queen Bea is fish-belly white, so I was sooo happy to see that Laura finally brought the fair version of her super-popular Balance N Brighten, but it sold out before I even knew it was for sale! And it's still on wait list. Hurry up, Laura! Your pasty-white fans need you!

Dave King Gone!


Rumors are swirling that Dave King--host with QVC for 13 years who usually worked the late night/early morning shifts--was gone. No party, no big announcement, no fanfare, not even a thanks-for-the-memories cake for goodness sake. I wasn't sure if any of this was true until I checked the Meet the Hosts page of the QVC website and found no mention that Dave King ever existed.

He wasn't my favorite or anything, but you gotta wonder what happened. Supposedly he left once before and came back. I guess you only get one goodbye cake from the Q! Seriously, leaving with absolutely no explanation only encourages rampant rumors and innuendo. There are ways to do it without saying much--"pursuing other opportunities," "spend more time with family," etc.

So far, I've read that he's seriously sick (I hope not), dating Lisa Robertson (conflict of interest, maybe?), had a sudden surge of integrity and can no longer tow the Q's party line, wanted to pursue his own voice over work, or was simply bored.

So Dave, here's some Queen Bea confetti for you ... best of luck! :-)


ETA: Most recent information HERE.

Today's Blue Plate Specials!

QVC: Today's Special Value


Item# E05418

Sharp 46" Diagonal Widescreen Full High Definition1080p

  • $1385.00

  • $67.97 S&H (Wow! That's high!!!)

  • 5 (Not-So) Easy Pays of $277.00

What They Say: In a class by itself. See what you've been missing with this Sharp 46" diagonal widescreen full high-definition television. No matter what signal you're currently using, your viewing experience will be transformed with this affordable unit from one of the most trusted names in technology. Highest resolution available. Full 1080p resolution offers breathtaking color purity and crisp images. You might notice details like never before--the sequins on a dancer's dress, the rotation on a touchdown pass, or the smallest clue in the background of your most-watched mystery film.The fastest panel response in the industry. Six-millisecond response means no lag time, making it ideal for action and sports. Optimized picture control automatically adjusts the brightness to changing room conditions. Even near windows, doors, or other light sources you still see all the vivid, clear detail.Best seat in the house. With a 176-degree viewing angle, you have awe-inspiring HDTV from nearly every spot in the room. Invite your friends for the championship game or movie night.Space-saving slim design. Its narrow bezel and thin profile make it the perfect addition to any room in your home. Plus, it's lightweight--ideal for mounting on a wall.Not ready to go hi-def yet? This set works with an analog signal, too. Get it, and you'll be ready for the future when you want to upgrade.

What Queen Bea Says: Queen Bea would never get her arse off the throne if she had a 46" HDTV as her favorite court jester! And to think ... I could watch my boyfriend, Rick Domeier, in high definition! But considering the shipping alone is $67.97, Rick better be delivering it personally. Me thinks it's probably best for the both the Queen's coffers and the Queen's sanity that she stay far away from this particular TSV.

My boyfriend, Rick ... a.k.a. hottie TV delivery man!


HSN: Today's Special


Item# 322-423

Signature Club A Everything Vitamin C & More

$49.95 for the kit.
Can be set up for AutoShip for FREE.
Shipping & handling also FREE.
Two Flexpays of $24.98.

What They Say: When it comes to beauty, details make a world of difference. Those that count are a glowing, flawless-looking complexion, enhanced eyes and luscious lips. Adrienne's Everything Vitamin C and More Super Sale includes all you need to accomplish those beautiful details. And to aid in your flawless makeup application, we include a 2-sided magnifying mirror. Signature Club A Everything Vitamin C and More Super Sale Includes:
.7 oz. Wrinkle Filament FiberFill & Firm Instant Temporary Wrinkle Repair - this beauty treatment uses cutting-edge FiberFill technology and pharmaceutical-grade silicone molecules to form a temporary invisible net-like facial support system for sagging, crepey-looking skin while temporarily filling in wrinkles. It helps provide smooth-looking, less lined and firmer appearing skin. A perfect base for makeup, Wrinkle Repair also creates the illusion of smooth perfection when no makeup is being used.
.35 oz. Rapid Transport C Infused No Transfer Industrial Strength Concealer - our smudge-resistant, long-lasting, flaw-concealing roll-up concealer stick with a Rapid Transport C Infused Core moisturizes skin while providing excellent skin defect coverage. The specially chosen yellow-tone color with a creamy consistency hides redness, blemishes and makes imperfections virtually invisible.
.35 oz. Rapid Transport C Infused No Transfer Foundation - this smudge-resistant, long-lasting roll-up foundation stick with a Rapid Transport C Infused Core moisturizes skin while providing excellent coverage.
.35 oz. Rapid Transport C Infused No Transfer Eye/Cheek Color - versatile, smudge-resistant, long-lasting roll-up color stick with a Rapid Transport C Infused Core moisturizes skin while providing easy-to-apply, natural-looking eyeshadow and blush.
.12 oz. Rapid Transport C Infused Beauty Treatment Core Lipstick - moisturizes lips with the Rapid Transport C Infused Core while providing flattering True Berry color.
4.5 oz. Rapid Transport C Infused Tangerine Meltdown Cleansing Creme For Face and Eyes - excellent for most skin types, this cleanser frees skin of dirt and debris and gently melts off and removes makeup from face and eye with no need to tug on delicate skin. It is formulated with a combination of ingredients, including our Rapid Transport C ingredient and enlivened with a zesty tangerine fragrance.
1.7 oz. Rapid Transport C Infused Night Elixir - Adrienne's rich, super-emollient concentrated cream helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles on over-40 skin. It contains a combination of ingredients, including a skin-penetrating, pH neutral, stable form of Vitamin C that is transported through the skin faster than other forms of Vitamin C, and is converted to ascorbic acid by the action of enzymes in the skin. The formulation acts as an antioxidant that helps fight environmental aggressors, which helps diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and gives skin a plump look. Deep-penetrating liposomes without feeling greasy to give skin a younger look and feel.
Magnifying mirror - this 2-sided makeup mirror has a regular mirror on 1 side and a 2X magnification mirror on the other side. The easel stand allows you to tilt the mirror to your needs. Embellished with black trim and stand, the mirror measures approx. 7-1/4""H x 5-1/2"W.

What Queen Bea Says: Queen Bea loves to watch Adrienne because she's sooo entertaining; however, it's hard to take beauty advice from a lady that's pulled tighter than the Queen's control top briefs after a night at the all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet (Yes, I'm looking at you, Joan. But really I love you even more!). Her products always look greasy to me, but that could be just the way they show on TV (hmmm ... perhaps Queen Bea does need a 46" HDTV).


The one product that consistently gets raves on the product reviews and on all the message boards is her meltdowns--they smell like dessert and melt away all the dirt and makeup n your face. I'm thinking that if you want to try this line, that would be the place to start. Enter the word "meltdown" in Queen Bea's custom Google toolbar--which only searches the home shopping networks--to find them.


Another thing I love about Adrienne is that she uses models of all ages. For reals, y'all! Everything from knee high to a grasshopper to older than dirt. Queen Bea will freely wave her magic remote wand and change the channel if some stupid vendor tries to sell the latest miracle cream by demonstrating it on a dewy 18-year-old model. Ugh!


And in case you didn't already know, Adrienne is really Adrien Arpel--but she can't use that name on HSN.


ShopNBC: Our Top Value


Item# I8144

14K WG or YG 1.00ct Diamond Buckle Ring

$497.90
Five value pays of $99.58
Choice of yellow or white 14k gold

What They Say: A modern twist on a timeless design. This buckle style ring is crafted in your choice of polished 14K white or yellow gold. It features 84 round cut diamonds in prong settings and 19 round cut diamonds in channel settings. The total diamond weight is approximately 1.00ct with a color of H-I and a clarity of I2-I3. The setting size is 9/16" x 3/4" with a height of 1/8". It also has an undergallery for added beauty and comfort.


About the History of Belt Buckles: Belt buckles were invented in the 1600s for purely one very important utilitarian purpose - to keep up the pants of British sailors. Eyelets and rope and string were fashioned for them originally, but proved useless once the pants got wet. The sailors attached leather belts to buckles and the look started a fashion trend which eventually became a wardrobe staple.


During Victorian age, buckle rings were given as a token of love and affection. The romantic notion behind this symbol is that the couple fit together "like a buckle and belt." This buckle design twinkles with a reminder of the past while adding flashes of contemporary allure to your latest outfits.

What Queen Bea Says: The Queen greatly appreciates that ShopNBC tells you the grade of their diamonds--even when it's close to drill bit quality. The diamonds even look grey in the picture. Yuk! This is why Queen Bea loves her some fake diamonds! Diamond quality aside, I still don't like the design. Where's the part of the belt buckle that sticks in the belt hole? This doesn't even look like a buckle. And the gold on the back of the ring looks thin. This ring is simply a hot royal mess.

Friday, May 30, 2008

Home Shopping Bloopers





Typical man ... but, at least he's honest!


Shawn Killinger QVC Proposal

Shawn Killinger, QVC host, is suprised with a live on-air proposal from her boyfriend, Neal Cersell.



Congratulations! But what Queen Bea really wants to know is if that rock is Diamonique, which would only be proper for a QVC engagement.


Ummm ... Gross ...

Since this is a new blog, I was brainstorming post ideas like product reviews, rumors, trends, funny home shopping-isms (hurry! less than two per state!) ... anyway, you get the idea. So I thought it would be fun to do a host spotlight segment where I would show clips of what they used to do (or in the case of former hosts, what they are doing now).

I already knew that Lisa Robertson used to do the pageant circuit and was crowned Miss Tennessee and some sort of pearl princess, so I thought I would find a humorous clip of her strutting her stuff back in her big-haired pageant days. Innocent enough, right? So I thought.

I ventured over to You Tube and did a quick search for her and stumbled headfirst into the scary world of foot fetish! Ack! Run away! Ditch the toe rings and the ankle bracelets and run for your life! Apparently, Miss Robertson has many, many loyal fans of her well-pedicured tootsies. Who knew? Who knew that a cute blog about home shopping would lead me so quickly down into the dark underbelly of the Internets?

I will never be able to look at her feet the same way again.


The Queen's Clearance Deal of the Day


Item# L56384

14K Ball Stud Earrings
  • Regular price: $44.95
  • Clearance price: $34.95 (22% off)
  • Sorry, folks, no value pays!

Since, as we all know, May is gold month, I thought I would try to find some gold on the cheap. With the gold market going through the roof, it costs big bucks just for a tiny, tinny-sounding, thin, weightless sorry excuse for a piece of gold jewelry! So. Not. Worth. It.

Anyway, these studs are basic and, aside from a few problems with the earring backs, got great reviews. Eight millimeters is a great "Goldilocks" size--not too big to be uncomfortable and not so small to not be noticed. I have no idea how heavy they are since no gram weight is provided (this is a rant I will save for another day), but I personally don't mind if earrings are hollow or on the light side since I don't want to have to tuck my earlobes into my collar.


Today's Blue Plate Specials!

QVC: Today's Special Value


Item# A82483

Nature's Code Omega-3 Fish Oil w/EPA & DHA

  • 90-day supply of 180 softgels for $16.32
  • Can be set up for auto-delivery.
  • Sorry, no easy pay on this one ... good grief, it's only $16.32!

What They Say: What is it: A nutritional supplement containing 1200mg of concentrated fish oil with 360mg of the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, which have been shown to help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.Who is it for: Anyone who wants to help protect and maintain their cardiovascular health and lead a healthy lifestyle, including current coronary patients as well as those at risk for heart disease.Why is it different: These softgels deliver a mega-dose of nutrients that would be near-impossible to achieve through diet alone. In fact, you would need to eat over 11 cans of chunk light tuna per week to match the amount of omega-3 received from simply taking two gels daily.Regularly tested for strength and purity, the fish oil used in these supplements is free of detectable levels of mercury. Plus, the pina colada-scented enteric coating protects each gel until it reaches your lower intestine, reducing fishy odor, taste, and aftertaste while increasing absorption.How do I use it: Take one softgel twice a day with a full glass of water.

What Queen Bea Says: Not exactly a glamorous TSV! Hard to put the Lisa Robertson patented "old money-Madison Avenue" spin job on this one. However, if you hate fish and seafood with a fiery passion like I do and also have the family history of heart disease that I was blessed with, this is a much needed product. Most of the reviews I read were positive, but there were a few nasty fish burps along the way. Honestly, I don't think that you can make a fish oil product and not have some nay-sayers--we are talking about fish oil after all.


HSN: Today's Special


Item# 324-986

3.8ct Absolute™ Round Set of 2 Bangle Bracelets
  • $69.00 for a set of two bangles.
  • Two Flexpays of $34.95.
  • Choice of 7" or 8" size in either silver or vermeil.

What They Say: "X" marks the superior elegance of this Absolute Round Set of 2 Bangle Bracelets. Gleaming with an icy sparkle, these bangle bracelets each boast a row of channel-set, round Absolute simulated diamonds (approx. 3mm) across the top. "X"-shaped designs at each end of the row add a sophisticated touch to the feminine piece. Wear these bangles together for a luxurious layered look, or wear one alone for a contemporary, chic appearance.

What Queen Bea Says: I loves me some fake diamonds! This, however, is not my favorite. The channel setting is nice since prongs snag everything but money and men, but I don't like the little X's on the sides--just seems to cheapen the look. Plus, when you wear two of them, you definitely aren't going for the "look of real." You might luck out and score one diamond bangle, but you sure as heck aren't going to buy two exactly alike. They should have made them different for a more real look.

Part of this is my personal dislike of bangles. I love the look and the cool clanky sound they make, but I have the worst time navigating throughout the day while wearing bangles. I bang them into everything (hence the name, huh? Never thought about it before!) and rack up alot of damage points. For this reason, I will only buy super cheap bangles ... as in clearance at Wal-Mart cheap. But if you fair better than me with bangles and aren't particularly looking for this to pass as "real" (I personally don't think that all of it has to, but some are very persnickety about that), this could be fun to wear in the summer with a cute little sleeveless top. I certainly don't have the arms for that look, but if you are so blessed , then more power to you. And I am sooooo jealous!


ShopNBC: Our Top Value


Item# J306849

Sterling Silver Gemstone Choice Heart-Shaped Pendant & Ring Set

  • Both the pendant and the ring for $138.42.
  • Three value pays of 46.14.
  • Choice of red jasper, labradorite, or tiger eye.

What They Say: Highlight your look with this luminous pair! This distinctive duo features a romantic heart-shaped pendant with a contrasting oval-shaped ring. Both of these stunning pieces are crafted from polished sterling silver and are available in your choice of red jasper, labradorite or tiger eye.
Gemstone Choices:
Red Jasper ring and pendant with garnet accent stone in pendant
Labradorite ring and pendant with permanent irradiated Swiss blue topaz accent stone in pendant
Tiger Eye ring and pendant with citrine accent stone in pendant


What Queen Bea Says: These are some big mamer jammers! Wow! The pendant measures 2-9/16"L x 1-9/16"W with carat weights between 170 and 223. This is not for the shy or faint of heart. The ring measures 1-9/16"L x 13/16"W and has a setting height of 1/4" with carat weights between 32 and 41 carats. So this would not be an everyday type of ring for most people. It is a statement ring, which, to me means that the rest of the outfit has to work around the ring as opposed to the usual way of looking at accessories as complimenting the outfit. However, even though these pieces are huge, they are clean. Not lots of frills and crazy designs. I think that balances out the size. Also, the Offerings collection is know for their goddess faces and other unique designs that might be too much for some people. This could be a great way to try out the collection. I personally have never bought anything from Offerings, but not because I don't like their jewelry. I just haven't been about to settle on something. Right now I'm leaning towards getting a really big Druzy piece because this Queen loves to sparkle!
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