Beauty Advice
Advice, tips and expert input in all areas of beauty.
Fierce Fridays: Secret Weapon — The Stiletto Strut
Yep, it's Friday again, so what's in your arsenal for standing out in the crowd? Maybe your walk, gait or in this case — strut– can help you stand out from the crowd. Now fist of all, you have to…
Best in San Francisco Bay Area Beauty — “Browsing” in Oakland
Welcome to a new feature of my blog — Best of Bay Area Beauty. I have been giving much thought to how I can support others in my industry, in particular female entrepreneurs. I love a great beauty treatment and…
- Almay, Beauty, Beauty Advice, Laura Geller, Laura Mercier, Lorac, Make Up For Ever, Physicians Formula, Smashbox, Tarte, Weekly Bling
Saving Face — Monday Morning Makeup Fixes
So you partied a bit too much over the weekend. Or maybe your sick child kept you up all night. Whatever the case, your face is proof positive that you had a hard night. No worries. Save face with these…
Fierce Fridays : Secret Weapon — Scent
“To attract men, I wear a perfume called ‘New Car Interior'” Rita Rudner Why is scent such a secret weapon? Well, one reason is that scent is memorable — good or bad. Have you ever looked around a room or…
- Beauty Advice, Black Radiance, Gabrielle Union, L'Oreal, NARS, Quick Makeup, Sexy Makeup, Smokey Eyes, Sue Devitt, Urban Decay
Fierce Fridays — The Eyes Have it
An old adage says that the eyes are the windows to the soul. That very well may be the case when you are engaged in a heart-to-heart, but when you are in the market for some instant attention — major…
Best Green Budget Beauty — Top 5 in Makeup
I am trying make my life greener and reduce my carbon footprint. I use energy efficient light bulbs, green cleaners, drive less, recycle, recycle, recycle, use eco-friendly refillable water bottles, take my own bags to the grocery store and more. …
A Cookie That Won’t Make You Fat
Not so long ago, I did a poll of my friends and readers about thier one can’t-live-without beauty product. Well, it was a pretty close time between lipgloss (numero uno) and lotion, a close runner-up. Well, that made me realize…
- Beauty, Beauty Advice, Beauty Solutions for your 40's, Beauty Solutions for your 50's, SkinCeuticals
I’m Bringing 50 Back
What’s so bad about being 50? Or, should I say, what’s so bad about being a woman at 50. Well, there’s plenty I could complain about, but I won’t. Instead, think about the beauty of 50. So, I’m bringing 50 back.…
- Beauty Advice, Beauty Events, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Simple Saturday Essentials, Weekly Bling
Simply Saturday — Lifestlye Tips to Ward off Breast Cancer
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and aside from doing my usualy self-exam and having regular mammograms, I think I need to fine-tune my habits and lifestyle for prevention. The Mayo Clinic has some great information regarding lifestyle habits that I’m…
- Beauty, Beauty Advice, Caudalie, Clinique, How to treat Puffy Eyes, Kinerase, Murad, OLEHENRIKSEN, Top 5 Editor's Picks
Top 5 Reasons to Say Eye do — My Favorite 5 Eye Creams
One of my beauty obsessions is to NEVER have lines around my eyes. Fortunately at 52 I’m holding on. It’s probably due to good genes — my died at 68 without a line in sight, and my granny is 97 without…
- Beauty, Beauty Advice, Beauty Solutions for your 40's, Beauty Solutions for your 50's, Clinique, Laura Geller, Laura Mercier, Lorac, NARS, Smashbox
How to Look 40 at 50 — 5 Easy Steps
A couple summers ago, I was renting a car for work, and the agent looked at my license and said “Happy birthday!” I replied, “Oh, thanks, it’s just another day.” Then he looked at me, and looked at the license…
Got Frizzy Hair? Get Milk — Carol’s Daughter Hair Milk That Is
I have a love/hate relationship with my hair. It seems that I love to abuse it and then hate it when it reacts to the abuse. Well, between sun, sand and salt water, various home coloring ventures and an omnipresent pony tail, my…
- Avon, Beauty, Beauty Advice, Beauty Events, Bobbi Brown, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Estee Lauder, Jane Iredale, L'Oreal, Monday Morning Must Haves, Smashbox
Breast Cancer Awareness Month — Shop Pink and Support Research
So many cosmetic companies are now on board with exclusive products for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, that I feel no guilt when I buy a cute little lipgloss or compact or body wash whose proceeds benefit Breast Cancer Research. …
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