- 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…
- 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…
- 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. …
- Beauty, Beauty Advice, Brooke Sheilds, Fall 2009 Beauty Trends, Fall Makeup Trends, How to Fill in Eyebrows, How-to, Sade, Smashbox, Trends
Fall Trend 2009 Thick Eyebrows — The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Groucho Marx Who comes to mind when you think of thick eyebrows? Sade? Brooke Shields? Groucho Marx? I think of all the them– the good, the bad and the ugly. Sade (the good), one of my all-time fashion favorites rocked…
- Beauty, Beauty Advice, Burt's Bees, Chanel, Clinique, CoverGirl, Fall 2009 Beauty Trends, Fall Makeup Trends, Jessica Alba, L'Oreal, Lancôme, M.A.C, Max Factor, Maybelline, NARS, Neutrogena, Philosophy, Rihanna, Smashbox, Trends, Urban Decay
Fall 2009 Makeup Trend Dark Lips — Do’s and Dont’s
I love, love, love fall makeup and fashion. Unfortunately, the best of fall is previewed 6 months early in February of each year. Who is ready to buy for fall when summer is right around the corner? I do get excited when I see…
- Beauty, Beauty Advice, Benefit, Bobbi Brown, Cargo, Cover FX, Halle Berry, L'Oreal, Laura Geller, NARS, Physicians Formula, Smashbox, Summer Makeup, Urban Decay
Beat the Heat — Water Resistant Makeup
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area — Oakland to be exact. I guess we are just spoiled when it comes to weather. Recently our temperatures have reached nearly 100° and the complaint level is has too. For us,…
- Beauty, Beauty Advice, Beauty Product Reviews, Beauty Solutions for your 40's, Lorac, Makeup Reviews, Raves!, Smashbox
Product Review: Anti-Aging Foundations You Have to Try
I’m anti a lot of stuff. Like women who wear leggings and have no business in them. Or decaffeinated cofee. I just don’t get that one. But for the intents and purposes of my blog, I’m anti-aging. Yup. Who the…
- Beauty, Beauty Advice, Beauty Events, Beauty Product Launches, Brighten Eyes, Raves!, Smashbox, Smashbox REIGN
My Favorite New Makeup — Smashbox Photo Op
It’s all about the eyes folks. I’m almost obsessed with keeping my dark circles disguised and aging well-traveled skin luminescent. So yesterday I got to play with some makeup from Smashbox at the REIGN event (Valley Fair Nordstrom) and tried out…
- Beauty, Beauty Events, Beauty Product Launches, Fall 2009 Beauty Trends, Fall Makeup Trends, InStyle, Smashbox, Smashbox REIGN
Exclusive Nordstrom Smashbox REIGN Event
I’m in love with Smashbox. If you have read my blog for a minute, you would know that. I’m so excited about the Fall 2009 collection which not only includes a fabulous new color collection — “REIGN”, but a plethora…
- Beauty, Bliss, Bobbi Brown, Caudalie, Chanel, Clinique, Dr. Brandt, Fresh, L'Oreal, Laura Geller, Lorac, NARS, Olay, Peter Thomas Roth, Phyto, Rene Furterer, Smashbox, Stila
Are You a Beauty Product Junkie?
Dear beauty diary: I wanted to figure out how many beauty products I use each day, so I started my ticker counting when I turned on the shower. Hmmm, Can I count that cup of coffee? It is a diuretic…
- Beauty, Beauty Advice, Benefit, How-to, Laura Mercier, Quick Makeup, Sexy Makeup, Smashbox, Summer Makeup
Simply Sexy Weekend Makeup
I no longer have the typical Monday through Friday work week, but when I did, I couldn’t bear to think of putting on a full face of makeup on Saturday. I learned to choose double, even triple duty items that…
- Beauty, Beauty Solutions for Teens, Beauty solutions for your 20's, Beauty solutions for your 30s, Beauty Solutions for your 40's, Clinique, CoverGirl, Dolce & Gabbana, How-to, Keke Palmer, KORRES, Laura Mercier, Miley Cyrus, Neutrogena, Perricone MD, Philosophy, Rihanna, Scarlett Johansson, Smashbox, Stila
Makeup 101 — How to Choose a Foundation
Monday’s are now dedicated to Makeup 101. Makeup 101 is all about making the right choices with your makeup, how-to and product recommendations. Today let’s start with foundation. I see so many women abusing foundation that it’s downright shameful. If…
- Beauty, Beauty Advice, Beauty Product Reviews, Bling or Ding, Cargo, L'Oreal, Make Up For Ever, Max Factor, Smashbox, Summer Makeup, Tarte, Top 5 Editor's Picks, Trends
Best Waterproof Eye Makeup – Top 5 Picks
I don’t know about you, but in addition to it being summer, I am experiencing my personal summers as well. That means I can break into a sweat at any given time. It’s pretty embarassing, but I have learned to…
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