Don’t Hate Me Because I Have Long Eyelashes: neuLash Product Review
I've been abusing my eyelashes since I discovered mascara almost 40 years ago. Of course as a teenager, I bought the cheapest mascara at the drugstore that I could find, completely unaware of the residual wear and tear it would…
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Budget Beauty Tuesday: Get Beyonce’s Cat Eye, Red Lip Look for Less
Chameleon Beyonce’ has changed her look yet once again. I love it. I live vicariously though this young woman. The exaggerated cat eye and red lip look Beyonce’ sported at the ceremonial groundbreaking for Barclays Center at Atlantic Yards on…
Fierce Friday: Secret Weapon– Easy Breezy Style
Have you ever seen that girl that just looks like she rolled out of bed looking sexy? Not all done-up sexy. But easy breezy sexy? I think Joy Bryant has that look. Like she’s not trying. And in my book,…
Budget Beauty Tuesday: Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Swivel Stick
I know it’s Wednesday, but for some reason, I couldn’t write yesterday. I think the word I can use to describe myself was frazzled. So I’m a day behind. Again. At any rate, I’m back at it… I was slathering…
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Fierce Friday: Secret Weapon — Classic Beauty a lá Sade
I have a girl crush. I admit it. It started in the '80's when I laid eyes on Sade. I emulated her look as closely as possible. My lipstick of choice became MAC Russian Red. I wore my hair in…
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Budget Beauty Tuesday: Get Even with Black Opal Brightening Mask/Scrub
I looked at my daughter the other day and had a worried thought because her skin was just glowing. Mind you she is a college student — a senior at Cal Berkeley. So I banished my premature thoughts of being…
Bad Hair Day? Rock a Cap!
So it's quite a relief to know that even hotties like Halle Berry and Rihanna rock a cap now and then. And with their signature hair cuts, we all know the cap is not really for a fashion statement. Does…
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Budget Beauty Tuesday: I’m Loving Olay
I know it’s Wednesday, but I have been sick for a very long time, and I lost my groove. So I’m playing catch up! I can’t believe it. I’m buying skincare products at the drugstore. I admit it. Me, the…
Monday Means Makeup: FINE The Basics Of Beauty
I have been a makeup artist for many many years, and I really thought I had seen and heard it all. But recently I purchased Sam Fine’s DVD, FINE the Basics of Beauty, and found that there are a few…
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Fierce Friday: Secret Weapon — Big Hair
I have a penchant for big hair. I think it began when I first saw and heard Chaka Khan. Even though I couldn’t sing a lick, I secretly yearned to be Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan. So, since I…
Mariah Carey was Just Plain Pretty at Golden Globes — 10 Steps to Her Look
Every blogger and fashion editor is blabbing away about what the celebs wore to the Golden Globes — hits and misses, hot or not, yada yada. Well, I’m one of them and so of course I had to check out…
Budget Beauty Tuesday: Beat the Frizz with Garnier Sleek & Shine
I’ve said it before and I will say it again — I’m the poster child for big, frizzy hair. Without products that actually tame my fine, curly curly frizz, I might as well just go funky ‘fro. (Which by the…
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Monday Means Makeup: Cougar Makeup in 5 Steps
Not so long ago one of my BFF’s told me I should write a piece about makeup for “cougars.” I thought she was being funny, but she was dead serious. She (like me) prefers her “fellas” a tad younger than…
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