- 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…
What has Happened to Beautiful Young Men?
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, Oakland to be exact. And I love it! Last Friday night a girl of 15 was brutally gang-raped and beaten for two hours near her high school campus; she was attending their…
Look Good Feel Better — Makeup Works
I volunteer for the Look Good…Feel Better program. This program assists women who have lost their hair and eyebrows with skincare, haircare (wigs) and makeup. I’m so happy to “paint” faces for those who truly feel a boost in their…
- 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.…
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Fierce Fridays: My Secret Weapon– Red Lipstick
I know I have gushed about my obsession with red lipstick on many occasion on this blog. I have even written a great piece on the Power of Red. But what you need to remember is that red is such…
What’s up With the Afros at Louis Vuitton?
I love afros. In my high school graduation portrait, circa 1975, I called myself rocking a ‘fro, but in retrospect it was pretty pathetic. My hair is soft and my afro never really stood up and saluted like it should…
Circumspect Sunday: Easy Like Sunday Morning
As girlie girl as I am, I have days where I really, really hate to get dressed, take a shower or even comb my hair. Not a pretty picture I assure you. But there is something beautiful about just hanging…
- 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…
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