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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…
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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Pretty Party Makeup How-to
I did a great post on Mahogany Butterfly about Pretty Party Makeup, so I think I’m going to let that do the talking for me today. Here is an excerpt: No doubt you brought the year in with a bang,…
Best of Fierce Fridays
I’m taking a break for a few days, but I don’t want to keep pace with my Fierce Friday posts. In my very subjective view, these are the best to-date: Go Nude
Budget Beauty Tuesday: Get the Look — Beyonce’
To help celebrate her hubby’s 40th birthday, Beyonce’ threw Jay Z a surprise star-studded bash! Get the look of the hostess with the most with Black Opal cosmetics. The Mosaic Bronzing Powders are multi-toned colors that finish like a powder…
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Makeup Monday: Leona Lewis Smokey Eye How-to
One trend that’s here to stay is the smokey eye. And there are several variations of the traditional smokey eye — call it smoldering, sizzling. Today’s smokey eye can go from day to night — but you have to have…
Budget Beauty Tuesday: My Favorite Multi-Tasking Product — Rosebud Salve
Rosebud Salve, I love it. It comes in the cutest little tin and is only $6. And it covers a plethora of sins. Here’s the skinny on the original: This cult-favorite, multi-purpose lip balm has been popular for over 100…
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Collectible Beauty Bling: Check Out the Prettiest Cosmetics Packaging of the Season
I’m a collector. It’s a horrible vice. But fortunately I have pretty specific items I collect – Deco Era bar ware, elephants, antique lace, different jewelry, tabletop books, and black amethyst glass. And that list doesn’t include my antique furniture…
What Every Woman Needs in her Makeup Bag
What’s in your wallet makeup case? Too much no doubt. I’m guilty of having about 20 lipsticks and lipglosses in my makeup bag at any given time, and consciously I know I really don’t need that many. One lipstick and…
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Bling or Ding: Rihanna’s AMA Red Carpet Red Cat Eye look
I have to admit it, I love Rihanna’s bold makeup statements. The red cat eye at the 2009 AMA’s was HOT! I think that this could absolutely be a wearable look for the everyday woman. With a little tweaking that…
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Monday Makeup Fix: Help I’ve Got a Cold
So it’s Saturday night, you have a hot date or reservations at the best new restaurant in town or major concert tickets AND you have a cold. I’m not talking H1N1, just your plain old sniffles, got the blahs kind…
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Fierce Fridays: Secret Weapon — Go Nude
Want all eyes on you? Go nude. Eva does it. Beyonce’ does it. Rihanna does it. Monica Lewinsky made it hot! I’m talking nude lips. Shiny, glossy nude lips will have all eyes on your tonight. I kicked and screamed…
For all the Singles Ladies: Best Value When Buying Eyeshadow
So the single’s I’m talking about are the single use makeup items you may have purchased in the past, or on a regular basis. Eyeshadows in particular tend to add up to big bucks when it comes to buying single…