Hi Ladies, Boy, this week went by fast! Busy week for me, but I managed to get to Sephora to use my 15% off Beauty Insiders coupon. How about you? What’s on your agenda for the weekend? I’m hoping it’ll be warm enough to do a little raking the leaves out of my gardens. And …
Zoya Nail Polish, Tinsley: More Rose Gold for Spring
Rose gold has been hot for months. I started seeing it last summer, and it was everywhere this past autumn and winter. Thankfully, it’s still here for spring. Rose gold is my favorite metallic. As I’ve mentioned before, it looks great on redheads. But I think it looks good on everyone because it’s such a …
Tarte CC Matte Be Mattenificent Shadow Palette
I’ve been on a matte eye shadow kick for several months now with occasional lapses into shimmers. But mostly it’s been matte shadows for me ever since I saw how super-shimmery shadows call attention to my not so perfect eyelids. In January, Tarte introduced Colored Clay Matte Be Mattenificent Shadow Palette (their first matte palette), …
Milani Baked Blush Spring 2014
One of my favorite blushes is Milani’s Baked Blush in Rose D’Oro, a copper with gold flecks. It’s like it was made for me! Milani’s website describes the Baked Blushes as “a melange infusion of colors based on Italian terra-cotta tiles”. I can definitely see that in the Rose D’Oro. As much as I love …
Beauty Blog Coalition Weekly Roundup, 31 March 2014
Hi Ladies, Hope your weekend is going well. I got to go to the TD North Garden, aka Boston Garden, to watch the Celtics lose to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. We had a fun time in spite of the loss because we drowned our sorrows at Mike’s Pastry, a famous Italian bakery in …
Beauty Blogazons Weekly Roundup March 31 2014
Hey girls, Well, this week flew by. I hope you’re having a good one. Although it still has been cold here in the Boston area and I still have snow at the end of the driveway, the light is stronger and it finally is beginning to look like spring might show up eventually. By May?? …
Crabtree and Evelyn Avocado Olive and Basil Bath & Body Products
Gee, it’s about a month ago that I went on a business trip to Indianapolis. It was the first time I visited the downtown area, and the city was striking with lots of monumental architecture. There were a couple of war memorials, the huge state capitol building, the Scottish Rite Cathedral for the Masons. The …
Studio Gear Hydrating CC Cream “Linen”
A few months ago, I had a chance to try a sample of Studio Gear Hydrating CC Cream in “Natural”. The shade was just a little too dark for my fair skin, so I was excited when I was selected by Brandbacker, a blogger-brand association, to try out and review Studio Gear Hydrating CC Cream …
Obsessive Compulsive Lip Tar Primary Pack
Sephora now has Obsessive Compulsive Lip Tar’s new Primary Pack, an All Star Mini Set, in 5 primary colors for those of you who like to mix your own – lip color, that is. Each set contains mini-tubes of white, black, red, yellow, and blue. For the brave among us, you can wear ’em straight …
Peach & Green Spring Fantasy
Some might call this “ode to the Miami Dolphins”, but I love peach and mint green or aqua. They’re good redhead colors. And after a long winter, I love flowers especially on a rainy, windy, blustery day like today. I am so ready to wear spring clothes, but it’s not quite spring yet here in …
24 March 2014 Beauty Blog Coalition Weekly Roundup
Hi Ladies, Hope you had a nice Saturday! Jeff & I went to the California Modern Design exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem MA. It was a terrific show of modernist design that got its start in California in the 1930-60s. For dinner, I tackled tacos al pastor, and I think it was …
The Beauty Blogazons Weekly Roundup 24 March 2014
Boy, did this week go by fast! It’s the weekend again already. We were supposed to have a big storm, and because of the threat of such bad weather, I postponed the focus groups I was supposed to conduct on Wednesday. Of course, the storm missed us, but clobbered parts of Cape Cod and the …
Gifts with Purchase: Lancome and Lauder/Lilly Spring 2014
It’s been a while since I did a “gift with purchase” alert. Lancôme has a promotion at Nordstrom, and Estee Lauder is continuing its successful promotion with Lilly Pulitzer that was launched last year, now at Bloomingdale’s. Lancôme Lancôme has a very interesting set of gifts with purchase at Nordstrom, right now. With a purchase …
Deborah Lippman HSN Holiday Nail Lacquer Set
Don’t stay up too late watching HSN! It’s dangerous. All of a sudden, everything looks so appealing. Last December, I heard the siren song of Deborah Lippmann, manicurist to the stars, hawking a limited edition holiday set of “deluxe” size nail polish, “specially created for HSN”. She and the HSN hostess demonstrated it for about …
Do You Shoplately?
About a month ago, I had the opportunity to try Shoplately.com, a very cool and affordable shopping site. Shoplately is a site for “shops” that sell clothing, accessories, shoes and boots, jewelry, and makeup, mostly manufactured items but some handmade as well. The price points range widely, but I was amazed at how much …