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During the week, I usually stick to neutral mattes or neutrals with a little shimmer. But for holidays, it’s fun to kick it up a notch. This year metallic eyes are in, but I think metallics are in any year. It’s a classic look IMHO. On Sunday evening, Jeff and I went to a …
PUR Minerals has been on my radar for quite a while. Whenever I go to Ulta, I always check out the new makeup from PUR. In fact, I just bought the new PUR Eye Polish last week, so stay tuned for my review. Recently, PUR generously sent me PUR Cameo Contour, a very cool double-ended …
Hope you’re enjoying your weekend! What have you been up to? Yesterday was indeed a beautiful day. It was close to 60 degrees. Jeff and I went for a walk in the mid afternoon along the coast in Beverly, the next town. We first walked to Brackenberry beach, a small cove beach that I used …
I’m so excited that it’s going to be 60 degrees today in Boston in almost mid-December! Thank you, thank you! All the better to do holiday shopping or just do fun things outdoors. I couldn’t be happier! Hope it’s as nice where you are. I’m mostly finished with my shopping. How’s it going for you? …
A couple of months ago, I qualified for a beauty goody bag after I made a substantial beauty/fragrance purchase at Barney’s. I got a ton of great beauty products in the bag, and I’ve been making my way through them all. One of my purchases was a Lipstick Queen Endless Summer lipstick in Aloha, a translucent red. …
Are you a perfume lover or do you have a perfume lover on your gift list? Scentbird may be just the thing! I was introduced to the joys of Scentbird last spring, and I wrote about the Scentbird subscription service and the first scent that I tried, Oriental Lace by Oscar de la Renta, here. …
Somehow I managed to see an alert at the very end of November for the new TargetStyle Beauty Box. This month, the women’s box was $10 instead of the $5 I paid last time. And they also had a men’s box for $5 that I should have picked up for my family’s Yankee Swap that …
I’ve mentioned Nature Island Botanicals a number of times on Never Say Die Beauty because it is my absolute favorite brand of artisanal skincare. Made by hand by Daphne Frampton, licensed aesthetician, in Rhode Island with natural and organic ingredients as well as with a lifetime of skincare and healthy living knowledge, Nature Island Botanicals skincare products …
In May, I wrote about my brand new sterling silver Soufeel charm bracelet. The company was generous to send me a gorgeous snake bracelet and several charms to start me off on my Soufeel charm bracelet journey. I was immediately impressed with the quality of the workmanship. The charms are beautiful, made of silver, Swarovski …
Happy Weekend! Saturday was a beautiful, sunny day with temps around 50 degrees which is amazing for December. Jeff and I drove up to Newburyport, a historic port town north of where I live. How clear and calm the blue water looked! It was a great day for holiday shopping, strolling and just being out …
This week the Beauty Spotlight Team’s spotlight is on Pam from Pammy Blogs Beauty. Her guilty pleasure will certainly come in handy at this time of year. Pam from Pammy Blogs Beauty sure does love exploring beauty products and fashion trends. However, did you know that she is also loves baking? Baking is a fantastic …
Did you see that Pantone chose two shades to be the Colors of 2016 instead of the usual one signature shade? Rose Quartz and Serenity, pale baby pink and blue. Pantone’s color of the year choices are supposed to be symbolic or representative of the times as well as colors that are being favored by …
Tatcha is truly one of my absolute favorite skincare brands. Tatcha is a brand with Japanese heritage. Though started by Victoria Tsai, an American woman of Japanese background, she has created a luxury skincare line based on cutting edge skincare science from Japan as well as Geisha skincare rituals that have existed for hundreds of years. …
I didn’t get around to doing an empties post in October, so now I’m doing a double empties post for October and November. I took photos of all the empty bottles, jars and packets, and now I can’t find the bag with all the empties in it. Good thing I took those photos! And also, …
Are you at your computer or out at the stores looking for bargain gifts and treats for yourself? Or putting off shopping till you get in the mood? Well, here’s another gift idea for you. I had been using the same black leather traditional style wallet for years and years. It was a good well-made …