Liquid matte lipstick and I usually don’t mesh, or so I thought. City Lips Matte has been a game changer for me, although when I first received two new liquid matte plumping lipsticks, I thought uh-oh. City Lips Matte Lipstick is touted as a non-drying matte liquid lipstick that provides some plumping to lips. Frankly, …
Beauty Spotlight Team 23 March 2019
It’s the weekend again, and time for the weekly roundup from the Beauty Spotlight Team! The group has grown, and there’s a lot to read. Take a look and enjoy! Are you struggling to figure out how to take all your preferred skincare items and a makeup routine with you while traveling? Check out Jen’s …
Glam Polish “We Will Rock You 2.0”, Glitter Galore
Last month, I showed you one of my first polish purchases from Australian indie brand, Glam Polish, Heffalumps and Woozles (reviewed and swatched here) from the Hundred Acre Wood collection that came out in February, I think. It is a sweet glitter-filled off-white polish. It reminds me of a confetti-filled angel food cake. Cute. Perfect …
Gentle Cleansing for All Skin Types with First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser
I’m trying to remember what I used to wash my face before I became a blogger. Truth be told, I think I used Dove Beauty Bar for many years. Unilever was my client for a long time, both when I worked in advertising for Ogilvy in New York and after I started my own market …
Ulta 21 Days Clarification and New Fashion Flash for 3/18/19
After the curious and well-informed Rach gave me the info I had been missing about the Ulta 21 Days of Beauty update and I finally went to the website myself, I figured I better update my Ulta 21 Days of Beauty post and also give you a head’s up in a new bit of news. …
Honestly Margo Natural and Organic Balms
I save many of the boxes that PR samples and some of my purchases come in, and I reuse them when I send out giveaway prizes. The ones that didn’t completely survive delivery or that have logos on the outside I recycle. As you can imagine, I’ve got a lot of boxes. I always try …
St. Patrick’s Day Makeup 2019
St. Patrick’s Day was yesterday, but I haven’t done a makeup look in ages so I thought I’d show you my “wearin’ o’ the green”, though in the photo the green shades look more grey than they did in person. Actually, I had planned to break out my Huda Obsessions Emerald palette, but I picked …
Beauty Spotlight Team St. Patrick’s Weekend 2019
You don’t have to be Irish to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, right? I like to think of St. Patrick’s Day as the harbinger of the greening of my yard and the start of spring. Today, I noticed that my white hellebore was in bloom. My green hellebore is still covered with snow. But hopefully soon, …
Ulta 21 Days of Beauty Sale Spring 2019 Starts on Sunday
I could have sworn that Ulta Beauty’s Spring 21 Days of Beauty always started in April. Am I wrong about that? Well whatever, this year’s 21 Days starts on Sunday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day and runs for three weeks through Saturday, April 6. During 21 Days of Beauty, each day there are two or …
New More Comfortable, Shapely and Stretchy Ab Technology for Pants and Jeans!
If you’ve been shopping for pants and jeans lately, you probably already know about this. But if like me, you haven’t been shopping in a while, this might be a surprise. A few weeks ago, Courtney from Phyrra.net who has been posting a lot of fashion lately posted some pix of herself wearing terrific black …
Bitter Gold by Amanda Nail Serum for Stronger Nails
Bitter Gold by Amanda Nail Serum is an amazing nail strengthening serum with a secret. It’s a translucent, odorless serum polish that goes on clear and magically disappears into the nail with nothing left behind except stronger nails. The serum contains a cocktail of ingredients: Silica and Biotin to strengthen and harden nails as they …
My Afternoon at the Beach, Worthwhile Makeup Sales and This Week’s Fashion Flash
Why I Don’t Have A Review Blogpost Today I had a choice yesterday: stay home and write a blogpost or go out for a long walk on the beach with my friend Laura. Not a very hard choice, right? It was a bright, sunny day in the 40s with some wind that was left over …
Tinted Moisturizer Sunscreens from Cotz and First Aid Beauty
As spring is on the horizon, I’m looking forward to spending more time outdoors. Although I often wear foundation if I’m going to some kind of social event, it’s nice to have a lightweight alternative for more casual occasions and everyday activities. Two have come my way recently. Cotz Face Moisture SPF 35 Like all …
Change the Clocks Beauty Spotlight Team 9 March 2019
We’re going on our annual outing for a maple sugar shack. Or as Jeff puts it, we’re driving 2 hours each way to have breakfast, lol. This year, we’re trying a new place on the New Hampshire-Vermont border. Stuart & John’s Maple Sugar Shack. It better be worth it! What’s on your agenda this weekend? Enjoy …
Coming Attractions on NSDB for Spring 2019
Instead of a review, today I’m doing a quick “Coming Attractions” over the next few months post! As you can see, I have a ton of skincare products to review. In order to adequately review most skincare products (except maybe cleansers and toners), I need to use the products for about a month. So I …