Another busy weekend come and gone. I had a fun time at the SOWA Winter Festival in Boston with my friends on Friday night. Saturday, Jeff and I enjoyed the open studios at Porter Mills in Beverly and music in the evening at Chianti. Brunch on Sunday, followed by a long walk in the woods. …
Early December ’19 Beauty Spotlight Team Weekly Roundup
Looking for great gifts for the beauty lover on your list? Erika, chief chick over at Notes from My Dressing Table is sharing her Top Ten Beauty Storage Gift Ideas from Amazon. This gift guide, featuring skin care, makeup and brush storage ideas will help you cross those names off of your to buy for …
City Beauty Youth Rejuvenating Cleanser and IT Cosmetics Confidence In A Cleanser
As I mentioned earlier this week, The Body Shop Drops of Youth Gentle Foaming Cleanser (discussed here) seems to have been discontinued. Sadly, I finished up my bottle. So it was time to move on. I decided to try two cleansers that I had waiting in the wings in my stash: City Beauty Youth Rejuvenating …
Sparkly Star & Moon Earrings from Ann Voyage for Holidays and Stocking Stuffers
Several months ago, another ad on Facebook caught my eye. (What else is new, you say!) The cutest cherry stud earrings made from red and green crystals. So adorable. I have a thing for cherries. They were from a brand I was unfamiliar with: Ann Voyage. I checked out the website, and they’re a Canadian …
Project Pan Update: November ’19 Beauty Empties
It’s empties time again. Time for an update on my Project Pan empties progress. You will remember that I met my goal of using up 100 beauty products in 2019 a couple of months ago, and I revised my goal to 125 empties by year’s end. So what did I use up in November? Skincare …
Fashion Flash Post-Thanksgiving ’19
This has been such a busy weekend, I’m behind on everything already and the week just started! So instead of a regular blogpost, here’s my announcement about this week’s Fashion Flash hosted by the lovely Angie from Your True Self Blog that focuses on fashion and design. Here’s what’s in store in the Post-Thanksgiving edition: …
My New Brooklyn Hat Co. Fedora from Tenth Street Hats
I’m a hat person. I have loved and worn hats for years. I probably should have been born decades earlier when hats were de rigeur, but I am doing my best to try to help them make a comeback. I have lots of them in all different styles. I am always looking for an occasion …
Post-Thanksgiving ’19 Beauty Spotlight Team Weekly Roundup
Hope you had a delicious, peaceful and fun Thanksgiving! I definitely did. In fact, I think this was my family’s best T-day celebration in years. Can’t believe that Thanksgiving is now behind us, and now we’re onto the Christmas (and Hanukkah) season and year’s end. Where did 2019 go? Since you’re probably well into your …
All the Best on Thanksgiving and Quick Appetizer Recipe
Everyone is so busy on Thanksgiving day (and probably the day before too, but anyway), so I want to wish you and yours a very happy Thanksgiving now. Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday IMHO: no gifts and lots of food! This year, I am going to my cousin’s house about 30 miles away. I was …
Black Friday/Cyber Monday Cosmetic Sales: What I Know So Far
There are about a million sales for Black Friday and Black Friday Week. Basically, every cosmetic brand is having a sale, so if you’ve been waiting to buy something makeup or skincare oriented for yourself or for a gift, now is a good time to do it. Because this is not a complete list of …
I Got Something Different w My Sephora Points
I had been saving my Sephora points for quite a while. With the exception of the purse size Sol de Janeiro Coco Cabana Body Cream that I wrote about last week (here), there haven’t been any beauty products among the choices that I really wanted. I accumulated about 1700 points. About a month ago, I …
Beauty Spotlight Team Weekly Roundup
Hope your weekend isn’t too hectic in the run up to Thanksgiving. Take a positive timeout for a little me-time if you can. Enjoy! Prime Beauty is giving Bath Bevy’s November bath and body sub box 5 stars. The theme is Out of This World with bright shades of blue, purple and pink and scents …
November ’19 Ipsy Plus Bag “Wild Side”
This month’s Ipsy Plus box was a mixed bag for me. The November 2019 theme is Wild Side, so it makes sense that the makeup bag is a leopard print that’s so on trend this fall. I adore the makeup bag with the faux suede tassel. It goes so well with my purse. And I’m …
Sol de Janeiro Coco Cabana Cream: Super Hydrating But Whoa!
Last week, I went to Sephora to return something that I bought during the VIB sale the week before. I had bought a full size bottle of Ouai Leave-in Conditioner, and I realized I didn’t need it. It’s a good product, but I have other heat protectants that work just as well. I was happy …
Multitasking Graydon Face Glow Tinted Primer/Moisturizer/Illuminator
So many products are multitaskers these days, and I think that’s a wonderful thing. Gimme all the makeup with skincare benefits or skincare with makeup benefits! Recently, I got to try new Face Glow Tinted Primer/Moisturizer/Illuminator from indie, natural, clean beauty face and body skincare brand, Graydon Skincare. About Graydon Let me give you a …