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I started the month of July, the halfway point of 2020, at 46 beauty empties, still quite a ways from my Project Pan goal of 130 empties for the year. This month, however, I made some good progress at emptying a number of big full sized products. What a feeling of accomplishment as I recycle …
Every day seems to be celebrating something. And today is National Lipstick Day! Usually I would be wearing one of my favorite lipsticks, most likely a celebratory red, but today I have a hair appointment at Sassoon in Boston and I’ll be wearing a mask all day. Nevertheless, it’s nice to acknowledge lipstick, usually the …
As usual, I was lured in by an ad on Facebook. FB really has my number. But this time, I don’t feel bad about it. Aid Through Trade is an organization that sells Fair Trade jewelry made by a team of about 200 women in Nepal that gives back to those women. Here’s the story …
This week, the multi-talented Marcia from Beauty Info Zone is hosting the fabulous, fun and informative End of July edition of Fashion Flash! With all the bloggers, podcasters and writers who are participating in developing content for Fashion Flash, it truly is a terrific magazine for women in midlife. 🙂 Here’s what’s on tap: a podcast …
Months ago, I received FIXY Makeup Creation & Repair Kit. But in order to try it out, I didn’t want to break one of my pressed powder eyeshadows or blushes. Somehow I forgot all about the Cargo Water Resistant Blush in the gorgeous deep pink shade, Bali (it also comes in 2 other lovely shades), …
We’re expecting a hot weekend, meaning temps in the 90s. This weekend, however, high tide at the beach is in the afternoon. Good Harbor Beach is an odd beach in that at low tide, the water is about 1/4 mile or so from the soft sand beach leaving lots of hard sand for people to …
During July, I used up a lot of products or it seems like I have. Some of them were full size skincare products that I have been using for the past few months. In deciding what to use next, I am making my decisions based on the weather. It has been hot and humid in …
Is it just me, or does it seem like there are a lot more sales on beauty products as we go through this trying year? I don’t think that people are shopping as much as in a normal year, so retailers are finding that a little incentive helps. Here aresales from three skincare brands that …
Between gardening, lawn care, bread baking, and trying to make sure that my hands are clean and germ-free, I must wash my hands at least 15 times a day. In spite of using hydrating cleansers and hand cream after every hand wash, my hands are dry, dry, dry. In addition, the exfoliative keratolysis (discussed here …
Here we are again with a new edition of Fashion Flash, the online lifestyle magazine for women over 40. Our host this week is the talented Jackie from Jackie Silver Style. This week’s posts and podcast include: reinventing your career in midlife visiting Andalusia’s white villages how to wear tie dye regardless of your age …
I haven’t bought any nail polish from Essie in a long time. Though they have terrific variety, I like so many of their shades, and their twisted bottles are so attractive, the formula breaks even as it sits on the shelf at CVS. I don’t want nail polish that looks like it’s old even before …
A couple of days ago, I noticed a breakout on my forehead under my bangs. Then Friday night, there were two more above my eyebrow. Last night, when we got home from the beach and I had been wearing a mask on and off all day, I noticed another breakout just below the corner of …
We’re now about halfway through summer, boo hoo! It is going to be hot (meaning 90s) here north of Boston. I would love to go to the beach, but I think it will be too crowded during the day. I am hoping that maybe we could go around 5:30 and bring sandwiches for dinner on …
This month, Ipsy Plus is all about the vacation with an emphasis on staycation. Makes sense. I haven’t even gone to the beach once yet this summer 🙁 I noticed that this month there was no product card in the box. You know, the card or flyer that describes each product and what it’s worth. …
Today, my friend Kim and I went to the Beauport Hotel in Gloucester for lunch. B.C. (before COVID-19), this wouldn’t have been a big deal. We would often stop by for a drink. But I hadn’t been to Beauport since February (the indoor bar is still closed), so this was an OCCASION! I decided to …