Maybe because I haven’t been wearing makeup very often, I’ve been in the mood for nail polish. After I removed Scofflaw Leda and the Swan (reviewed here) (btw, I found the gold flecks – they were underneath the mauve cream! weird), I wanted to apply something with more oomph. Last night, I chose Sarah, a …
BECCA Ultimate Lipstick Love, shade Blaze
I’ve been on a very low buy since the the end of 2019 when I bought too much during the holiday sales. But I did end up making a couple of purchases during Ulta’s recent 21 Days of Beauty half off sale. One of the items was BECCA Ultimate Lipstick Love. The absolute best part …
April Fools Beauty Spotlight Team
I keep hoping that the events of this past week were some kind of awful April Fools joke or a bad dream. But sadly it is not. Thank you to all the brave and selfless doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and all the other medical workers, sanitation staff, supermarket workers, truck drivers, warehouse workers, delivery drivers, …
My Polish Pick Up Purchase and Why It Was a Partial Fail
I follow a number of nail bloggers, and a few weeks ago they were all giving us sneak peeks of the new nail polishes from indie brands that would be available online during the March 2020 Polish Pick Up. I found a gorgeous red jelly with lots of glitters and flakies that I intended to …
Project Pan March 2020: Beauty Empties and Chitchat Update
Project Pan Beauty Empties Update for March 2020 In spite of the fact that I’m home all the time and doing most of my regular things (except wearing makeup), I thought I would do pretty well using things up in March. Boy was I ever wrong! I used up only 3 items. I have two …
Ipsy Plus “Celebrate You” for March 2020 Plus A Couple of Mini Extras
Ipsy is just about to send out my April box, so I better get on the stick. The March “Celebrate You” box came a couple of weeks ago, and I have been using a few of the products since it arrived. The makeup bag is cute. It’s an envelope style bag that’s perfect for carrying …
Fashion Flash for End of March
This week’s host of Fashion Flash, the online lifestyle magazine for women over 40, is the wonderful Mirabai from Moving Free. Right now, Mirabai’s advice on exercise and healthy diet is more important than ever. Click over to her website and check out the current edition of Fashion Flash but also all the videos and …
DefenAge 3D Eye Radiance Cream: Clinically-Tested Luxury Skincare
For more than two months, my favorite eye cream of the past few years, Belif Moisturizing Eye Bomb, has been out of stock, out of stock on the Belif website, at Sephora and at Ulta. I don’t know if it has to do with the Coronavis in South Korea, but it seems to be the …
End of March Weekly Roundup from the Beauty Spotlight Team
Happy Saturday! I hope you are well, and finding things at home to keep you busy. Friday was a sunny, early spring day in the high 50s, so I spent the afternoon raking my lawn and gardens. My perennials are showing up almost a month early this year. It’s been a strange year so far …
No Choice But to Make My Own Hand Sanitizer
I was late to the party. I thought I had some hand sanitizer at home already. By the time I tried to find it at local stores, it was long sold out. By the time I tried to order it online, it was gone. Now you can order some on Amazon, but it won’t be …
Sale Alerts: PRAI, StriVectin and BioDerma
Hi friends, hope you’re hanging in there and finding things to keep you occupied at or near home! Last night when I was preparing a salad to go with my dinner, I managed to take part of my index finger on my left (dominant) hand off. It bled for hours, and I probably could have …
Derma E Vitamin C Collection: Cleansing Paste and Concentrated Serum
A few weeks ago, just in the nick of time, Derma E sent me an unexpected goody box. Inside were three best-selling products from their extensive Vitamin C collection: Vitamin C Gentle Daily Cleansing Paste Vitamin C Concentrated Serum Vitamin C Bright Eyes Hydro Gel Patches. Because my post-cataract surgery eyes are still feeling quite …
Fashion Flash Fun Diversions during the Crisis
In Massachusetts, we are encouraged to stay home although social distancing is still the mantra for now. I only go out to the supermarket once a week or to pick up medications at the drugstore when necessary. I am lucky that I can work in my gardens when the weather is nice. I’ve been raking …
Weekly Roundup Beauty Spotlight Team March 202020
When things are as tense and stressful as they are getting now, having a routine can be helpful, for me at least. Keeping up with our weekly roundup for the members of the Beauty Spotlight Team helps me. Our group truly enjoys blogging, so trying to stick to our regular blogging routine and then sharing …
Perricone MD Cold Plasma Plus Sub D Neck: A Firming Cream for Neck and Jawline
I lucked out again and received another luxury skincare product to try out via Influenster, the influencer network, in exchange for an honest review: Perricone MD Cold Plasma Plus Sub D Neck. I’m not sure when Cold Plasma Plus Sub D launched, but “Plus” is the newest version of the Cold Plasma Sub D Neck …