CIREM Cosmetics Story Luxurious, Beverly Hills based CIREM Cosmetics is more than a pretty face. Originally formulated in a San Fernando Valley family-owned pharmacy, CIREM Cosmetics started out formulating high performance skincare products for discerning Hollywood clientele who needed effective skincare and fast results. Their products that started out in amber bottles evolved into a …
Welcome March Fashion Flash with Beauty Info Zone
We’re into a new month already, and our hosts, Marcia and Lisa, from Beauty Info Zone welcome the first March edition of Fashion Flash, the online mini-magazine for women over 40. They’ve also created a cute new Fashion Flash logo! Here’s what’s on tap: how to transform a negative mindset to a positive one how …
Sonia Kashuk Brush Giveaway Winner, Catching Up and End of February Beauty Spotlight Team
Quick Trip to New Hampshire and Vermont I’ve been MIA the last few days. Jeff and I went to visit friends who spend half the week in New Hampshire. My friend Sue is a ski fiend as well as a ski instructor, while her husband is a scholar who is writing a new book on …
A Few Days Vacay and Early Spring Fashion Flash
I saved this week’s Fashion Flash to post while I am visiting friends in the frozen north for a few days. To be honest, I am done with winter especially after a day of almost 60 degrees this week. But this was the only time we could agree on for our visit. Hopefully, Jeff will …
City Beauty Restoring Hand Treatment: Will This Fade My Dark Spots?
Wearing sunscreen on my hands is one thing that I wish I could go back and get a do-over on. For the longest time, I never thought about it. By the time the brown spots starting showing up, it was too late though I try to put it on to prevent it from getting worse. …
Earring Loss
Around 10 years ago or maybe even a little longer ago, my two aunts and I went to an exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum. That was before my older aunt developed dementia. We enjoyed the art and a casual lunch, and before we left we ended up, of course, at the PEM Museum Shop. …
Gold Mountain Beauty: Cruelty-free Affordable Natural Skincare Products
Being a beauty blogger has given me the opportunity to try out a lot of indie beauty brands that I probably wouldn’t have bought before I became a blogger. Although I was adventurous when it came to trying foreign brands especially when traveling abroad, at home I was risk averse. I mostly stuck with well-known …
Beauty Spotlight Team Weekly Roundup 2/22/20
Heather over at Crazy Beautiful Makeup is sharing some of her favorite CBD products from Truly Beauty. Including a Whipped CBD Unicorn Body Butter that smells amazing and works even better to soften your skin and reduce redness. Be sure to check out her post over on Instagram so you can also save 10% on …
Grand Soir Eau de Parfum by Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Because I wrote about the different strengths of perfume yesterday and I mentioned, Grand Soir from Maison Francis Kurkdjian, I thought I would post about it now. First, a word or two about the creator of the scent, Francis Kurkdjian. “Francis Kurkdjian (born in Paris on May 14, 1969) is a French contemporary perfumer and …
Perfume Concentration Definitions: What’s the Difference between EDC, EDT and EDP etc?
In one of the fragrance enthusiast Facebook groups I belong to, one of the members shared a blogpost from ACHARR, an online retailer in Malaysia that explained the different strengths of fragrances. I thought I would summarize it here since it seemed like useful information. Overall, the difference in fragrance strengths has to do with …
Theraderm Anti-Aging Lip Complex: Another Great Solution for My Dry Lips
For a few years now, I have been touting two of my very favorite lip treatment products. If you follow Never Say Die Beauty, you know what they are, and you can read about them here and here. Actually, I’ve written about those two faves many times! But now I have added a new-to-me brand …
Valentine Fashion Flash at Beauty Info Zone
Fashion Flash, the e-mag for women over 40, continues to grow and evolve all the time, adding new voices and new topics covered in each weekly edition. You’ll want to check out our newest member, Follow Phyllis, for lifestyle information. Click on over to Beauty Info Zone, the hosts this week. Here’s what’s on tap: …
Giveaway: Sonia Kashuk Anniversary Makeup Brush Set
As I mentioned last week, I am trying hard to get into use it or give it away mode. I bought a set of Sonia Kashuk makeup brushes at Target a few years ago with the intention of doing a giveaway with them. They have been waiting patiently taking up space in one of my …
Valentine’s Weekend Beauty Spotlight Team
Hope you had a nice V-day with your spouse, special someone, family, friends, or chilling out on your own! Now we’re on the back half of February, and though it is 9 degrees here, I can see Spring ahead in the distance. And it still isn’t completely dark at 5:45pm. Awesome. This Presidents’ weekend, take …
Revive Your Skin & Your Spirits with Derma E Mood Enhancing Skin Beneficial Mists
In spite of the fact that I have a humidifier built onto my furnace, my skin still feels somewhat dry and tight toward the end of the afternoon. As a result, I have become a mister. I still hate spraying myself in the face, but I am getting better at it, lol. A couple of …