I do a lot of outdoor stuff, especially these days. So keeping my feet warm in the cold weather is something I really care about. But traditional wool can be so itchy, my skin can’t stand it. I can wear merino wool, angora and cashmere, but I am not going to wear my super soft …
Uplifting Molton Brown Orange & Bergamot Bath & Shower Gel
I Bought This, Affiliate Links Molton Brown Orange & Bergamot Bath & Shower Gel is a morning body wash, IMHO. The bright citrus and floral bergamot tea scent is perfect to get your day off to a happy and uplifted start. In fact, I started my day today (Tuesday) with Orange & Bergamot in my …
Copper LOTD Trying Out Thrive Cosmetics Buildable Blur CC Cream SPF 35
Gift, Affiliate Links The same lovely blogger who sent me the stunning KBShimmer Stay Toasty My Friends multichrome nail polish (reviewed and swatched here) also included Thrive Cosmetics Buildable Blur CC Cream SPF 35 in the shade Light. She is fairer skinned than I am, so she was hoping this would be a match for …
Fashion Flash Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice Edition
Jackie of Jackie Silver Style is hosting the Fashion Flash Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice edition this week. Here’s what’s on tap: a terrific skincare brand actually called Pumpkin and Spice! oatmeal, a beauty food a clean beauty skincare brand for sensitive or stressed skin best practices for a good night’s sleep (I am …
Project Pan: October 2020 Beauty Empties
I’m making progress as the year 2020, thankfully, winds down. Here’s what I used up in October! As usual, some of the products don’t go in the category I put them in, but I’m too lazy to retake the photos, lol. I Bought This, PR Sample, Affiliate Links Bath & Body RITUALS The Ritual of …
Halloween Beauty Spotlight Team and Assorted Snow Day Pix
Today, we had a freak snowstorm. We ended up with about 5 inches of snow. These pix were at the beginning of the storm. Because most of the leaves were still on the trees, the trees suffered. Unfortunately, a major limb on one of my three Bradford pear trees broke under the weight of the …
Clean Beauty Starling Revive Anti-aging Face Serum
Everything about the brand, Starling Skincare, is impressive. Their products are: toxin-free, clean beauty allergen-free natural and organic plant-based made for sensitive skin. PR Sample, Affiliate Links In addition, the company gives back to worthy causes. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), Starling Skincare has partnered with the Breast Cancer Alliance, an organization that supports …
Vanilla Spice Scents for Autumn/Winter, Giveaway Winner & City Beauty Sale
I Bought This, Affiliate Links Tarte Giveaway Winner First things first. I’d like to congratulate Julie W., the winner of the Tarte Shape Tape Setting Powder giveaway. Her name was randomly chosen by Rafflecopter, and it was a good choice because she uses setting powder everyday. For those of you who entered, tweeted, followed, …
An Unexpected Gift That Made My Day: KBShimmer Stay Toasty My Friends
Gift, I Bought This, Affiliate Links The other day, I received an unexpected gift in the mail. A generous sister blogger completely surprised me with two beauty products that she thought would suit me. I must say she knows me and my taste well even though we have never met in person. Today, I will …
Reuniting With Some Former Skincare Pals
Because I get sent so many skincare products for review, I often have to stop using a product I love (for a while) and move onto a new product to test. Occasionally – actually more often that I care to admit – I forget about the former product and go on to something else. PR …
My New Favorite Exfoliating Mask: V10 Plus Water Based Peeling Mask
PR Sample, I Bought This, Affiliate Links For the past several years, I have been touting The Body Shop Drops of Youth Liquid Peel. An effective and affordable clear gel mask, it is a chemical exfoliator that removes dead skin cells. I have been using it about once a week or every 10 days since …
End of October Beauty Spotlight Team Weekly Roundup
I’m exhausted. I’ve been overdoing it this week. So I will make this short and sweet. Have a good weekend!! And if you think you would use it, please enter my Tarte Shape Tape Setting Powder giveaway xo If glowing, luminous and gorgeous skin is what you are seeking Lola’s Secret Beauty Blog highly recommends Derma E …
NatureLab TOKYO Haircare
I am fairly loyal to the shampoo and conditioner that I use. I have a few brands that I alternate among because I know how they will work with my coarse, color-treated hair. I don’t usually take chances on having a not so great result because I only wash my delicate color-treated hair every 5 …
Ipsy Plus October 2020 “You’re Magic” Bag & Tarte Setting Powder Giveaway
I Bought This, Affiliate Links Ipsy Plus “You’re Magic” Glam Bag When I got an email from Ipsy to show me the two products they chose for me and to give me a chance to personalize the rest of my bag, I was kind of underwhelmed. In fact, I even went to my account page …
Mid-October 2020 Fashion Flash
Fashion Flash Our Fashion Flash hostess this week is the amazing Marcia of Beauty Info Zone, one of the leading beauty products review sites around. And here’s what’s on tap: nutritional tips beyond the ones you know that can help strengthen your immune system during October Breast Cancer Awareness Month, you should understand the risks …