Yesterday was a cold wintry day with light snow flurries. I went out to jog, and the air was dry and frigid, but the sky was an interesting striped mix of white and gray clouds with blue and peach sky showing through. It was actually beautiful and so quiet. Every now and then I can …
SkinMD Natural Shielding Lotion
PR Sample, Affiliate Links Sensitive skin? Winter dry skin? Gluten-free? Looking for a lightweight multitasker? SkinMD Natural Shielding Lotion may be just what you’re looking for. In the winter, my skin is as dry as a bone so I am always on the lookout for new lotions and body butters to try. SkinMD’s natural formulations …
Herbs and Food Products from Italy
Although one must be very careful ordering anything via an ad on Facebook, I have finally cracked the code on how to decipher which sites are legit and which are scams. I Bought This, Affiliate Links About a week ago on Facebook, I discovered a new legitimate online store for Italian food products, Premium Italian …
Damask Rose-Scented Mamonde Petal Spa Oil to Foam Facial Cleanser
I Bought This, PR Sample, Affiliate Links I had been using creamy, gentle, fragrance-free Derma E Skin De-Stress Calming CBD Cleanser since mid-summer, and I finished it up a few weeks ago. It was one of my Skincare Faves of 2020, but after so many months of loyalty to one facial cleanser, I decided to …
Mid-January Fashion Flash
We’re already more than halfway through January in the new year 2021. Late this afternoon (Monday), Jeff and I fired up the fire pit and asked one of my good friends to join us socially distanced around the fire. We noticed that at 5pm, it was still not dark out, and that was a good …
Ipsy Plus Dream It Bag for January 2021
I Bought This, Affiliate Links Although the drawstring powder blue ombre “Dream It” bag is cute, I must admit I am underwhelmed by my Ipsy Plus bag for January. The choices I was given for this bag were so lackluster that I had a hard time choosing. But here we are. Billion Dollar Brows …
Mid-January Mini Beauty Spotlight Team
With the holiday weekend, I guess some of our Beauty Spotlight Team members have stuff going on and they’re MIA. But the rest of us are still here, and we hope you’ll join us and see what we’ve been up to on our blogs this past week. Never Say Die Beauty is always on the …
Skincare Faves from 2020
There were not too many good things that I can say about 2020, but as always I did have some excellent skincare discoveries during the past year. I have tossed the empties from some of them and I have a feeling I may have forgotten others, but here’s what comes to mind! I Bought This, …
Pantone Colors of 2021
If you follow such things, you are probably already familiar with Pantone’s Colors of 2021. They were announced at least a month or more ago, but I was so uninspired by their choices that I ignored them. But maybe that’s just me. Pantone’s Colors of 2021 are Ultimate Gray and Illuminating: Ultimate Gray: a dull, …
City Beauty Eye Revive Firming Serum
PR Sample, Affiliate Links You probably know that I am a zealot when it comes to firming eye products. I am always trying to firm the skin above my crease or keep it firm. And I must admit, I have had pretty good results with years of using eye creams and gels on my brow …
Fashion Flash Hosted by Makeup Obsessed Mom Blog
This week’s edition of Fashion Flash is hosted by the lovely Stacie from Makeup Obsessed Mom Blog. Here’s what’s on offer: a tongue-in-cheek look at how to dress for the apocalypse a 30 day detox that will help your gut get healthy simple steps toward better aging in 2021 a look a several great Ipsy …
Derma E Vitamin C Brighten and Go Cosmetic Bag Set
PR Sample, Affiliate Links Every now and then, Derma E comes out with travel kits with TSA-approved sizes of their wonderful, clean beauty skincare products. Recently, I received the limited edition holiday Derma E Vitamin C Brighten and Go Cosmetics Bag Set. I discovered a couple of the products in the Derma E Vitamin C …
Beauty Spotlight Team Weekly Roundup Jan 9 2021
This has been a difficult week, and it was only the first full week of the new year. But we have made it to the weekend. If you need to destress and chill for a while, take a look at this week’s brief weekly roundup from the Beauty Spotlight Team. If you like beauty subscription …
Iris Fauve EDP from Atelier des Ors
In 2020, I discovered a couple of new-to-me online retailers that sell decants, fragrance samples of different sizes. Because of COVID, I am not shopping in stores and I don’t think that stores have testers now anyway. Plus who can smell with a mask on? I Bought This, Affiliate Links I ordered a Sampler Set …
Cashmere/Silk Artist- Designed, Made to Order Shawl
In October, Jeff and I went to an outdoor open studios hosted by artists and artisans from Porter Mills, an artist studio building in Beverly MA. Since many of us don’t feel comfortable hanging out indoors especially in an old industrial building with no air circulation, several of the artists and crafters decided to …