Before the ball drops at midnight, Marcia and I want to wish you all the best for good health and lots of happiness in 2023! Thanks for hanging out with us in 2022, and hope you’ll stick around to see what’s new in the coming year xoxo Have a fun or peaceful New Year’s Eve …
End 2022 with some of The Beauty Spotlight Team’s favorite items
Allison from Never Say Die Beauty shares her favorite beauty tools from 2022, and this year, she’s had some stellar candidates! Marcia also from Never Say Die Beauty has found a wonderful eye cream that would help start the new year off on the right foot, actually eyes! Andalou Naturals Multi-Correction Cream with Marine …
My Favorite Beauty Tools of 2022
I don’t usually rave about beauty tools, but this past year, a few tools that came my way made a huuuuuge impression on me! PR Samples, Affiliate Links FHI HEAT Unbrush A brush is a brush, right? Well, to me, the Unbrush (longer review here) is a game changer. I wake up with tangled hair …
Time for a wake up call from August + Monroe with their great Wake Up Call Eye Serum
The truth is coming out. If you didn’t guess already I’m a hoarder when it comes to products for the eyes. I resisted eye creams of any kind for years and then suddenly I was 45 and I realized I’d wasted too many years not taking care of the delicate skin around my eyes. Now …
Inisfree Intensive Hydrating Toner
After I finished a bottle of Pixi Rose Toner, I decided to try something new. During Sephora’s 20% off holiday sale, I picked out Innisfree Intensive Hydrating Toner with Green Tea Seed. I Bought This, Affiliate Links Innisfree Skincare Products I’ve tried just a few products from Innisfree that I think I received in my …
Bliss Drench & Quench Moisturizer
PR Sample, Affiliate Links, Informational Link Bliss History I was first introduced to Bliss when I stayed at W Hotels when traveling on business in the late 1990s and beyond. Bliss was a spa brand, and it was the brand that was used in the spas in the W Hotels and maybe in the Westin …
Enter giveaways in the longest Sunday Scoop in history!!
I hope you start entering early since the amount of giveaways is amazing. The ones for December 31st alone will amaze you and gave me typer’s cramps. There’s everything under the sun and my holiday wish for you is that you’ll win and win big. Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, and happiness always. enter daily thru …
Merry Christmas!
Best wishes to all who celebrate for a merry and meaningful Christmas! No matter how you spend the day, we hope it’s wonderful! xo Allison and Marcia
It’s a winter wonderland of articles from The Beauty Spotlight Team
If the winter storm doesn’t get in your way, the next week is likely to be full of fun things to do. Angie at Your True Self Blog has ideas for 14 ways you can dress to go from day to evening events without having to change clothes in between. She’s sending you wishes for …
Easy Toffee Buttercrunch Candy Recipe
I Bought This, I Made This, Affiliate Links Though I try not to eat it very often, toffee is my favorite candy. In Rockport MA, the charming seaside town I often write about, there are two candy stores owned by two different but related family members, called Tuck’s Candy and Gifts (no website) and Tuck’s …
Happy Hanukah 8 Nights of Mani Magic with Olive & June!
I Bought This, Affiliate Links There’s no secret, I adore Olive & June polishes and nail care products. So this year, when I noticed that Olive & June was selling both Christmas Advent calendars ($65 original price) and Hanukah nightly calendars ($55 original price), I thought maybe I should pick up a Hanukah calendar. It …
Favorite lip balms from YES TO and Rubber Ducky
You can never go wrong with gifting lip balms. Everyone needs them whether it’s in your holiday stocking or in your day-to-day life. With this winter’s weather predictions of major snowstorms, high winds, and bitter cold they’ve become a necessity. Or if you’re lucky enough to live in a warm and sunny place, you still …
More Last Minute Stocking Stuffers
Time is just flying by! I mailed my holiday gifts last week, and I have my fingers crossed that they will actually arrive. I still haven’t received something I bought that was sent by mail on 11/29. Ugh. I’ve delivered my local holiday gifts, and I think I might be finished except for maybe something …
Let Merle Norman make you even more beautiful through the holidays and beyond
I’m amazed at the beauty of the Merle Norman products that are new for this holiday season and beyond. A friend of mine reminded me that I thought it was strange that I wasn’t impressed when she bought from Merle Norman. She lives in a small city so the easiest place for her to shop …
And the giveaways keep adding up on The Sunday Scoop
I’m starting again with giveaways that you can enter often. I have regaled you with these for the last several weeks so here are more. I enter just a few giveaways but haven’t won anything yet but I’ll keep trying since free is fun! I hope this week brings you love and laughter while you …