I Bought This, Affiliate Links, Informational Link Per usual, I fell for another ad on Facebook. And per usual, I read it too quickly to get all the details. Il Makiage, a brand I like, was running an ad on FB that I thought was offering free samples of their new-ish medium to full-coverage but …
Beauty Spotlight Team Weekly Roundup on Sunday!
This weekend, Marcia and I mixed things up with regard to the Beauty Spotlight Team Weekly Roundup and her fabulous Sunday Scoop. Because so many of the giveaways were ending on Sunday this week, Marcia wanted to post it on Saturday to give everyone a chance to enter before it was too late. So we …
The Sunday Scoop starts early so you have time to win!
Today is Saturday which makes it seem funny that I’m publishing the Sunday Scoop a day early but when I started to write up the giveaways they just kept coming for January 31st. I wanted to give you all extra time to enter these incredible giveaways so here we are a day early. Any more …
Is Maybelline’s Colossal Curl Bounce Mascara a pass or a fail?
I Bought This Maybelline‘s newest mascara campaign is all about The Colossal Curl Bounce Mascara. There are several variations of it and I bought the original. The ads are pretty amazing. I guess that happens when you have that much money. Curl Bounce Mascara promises to give big volume bouncy curl and up to 24 …
Ipsy Plus “Happy Vibes” Bag January 2022
I Bought This, Affiliate Links Because I now subscribe to Ipsy Plus every other month, I occasionally forget to sign into my account on the second day of the month I’m getting a bag to choose the items that I want to receive. I remembered on New Year’s Day, but that was a day too …
Marcia’s Skincare Favorites of 2021
PR samples, Purchased items When Allison suggested we each pick 5 skincare favorites from 2021 I expected trouble since I’d used so many wonderful products. But I walked in my bathroom and there out on my counter were the ones I use all the time. These are either new favorites or ones that have remained …
Allison’s 5 Facial Skincare Favorites from 2021
Before we get too deep into 2022, Marcia and I thought we would share our favorite facial skincare products that we first tried in 2021. Rather than overwhelm you, we’re each limiting our list to our top 5 faves from the past year even though it’s tough to settle on just a few. There seem …
Ready for Next New Year’s with My Ann Taylor Clearance Sale Top
As usual, I told myself no more shopping. But the ad for 50% off at Ann Taylor turned my head. And they carry petite sizes. So I couldn’t resist the sparkly sequined Pewter top with three-quarter sleeves (the website erroneously calls it “long sleeved” though it clearly isn’t). The color is great, kind of a …
Happy Sunday Scoop for the newest giveaways
I’m happy to see you back for more giveaways. This winter week is on the low side but next week is a wowzer and I’ll be posting the Sunday Scoop on Saturday to make sure you have plenty of time to enter. I hope too that some of you end up winners as that’s …
Beauty Spotlight Team wants to warm you up with their articles
What are you up to this long winter weekend? Here in Boston, we’ll be tuning in tonight to see if the Patriots’ rookie quarterback, Mac Jones, can win his first playoff game. And we’ll be hoping that the big windstorm and near zero temps don’t knock out the electricity! Wherever you are, I hope you’re …
Nail Strengthener and World Lit Polish from Olive & June
Three or four years ago, I had a really bad day one sunny day in June. I went to the Registry of Motor Vehicles, stood in line for about an hour, only to discover that I didn’t bring the correct paperwork to fix a problem that I had. Then I went home and got stung …
I-N Eye Gel from Intelli-Cell makes me very happy and my eyes happier
PR Sample, Affiliate Link In my introduction to Never Say Die Beauty readers I mentioned that I’m all about eyes. I love eye makeup to the max and I drool over eye creams in any form. When a kind PR person offers to send me a sample for review I hone in on their eye …
Vintage Givenchy Organza Indecence Eau de Parfum & Body Oil
I Bought This, Affiliate Link Givenchy Organza Indecence is an amber woody fragrance for women created in 1999 by Norbert Bijaoui in conjunction with Jean Claude Delville. I believe that Indecence, also known as “the black Indecence”, was introduced as a headier flanker to feminine and floral Givenchy Organza. Givenchy Organza Indecence came in a …
Three New Gift Shop Finds
I love findings items of all kinds that are a little out of the ordinary. Over the years, I’ve found that gift shops including museum gift shops are the places to do just that. I Bought This, Gifts, Affiliate Links, Informational Links The Pewter Shop, Rockport MA A dear friend gave me an interesting holiday …
RIKI Loves RIKI Super Fine 7x Magnifying Mirror
I Bought This, Affiliate Links After impulsively buying the RIKI Cutie Ipsy Exclusive Mirror (reviewed here) back in November and discovering that it is not a magnifying mirror, I decided to bite the bullet and buy a mirror that I could actually use. So I did. The RIKI Super Fine 7x Magnifying Mirror, the Iridescent …