Oils are so popular these days. There are different oils for every single thing. I like oils. In fact, I’ve tried a number of after-shower body oils. They usually smell lovely. But I’ve found that with my super dry skin, the oil doesn’t provide lasting hydration. At first, it seems to hydrate well, but over …
August 2016 Beauty Empties: So Many Products I Loved!
August was a good month for me in terms of emptying out beauty products. Just about all were full-size products so I love recycling them to make room for more. Several I replaced with another one of the same, but a few I went on to something new. Let’s see what’s in the recycling …
Sweet Indulgence for Good: Harbor Sweets “Gather” Chocolates and Giveaway!
I have the good fortune to live near an incredible handmade artisan chocolatier, Harbor Sweets. I’m not sure how I discovered Harbor Sweets, started in 1973 and located in historic Salem MA in a neighborhood not far from where my Great-Aunt Ida used to live many years ago. I have visited Harbors Sweets headquarters several times. …
Birthday Celebrations and Beauty Spotlight Team Weekly News 28 August 2016
Hi! Hope you’re having a nice weekend! Jeff and I started off the weekend celebrating his birthday. He loves steak so I took him to dinner in Boston at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse located in the Old City Hall. It was a hot summer night, but we chose to eat outdoors on their quiet patio instead …
The Smoothest Skin and Closest Shave with Somersets English Shaving Oils
Earlier this summer, Jeff told me that he had an idea to use oil for shaving. Jeff’s a creative guy, and he’s always coming up with new ideas or different ways to use familiar things. He thought oil would make his skin soft and would give him a closer shave. Then he said he came …
Exuviance Retexturing Treatment for Smoother Arms and Legs
Retexturing is a relatively new buzzword in skincare. In fact, I just reviewed a facial retexturizer from another skincare brand a couple of weeks ago. Now, retexturing is happening for body care. Exuviance, a brand that I use often, is known for their founders, Drs. Van Scott and Yu, who discovered the antiaging benefits of glycolic …
OZ Naturals Vitamin C Cleanser
Vitamin C has been a thing for several years now, especially in facial serums. I’m always trying to fade my sun damage, so vitamin C serum is a staple in my skincare routine. When I had a chance to try OZ Naturals Vitamin C Cleanser, I was all in. Although I’m never sure how much …
Wink Lash and Brow Enhancing Oil
As you get older, your lashes lose their color and they get sparser. So do your brows. Stress, waterproof mascara, not removing makeup, and a host of other transgressions also inhibit lash and brow growth. What a drag. That’s all I can say. But I am fighting it! A couple of months ago, I wrote …
Waterfront Festival and Beauty Blog Coalition Weekly Roundup 21 August 2016
Happy weekend! We’ve been having the most gorgeous summer weather (although we’re in a drought). Yesterday morning, I went to the Waterfront Festival in Gloucester MA to do my annual bath and body shopping at Nature Island Botanicals booth and to visit with Daphne, the owner and maker of natural/organic soaps, lotions, cleansers, scrubs, and …
Five Faves from Too Faced!
Beauty Spotlight Team’s new feature for the next couple of months is “Five Favorites from…” our favorite brands. Each of the BST members will share their 5 top products from their favorite brand. This week it’s my turn. It was difficult for me to choose a brand because I have a number of favorites. In …
Beginner’s Crochet Shell Stitch Cotton Wash Cloth
It’s been quite a while since I did a crochet post. I haven’t been crocheting much this summer, but I got the urge to do something simple and quick. I bought some inexpensive cotton yarn in a pretty rose pink, and I whipped up a wash cloth last night while I was watching the Olympics. …
Farmhouse Fresh Peat Perfection Purification Mask
Typically, I steer clear of mud masks. My dry skin usually protests. But in the summer, the heat and humidity transforms my dry skin into something else. My pores are more visible, and I actually have occasional breakouts on my chin and either side of my nose. What’s up with that? So when I had …
Sinful Colors SinfulShine’s Rio Flare Collection for Olympic Gold Medal Nails
We’re already in the second week of the 2016 Olympics in amazing Rio de Janeiro. I was lucky to get to go there many years ago on a business trip. I’ll never forget it because it was just that beautiful. When I was flying into Rio from Sao Paolo on a puddle jumper, it stopped raining …
Highlight Cosmetics Liquid Matte Lipstick: Better-For-You, Non-Drying Long-Wear Lipstick
Sometimes I forget which cosmetics are coming my way. Today was one of those days. I received an envelope from Highlight Cosmetics containing an attractive little box with the logo, H, in gold on the outside. I was excited because it was lipstick! (I get so much skincare that it is very exciting to get a …
News from Beauty Spotlight Team 13 August 2016
The summer is just whipping by. I wish these weeks in August would slow down. We’ve got a busy weekend. The annual Lobster Fest and fireworks are tonight in Rockport. I hope the weather will cooperate even though we need the rain. It’s an event I really look forward to. And Sunday night, my garden …