Brrr, and hello from the frozen north! Winter finally found us and brought snow and truly frigid weather this week. Friday morning, it was 8 degrees and -5 degrees with the windchill. Today, it’s 10 with a windchill of -10! But the sun’s out, and hopefully, Jeff and I will bundle up, get out our …
It’s All About the Hands: Good Smelling Hand Washes and Lotions
Although it’s not gardening season and I am limiting where I go, I’m still washing my hands a lot. And because we’re in the depths of winter in New England, my hands are dry. So finding products that I enjoy using and that hydrate my hands is a must. I Bought This, Affiliate Links I …
Why You Should Wear SPF All Year Round
Frankly, I think that almost everyone who reads my blog on the regular wears sunscreen all year regardless of whether they live in the Sunbelt or in the frozen North. So I assume you know that even on cloudy, gloomy days, the sun’s damaging rays still reach us. Even if you’re spending the day indoors …
How I’m Dealing With Maskne Even At My Age!
Maskne or acne that occurs from wearing a mask for extended periods of time can strike anyone, regardless of age or skin type. My skin is very dry, especially in winter, but that hasn’t protected me from getting the occasional blemish from wearing a mask. PR Samples, Affiliate Links I’ve mentioned a number of times …
Healthy Eating Tips: Kristen Coffield’s New Book & Fashion Flash
Kristen Coffield, the editor of The Culinary Cure website and member of Fashion Flash, has just launched a new book that is blowing me away: How Healthy People Eat: An Eater’s Guide to Healthy Habits Here’s the blurb: This book is for anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed trying to create better eating habits and …
Brand New City Beauty Dermal Reset Exfoliating Concentrate
PR Sample, Affiliate Links City Beauty is always researching new and more effective anti-aging skincare products. Their latest product launches only for readers of Never Say Die Beauty and some other lucky folks today at special pricing on the City Beauty website before it is available to the general public. Dermal Reset Exfoliating Concentrate! I …
Beauty Spotlight Team Weekly Roundup Wintry January Edition
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, …