Thanksgiving Weekend Beauty Spotlight Team

How was your Thanksgiving? We had a terrific evening with too much fabulous food and great company! If you can take a break from holiday shopping, check out our weekly roundup from the members of the BST! Lola’s Secret Beauty Blog has compiled a HUGE list of Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales to save you lots of… Continue reading Thanksgiving Weekend Beauty Spotlight Team

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… Continue reading Ready for Next New Year’s with My Ann Taylor Clearance Sale Top

Mid-March Fashion Flash Hosted by Kristen from The Culinary Cure

I finally figured out that, in addition to being sensitive to garlic, I also have a hard time digesting chili peppers. Two of my favorite foods – garlic and chili peppers – have turned on me. Last night, we had dinner at a new Indian restaurant with Jeff’s older daughter’s future in-laws. I asked the… Continue reading Mid-March Fashion Flash Hosted by Kristen from The Culinary Cure

Shop My Closet: My New Adventure Trying to Sell My Clothes on Poshmark

When I moved from New York City to the suburbs outside of Boston, a lot changed including my wardrobe. Yet it took me years and lots of wasted purchases for that to sink in. In New York, I worked as an ad exec in an office most of the time or as a consultant with… Continue reading Shop My Closet: My New Adventure Trying to Sell My Clothes on Poshmark

Labor Day Fashion Flash and Schooner Pix

Oh, now we’re on the other side of Labor Day weekend. Wow, did it go by quickly! This was a big weekend in Gloucester: the weekend when schooners from all over the Eastern seaboard come to join the three Gloucester schooners to race and just to show off. Here are a few pix of three… Continue reading Labor Day Fashion Flash and Schooner Pix

Fashion Flash Mother’s Day Edition

Whether you’re a mother, grandmother, step-mother, aunt, pet mom, and/or mother figure, all of us at Fashion Flash hope your day was a special one! I am pleased to be hosting this week’s edition of Fashion Flash. After a hectic weekend, I hope you’ll grab your beverage of choice and sit down to get caught… Continue reading Fashion Flash Mother’s Day Edition

Fashion Flash Holiday Season 2018

This week, I’m happy to be hosting Fashion Flash, the always different, always informative and always fun online beauty, health and wellness, travel, and exercise mini-mag for women over 40. The women who participate in Fashion Flash represent different areas of expertise, different points of view, and have different voices to keep you entertained and… Continue reading Fashion Flash Holiday Season 2018

Gearing Up for Fall Fashion Flash 11 September 2018

September 11 is such a tough day. We all remember the tragedy at the World Trade Center, it happened just a few months after I moved from Manhattan to MA. Though I didn’t know any of the fallen personally, it is a day that we all mourn. September 11 this year is the day that… Continue reading Gearing Up for Fall Fashion Flash 11 September 2018

Almost Summer Fashion Flash 11 June 2018

Yesterday, I had a long arduous dentist appointment, and when I got home, my mouth was too sore for me to concentrate on writing a post for today. So we’ll have Fashion Flash instead. Our hostess with the mostess this week is the elegant, incredibly witty and supremely talented Erika from Notes from my Dressing… Continue reading Almost Summer Fashion Flash 11 June 2018

Fashion Flash 18 December 2017

This is the last Fashion Flash before Christmas, and our host is the elegant Janise from Mama In Heels, the lifestyle and fashion blog. This week’s edition of the online mini-mag for women over 40 features: styling tips on how to look great during the holidays masks to get your skin looking its best dancing… Continue reading Fashion Flash 18 December 2017

Fashion Flash News 27 March 2017

Monday means a new edition of Fashion Flash, the online lifestyle mini-mag for women over 40. We have another blogger who has joined the team, Stephanie from Home In High Heels. She just did a mermaid eye look that I think is the prettiest ever. This week, Fashion Flash is being hosted by Erika from… Continue reading Fashion Flash News 27 March 2017

I’m Hosting Fashion Flash This Week!

This week, I have the honor of hosting Fashion Flash for the first time since I joined a couple of months ago. For anyone who’s new to my blog Never Say Die Beauty, Fashion Flash is a mini-mag for women over 40 that’s put together by a great group of women who are fashion, beauty,… Continue reading I’m Hosting Fashion Flash This Week!

Dress Styling, Exercise, Lipstick and More from Fashion Flash 11/14/17

Cindy from Prime Beauty Blog, one of the first blogs I subscribed to FYI, is hosting Fashion Flash this week, and there is a lot of varied and truly engaging reading to tickle your fancy. From how to style a dress from casual to dressy, an easy exercise routine to keep off holiday pounds, tips… Continue reading Dress Styling, Exercise, Lipstick and More from Fashion Flash 11/14/17

Fashion Flash 4 October 2016

This week, Mary Lou whose fascinating Second Lives Club blog which focuses on next acts, meaning second careers, is hosting Fashion Flash. Fashion Flash is a group of fashion, lifestyle, health, fitness, and beauty bloggers who focus on all aspects of life after 40. Check out this week’s posts here and see what’s new across a… Continue reading Fashion Flash 4 October 2016

Weekly Roundup Sunday 12 July 2015 Beauty Blog Coalition

What a gorgeous summer weekend in New England! Is it nice where you are, too? Here are this weeks posts from Beauty Blog Coalition. Lots of variety this week: makeup organizers, how to get smooth legs, subbie unboxing, hair curling tools, makeup reviews and a butterLONDON Lip Crayon giveaway, and my new spa sandals. Check… Continue reading Weekly Roundup Sunday 12 July 2015 Beauty Blog Coalition

Scala Collezione Medium Brim Cotton Sun Hat UPF 50

I love hats. And they are just as important in summer as they are in winter. My color-treated red hair fades dramatically during the summer, so wearing a hat when I’m outdoors helps. Keeping the sun off my face is a priority for me. A hat with a nice brim is what I look for.… Continue reading Scala Collezione Medium Brim Cotton Sun Hat UPF 50

Bite Beauty Mini Lip Crayons & Beauty Blogazons Weekly Roundup 12/6/14

Another week has rolled by, and I still have more holiday shopping to do. How ’bout you? I stopped by Sephora today because I got the holiday discount, and although I made VIB status a month ago, it wasn’t reflected on my discount. However, my local Sephora adjusted it for me. Thanks, Sephora! Did you… Continue reading Bite Beauty Mini Lip Crayons & Beauty Blogazons Weekly Roundup 12/6/14

The Beauty Blogazons Weekly Roundup May 11, 2014

Hi Ladies, It’s the weekend again. To me, time just flies. I wish it would slow down for spring and summer. If you have a little me-time, here’s the latest installment of beauty blogposts from The Beauty Blogazons. Never Say Die Beauty’s post is about Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder that I finally bought about a… Continue reading The Beauty Blogazons Weekly Roundup May 11, 2014

Giveaway Winner and Never Say Die Fashion

First things first. The Giveaway for the em Cosmetics Tokyo Plums Shadow Play Palette has come to an end, and the winner is Pauline G.  Pauline, please email me by Friday night with your mailing address. If not, another name will be selected. Also, on Friday, a new and different giveaway will begin. So stay tuned!… Continue reading Giveaway Winner and Never Say Die Fashion

The Beauty Blogazons Weekly Roundup 24 March 2014

Boy, did this week go by fast! It’s the weekend again already. We were supposed to have a big storm, and because of the threat of such bad weather, I postponed the focus groups I was supposed to conduct on Wednesday. Of course, the storm missed us, but clobbered parts of Cape Cod and the… Continue reading The Beauty Blogazons Weekly Roundup 24 March 2014