A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to receive an adorable polka dotted makeup bag filled with awesome beauty products from Kohl’s to help spread the word about their expanded Beauty Department. I had no idea that Kohl’s had added some of my favorite prestige brands to their lineup of private label brands. Wow, did they get …
My Lucky New Red “Melissa” Sandals from Midnight Velvet
Back in February, I was in San Francisco for a week for work, but I was lucky enough to have some play time while I was there. Since I was there over Valentine’s Day and President’s Weekend, Jeff came out to spend the weekend with me. On Valentine’s Day, we went to see the permanent …
Zoya Nail Polish, Flora and Monet
In April, Zoya had a special promotion for Earth Day. The hook was to exchange your old non-Zoya polish for new Zoya polish. You had to purchase at least 6 bottles of Zoya, each 50% off. Once you received your new Zoya polish, you could send them 6 old bottles to be disposed of in …
Arvazallia Argan Oil Premium Hair Treatment Oil and Hydrating Mask: Silkiness Maximized!
And the moral of the story for me is get out of my comfort zone. Break old habits. Try something new! What am I talking about? Hair care, of course. Recently, I had the opportunity to try two hair care products from Arvazallia, a company that is offering their professional series haircare products direct to …
Giveaway: Reviva Labs Peptides & More Anti-Wrinkle Cream
For years, I stuck to one moisturizer from Olay. I was very loyal. Till I became a beauty blogger, I had no idea the variety of moisturizing and skincare treatment products that were out there including skincare products that were “better-for-you” with more natural ingredients. I recently had the opportunity to try a couple of …
NeoCell Giveaway Winners & “Fresh Picks” May 2014 ipsy Bag
First things first. Congratulations to Laura R. who won first prize in the NeoCell Collagen & Beauty Bursts giveaway. And woo hoo to Kim A. who was second prize winner, the Collagen Beauty Builder. I have sent emails to both winners. If I don’t hear back from them within 48 hours, new winners will be selected. …
Milani “What Do Your Lips Say About You” Contest & My Fave Lipsticks
Milani, one of my favorite makeup brands, has just launched a contest: “What Do Your Lips Say About You?”. The first round of the contest kicked off on May 6, but it goes till May 25 at 11:59PM, so there’s plenty of time to enter. What’s required is a photo of you with a lip …
Pure Natural Diva Botanicals
Our world is filled with chemicals, some benign, others not so much. But fortunately more and more dedicated individuals, often women entrepreneurs, have been creating natural alternatives for the beauty and skincare products that we wear on our skin instead of the synthetic products that are ubiquitous on store shelves. Tania Reuben created Pure Natural Diva …
Crabtree and Evelyn Avocado Olive and Basil Bath & Body Products
Gee, it’s about a month ago that I went on a business trip to Indianapolis. It was the first time I visited the downtown area, and the city was striking with lots of monumental architecture. There were a couple of war memorials, the huge state capitol building, the Scottish Rite Cathedral for the Masons. The …
Studio Gear Hydrating CC Cream “Linen”
A few months ago, I had a chance to try a sample of Studio Gear Hydrating CC Cream in “Natural”. The shade was just a little too dark for my fair skin, so I was excited when I was selected by Brandbacker, a blogger-brand association, to try out and review Studio Gear Hydrating CC Cream …
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 …
Gifts with Purchase: Lancome and Lauder/Lilly Spring 2014
It’s been a while since I did a “gift with purchase” alert. Lancôme has a promotion at Nordstrom, and Estee Lauder is continuing its successful promotion with Lilly Pulitzer that was launched last year, now at Bloomingdale’s. Lancôme Lancôme has a very interesting set of gifts with purchase at Nordstrom, right now. With a purchase …
Deborah Lippman HSN Holiday Nail Lacquer Set
Don’t stay up too late watching HSN! It’s dangerous. All of a sudden, everything looks so appealing. Last December, I heard the siren song of Deborah Lippmann, manicurist to the stars, hawking a limited edition holiday set of “deluxe” size nail polish, “specially created for HSN”. She and the HSN hostess demonstrated it for about …
Do You Shoplately?
About a month ago, I had the opportunity to try Shoplately.com, a very cool and affordable shopping site. Shoplately is a site for “shops” that sell clothing, accessories, shoes and boots, jewelry, and makeup, mostly manufactured items but some handmade as well. The price points range widely, but I was amazed at how much …
Freebies for Me: NYX, Rimmel and NYC
I lucked out makeup-wise this week. I got some free makeup that I didn’t expect. How nice is that?! NYX Ulta is changing their rewards program to a point system, similar to Sephora’s. You accrue points on purchases …