As spring is on the horizon, I’m looking forward to spending more time outdoors. Although I often wear foundation if I’m going to some kind of social event, it’s nice to have a lightweight alternative for more casual occasions and everyday activities. Two have come my way recently. Cotz Face Moisture SPF 35 Like all …
Coming Attractions on NSDB for Spring 2019
Instead of a review, today I’m doing a quick “Coming Attractions” over the next few months post! As you can see, I have a ton of skincare products to review. In order to adequately review most skincare products (except maybe cleansers and toners), I need to use the products for about a month. So I …
Physicians Formula Butter Lipstick and Butter Eyeshadow Palette, Sultry Nights
Physicians Formula is a brand that often catches my eye. But I’ve had some favorites and some fails. I still adore the heart Happy Booster Glow & Blush that I bought several years ago (reviewed here). It’s the cutest of the cute. The PF Butter Highlighter is still my favorite highlighter because it feels so …
Woohoo, City Lips Lip Plumping Gloss Gets An Update!
Back in 2014, I reviewed City Lips, a lip plumping gloss. City Lips plumps lips with a combination of hyaluronic acid, collagen-producing oligopeptides and natural oils and extracts. The formula doesn’t use potentially irritating ingredients like peppermint or cinnamon. City Lips makes lips look bigger by getting rid of dryness and making lips look juicier …
Recent Ulta Presidents Day Sale Small Haul
As often is the case, I took advantage of the recent Presidents Day sale at Ulta to replace a couple of items that I knew I am running out of and to try a couple of new things on sale. My favorite primer with skincare benefits is IT Cosmetics No. 50 Serum Anti-Aging Foundation Primer. …
Melt Cosmetics Gun Metal Eyeshadow Stack
I first learned about Melt Cosmetics on Phyrra.net. To be honest, it was the innovative product packaging that caught my eye. The stacks from Melt that come in a variety of color families are round stacks of 4 or 5 eyeshadow shades with a mirror on the top. I thought that they were attached to …
Valentine Fashion Flash Beauty & A Book Giveaway!
I’m very excited about my new Beauty & A Book giveaway in conjunction with Fashion Flash, and I think you will be, too! I’m calling it a Valentine’s giveaway, but the makeup and book that we’re giving away are wonderful all year! As I mentioned last time I hosted a Beauty & A Book …
Project Pan: Sharing My January 2019 Beauty Empties Reviews with Friends!
You know me – I love to use up beauty products! As I’ve said many times before, I hate throwing away products that are unused or only partially used (unless they’ve gone bad or expired, of course). Plus, I like to make room for new products. And I like writing about the products I’ve …
LOTD featuring Natasha Denona Eyeshadow Duochrome “Orion” & Tarte Maneater Mascara
It’s been ages since I’ve done a look of the day, and this one isn’t really a LOTD. I am home on a dark, gloomy, rainy day, and it was a good opportunity to get out a couple of new-to-me makeup products that I’ve been playing with for a little while. Since I had to …
My Best of Makeup, Makeup Tools and Nail Polish from 2018
I love to look back and see what I discovered in 2018 that I really loved. Here are the makeup products, makeup tools or accessories and two nail products that I found in 2018 and have become favorites of mine. Surprisingly, no eyeshadow palettes. I am thinking I don’t need to buy any more …
Out with the Old: Beauty Empties December 2018
You know I’m all about my empties. I am always so happy to use stuff up and make room for the new things. I am trying to get better at tossing/recycling old makeup and skincare that I know I am not going to ever finish. I have a hard time tossing unfinished things, but I …
My Pre-Holiday 2018 Beauty Haul
I mostly shop for cosmetics during sales. There are enough sales these days that it’s not hard to wait. Ulta had two 20% off sale opportunities, and Sephora had a 20% off coupon for VIB. Sephora also had a $20 off $75 close to Christmas that I passed on since I had bought enough during …
ybf Liquid Star Shadows: 4 New Long Wearing Shades
Several years ago, I bought what I thought was a beautiful peach metallic Revlon liquid eye shadow. I was smitten by the shade. I also thought that a creamy liquid would be great for my dry eyelids. Wrong. Even on top of eye primer, my dry lids were very unhappy: even drier and itchy. Since …
Small Gifts Under $30 for Holidays 2018
When it comes to the big ticket items, you know what’s best. But sometimes you’re looking for “a little something”, and I may have some ideas that might help. In addition to beauty products, I will mention some other cool stuff that I’ve come across. Cambridge Rainbow Color Titanium Plated Stainless Steel Flatware I’m in …
Gift Ideas for Eyeshadow Lovers: Cargo Namastay Eyeshadow Palette and Swimmables Sticks!
I tried my first Cargo product this summer when I bought a gorgeous red lipstick that came with white powder applied with a sponge tip on the other end of the slim tube to the center of my lips. It gives my lips a great contoured or dimensionalized look. I thought it was quite an …