I seemed to have acquired a lot of new eye shadow palettes recently. And I have come to the conclusion that spending more on eye shadow can make a difference. I don’t really feel that way about mascara, but the more expensive eye shadows are so much more velvety, easier to apply, and generally — …
Studio Gear CC Cream SPF 20: Natural
A couple of weeks ago, I received a deluxe sample of Studio Gear CC Cream Natural SPF 20 to try out from BrandBacker, a blogger association. In spite of the fact that I have two CC …
Beauty Bloggers Favorite Product Picks for 2013
In case you have gift cards burning a hole in your pocket, here are a whole bunch of recommendations and photos of Beauty Bloggers favorite products from 2013. Take a look! http://www.hairsprayandhighheels.net/…/beauty-awards-2013/ Now, tell me which are your favorite makeup products from 2013?? Mine was the Urban Decay Revolution Holiday Lipstick Set: 3 classic reds …
Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquer, Aurora and Big Bang
As I’ve mentioned before, I recently received a @JollyVoxBox from Influenster with a bunch of goodies to try out and review. I was lucky to receive a new Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquer in a gorgeous deep coral shade, Aurora, that was the perfect shade for me. In the overcast daylight photos, the shades looks …
Lilly’s Back with Estee at Lord & Taylor!
Just when you thought you had all the Lilly Pulitzer makeup bags you could use, here’s a new one in an original Lilly Pulitzer print offered along with Estée Lauder at Lord & Taylor. It’s available starting on December 26 and goes through January 15, 2014. I am such a sucker for Lilly Pulitzer preppy …
NYC HD Color Eye Shadow Trio: Long Beach Sands
Recently, I received my first VoxBox from #Influenster — the Holly Jolly VoxBox — a box full of edible and non-edible goodies. There were two makeup items in the box (to my absolute delight!) — eye shadow and lip gloss, and I …
Holiday Goodies in My JollyVoxBox from Influenster
Since this is the season of opening boxes and receiving new things, I thought I’d tell you about the box of holiday and seasonal goodies from a variety of brands that I received from Influenster to test and review. …
What’s in My December 2013 Celebration ipsy Bag?
Mid-December has arrived and so has my December “Celebration” ipsy bag! I was away when it arrived and the temperature outside that day in MA was 3 degrees! I was afraid the makeup was going to freeze and break. My friend Kim was kind enough to go out in the snowstorm and take it out …
Ponds Luminous Finish BB+
A few weeks ago, I received a sample of Ponds Luminous Finish BB+ in the mail, along with a coupon for $1.50. Did you get it, too? Not sure how I got on that mailing list, but thank you very much Unilever! Yesterday morning, I was in a rush and didn’t put on any makeup …
Crown HD Brush Set
My first set of full-size makeup brushes! My previous assortment consisted of random makeup brushes I acquired from here, there and everywhere: a couple of good, natural brushes that came with Bare Minerals foundation, a natural eye shadow brush I bought somewhere, a Sonia Kashuk bent-neck eyeliner brush, an angled eyeliner brush that came from …
Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick Holiday Set
I can’t sleep. I’m often up until 3am. For some reason, I get a second wind at 11pm. Actually, I’m just a night owl. And I hate to get up early. Because I’m self-employed, I don’t usually have to get up early. So my late night habits persist. But I did wake up early …
Radiant Orchid: Pantone Color of 2014
Last week, Pantone, the color experts, introduced the Color of 2014, Radiant Orchid — a mixture of pink, raspberry, purple, plum, and fuschia. (At least that’s what I think it’s a mixture of.) Radiant Orchid is quite different from the trend of the last couple of years – emerald, tangerine — because it’s softer. I …
Tightlining Your Eyes: Do You Do It?
One way to make your eyes look bigger and more pronounced in a more subtle way is to tightline your eyes. Some people call tightlining “invisible eyeliner”. Actually, tightlining is a technique that makes your lashes look fuller, so you actually have more of a no makeup or less makeup look, while still drawing attention …
Obsessive Compulsive Lip Tar All-Star Mini Set
Back in the summer, I wrote a post about a shade of lipstick from Obsessive Compulsive Lip Tar- Anika – a pale peach that made me think of Julie Christie’s lipstick from the late 1960s. But I ended up not loving the shade on me, and as a result, I didn’t end up buying it after …
GIVEAWAY: Milani Makeup & Lip-Shaped Makeup Cases!
The holidays are here, and what better time for a makeup giveaway from Milani! I am so excited about this giveaway because I love, love, love these lip-shaped makeup cases filled with gorgeous …