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New technology is a constant in beauty products. And the trend these days is multi-tasking. BB cream. CC (color correcting) cream. Not surprisingly, the blogosphere has been abuzz with news of L’Oreal’s recent addition to the terrific Revitalift product line: L’Oreal Miracle Blur, an entirely new type of multi-tasking product. I heard about it a …
South Korea is the land of cute, rivaled only by Japan, when it comes to adorable makeup and makeup packaging. It was either on Amazon or Pinterest that I found photos of Etude House lipsticks and powders. Though they look like they were designed for 12 year old girls, I fell for them, and I …
By the end of winter, my lips are sooooo dry in spite of using Blistex and other lip treatments like the wonderful Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment SPF 15. They work for a while, but then my lips are dry again. Maybe it’s because I spend a fair amount of time outdoors, and maybe because I …
The two-hour Season 6 premiere of “Mad Men” is on Sunday, April 7 from 9:00-11:00 on AMC, less than a month away, and I can hardly wait. Although va-va-voom Joan should be my role model (a buxom redhead, of course), icy, bitchy, screwed up Betty is my fave. I think it’s so fascinating that a …
I know, this looks like deja vu all over again, but it’s not. I stopped in at Ulta today, and there’s more going on in terms of savings during their 21 Days of Beauty than I thought. In addition to the special prices for certain products on specific days (check the calendar), this week many …
For those of you who know me, I’m sure it comes as no surprise that I love Lilly Pulitzer. I have pants, shorts, dresses, skirts, and tops in Pulitzer fabrics from the 1990s-2000s. Wish I had some of the vintage patterns! Gotta hit the consignment shops, I guess. The brightly colored fabrics, both new …
Yikes, what a long product name! My friend Sybille has been on the hunt for a good BB cream with a high SPF. She read a recommendation in either Marie Claire or People Style Watch magazines, and she managed to find the Japanese company Isehan’s BB cream on eBay for $16 plus $2.99 shipping all …
Continuing with the foundation makeup theme, I thought I’d mix things up and shift from BBs to cream foundation. In my post, Foundation Makeup: Friend or Foe, I mentioned that a few years ago I used Almay Smart Shade foundation, the regular version, and I liked it. Almay Smart Shade Anti-aging Foundation is a relatively new …
March is finally here, and starting on March 10 till the end of the month, Ulta will be hosting 21 Days of beauty demonstrations and how-to’s as well as sales on specific days for specific products. Below is a screen shot of part of the calendar, but check out the whole thing at http://www.ulta.com/21days/. The …
Have you ever stood at the foundation makeup display and tried to figure out which shade was the right match for your skin? Have you wondered whether you should test on your cheek, your jawline, your neck, your hand, the inside of your forearm? Women in my focus groups always tell me that one of …
I think I’ve finally found the BB cream I’ve been searching for: Bobbi Brown BB Cream. Browsing around my “laboratory” — AKA the Sephora on Boylston Street in Boston, I wasn’t looking for anything in particular. I picked the brains of a couple of the saleswomen on a couple of products I’m interested in, and …
Late night? Early wakeup call? Just feeling tired? Use white eyeliner to make your eyes look more awake and also much bigger. A few years ago, I saw my next door neighbor at Bunco (that silly dice game that people use as an excuse to get together to chat), and her eyes captured my attention. …
In focus groups I’ve conducted over the years, many women tell me they prefer lotions to creams because they don’t like to put their fingers in the jars. They say too messy, or they’re concerned about adding bacteria from their fingers and face into the jar. But for mature or drier skin, lotions are often …
I recently read a couple of reviews by younger beauty bloggers of Revlon Photoready BB Cream that were quite positive, so I thought I’d give it a try on my “mature”, dry, sun damaged skin. Torture test, right? I’m looking for a BB cream to use when I don’t feel like taking the time to …
Not sure if you’re familiar with Urban Decay. It’s an edgy line of color cosmetics created by entrepreneur Sandy Lerner, who was one of the founders of Cisco. Talk about a “Jill-of-all-trades”! She also wrote a sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice highlighting the opportunities for women in the 18th century, and she is …