PR Sample, Affiliate Link In my introduction to Never Say Die Beauty readers I mentioned that I’m all about eyes. I love eye makeup to the max and I drool over eye creams in any form. When a kind PR person offers to send me a sample for review I hone in on their eye …
RIKI Loves RIKI Super Fine 7x Magnifying Mirror
I Bought This, Affiliate Links After impulsively buying the RIKI Cutie Ipsy Exclusive Mirror (reviewed here) back in November and discovering that it is not a magnifying mirror, I decided to bite the bullet and buy a mirror that I could actually use. So I did. The RIKI Super Fine 7x Magnifying Mirror, the Iridescent …
A little about Marcia and her new favorite IT Cosmetics eyeshadow
A lot of you know me from the different blogs I’ve been writing on but I still want to give you some background. I hope you don’t mind. I’ve been writing about cosmetics for over 20 years. When I retired from teaching after 30 years I needed a creative outlet and luckily I found a …
Another Mascara I Love From Half-Caked: The Ultimate
I Bought This, Affiliate Links One of my favorite makeup discoveries from 2021 was one that I got in an Ipsy Plus Bag: Half-Caked Totally Tubular Mascara, The Heights. I know I’ve said this several times, but I was shocked that I loved this tubing mascara because they usually gross me out. Not so Half-Caked …
Who Doesn’t Need A Little Lift? Aceology Lifting Treatment Mask
Every time I get annoyed with Ipsy, I remember that I have discovered some really terrific beauty products through it. Now that I’m doing the every other month Ipsy Plus bag subscription, I don’t feel as overwhelmed as I did earlier this year with the monthly subscription. BTW, I just looked through the Ipsy shopping pages, …
Victoria Beckham Beauty Eyeliner Kajal Satin
I Bought This, Affiliate Links As usual, I was scrolling through Facebook late at night and a beauty ad caught my eye. This was for Victoria Beckham Beauty. I was never a fan of the Spice Girls, so it wasn’t Victoria Beckham’s name that caught me. It was a grey eyeliner. You know I am …
Typology Paris Tinted Concealer
PR Sample, Affiliate Links A few weeks ago, I received a new concealer from one of my favorite skincare brands, Typology. You may remember that Typology is premium brand of face, body and haircare products that doesn’t overpromise, made with the fewest possible high quality natural and organic ingredients, that comes in simple, retro-apothecary style …
Theraderm Cool Skin: Takes the Sting Out of Burns ASAP
On Friday night, I was making sausage, peppers and onions with my favorite sausages: rope-style cheese and herb sausage from Bianco & Sons. I Bought This, PR Samples, Affiliate Links Bianco & Sons is a local sausage-making company that we discovered years ago when we would get sausage, pepper and onion sandwiches at the …
Lauren Conrad: A New-To-Me Lipstick from Ipsy
Although Ipsy Plus has been more hit or miss than in past years, one of the things I still really enjoy about it is the add-on products at discounted prices. Last month, I think Ipsy had another shopping opportunity that they didn’t promote or explain very well, but the email they sent to either tell …
Histoires de Parfums Ambre 114 EDP, My New Autumn Fragrance
Amber scents are my favorites for fall and winter, though I wear them all year round. What is an amber scent, you ask? Amber isn’t actually a single scent but a combination of different scents blended to create an amber fragrance profile. Amber is a warm, sometimes sweet, rich, musky fragrance that also may be …
DHC Astaxanthin Collagen All-in-One Gel
PR Sample, Affiliate Links As I mentioned before, DHC Skincare, the well-known Japanese skincare brand, was one of my favorite and most often purchased skincare brands before I started blogging and had a chance to try so many different skincare products. Because I’m always switching to try something new, my old faves often go by …
First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Gentle Foaming Face Cleanser with Amino Acids
I Bought This, Affiliate Links First Aid Beauty’s iconic creamy, white, gentle, hydrating Face Cleanser has been one of my cool/cold weather favorite cleansers for several years. You know it, the tube that holds rich white cream. It’s for all skin types, but it’s just so soothing as well as cleansing for dry or red …
Vegamour GRO Biotin Gummies for Hair
PR Sample, Affiliate Links Vegamour, the hair health and growth brand, sent me a box chock full of stunningly packaged hair growth products at the end of the summer. I am just beginning my Vegamour hair growth journey, but in the meantime, let me tell you about the first of the products that I tried …
Smashbox Always On Cream Shadow
The last time I was at my local Ulta store to exchange the broken FOREO LUNA Mini 3 for a working one, I decided to roam around since I hadn’t been in the store in months. It was fun to look at makeup and skincare products in person rather than just online. Affiliate Links I …
New City Beauty Advanced Retinol System: Launch & Intro Sale
PR Sample, Affiliate Links Today, City Beauty is launching a new product that I’m excited about and that I think is really worth a look. In fact, I’ve had a big year with new CB products that have become staples for me. Their new Advanced Retinol System, a two-in-one facial skincare product, has joined City …