A few weeks ago, I wrote about the highly portable, relaxing Popmask Starry Eyes Warm Eye Masks (reviewed here). Recently, I made another discovery that’s great for treating my dry eye condition as well as for helping me relax so I can fall asleep: Aroma Season USB Warm Eye Mask. Unlike the single use Popmask …
Viseart Paris Edit Mini Eyeshadow Palette: Romantic Peaches
Since I haven’t been wearing much, if any makeup, for the past 4 months, the last thing I needed was another eyeshadow palette. But the siren song of a sale at Viseart, the French professional makeup brand, was too much for me to ignore. I own 3 or 4 full size Viseart eyeshadow palettes, and …
New City Beauty Skin Perfecting Daily Veil SPF 39
City Beauty has just launched another winning skincare product! City Beauty Skin Perfecting Daily Veil SPF 39, just in time for summertime primetime. I got it a few weeks ago, and I’ve been reaching for it almost every day. Like so many of City Beauty’s skincare products, it’s a multitasker: anti-aging plus mineral based sunscreen. …
Mudmasky Aftermask Vitamin Serum: Silly Name, Terrific Serum
Over the years, Ipsy has introduced me to some terrific products that have become part of my regular routine. Last month, I received another new-to-me skincare brand that, when I first saw it in my Ipsy bag, was kind of a turn-off. Its name was Mudmasky. Kind of a dumb name, I thought. Turns out …
Theraderm Peptide Repair Eye Cream
For the past couple of years or so, I was completely devoted to Belif Moisture Bomb Eye, an excellent gel cream for firming above the crease and under eye alike. But around the beginning of the year, Belif Moisture Bomb Eye was not available on their website, at Sephora or Ulta. It was listed as …
Qtica Smart Spa Lemon Dream Sugar Scrub
As my friend Miriam pointed out, I have a pretty nice place to spend my stay-at-home time. I spend most days working in the gardens in my yard or in the gardens in the front of my neighborhood. Lots of digging, lots of planting, lots of weeding, lots of moving plants around. At the end …
What I’ve Been Waiting For: PopMask Self-Warming Sleep Masks!
I’ve mentioned many times that I have dry eye and red eyelids. One of the things that I must do daily to treat dry eye is apply a moist compress to my eyes/lids for 10 minutes. My ophthalmologists suggested warm facecloths, but facecloths lose heat almost immediately. I started looking alternatives right from the start, …
And the Saga Continues: Melt Metal Gloss, Trance
As you recall, I was disappointed in the shade, Evoke, a brown-copper lipgloss from Melt Cosmetics. During the winter, I bought Séance, a gorgeous rose gold. I loved the shade, but it migrated into the lines around my mouth. Wearing it with MAC Prep + Prime Lip Base seemed to solve that problem. After the …
Oops, Melt Metal Lipgloss Shade Evoke
After I figured out how to keep Melt Metal Gloss in the gorgeous rose gold shade, Séance (reviewed here), from straying from my lips with MAC Prep + Prime Lip Base (reviewed here), I decided to buy another Metal Gloss when Melt had a “reopening” sale recently. It was a good sale. The regular price …
Glyderm Gentle Face Cleanser: Brightening Cleanser for Sensitive Skin
A couple of years ago, I got a tube of Glyderm Gentle Face Cleanser in a goody bag/gift with purchase at dear departed Barneys NY. I put the tube in my travel bag and got to use it every now and then when I was away from home. Not long ago, I finally used up …
Peach & Lily Glass Refining Serum
How embarrassing, it makes sense to read about a product before buying it. Ya think? About a year ago, I heard about Peach & Lily Glass Refining Serum and the Korean “glass skin” phenomenon. Glass skin is skin that appears poreless, smooth, translucent, and glowing. Who doesn’t want that, right? In my mind, I decided …
Upping My Firming Game with New UpLift Firming Serum from City Beauty
You probably know by now that my key beauty issue is firming. I have been working on firming the loose skin under my brows and above my crease since I was in my 40s, and it has definitely made a difference. A while back, I got serious about firming the skin on my jawline. I’ve …
Lumene CC Cream Redux and My LOTD
Yesterday, I had to go to CVS to pick up a necessity. So I put on my mask and gloves and I went inside the store. I had to buy an OTC med that I was running out of, and I wanted to take advantage of some Extrabucks and a 35% discount that were expiring. …
MAC Prep + Prime Lip Base
Ever try one of those beauty products that is a game changer for you? Well, I found one that is for me. It’s not a new product. In fact, I’m late to the game, but I’m glad I finally tried it. MAC Prep + Prime Lip Base is my lipgloss savior. I love to wear …
Multitasking Blue Defender: Derma E Blue Light Shield Concentrated Serum
As we spend more time at home, some of us (I’m talking about myself here) are spending more time on our computers and phones. And we are exposing ourselves to more blue light from our screens. Back in October, I wrote about City Beauty Blue Light Defense (reviewed here), a moisturizing gel to screen out …