I’ve been coloring my hair various shades of red at Vidal Sassoon since 1987 when I first went red at the Sloane Street Sassoon in London. I take the train into Boston and then take the subway to Boylston Street every 4 weeks to get my hair colored. I’ve been going to my colorist, Laurel, …
Graydon Super Sensitive Skin Stuff Face & Eye Ceramide Cream
Graydon is a fabulous Canadian brand of cruelty-free, natural, plant-based, reasonably-priced skincare products that I’ve written about in the past. I love Graydon Face Glow Multi-Purpose Tinted Moisturizer (reviewed here). And I have a couple of other serums that I’ll be writing about in the future. I’ve been using Graydon Skin Stuff Face & Eye …
Hemp Seed Hand Wash for Gentle but Effective Handwashing
I must wash my hands about a billion times a day now. When I go to the mailbox and bring in the mail, I wash my hands afterwards. When I come back from the drug store, I wash my hands. If I go for a socially distanced walk with a friend, I wash my hands. …
AmourCBD Advanced Pain Relief Cream
About a year ago, I tried a muscle pain reliever with CBD, and I had good results. In addition to the non-THC CBD in the formula, it contained the traditiona topical pain relief l ingredients found in Bengay: menthol and menthol derivatives. So I was never sure what was making the product work. Not long …
BECCA Ultimate Lipstick Love, shade Blaze
I’ve been on a very low buy since the the end of 2019 when I bought too much during the holiday sales. But I did end up making a couple of purchases during Ulta’s recent 21 Days of Beauty half off sale. One of the items was BECCA Ultimate Lipstick Love. The absolute best part …
Perricone MD Cold Plasma Plus Sub D Neck: A Firming Cream for Neck and Jawline
I lucked out again and received another luxury skincare product to try out via Influenster, the influencer network, in exchange for an honest review: Perricone MD Cold Plasma Plus Sub D Neck. I’m not sure when Cold Plasma Plus Sub D launched, but “Plus” is the newest version of the Cold Plasma Sub D Neck …
Happy Lip Appreciation Day with a City Lips 50% Off Sale!
Today is Lip Appreciation Day, not to be confused with National Lipstick Day, lol! My favorite hydrating and plumping lip products, City Lips and City Lips Matte, are having a ONE DAY SALE to celebrate! If you purchase 2 or more City Lips and/or City Lips Matte in any combination of type and color today, …
Light as a Feather: touch in SOL Pretty Filter Soul Velvet Lipstick
Today, I went for a 5 mile walk in the woods with two of my friends. It was a brilliantly sunny day. Even thought it was not quite 50 degrees, the sun felt strong and warm. We had a wonderful, long walk. My iheart phone app said I walked 14,596 steps. Yes! Since I decided …
Light and Lovely: CIREM Cosmetics Jardin des Fleurs Eye Cream
CIREM Cosmetics Story Luxurious, Beverly Hills based CIREM Cosmetics is more than a pretty face. Originally formulated in a San Fernando Valley family-owned pharmacy, CIREM Cosmetics started out formulating high performance skincare products for discerning Hollywood clientele who needed effective skincare and fast results. Their products that started out in amber bottles evolved into a …
City Beauty Restoring Hand Treatment: Will This Fade My Dark Spots?
Wearing sunscreen on my hands is one thing that I wish I could go back and get a do-over on. For the longest time, I never thought about it. By the time the brown spots starting showing up, it was too late though I try to put it on to prevent it from getting worse. …
Theraderm Anti-Aging Lip Complex: Another Great Solution for My Dry Lips
For a few years now, I have been touting two of my very favorite lip treatment products. If you follow Never Say Die Beauty, you know what they are, and you can read about them here and here. Actually, I’ve written about those two faves many times! But now I have added a new-to-me brand …
Change Is Good: My New Oral B Advanced Clean Electric Toothbrush
After owning several Sonicare electric toothbrushes over the past 25 years (I’m estimating), I began to have issues with my current Sonicare that became more than just annoying. For the past year or so, the bristles on the Sonicare brush heads were getting bent out of shape after just a couple of weeks. In addition, …
Kopari Coconut Face Cream: Natural, Silicone-Free, CF
Moisturizer is the most important skincare product IMHO. I remember asking Adeline James, a girl on my floor in my dorm freshman year, what a bottle of intriguing pink lotion on her dresser was. She told me it was facial moisturizer, and it was a must. Before that, I had no clue. Since then, I’ve …
New City Beauty Beyond Mascara: Treatment for Your Lashes
Today, City Beauty is launching their first mascara. But this isn’t just another mascara. It’s a mascara and treatment product in one: a treatment for those of us with sparse, colorless, light, short, or brittle lashes. Plus it makes lashes look super dark, longer and thicker. It’s both volumizing and lengthening. To me, Beyond Mascara …
City Beauty Line-Blurring Wrinkle Filler Giveaway
Over the past few years as I have developed more lines and wrinkles, I have been trying out a number of wrinkle fillers to help smooth the look of lines especially under foundation. A couple of months ago, City Beauty sent me two tubes of their Line-Blurring Wrinkle Filler to try out. I thought I …