I have been looking at the various cleansing tools for face and body for a couple of years now trying to decide whether to make the investment. My skin is sensitive and dry. I was concerned that a cleansing tool might be too much for my skin. A few weeks ago, I was fortunate to …
Urban Decay Naked Basics Eyeshadow Palette
About a year ago, I bought Urban Decay Naked Basics during a trip to Ulta. I put it away and pretty much forgot all about it. My head was turned by other “more exciting” palettes. I’ve had a pretty stressful month, and truth be told, I haven’t really been in the mood for brights and …
Queen of Softness: Charmin Ulta Soft Bath Tissue
When I first moved into my house thirteen years ago, my Aunt Flo brought me a unique gift. Toilet tissue color-coordinated with each of my bathrooms! Blue for my master bath and peach to coordinate with my two other bathrooms. Although I thought it was cool to have the tissue “blend in” with my decor, …
MEG 21 Bright & Firm Eye Treatment
IMHO, January is skincare month. The weather is cold and often dry and it does a number on my skin. In my blogpost last week, My Winter Beauty Musts, I mentioned a number the skincare products that I rely on to hydrate my winter dry skin. Well, there’s another product that I wanted to devote its …
DermOrganic Hand & Body Moisture Lotion
I’ve been hearing a lot lately about DermOrganic, a line of better-for-you, argan extract based skincare and haircare products. The products are made with a high percentage of organic ingredients. When it comes to skincare where the product is absorbed into my body, organic ingredients are important to me. I was excited to have a chance to …
Disappointments in Beauty List 2014
Last week, I published my Best in Beauty 2014 list. I had a tough time limiting it to 18 products, and I tossed in two extras at the end. I discovered so many great beauty products this year, it was almost overwhelming. But what about the duds? Fortunately, I had very few major disappointments. Two …
December 2014 Ipsy Glam Bag
Somehow with everything going on this December, my most recent ipsy bag, Fearless Heroine, got lost in my attention. So before we get too deep into January, here it is. The bag itself is definitely understated: a black, satiny dop kit shape with a burgundy zipper and heart-shaped ipsy zipper pull. I collect heart-shaped stuff, …
Evian Facial Spray: A Touch of France for Your Skin
Years ago, one of my college friends who was a real Francophile told me all about espadrilles, a snack cheese called La Vache Qui Rit (that we now know as The Laughing Cow), wine from Bordeaux, and Evian Mineral Water Facial Spray from the French Alps. I knew that the French drank water from bottles rather …
New Year’s Nails: Sparkle, Glitter or Gleam?
Not sure what to put on my nails tonight for New Year’s Eve. I know I’d like something at least a little festive. Here are a couple of contenders from my December Zoya minis haul. I just love these little guys. And they still seem to be available on the Zoya website for $5. …
Best Beauty Products of 2014
Since I started Never Say Die Beauty, I have really tried a lot, and I mean a lot, of beauty products. Probably more just this year than in the entire rest of my life! 😳 😆 Because it’s the end of the year, I wanted to put together a list of the products that I …
InstaNatural Youth Express Eye Serum and Eye Gel
I love serums and I love the skincare products I tried from InstaNatural. I recently reviewed InstaNatural Age-Defying Skin Clearing Serum and Moroccan Rosewater here. So I jumped at the chance via Brandbacker, a brand/blogger association, to try a couple of the eye products in the Youth Express collection from InstaNatural. Who couldn’t use a …
My New Years Eve Look with the Mirabella Faerie Collection
Almost every year there are lots of holiday parties in my neighborhood: Progressive cocktail party, ladies’ Yankee Swap party, New Year’s Eve party, New Year’s Day open house. I look forward to them all. It’s a great chance to catch up with neighbors that I don’t get to see very often now that winter is …
Merry Christmas, Happy Everything and Zoya Posh Mini NOTD
Well, the day that so many have been waiting for is almost here! Merry Christmas to those of you celebrate the big day! And Happy Hanukah, Happy Kwanza, Happy Solstice, Happy Festivus to everyone else. I know nobody is reading beauty blogs today, so this is a mini blogpost on a mini nail polish. I …
KIORI Natural Perfume Oil
When it comes to perfume, I know what types of scents work with my body chemistry. Eau de toilette or cologne just doesn’t last on me at all. Well, maybe for 10-15 minutes. Eau de parfum lasts somewhat longer, especially if I pile it on. But oils last longest on me. So when I noticed a review of KIORI …
Teadora Rainforest At Dawn Nourishing Body Polish
About a month or so ago, I received Teadora Rainforest At Dawn Exfoliating Lip Butter to try out. (Reviewed here.) I adored this citrus-scented lip balm exfoliator. It tastes and smells so delicious, I could eat it. As I mentioned in that review, Teadora’s products are: natural inspired by the rainforests in South America made with …