It’s been a couple of months since I’ve done a makeup giveaway. So to celebrate Independence Day in the U.S., I’m announcing A MOSTLY MAKEUP GIVEAWAY: a clear makeup bag stuffed with assorted fun makeup products and samples. Here’s what’s in the bag. Lips: Cailyn Tinted Lip Balm in Big …
Milani Bella Blue Collection
Milani has a new limited edition collection of gorgeous ocean-inspired makeup, Bella Blue, for Summer 2014. Like all Milani colors, the shades are knock-out amazing! The collection includes: 3 mascaras in different buildable shades of blue: Bella Blue, Mediterranean Blue, Azure, $3.99 a prismatic blue Nail Lacquer, Bella Blue, that’s part of their Gold Label series, …
Pretty in Paradise, June 2014 ipsy Bag
Boy, this year is going by so fast! It’s summer now, and I realize I’ve been a subscriber to ipsy for an entire year. (Strange, you think, she measures the passage of time in ipsy bags!). I received my twelfth ipsy bag a couple of days ago.The June theme is “Pretty in Paradise”, and the Rebecca …
Revlon Nail Art Appliques
Recently, I was in Ocean State Job Lots (our version of Big Lots) looking for a glass container to store rye flour that I use for bread baking. Unfortunately, I came up empty. But so the trip wasn’t a total waste, I went for a stroll down the makeup aisle. There were a number of …
Too Faced Melted Lipstick: Peony
I’ve been getting the email announcements from Too Faced and reading all of the early blogposts about Too Faced’s new Melted Lipstick line. It is a liquified stain lipstick, similar to Obsessive Compulsive Lip Tar, but with a somewhat different formula. OCC Lip Tar contains peppermint oil to maintain freshness instead of the chemical parabens. …
Giveaway: Cosmedica Skincare Vitamin C Serum
Many years ago when I was in college in New York, I somehow got a certificate for a free facial at a salon in midtown. The esthetician (or “saleswoman” might be more appropriate) scared the living daylights out of me. In an effort to sign me up for a series of facial skincare treatments, she …
Zoya Blu Nail Polish: Love Those Baby Blues!
As part of my April Zoya polish haul, I chose Blu, a pastel, cool tone, baby blue cream shade. I don’t have all that many blue shades, and the ones I do have tend toward aqua. So this was a departure for me. Because of its cool tone, I think it might …
Mermaid Nail Polish Shades: Deborah Lippman & Pure Ice
With the continued cool, actually cold, weather in Massachusetts, I am longing for the beach! Will beach days ever arrive? I’m making up for it with mermaid nail polish. Pure Ice “Watch Me Go” Recently Influenster, a website that sends out themed goody boxes from manufacturers who wish to promote their brands among social media influencers, posted …
Briogeo Be Gentle Be Kind Shampoo
Don’t you just hate it when one of your favorite products gets dropped? Well, I do. And it seems to happen all the time. Boo! My favorite shampoo for color-treated hair was Sebastian Color Ignite Single Tone. It disappeared from store shelves about a year and a half ago. I had an extra bottle that …
Zoya Nail Polish, Flora and Monet
In April, Zoya had a special promotion for Earth Day. The hook was to exchange your old non-Zoya polish for new Zoya polish. You had to purchase at least 6 bottles of Zoya, each 50% off. Once you received your new Zoya polish, you could send them 6 old bottles to be disposed of in …
Milani Limited Edition Matte Baked Bronzers
Even though I almost put the heat back on a couple of days ago, summer is on its way. I love the look of a tan, but I’ve got so much sun damage from years of too much sun exposure, that I pile on the SPF, wear a hat and sit under an umbrella at the beach. …
Arvazallia Argan Oil Premium Hair Treatment Oil and Hydrating Mask: Silkiness Maximized!
And the moral of the story for me is get out of my comfort zone. Break old habits. Try something new! What am I talking about? Hair care, of course. Recently, I had the opportunity to try two hair care products from Arvazallia, a company that is offering their professional series haircare products direct to …
Giveaway: Reviva Labs Peptides & More Anti-Wrinkle Cream
For years, I stuck to one moisturizer from Olay. I was very loyal. Till I became a beauty blogger, I had no idea the variety of moisturizing and skincare treatment products that were out there including skincare products that were “better-for-you” with more natural ingredients. I recently had the opportunity to try a couple of …
Gabriel Lipstick: Natural, Mineral-Based, Gluten-Free
Oops, wrong post published this morning. Here’s the right one! Though I haven’t given up my regular makeup brands, I have been trying to try more organic makeup and skincare products. Products that I apply all over my body and on my lips are the ones that I start to worry about most. A friend …
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder, Luminous Light
I’m a little late to the party on this one, but better late than never. And Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder has just been released in a trio palette of shades that will be a permanent part of the product lineup. But I bought mine two days before the trio palette was launched. Isn’t that always …