I have really fallen for Japanese facial skincare. I’ve been using Hada Labo Tokyo Skin Plumping Gel Cream and the Anti-aging Hydrating Serum with Super Hyaluronic Acid for about three months now, and I love them both. Not too long ago, I reviewed the moisturizer and the serum. If you haven’t checked them out, here …
More Milani Lip Shades Reds: Lip Intense Red Extreme & Power Lip Red Control
Today is Valentine’s Day! What better day to talk about red lipsticks? And OMG, these reds are gorgeous! Although I already reviewed the new Milani Power Lip and Lip Intense lines, I just received two reds, one from each line, that I had to share with you. So if you haven’t read the full reviews, …
Zoya Professional Nail Lacquer: Brigitte
Zoya, one of my favorite nail polish brands, had a great promo in January: buy 3 polishes and pay only $12 shipping/get the polish free. What a deal because their polishes are usually $9-10 each! I fell in love with one of Zoya’s new shades, part of the Naturel Collection for Spring 2014, Brigitte, a …
IT Cosmetics Naturally Pretty Matte Eye Shadow Palette
All the attention lately has been on the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette that emphasizes rose gold and pink and also on Too Faced Chocolate Palette that looks like a big candy bar. Appealing as those palettes are, I think IT Cosmetics Naturally Pretty Matte Palette is every bit as wonderful. And for over 40 …
Milani Lip Intense Liquid Color: Pink Rave & Fiery Coral
On Wednesday, we’re expecting from 5-12 inches of snow…to go on top of the 2 inches we got today. I think that groundhog needs to go back and look again for his shadow. I’m so sick of grey skies and dirty snow. I’ve been dreaming about summer or the Caribbean. Since neither seems to be in …
Michael Todd True Organics Anti-aging Face Lift: A Failure for Me
A few weeks ago, my favorite Australian beauty blogger reviewed a few skincare products by Michael Todd. I believe it was a cleanser and a face mask, and there might have been a third product. The comments on the blogpost were quite positive about Michael Todd products. Someone mentioned that they had bought it from …
Ulta Color Coat Cream Shadow: Rose Gold & Topaz
A few months ago, I wrote a review of CoverGirl’s Perfect Penny, rose gold nail polish. And I mentioned how much I LOVE rose gold. To me, it’s the prettiest of the metals, and I think it’s the most flattering with my coloring. I think it looks great on women of all skintones and coloring …
Pilfered Beauty Tip: An Easy Way to Apply Liquid Eyeliner
OK, I have to come clean. I didn’t come up with this idea myself. Not at all. Yesterday, I visited a bunch of beauty blogs, and I read a post about an easier way to apply liquid eyeliner from Gio, a European beauty blogger at BeautifulwithBrains. Thank you, oh wise beauty blogger, for sharing this …
Milani Power Lip Spring 2014: Cabaret Blend, Macaron, Mango Tango, and Strawberry Sugar
In February, Milani is coming out with new lip shades for Spring 2014, and the Power Lip line is one of my favorites. In fact, I saw 5 of the new Power Lip shades in a special display at CVS today! So far, I’ve had the opportunity to try 4 of the 7 new colors …
My January 2014 ipsy Bag: Focus on the Face
I always seem to receive my monthly subscription beauty bag from ipsy later than other bloggers. So this month, I purposely didn’t look at any of the posts and reviews by others because, as usual, I wanted to be surprised. It arrived in the mail on Saturday while I was at Jeff’s for the weekend. …
Milani Anti-Feathering Transparent Lipliner
My friend Miriam told me I should review Dior’s universal lipliner. I loved the idea of not having to have a million matching lipliner pencils like I have now. So I went to Sephora to check it out, and I discovered that the Dior lipliner costs $30. At that price, I passed. I was thrilled …
Almay Shadow Softies: Smoke
A couple of weeks ago, I picked up a new eye shadow at CVS from a new Almay display. I haven’t purchased anything from Almay in a long time. Also, there was a tester attached to the display (and it was unused!), so I tried it out and I liked the feel of the shadow. …
Be A Bombshell, A Fun Indie Brand
Be A Bombshell is an indie makeup brand that I was introduced to via my November ipsy bag. I received a lip crayon in Hot Damn, a bright red that’s perfect for me and is so comfortable to wear. …
Radical Skincare Instant Revitalizing Mask
For the New Year last January 2013, I made a couple of beauty and health resolutions to go along with my new blog. I regret to say that I didn’t keep them. 🙁 The health-related resolution was to drink more water. I try, but I still don’t get close to 8 glasses a day. And …
Stila Holiday Travel Palette: Under the Mistletoe
I seemed to have acquired a lot of new eye shadow palettes recently. And I have come to the conclusion that spending more on eye shadow can make a difference. I don’t really feel that way about mascara, but the more expensive eye shadows are so much more velvety, easier to apply, and generally — …