The Wonder Pencil is incredibly hard to come by. Ulta told me they get their weekly delivery from NYX on Mondays. They suggested I stop by or call on Monday afternoons to see if they were back in stock. This went on for 4 months. I finally scored my Wonder Pencil last week. What …
Maybelline Colossal Volume Mascara: What’s All the Fuss About?
The teenagers I interviewed this spring were in love with all things Maybelline, but especially Maybelline mascara. The Colossal Volume Express in the yellow tube was one of the ones they talked about the most. (Maybelline has a whole line of Volume Express mascaras with different wands and formulas.) So, when I had some CVS …
Too Faced La Creme Color Drenched Lip Cream: “I Want Candy” Swatch
I fell in love with the way Too Faced La Creme Color Drenched Lip Cream looked when I saw it on the Beautylish website back in April. Like many of the Too Faced products, the packaging is just soooo pretty. I had to have it. The pretty box, the sophisticated slim gold lipstick tube. …
Skincare Products I’ve Used Up: Are They Worth Repurchasing?
I was getting ready to recycle a few products that I used up this week, and I thought “products that I used up” might be an interesting blogpost topic. I admit that I have a difficult time throwing away products that I haven’t finished. Instead, they usually languish on my countertop or in the bin …
Hair & Humidity: Bed Head Tigi Straighten Out and Chi Air Ceramic Flat Iron
The humidity this summer has been intense. My thick coarse hair looks like a big frizzy bubble. What to do? During the rest of the year, I used John Freida Frizz Ease 3 Day Straight spray ($9.99 at CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid, Walmart, Target etc.) along with the Conair flat iron that I bought …
Heart Ful Moisture Lipstick from Holika Holika: Super-cute Heart-Shaped Lipstick
Well, the hearts are back again. I can’t seem to avoid them. Or rather, I seek them out. And the likely place to find the cutest makeup with hearts is, of course, South Korea! I discovered Heart Ful Moisture Lipstick from the Korean brand, Holika Holika, online, and I couldn’t resist. The lipstick comes in …
ipsy Beach Beauty Bag July 2013: The Details
Last week, I posted a quick Instagram video that showed what I got in the July 2013 Beach Beauty Bag. Here’s a little more info on ipsy and the items in the bag. Again, ipsy is a monthly subscription service for beauty products. The price is $10/month with free shipping in the U.S. You can …
Estee Lauder Mad Men See-Thru Blush Revisited
Sunday nights are not the same. I have a serious case of Mad Men withdrawal. I was shocked by the final episode. I didn’t see most of what happened coming, though probably I should have. Anyway, I can’t believe we have to wait till next year for the next season to start. Will Don change? …
ipsy Beach Beauty Bag July 2013: Instagram Video Teaser
In this short post, I’d like to highlight two new things for me: Instagram video and the beauty sample box service, ipsy. Instagram makes it possible to upload 15 second videos, and I think I’ve figured out how to get them into my blog (at least it works with Safari and Firefox). Unfortunately, 15 seconds …
Obsessive Compulsive Lip Tar
Do you remember Julie Christie? She was stunning (and still is) in Doctor Zhivago, Darling, Shampoo, Petulia in the Sixties and Seventies. I loved her long (usually) blonde hair, bangs and the pale lipstick she wore. So, I was channeling my inner Julie Christie when I tried Obsessive Compulsive Lip Tar in Annika, a “toned-up …
essence gel-look topcoat
In the back of my mind, I’ve been mulling over purchasing Guerlain Le Top Coat ever since my friend, Sybille, wrote a guest post extolling its virtues a couple of months ago. The only thing that has held me back was the $23 price tag. While working on a project for essence, I was given …
Dr. Jart+ Premium BB Beauty Balm
Last week in my post on Beach Makeup, I mentioned Dr Jart BB Cream. Well, here’s the full on review. …
Perlier Lemon Sorbet Crackling Body Water, A New Type of Body Moisturizer
Recently, I reviewed Perlier Shower & Body Cream Travel Set, a collection of luxury Italian bath and body products that I adored. So I jumped at the chance to try Perlier’s new Lemon Crackling Body Water that I got from iFabbo. When I received it, I put it right in the refrigerator! …
Dr. Scholl’s For Her High Heel Insoles
A few weeks ago, I was sent a pair of Dr. Scholl’s For Her High Heel Insoles to try out. I haven’t been wearing real high heels lately, so it’s taken me a while to take these babies for a test run. I decided to do a “torture test” experiment with the insoles. A …
Beach Makeup
When I used to have a share in a house on Fire Island (one of the places New Yorkers go to get out of the city in the summer) back in the day, I used to be amazed at how many women went to the beach wearing full makeup and big gold hoop earrings. I …