The other day, my brother sent me an email with an intriguing subject: If you can guess who this is, I’ll give you a dollar. I looked at the photo of a thin, older woman with sort of yellow hair and a very wrinkled face. I had no clue. He emailed back that it was …
essence I Love Stage Eyeshadow Base
I seem to be on a quest to find a good eyeshadow base or primer. I used to use Urban Decay Primer Potion, and I liked it. But maybe my skin got drier, or maybe the formula changed. The UDPP was so drying that my eyeshadow literally cracked on my eye lid. Not a good …
Hydroxatone AM/PM Anti-Wrinkle Complex SPF 15
A few weeks ago, I reviewed Hydroxatone BB Cream, a product that I really liked. So I was happy to have a chance to try another Hydroxatone product, Hydroxatone AM/PM Anti-Wrinkle Complex, provided from iFabbo, the beauty and fashion blogger organization. On the front of the box, it says that Hydroxatone AM/PM Anti-Wrinkle Complex SPF …
Onyx Professional 3 • 2 • 1 Nail Dry!: Affordable Manicure Spray
Last month, I was in Portland OR to conduct a market research project with teens and young women about shopping for makeup. I spent two long days on my feet in the supermarket cosmetics aisle, but it turned out to be fun, and it gave me a chance to see what’s new in affordable beauty …
Etude House Princess Etoinette Crystal Shine Lipstick PPK003
I put it off for months, hoping I’d forget about Etoinette Crystal Shine Lipstick, part of the Princess Etoinette Holiday 2012 Collection from Etude House. I had come across a photo of the lipstick on Pinterest back in January, and it has been on my mind since then. How pathetic! I am such a sucker …
Ageless Derma Stem Cell and Peptide Anti-Wrinkle Cream
Recently, I have had the opportunity to try Ageless Derma Stem Cell and Peptide Anti-Wrinkle Cream, an anti-aging product with state-of-the-art skincare ingredients. Ageless Derma Anti-Wrinkle cream helps supply the skin with the nutrients and plant stem cells that it needs to begin to rejuvenate and heal itself, ie to make wrinkles less deep and …
OWN Firming Silk Concentrate
Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to try OWN Firming Silk Concentrate, an anti-aging product, from OWN Skin Health. Like the OWN Lifting Eye Cream and Refining Moisture Night Cream, I received it from iFabbo, an organization for beauty and style bloggers. I liked those two products, and I am a serum user, so …
OWN Refining Moisture Night Cream
For years, I was true to my favorite moisturizer/night cream. It did a great job, was readily available, and affordable. I still really like it, but since becoming a blogger I have discovered other wonderful moisturizers. OWN Refining Moisture Night Cream is one that I’ve been cheating on Olay Regenerist with lately. I “bought” OWN …
essence Coverstick Concealer
A couple of weeks ago at Ulta, I picked up another bargain, essence Coverstick concealer. Down at the bottom of the essence display, I spied testers with three tubes representing three shades of concealer. The lightest shade, 01 Matt Sand, was a perfect match for me. I tried the tester, and I was happy …
Algenist Concentrated Reconstructing Serum
Several months ago while getting my hair re-redded at Vidal Sassoon, I was reading Vogue to pass the time. I saw an ad for a free sample of serum at Sephora from Algenist, a brand unknown to me. When I get my hair colored, I don’t bother wearing makeup since it would come off anyway. …
L’Oreal Age Perfect Hydra Nutrition Golden Balm Eye Cream
I’m a big fan of L’Oreal Revitalift Eye Cream Anti-Wrinkle + Firming, and I’ve been using it for years. photo credit: L’Oreal websiteA couple of years ago, I started seeing the ad campaign with Diane Keaton for the Age Perfect product line, and I thought maybe those products, targeted to older women, might be the …
Nuance Salma Hayek AM/PM Anti-aging Super Eye Treatment
Since I’m a big fan of Nuance Salma Hayek Daytime Moisturizer with SPF, I decided to branch out and try an eye product from the Nuance brand. I chose the Nuance Salma Hayek AM/PM Anti-aging Super Eye Treatment. I just finished up the bottle, and I liked it. It’s a pump bottle, and I found …
Hydroxatone Anti-aging BB Cream
I’ve been searching for a BB cream that suits my dry, sun damaged skin, and I think my long search may be over. I ordered a product called Hydroxatone http://bit.ly/14Ms2mZ from iFabbo, a website for beauty bloggers, in exchange for the “currency” I receive by reviewing products. I’ve been really busy traveling on business lately, …
essence I Love Extreme Mascara
For the last month of so, I’ve been getting ready to conduct a market research project for a new cosmetics client. The brand was new to me. It’s called essence. It was created by an American woman, but the brand is based in Germany. It’s sold all around the world, and it came to the …
Too Faced La Creme Color Drenched Lip Cream Lipstick
Oh, I love this lipstick! Too Faced La Creme Lipstick is my favorite, without a doubt. Beautylish, a new website for beauty tips, reviews, tutorials and shopping, had a $10 coupon for first time buyers last month, and I took advantage of it to try Too Faced La Creme Lipstick. I like all of the …