I had a bunch of CVS ExtraBucks that I needed to use, so I made the trip to CVS. I ended up accumulating about $32 worth of stuff, and in the end, it cost me $7 and change. Not bad. Not bad at all. That purchase included two tubes of Sensodyne Pronamel toothpaste and 10 …
My Beach Beauty Essentials: Labor Day Weekend at My Beach Club
I get kind of depressed toward the end of August, here in New England. Our beautiful summer in Massachusetts arrived late this year: it was chilly even in June. And temperatures hovering around 70 degrees during the height of the afternoon have returned. At night, it has gone down to the 50s and even the …
The Return of My Favorite Skincare from Georgette Klinger
I’ve written nostalgically in the past about both the Georgette Klinger salons and their line of fabulous skincare products. Whenever I posted about Georgette Klinger, I got comments from women who found my posts when they were searching for info about the Georgette Klinger salons and skincare products. Like me, they never found as good …
Friday Find: Hanalei Lip Treatment
For a late summer Friday where not that many people are reading blogposts, I think I’ll go back to my feature, Friday Find, where I post a short review of something I found in my stash. A couple of weeks ago, I found a deluxe sample of Hanalei Lip Treatment that I received from Ipsy …
Amalie Beauty Shine Organic Brightening Facial Oil Giveaway
Amalie Beauty makes one of my favorite beauty products, Wink Lash and Brow Oil. I wrote about it recently in my Favorites post, and I reviewed it (here) about a year ago. Outside of straight castor oil, it’s the only lash oil that I can use on my sensitive eyes, and I love the brush …
Softening My Wrinkles with Exuviance Targeted Wrinkle Repair
When it comes to wrinkle repair at my age, I don’t expect miracles. I think it’s important to do what you can to stave off wrinkles for as long as possible, but I don’t expect any topical skincare to make them disappear. Nevertheless, I was open to trying out Exuviance Targeted Wrinkle Repair to see …
Farmhouse Fresh Steeped Milk Lotion: Rich New Hand Creams Made with Milk
When I think of lotion, I usually think of something thin and runny. Not only can it be sort of messy, but lotion often isn’t hydrating enough even in summer for the dry skin on my hands. Farmhouse Fresh has changed my mind about lotion with their new Steeped Milk Lotions. Truth be told, they’re …
My Current Beauty Favorites
I haven’t done a favorites post in forever, or maybe I’ve never done one. But I have a number of beauty products that I discovered over the last few months that I’d like to highlight. Nails Nails are not usually a category of products that I’m overly involved in, but this summer my nails …
Calming My Skin with Farmhouse Fresh Organics Will Dew Probiotics Balancing Mask
Earlier in the season – late spring and early summer – my gardens looked great. Beautiful color, nice structure, everything in more or less the right place. Since I have mostly perennials and flowering shrubs in my gardens, plants bloom for a couple of weeks and then they’re done for the season. Take a look …
Beauty Empties July 2017
After several months where I got to recycle a ton of empties, in July I didn’t have as many empties as I usually do. But I had enough that I didn’t want to wait till next month. I’ll make this one quick! LDC Cosmetics: Advanced Plumping Hand Cream: Although this was a nice lightweight …
Taking Care of My Hands and Nails
The summer is usually the best time for my nails and hands, but as I get older I still have a few nail and hand challenges even in the warm weather. Blaine Labs RevitaDerm 40 In the warm weather, my peculiar skin problem, exfoliative keratolysis, comes back. We often think about skin having problems …
L’Oreal Revitalift Triple-Power Deep-Acting Moisturizer
L’Oreal Revitalift Eye Firming Eye Cream was my go-to eye cream for more than a decade. And I’ve used other skincare products in the ever expanding Revitalift line. So when I received a black box from Influenster, the blogger’s organization, with L’Oreal written in white on the outside, I was eager to see what was …
The Battle of the Bags: Ipsy vs. Sephora Play July 2017
This month, my two subbie bags arrived almost simultaneously. I’m always comparing the two, and this month is no different. Let’s see if either one has the edge. Ipsy Over Easy The makeup bag this month features a white and yellow plastic makeup bag adorned with Gudetama, the cartoon egg that I believe is a …
My Most Repurchased Beauty Products
Several months ago, Beauty Spotlight Team started a new feature, Most Repurchased Beauty Products. Before I was a blogger, I bought the exact same products over and over again, often for decades! But now as a beauty blogger, I am often required to test new products and I have to stop using something I love …
Country & Stream Honey UV Water Gel SPF 50+
I am always on the lookout for lightweight sunscreens especially for my face. Though I prefer physical sunscreens to the chemical ones, I do use both. On Renu’s blog, Cosmetopiadigest, I read her mini-review of Country & Stream Honey UV Water Gel SPF 32, and I was intrigued because she said it was lightweight. When …