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. …
Estee Lauder Lilly Pulitzer Dillards Summer Getaway Gift May 2013
Kimberley has alerted me to the fact that Dillard’s is doing the same Estee Lauder Lilly Pulitzer Summer Getaway Gift now, May 2013, that’s running at Lord & Taylor. And she found the Dillard’s website much easier to negotiate. Please see my post from last week for the details on the Lilly Pulitzer seashell print …
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 …
Dealing with Adult Acne – The Daily Glow
Dealing with Adult Acne – Aging Skin – Skin & Beauty. Several months ago, I posted a blog post Win-Win: Eat Dark Chocolate, Look Younger. The gist of it was eating an ounce of dark chocolate per day provides health benefits: it improves cardiac health and even skin health. Some of my friends on Facebook …
Estee Lauder Lilly Pulitzer Lord & Taylor Summer Getaway Gift May 2013
I just discovered there’s a new Estée Lauder/Lilly Pulitzer gift with purchase for Summer 2013 at Lord & Taylor, and I want to tell you about it if you haven’t heard. The Estée Lauder Lilly Pulitzer promotion that’s been going on since the end of December 2012 has been a big one, and I’m glad …
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, …
OWN Lifting Eye Cream and My OWN App: Final Review
Almost two months ago, I wrote about my excitement at trying My OWN App, a new app for my iphone that claims to measures the change in skin over time and the effectiveness of skincare products. The app was developed by OWN Skin Health, a San Francisco-based brand that focuses on ingredients from natural sources …
Is Your Face Cleansing Brush Doing More Harm Than Good? – HuffPost; Should I Buy One?
Is Your Face Cleansing Brush Doing More Harm Than Good? Derms Address This Beauty Myth. I have been seriously wanting a Clarisonic Mia Cleansing Brush or any of its sisters for ages now. Like my electric toothbrush, it works via sonic technology. I read that a lot of beauty bloggers received them, including the Clarisonic …
Estee Lauder Lilly Pulitzer Promotion 2013: Bloomingdale’s Gift with Purchase
My post on the Estée Lauder Lilly Pulitzer Spring/Summer 2013 Promotion has driven the most traffic to my site of anything I’ve written. The promotion that consists of makeup bags in different shapes and Lilly Pulitzer historic fabric patterns with different Estée Lauder skincare and makeup products has clearly been a success for both brands. …
Garnier Moisture Rescue Refreshing Gel Cream for Dry Skin
I am the gel moisturizer queen. About 10 years ago, I discovered Clinique Moisture Surge, a gel moisturizer for very dry skin that helps fortify the skin’s barrier to keep dry skin hydrated. I loved it, and used it during the winter as an add-on to my regular moisturizer. It was positioned as a product …
Alba Botanica Natural Products
Alba Botanica is a brand that consists of affordable natural personal care, hair care and skincare products that are made in the U.S. The brand is a division of Avalon Natural Products, and both Avalon and Alba are owned by The Hain Celestial Group that also makes Celestial Seasonings and Hain oils. Alba has quite …
L’Oreal Revitalift Miracle Blur
New technology is a constant in beauty products. And the trend these days is multi-tasking. BB cream. CC (color correcting) cream. Not surprisingly, the blogosphere has been abuzz with news of L’Oreal’s recent addition to the terrific Revitalift product line: L’Oreal Miracle Blur, an entirely new type of multi-tasking product. I heard about it a …
Chapped Lips? Make DIY Lip Scrub
I’ve had enough of this winter. Even though it’s officially spring, here in the northeast it’s still winter. My yard is completely covered in snow. Ugh! And though I’ve bought a couple of new hydrating lipsticks and gloss, Too Faced La Creme Lipstick and Estée Lauder Lipgloss, in addition to the peppermint oil-infused Stila Color …
Estee Lauder and Lilly Pulitzer Spring/Summer 2013 Gift Promotion
For those of you who know me, I’m sure it comes as no surprise that I love Lilly Pulitzer. I have pants, shorts, dresses, skirts, and tops in Pulitzer fabrics from the 1990s-2000s. Wish I had some of the vintage patterns! Gotta hit the consignment shops, I guess. The brightly colored fabrics, both new …