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I’ve been on a matte eye shadow kick for several months now with occasional lapses into shimmers. But mostly it’s been matte shadows for me ever since I saw how super-shimmery shadows call attention to my not so perfect eyelids. In January, Tarte introduced Colored Clay Matte Be Mattenificent Shadow Palette (their first matte palette), …
One of my favorite blushes is Milani’s Baked Blush in Rose D’Oro, a copper with gold flecks. It’s like it was made for me! Milani’s website describes the Baked Blushes as “a melange infusion of colors based on Italian terra-cotta tiles”. I can definitely see that in the Rose D’Oro. As much as I love …
Hi Ladies, Hope your weekend is going well. I got to go to the TD North Garden, aka Boston Garden, to watch the Celtics lose to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. We had a fun time in spite of the loss because we drowned our sorrows at Mike’s Pastry, a famous Italian bakery in …
Hey girls, Well, this week flew by. I hope you’re having a good one. Although it still has been cold here in the Boston area and I still have snow at the end of the driveway, the light is stronger and it finally is beginning to look like spring might show up eventually. By May?? …
Gee, it’s about a month ago that I went on a business trip to Indianapolis. It was the first time I visited the downtown area, and the city was striking with lots of monumental architecture. There were a couple of war memorials, the huge state capitol building, the Scottish Rite Cathedral for the Masons. The …
A few months ago, I had a chance to try a sample of Studio Gear Hydrating CC Cream in “Natural”. The shade was just a little too dark for my fair skin, so I was excited when I was selected by Brandbacker, a blogger-brand association, to try out and review Studio Gear Hydrating CC Cream …
Sephora now has Obsessive Compulsive Lip Tar’s new Primary Pack, an All Star Mini Set, in 5 primary colors for those of you who like to mix your own – lip color, that is. Each set contains mini-tubes of white, black, red, yellow, and blue. For the brave among us, you can wear ’em straight …
Some might call this “ode to the Miami Dolphins”, but I love peach and mint green or aqua. They’re good redhead colors. And after a long winter, I love flowers especially on a rainy, windy, blustery day like today. I am so ready to wear spring clothes, but it’s not quite spring yet here in …
Hi Ladies, Hope you had a nice Saturday! Jeff & I went to the California Modern Design exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem MA. It was a terrific show of modernist design that got its start in California in the 1930-60s. For dinner, I tackled tacos al pastor, and I think it was …
Boy, did this week go by fast! It’s the weekend again already. We were supposed to have a big storm, and because of the threat of such bad weather, I postponed the focus groups I was supposed to conduct on Wednesday. Of course, the storm missed us, but clobbered parts of Cape Cod and the …
It’s been a while since I did a “gift with purchase” alert. Lancôme has a promotion at Nordstrom, and Estee Lauder is continuing its successful promotion with Lilly Pulitzer that was launched last year, now at Bloomingdale’s. Lancôme Lancôme has a very interesting set of gifts with purchase at Nordstrom, right now. With a purchase …
Don’t stay up too late watching HSN! It’s dangerous. All of a sudden, everything looks so appealing. Last December, I heard the siren song of Deborah Lippmann, manicurist to the stars, hawking a limited edition holiday set of “deluxe” size nail polish, “specially created for HSN”. She and the HSN hostess demonstrated it for about …
About a month ago, I had the opportunity to try Shoplately.com, a very cool and affordable shopping site. Shoplately is a site for “shops” that sell clothing, accessories, shoes and boots, jewelry, and makeup, mostly manufactured items but some handmade as well. The price points range widely, but I was amazed at how much …
Hey gals, Hope you’re having a good weekend so far. I’m a little disappointed that the weather is still so gloomy. I was about to head out for a jog, but it looks like rain. So down to the basement treadmill for me. Hope it’s nicer wherever you are! For your beauty reading pleasure, here’s …
I lucked out makeup-wise this week. I got some free makeup that I didn’t expect. How nice is that?! NYX Ulta is changing their rewards program to a point system, similar to Sephora’s. You accrue points on purchases …