Last week, I was conducting a research project in Portland OR, interviewing teens and young women about how they shop for makeup at the large cosmetics departments you find in some gigantic supermarkets that sell way more than groceries. I had a three hour break in between my early and late interviews, so I decided …
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 …
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 …
Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Blush
Hearts are in in makeup design this year. Lucky me, the heart collector! I’m traveling on business this week, and I needed a more portable blush than my go-to heart-shaped Too Faced Flush Blush. I love the shade, the shape, but I don’t like how big it is and that I need to carry a …
Total Beauty’s Revlon Pacific Coast Collection
Here’s a fantastic deal for all you color lovers! Total Beauty (the beauty site, totalbeauty.com) is offering a beauty box, Total Beauty Collection Revlon Edition, featuring Revlon’s brand-y-new Pacific Coast Collection, created by Revlon’s renowned makeup artist and Artistic Director, Gucci Westman. Unlike a beauty box subscription, this is a one shot deal. And just …
Sale Alerts: Sephora & Ulta
Sephora If you’re a Sephora Beauty Insider, you should have received your 15% off coupon for Chic Week in the mail. This coupon is good for your entire purchase, not just one item. So it’s great if you’re planning a haul! The coupon starts today, April 12, and goes through April 21. If you’re not …
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 …
5 Simple Anti-Aging Makeup Tricks from allure.com
5 Simple Anti-Aging Makeup Tricks: Anti Aging: allure.com The link above will take you to a short slideshow featuring 5 makeup tips to help you look younger from makeup artist to the stars, Jillian Dempsey, via allure.com. The ones that stand out for me (in a good way) are: eyes: using a creamy brown eyeliner …
Too Faced Shadow Insurance Lemon Drop Color Correcting Eye Shadow Primer
This is a strange way to start off a post on a beauty blog. I have blepharitis, a fairly common chronic inflammation of the eyelid that may be due to blocked oil glands in the eye. It is related to the dry eye condition that I also have. The symptoms are dry, reddish looking eyelids …
Tarte LipSurgence Lip Tint
At the lovely Easter lunch we attended on Sunday, my cousin gave me a gift. Woohoo! Tarte LipSurgence Lip Tint, a cute lip tint that’s part of Tarte’s High Performance Naturals line. It looks like a big fat crayon, one of the new-ish trends in makeup. As the color gets used up, you just dial …
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 …