You know you haven't slept enough when you're at the point where your under eye bags are so big that you can't wear eyeliner without risking drawing too much attention to them (not that that's me at the moment or anything.....). Almay has our back now that the warm weather has many of us out more than … [Read more...]
All About The Eyes: Estee Lauder’s New Pure Color Collection
I recently interviewed makeup artist Sonia Kashuk, and among the insightful things she said was that makeup colors have become season-less. "Before," she said "you would stay away from corals or bright colors in the winter, but those rules don’t really exist anymore." Clearly, Estee Lauder makeup … [Read more...]
Paul & Joe: 2011 Fall Beauty
We all know that Coco Chanel was a genius. Way ahead of her time, she freed women of constricting corsets, told them it was OK to wear pants, introduced the world to the little black dress, and was the first designer to recognize that, while not every woman who lusts for a designer dress can afford one, … [Read more...]
Trend Spotlight: Hot Eyeshadow Colors
If you're like a lot of modern women, trying out risque beauty techniques on your eyes is hardly something you do everyday. In fact, you might never go green on those peepers, or do a smoky eye. It's easy to see runway trends and think that they're all well and good on the catwalk, but would just never … [Read more...]
How to Master Eye Makeup Tricks
Ever since I was little, I have loved to play around with makeup. Sometimes, the most joyous part of being young was discovering my mom's lipstick. Or, you know, the day I found mascara and it basically changed my life. Come on. Those are little tubes of beauty heaven, right? Thing is, I don't always … [Read more...]
False Predictions: The Trends That Never Were
About this time last year, two contributors at Glamour magazine got together and assembled a list, called “That’s So 2010.†The objective? Deciding what trends were going to be big this even-numbered year. Looking back at that list, all I have to say is this: I pity the fool who listened. Trend … [Read more...]
Buy Cheap Cosmetics: Avoid Spending a Fortune
As a frugal person, the market of cosmetics has always left me baffled. How are there no quality products available at decent prices? How can that Nordstrom beauty clerk look me in the eye and, with a straight face, tell me that tiny bottle of foundation costs $150? I’ll tell you how: marketing. For … [Read more...]
Get Glam for the Holidays!
The holiday season is sneaking up on us and with it comes lots of parties and lots of reasons to look gorgeous! Check out the beautiful GloMinerals Holiday Glam Kit. It has it all! gloMinerals introduces gloMinerals BEST multi-faceted collection ever. Express yourself with classic glo shades along with … [Read more...]
Beauty Blogging Week in Review
Okay let's all let out a collective gasp - ready? --- Ahhhhhhh!!! Did you guys know that all a TAN represents is nothing more than damage to the skin. It is the body trying to defend itself against an environmental hazard — too much UV light.. So as it turns out the saying "The only safe tan is … [Read more...]













