OWN Refining Moisture Night Cream

For years, I was true to my favorite moisturizer/night cream. It did a great job, was readily available, and affordable. I still really like it, but since becoming a blogger I have discovered other wonderful moisturizers. OWN Refining Moisture Night … Continue reading

Algenist Concentrated Reconstructing Serum

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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, … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

Kiss Me Heroine Make Mineral BB Cream: Product Review

Yikes, what a long product name!  My friend Sybille has been on the hunt for a good BB cream with a high SPF.  She read a recommendation in either Marie Claire or People Style Watch magazines, and she managed to … Continue reading

OWN Lifting Eye Cream & New Approach to Gauging Product Effectiveness

I am trying a new lifting eye cream (http://bit.ly/11KWld4 to learn more) from Own Skin Health, a 3 year old skincare company based in San Francisco, that emphasizes healthy living and creates natural products without harsh chemicals. Their products were … Continue reading