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This weekend, the Beauty Spotlight Team’s feature, Five Favorites, continues by featuring Lisa from Beauty InfoZone. Lisa shares her Paula Begoun obsession as well as her top five favorites from Paula’s Choice – take a look at what she thinks are the absolute essentials for great skin!
I discovered StudioGear a few years ago. StudioGear is known for its professional quality makeup brushes in particular, but also for its affordable but high quality color cosmetics. They make a terrific light coverage BB cream that’s perfect for casual days or for those who have great skin. Then I didn’t hear a lot about the …
What a nice surprise to receive a big, and I mean BIG, tub of personalized Wild Argan Oil Body Butter from The Body Shop! It has my name on it. And the cutest flamingo sporting a Santa hat! Nice way to usher in the holiday season. I am almost finished with The Body Shop …
So another month’s worth of empties hits the recycling. October was a good month for me, finishing up a number of full size products. As usual, I used up mostly skincare or body care products. And there’s one makeup item that I sadly must toss. Let’s see what has moved on! Facial Skincare Always …
derma e Giveaway Winner The winner of the derma e Purifying skincare products giveaway is Loraine E. She is the winner of the 5 Purifying products. Congratulations Loraine! derma e also sent me an extra Purifying 2-in-1 Charcoal Mask, so the Rafflecopter picked a second name and it was Ashley B. P. Woohoo! I have …
I have a definite soft spot for all-in-one palettes. So when I received the Love Your Selfie 2 complete palette from PUR Cosmetics introduced following the success of last year’s original Love Your Selfie, I was psyched! Look how gorgeous even the packaging is! It’s a perfect, easy to reach for palette with almost …
Happy Weekend! We’re getting ready to head to the Peabody Essex Museum to catch the last day of the Childe Hassam exhibit. He’s a 19th century painter who painted here in New England. In fact, this summer I went with my book club friends on a ferry ride out to the Isles of Shoals in the …
Oh, I just love the name of this blush from Japonesque, Velvet Touch Blush, because that’s exactly what it feels like: velvet! I have been dying to try Japonesque Velvet Touch Blush since I saw it in the Ulta Beauty catalogue a couple of years ago. Truth be told, I fell in love with the …
Yesterday, I wrote about what I’ve been spending my own money on, and the Besame Mini Lipstick Set was one new thing that I just couldn’t pass up! Besame is one of my favorite cosmetic brands because it reminds me of my mother. It’s vintage all the way. Besame exalts vintage glamour, especially Hollywood glamour. I’m …
I’m waiting for the doorbell to start ringing with the littlest trick or treaters since it’s 5 o’clock. I used to get over 250 kids coming to the door for Halloween, but so many of the neighborhood kids are in college and beyond now. But kids from other areas of town have discovered our neighborhood and …
I review a lot of makeup, skincare and body products. I certainly do enjoy trying out new things. But what do I actually buy for myself? Here are my most recent purchases. Even though I get lots of products to try out for review, there are some cosmetics that I must have or want to try …
A while ago, I was asked to try some skincare products from SimySkin. SimySkin is a brand I was unfamiliar with at the time, but I’ve become impressed as I learn more about it. I’ve been trying to find out about the origin of their name, but no luck. It’s certainly unusual! But I digress! SimySkin’s corporate mission is …
This week, the Beauty Spotlight Team continues its Five Favorites feature with Christa from Perilously Pale. I’m excited about reading her post because she’s writing about her faves from MAC, a brand that I don’t have much experience with. I only own a couple of MAC products because I get overwhelmed with the sheer number …
Last week, ColourPop had a 20% off sale with free shipping. You know I can’t resist a sale and free shipping! Since I need nothing, I picked up just a couple of items: Ultra Satin Lip and Super Shock Shadow. Ultra Satin Lip If you have dry lips, have you tried the Ultra Satin Lip? …
Just because summer is over doesn’t mean that we can forget about protection from the sun. It’s important during all four seasons regardless of where you live. One of my all-time favorite skincare brands, StriVectin, sent me their Repair and Protect Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 to try out. Actually, I received it a couple …