Target + Neiman Marcus Holiday Collection In case you missed it, the Neiman Marcus collection is now at Target and target.com featuring clothing and accessories for the whole family, or most of the whole family (i.e. pets included but not boys). Designers Lela Rose, Jason Wu, Thom Browne, rag & bone, Robert Rodriguez, Tracey …
Does Your Makeup Make You Look Older? Part 2
I think there were some great ideas in the article by Linda Foster from EverydayHealth.com (see my blogpost under Beauty Tips on 11/27/12: Does Your Makeup Make You Look Older?). Here are a few thoughts about changes I’ve made to my own makeup that help me maintain the looks and products that I like. When …
Does Your Makeup Make You Look Older?
Are you wearing the same makeup as you did 10 years ago? 20 years ago? The type of makeup and color palette that looked so great on you several years ago may not look as good today. This has nothing to do with trends, and everything to do with your skin today: its moisture level, …
Lierac Paris Skincare: European Pharmacy Brand
Whenever I go to Europe (which is not nearly as often as I would wish), I always go to the pharmacy to look for new skincare products…the stores with the green cross on the sign outside the front door. The department stores in Europe carry the same international brands that we all know — Clinique, …
Is Your Makeup Making You Sick?
You’d be surprised to discover what ugly creatures can live in your beauty products. Find out what you need to do to fight these germs and look great. By Rose L. Thayer What’s Living in Your Makeup Bag? Take a look inside your makeup bag and you’ll likely see your favorite lip gloss, maybe a …
Cleo Shower Cream Review
Other bloggers and reviewers have written about Cleo Shower Cream, but I have to add my two cents. I absolutely ADORE this product, and I am writing this shout-out in the hopes that I can beg the manufacturer to begin to make this product available in the U.S. again. Cleo Shower Cream is a shower …
Salma Hayek Nuance Renewed Radiance SPF 30 Moisturizing Day Cream
A while back, I was searching for an affordable daytime moisturizer with an SPF of at least 30, and I found Salma Hayek Nuance product line at CVS. Priced right ($16.99 at CVS and even less on Amazon) and in attractive, clean-looking black & white packaging, I thought I’d give Salma Hayek Nuance Renewed Radiance …
Appearex: Biotin 2.5mg Supplement — Nail Care
Do your nails ever split? I’m talking about a split that starts at the top of your fingernail or toenail and may go part or all the way down to the nail bed. Unfortunately, I have. Splits may be associated with menopause, nail trauma, etc. Figuring out what to do about it can be a …
Real Life in the Makeup Aisle
An older woman was standing in the cosmetics aisle of a local mass merchandiser frantically trying to find her favorite lipstick shade. We all know what that’s like — you find the perfect shade of lipstick or gloss, and when you go to buy more, it’s gone! She was searching for quite a while, and …