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Recently, I was asked if I wanted to try skincare products from a family-owned brand that specializes in small batch, handmade skincare and makeup products made with natural and organic ingredients. Of course I said yes. I wanted to get this review in before the holidays, so these are my initial impressions of three skincare …
I often apply my nail polish when I go to bed. Kind of a dumb idea, right? Usually I can get away with it, but with jelly polish like Boysenberry Glass, it makes much more sense to use a table and to wear my glasses! Boysenberry Glass is one of Olive and June’s jelly polishes. …
As you consider gifts for the holiday season, hope you’ll think about leather gifts from both Portland Leather Goods and Latico Leathers. Their bags can be neutral or colorful, plain or embellished, in a huge variety of shapes and styles, in soft, smooth and/or pebbled leather. Plus they both sell leather accessories that make great …
About a month ago, I was sent a new purse from Latico Leathers, an American company that crafts premium, very well-made leather goods. In fact, I’ve been using my new bag constantly as my daytime bag. Honestly, it ticks all my boxes. In case you’re new to Latico, here’s their brand statement: Redefining Everyday Essentials …
It’s that time again – sitewide sale time at City Beauty! The 30% off sale starts today and goes through September 30, 2025. This is a great opportunity to restock City Beauty products that you need and love (e.g. do you need more City Lips? Advanced Action Sculpting Cream?) as well as a chance to …
Holidays have been on my mind lately, and the upcoming holidays this fall and winter are what I’ve been thinking about. It’s not too early to start thinking about holiday gifting and holiday outfits. I’ll bet many of you have already started putting your lists together, if you haven’t started shopping already. And remembering the …
Bath and body products are my jam. No surprise that my bathroom is packed with different body lotions, butters and oils! One of the latest additions to my collection is from Canadian clean beauty brand, ATTITUDE, specifically from their Super Leaves line. Recently, I’ve written about the ATTITUDE Super Leaves Shower Gel as well as …
Shopping Local at Walgreens/CVS When picking up a prescription at CVS a week or so ago, I noticed they were putting up an end aisle display of Olive and June Nails products. I was a little bit surprised that it took so long for O&J to show up at CVS since, as I’m sure you …
Since I needed a couple of new bras and I saw an ad for a big sale at Savage x Fenty, I decided to rejoin. At least for the short term. Savage x Fenty, Rihanna’s lingerie, sleepwear and underwear brand for women (and men), makes some nice bras IMHO. In fact, one of the bras …
Recently, I’ve been trying out a brand of natural, vegan and cruelty-free haircare products from our neighbor to the north, Canada! Today, I will start with the shampoo and conditioner, ATTITUDE Super Leaves Nourishing Shampoo and Conditioner. To be honest, I’m always a little nervous about trying new haircare products since I am so devoted …
The Pro-Collagen collection is my favorite grouping from Paula’s Choice. I especially love Paula’s Choice Pro-Collagen Peptide Plumping Moisturizer (reviewed here). I was excited to receive a trio of products from Paula’s Choice about a week ago. Thank you, thank you, Paula’s Choice! In addition to the Peptide Plumping Moisturizer, I also received: Pro-Collagen Peptide …
It’s summer. Today was somewhere between 93° to 98°F. And I bought a hot water kettle. Italian design always commands my attention. No surprise that I’ve always been a fan of Alessi, Italian maker of home accessories and kitchenware created by designers. The “Plissé” collection was and is on sale. Plissé means pleated, like a …
Portland Leather Goods has an “Almost Perfect” sale going on now. There’s no end date listed, so it may be continuing. “Our leather is real and that’s why you love it. When making our amazing leather goods some small natural beauty marks may be on premium cowhides we use. Our ‘Almost Perfect’ items are as …
It’s been a busy several weeks, and today is no different. I’m off to a concert in beautiful Rockport MA to hear Yulianna Avdeeva, – a pianist who was the First Prize winner of the 2010 International Chopin Piano Competition. She’s playing preludes by Chopin and Shostakovich, two of my favorite composers. I’m hoping the …
Didn’t we just finish the City Lips BOGO at City Beauty? Yes, we did! In fact, I ordered my two tubes of City Lips Lipgloss Clear on Sunday. But now City Beauty announces their 35% sitewide sale that starts today, Tuesday, July 8 and goes through Friday, July 11. This is your opportunity to replenish …