This is a strange way to start off a post on a beauty blog. I have blepharitis, a fairly common chronic inflammation of the eyelid that may be due to blocked oil glands in the eye. It is related to the dry eye condition that I also have. The symptoms are dry, reddish looking eyelids …
5 Simple Anti-Aging Makeup Tricks from allure.com
5 Simple Anti-Aging Makeup Tricks: Anti Aging: allure.com The link above will take you to a short slideshow featuring 5 makeup tips to help you look younger from makeup artist to the stars, Jillian Dempsey, via allure.com. The ones that stand out for me (in a good way) are: eyes: using a creamy brown eyeliner …
Garnier Moisture Rescue Refreshing Gel Cream for Dry Skin
I am the gel moisturizer queen. About 10 years ago, I discovered Clinique Moisture Surge, a gel moisturizer for very dry skin that helps fortify the skin’s barrier to keep dry skin hydrated. I loved it, and used it during the winter as an add-on to my regular moisturizer. It was positioned as a product …
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, Gucci Westman. Unlike a beauty box subscription, this is a one shot deal. And just …
Sale Alerts: Sephora & Ulta
Sephora If you’re a Sephora Beauty Insider, you should have received your 15% off coupon for Chic Week in the mail. This coupon is good for your entire purchase, not just one item. So it’s great if you’re planning a haul! The coupon starts today, April 12, and goes through April 21. If you’re not …
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 by OWN Skin Health, a San Francisco-based brand that focuses on ingredients from natural sources …
Is Your Face Cleansing Brush Doing More Harm Than Good? – HuffPost; Should I Buy One?
Is Your Face Cleansing Brush Doing More Harm Than Good? Derms Address This Beauty Myth. I have been seriously wanting a Clarisonic Mia Cleansing Brush or any of its sisters for ages now. Like my electric toothbrush, it works via sonic technology. I read that a lot of beauty bloggers received them, including the Clarisonic …
Too Faced La Creme Color Drenched Lip Cream Lipstick
Oh, I love this lipstick! Too Faced La Creme Lipstick is my favorite, without a doubt. Beautylish, a new website for beauty tips, reviews, tutorials and shopping, had a $10 coupon for first time buyers last month, and I took advantage of it to try Too Faced La Creme Lipstick. I like all of the …
essence I Love Extreme Mascara
For the last month of so, I’ve been getting ready to conduct a market research project for a new cosmetics client. The brand was new to me. It’s called essence. It was created by an American woman, but the brand is based in Germany. It’s sold all around the world, and it came to the …
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 finished up the bottle, and I liked it. It’s a pump bottle, and I found …
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 the “currency” I receive by reviewing products. I’ve been really busy traveling on business lately, …
Nude Nails with a Subtle Sparkle
Last week, I was conducting a research project in Portland OR, interviewing teens and young women about how they shop for makeup at the large cosmetics departments you find in some gigantic supermarkets that sell way more than groceries. I had a three hour break in between my early and late interviews, so I decided …
essence Coverstick Concealer
A couple of weeks ago at Ulta, I picked up another bargain, essence Coverstick concealer. Down at the bottom of the essence display, I spied testers with three tubes representing three shades of concealer. The lightest shade, 01 Matt Sand, was a perfect match for me. I tried the tester, and I was happy …
OWN Firming Silk Concentrate
Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to try OWN Firming Silk Concentrate, an anti-aging product, from OWN Skin Health. Like the OWN Lifting Eye Cream and Refining Moisture Night Cream, I received it from iFabbo, an organization for beauty and style bloggers. I liked those two products, and I am a serum user, so …
Hydroxatone AM/PM Anti-Wrinkle Complex SPF 15
A few weeks ago, I reviewed Hydroxatone BB Cream, a product that I really liked. So I was happy to have a chance to try another Hydroxatone product, Hydroxatone AM/PM Anti-Wrinkle Complex, provided from iFabbo, the beauty and fashion blogger organization. On the front of the box, it says that Hydroxatone AM/PM Anti-Wrinkle Complex SPF …