I fell in love with the way Too Faced La Creme Color Drenched Lip Cream looked when I saw it on the Beautylish website back in April. Like many of the Too Faced products, the packaging is just soooo pretty. I had to have it. The pretty box, the sophisticated slim gold lipstick tube. …
Estee Lauder Gift with Purchase, Lord & Taylor August 2013
I’ve attracted lots of women to Never Say Die Beauty with announcements and descriptions of the Spring and Summer joint promotions between Estée Lauder and Lilly Pulitzer. I’ve been really curious about whether it’s the Estée Lauder products or the Lilly Pulitzer print bags that are the real draw. Hopefully, it was both! This time, …
Never Say Die Beauty Giveaway News and Tarte Sale Info
Midnight Velvet Gift Certificate Giveaway The first sponsored giveaway on Never Say Die Beauty was launched yesterday and will run till August 15, 2013. The prize is a $50 Gift Certificate for Midnight Velvet, a stylish and contemporary women’s apparel and home decor company. They are sponsoring the giveaway to help announce their new …
Skincare Products I’ve Used Up: Are They Worth Repurchasing?
I was getting ready to recycle a few products that I used up this week, and I thought “products that I used up” might be an interesting blogpost topic. I admit that I have a difficult time throwing away products that I haven’t finished. Instead, they usually languish on my countertop or in the bin …
Christmas in August: My New Holiday Sweater from Midnight Velvet and a GIVEAWAY!
I remember the first time I saw “It’s a Wonderful Life”. It was during a hot August afternoon back in my graduate student days. The fact that I was watching a Christmas movie on a day that was 95 degrees in my New York living room didn’t stop me from crying through most of the …
Five under $5: My Favorite Super-Affordable Beauty Buys
There’s not much you can buy these days for $5 or less. But I’ve come up with five beauty products that I think are really great buys. 1. essence gel-look topcoat You’re probably tired of me singing the praises of this topcoat, but I can’t get over how well it works for me. I …
Obsessive Compulsive Lip Tar
Do you remember Julie Christie? She was stunning (and still is) in Doctor Zhivago, Darling, Shampoo, Petulia in the Sixties and Seventies. I loved her long (usually) blonde hair, bangs and the pale lipstick she wore. So, I was channeling my inner Julie Christie when I tried Obsessive Compulsive Lip Tar in Annika, a “toned-up …
Heart Ful Moisture Lipstick from Holika Holika: Super-cute Heart-Shaped Lipstick
Well, the hearts are back again. I can’t seem to avoid them. Or rather, I seek them out. And the likely place to find the cutest makeup with hearts is, of course, South Korea! I discovered Heart Ful Moisture Lipstick from the Korean brand, Holika Holika, online, and I couldn’t resist. The lipstick comes in …
Estee Lauder Advanced Time Zone Age-Reversing Line/Wrinkle Creme SPF 15
I’ve been posting announcements of Estée Lauder gifts with purchase at various department stores for months now. Guess it’s about time that I reviewed some of the Estée Lauder products! Let’s start today with Estée Lauder Advanced Time Zone Age-Reversing Line/Wrinkle Creme SPF 15. I received this deluxe sample, called “a 14 day supply”, a …
Maybelline Colossal Volume Mascara: What’s All the Fuss About?
The teenagers I interviewed this spring were in love with all things Maybelline, but especially Maybelline mascara. The Colossal Volume Express in the yellow tube was one of the ones they talked about the most. (Maybelline has a whole line of Volume Express mascaras with different wands and formulas.) So, when I had some CVS …
Midnight Velvet Giveaway Winner
The Midnight Velvet Giveaway on Never Say Die Beauty ended on August 15. The lucky winner of the $50 Gift Certificate was Kim Aalfs. I want to thank all of you who took the time to enter the contest by leaving a comment, subscribing to the blog, liking NSDB on Facebook, or following on Twitter. …
Lip Tips with a White Pencil: How to Make Your Lips Look Fuller
Last winter, I did a post about how to look more awake with white eyeliner. Some women may find that look a little jarring, but I really like it. If it’s too much for you, try the white pencil on the upper and lower waterline (the wet part of the upper and lower inside …
Physicians Formula Youthful Wear Foundation
Browsing in CVS with Extrabucks in hand back in the early spring, I saw Physicians Formula Youthful Wear Foundation on sale. As a brand, Physicians Formula intrigues me. They have cute blushes and bronzers with beads or embossed pans that really get my attention. They have an organic mascara. The Youthful Wear Foundation caught me because …
Sneak Peak at Post-Labor Day Giveaways
Two cosmetics manufacturers, essence and Kiss Nails, were kind enough to donate products for giveaways on Never Say Die Beauty. Woo hoo! Everyone’s busy with getting kids ready to go back to school, with plans for Labor Day weekend, and other late summer events. So I’m going to wait till things get back to normal …
Lancome Gift with Purchase at Macy’s August 2013
If you’re a fan of Lancôme or if you’ve been away from it for a while and you’re curious about what’s going on with the brand, now is the time to make a purchase. Lancôme is offering a 7 piece gift with purchase now at Macy’s. The gift includes: serum moisturizer perfumed body lotion blush …