Everyone already knows that conditioner can double as shaving cream (another tip: mix with water in a spray bottle to keep crazy beach hair ...
Five for Friday: Multitasking Miracles in a Jar (or Tube)
Ever ask someone about a classic moisturizer and get this answer? "Oh! I use ________ for EVERYTHING! Face, hands, cuticles, lips, ecze...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to all my US readers celebrating the holiday! We're just wrapping up a MAJOR feast at my parents' house, and food...
Prada L'Eau Ambree
Prada L'Eau Ambree came to my attention when my friend K announced that she'd just purchased it. I'd never known her to wear an...
Five for Friday: Autumn Fragrances, Part 2
When I finished my last post on autumn comfort scents, I couldn't help feeling that there were other bottles just waiting forlornly in m...
Sensuous Skin, Even in the Dead of Winter
Ah! What's this I spy on the Estee Lauder site? Sensuous, in a dry oil spray!My dears, this has "holiday party" written all ov...
Out on the Town With Bare Escentuals Buxom Babes
Bare Escentuals' Buxom Babes About Town set combines four petite plumping glosses with four plumping pencils that work either as liners ...
Five for Friday: The Forgotten (Travel Essentials)
Don't you just hate it when you go on a trip and forget some truly critical beauty goods? I tend to forget the same things every time, f...
Forever Krystle, Revisited
Does anyone remember Forever Krystle? This scent was truly ahead of its time. In an era when the only name in "celebrity fragrance...
Just a Spoonful of (Lemon) Sugar
Friends, please indulge me an Andy Rooney moment. There's something I just don't understand; maybe you can enlighten me, or at least...
Add Some Sheen to Your Skin With Sephora Dry Oil Spray
If you haven't yet been convinced that I'm pretty unwilling to let go of summer, based on some recent posts, this one will definitel...
SmoothAway We Go
I'm sure you've seen the ever-present infomercials for SmoothAway, the hair removal product that the company touts as "the fast...
Satin Hands, Courtesy of the Pink Cadillac
So. Let's talk about Mary Kay. I've gotten lots of earnest emails over the years from enthusiastic Mary Kay reps, offering to send m...
NARS Blush Duo: Everybody's Got a Hungry Heart
Everybody needs a place to rest Everybody wants to have a home Don't make no difference what nobody says Ain't nobody like to be alo...
Coffee House Smackdown
Back in high school I had a serious obsession with a line of creamy Lip Smackers. I think they were a sub-brand of the original -- I vaguely...
Five for Friday: Autumn Comfort Scents
Some fragrances just seem to go better with a sweater, don't they? When the temperatures drop and the leaves change, I tend to reach for...
The Expensive Hotel Smell: L'Occitane Bergamot Tea
Remember the Spa Smell we talked about a few months back? It's that light, slightly herbal whiff of scent that you immediately associate...
Three New Travel-Loving Scents from Tocca
Tocca's new Aqua Profumata series - meant to evoke a journey through southern Italy - is essentially a collection of fancy, luxurious bo...
Meyer Mania
I've been slightly obsessed of late with Meyer lemons, those delicious little citrus fruits that smell wonderful and taste like a cross ...
A Little Piece of Paradise at The Body Shop
Another post about The Body Shop! (For now.) A few of you commented that you always pass it by and rarely go in - and the same goes for me. ...
Sinner or Saint? Be Both With Kat Von D's New Fragrances
TV tattoo artist Kat Von D has expanded her makeup line at Sephora with two sister fragrances, Saint and Sinner. Cute concept (although it i...
Get the Look: Scarlett Johansson at the Tribute to Cinema
At the Moet & Chandon Tribute to Cinema in Tokyo on October 20, Scarlett Johansson sported a messy sideswept bob, styled by David Babaii...
Dress Up Your Deodorant with Donna Karan
For years I'd been hearing that Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Deodorant/Anti-Perspirant was a "cult favorite beauty item." I even ...
Perfume Reincarnation: Jo Malone Lotus Blossom & Water Lily
As I was passing through Bloomingdale's recently, on my way to buy birthday presents and boots, I stopped by the Jo Malone counter for a...
Sorry TLC, I DO Want Scrubs
One of my favorite recent innovations in the skincare is the "instant facial" - a scrub that combines both chemical and physical e...
L'Occitane Honey & Lemon
Is there anyone out there who doesn't like the combination of honey and lemon?Honey and lemon in tea, honey lemon cough drops (remember...
More Lip Pencils for Pink-Lipped People
To get the full background on my problem with lip pencils, click here to read this post from June. Bottom line, sometimes they're a nece...
Weekly Rewind, 10/26 - 11/1
Happy Day-After-Halloween, lovelies! (Or, actually, Happy All Saints' Day.) Did you dress up for the big night? I was Amy Winehouse, get...
'Tis the Season for Solid Perfume Rings
Solid perfume rings seem to be cropping up everywhere these days! Last year brought us the Marc Jacobs Daisy ring, and now we have new baubl...
Five for Friday: Halloween-Worthy Beauty Goodies
Boo! In honor of tomorrow's Halloween festivities, I present to you five products that really capture the holiday spirit, guaranteed to ...
2009 Holiday Collection: Givenchy Les Perles
Pearls seem to be the thing this holiday season, showing up in Guerlain's holiday collection, and now Givenchy's. Les Perles is all ...
Illamasqua: A Feast for Your Eyes (And Your Face)
After hearing tons of buzz about Illamasqua and its arrival at select Sephora stores, I finally had the chance to sample some of the brand...
Hit the Red Carpet with Very Hollywood Michael Kors
You've got to hand it to Michael Kors. The man has created an empire around this concept of casual elegance, easy luxury, and the jet-se...
Steals and Deals: Free Bobbi Brown Eyeshadow, Estee Lauder GWP, Origins Deluxe Samples, More
Get two deluxe samples with any order from Origins. Choose at checkout; no code required. Valid through 10/29. [Origins.com] Get travel size...
2009 Holiday Collections: Estee Lauder Powder Compacts
First the makeup, then the solid perfumes, and now here we have the Estee Lauder powder compact collection for Holiday 2009! All are filled...
Just Desserts: Laura Mercier Creme de Pistache
I swung by Neiman Marcus recently to have a sniff of a few new scents, and to try out Laura Mercier's latest bath & body collection...
Get the Look: Carey Mulligan at the Premiere of An Education
Actress Carey Mulligan was spotted in Dior Beauty at the premiere of her new film, An Education, in NYC on October 7. If you don't know ...
Prescriptives: 5 Things to Buy Before It's Too Late
As you may already know, it's curtains for the Prescriptives brand come January. If some of the must-haves in your personal arsenal come...
Bobbi Brown Chrome Eye Shadows Are Living Here in Allentown
...but the restlessness was handed down and it's getting very hard to staaaay-ay-ay-ay... Just a little Billy Joel to go along with your...
2009 Holiday Collections: Guerlain Imperial Holiday
More lip glosses that are all dressed up for the holidays, this time from Guerlain. The Imperial Holiday collection is "inspired by th...
Get the Look: Lauren Conrad at the Hollywood Style Awards
Lauren Conrad presented the Style Award to celebrity stylist Britt Bardo at the 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards on October 11, sporting bl...
New Collections: Luna Twilight
I was trying to avoid talking about this line, but now that it's everywhere, I just couldn't help myself. New Moon has not one but T...
Weekly Rewind, 10/19 - 10/25
This week was holiday mania! If you love the "girl porn" of big collection photos and endless lists of lip gloss descriptions, you...
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