This isn't such a great week for Avon & Me. First my hopes for the Lotus Shield were dashed, and now I'm disappointed by another...
Self-Tanner Review Series: Victoria's Secret Beach Sexy Gradual Tan Moisturizer SPF15
I LOVE a tanner with some SPF. You can slather it on in the morning and go about your day knowing that not only are you protected from the s...
Tone Up With Arcona Triad Pads
Let's start out with a little math: Toner already in a pad > Toner in a bottle that you have to apply to a pad. ARCONA Triad Pads are...
Steals & Deals: 20% Off ULTA; Philosophy Gift with Purchase; BECCA Sale on HauteLook; Free Benefit Eyeshadow; More
Some interesting goods for sale this week, my lovelies. First, can we talk Becca? There's going to be a Becca sale on HauteLook tomorrow...
Smooth Operator: St. Tropez Applicator Mitt
Even though I'm a major self-tanner aficionado, I've always steered clear of gloves, mitts, or other devices that purported to provi...
Get the Emmy Look: Lea Michele
The lovely Lea Michele sported a 'do by celebrity stylist Mark Townsend at the 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards, and while I wish it was a bit...
Get the Emmy Look: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Has she ever looked better? Julia Louis-Dreyfus seems to get more gorgeous with every year! Her 2010 Emmy hair was sleek and simple--all the...
Get the Emmy Look: Rose Byrne
Oh, Rose. I can barely focus on the makeup and the amazing dress with that hair in the way! This 'do looks more like something Helena Bo...
Get the Emmy Look: Jessalyn Gilsig
Makeup artist Spencer Barnes created Glee star Jessalyn Gilsig's look at the 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards. To recreate Jessalyn's gorg...
Get the Emmy Look: Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt hit the red carpet at the 2010 Emmys looking fabulous and glowing (I'd be glowing too if I just married John Krasinski!). Ma...
Get the Emmy Look: January Jones
January Jones' makeup at the 2010 Emmy Awards was gorgeous--very simple and classic--but aye, where was her hairstylist? Anyhow, let...
Get the Emmy Look: Tina Fey
Tina Fey in a sexy smokey eye...loving it! Makeup artist Kara Yoshimoto Bua was inspired by "Tina's beautiful eyes and black beaded...
Get the Emmy Look: Jenna Fischer
Jenna Fischer's Emmy makeup was gorgeous! Love that it's a look that works for everyday as well as the red carpet. Makeup artist Mol...
From the Depths of the Beauty Closet: NARS Multiple in Portofino
My collection of NARS Multiples is pretty intense. For a while, I was on an unstoppable buying spree and I just HAD to have another one ever...
Get Ready for Fall with Jo Malone English Pear & Freesia
If you're anything like me, a stop at the Jo Malone display is a must when passing through the beauty floor of any department store. I ...
Avon Advance Techniques Lotus Shield
I can't even tell you how excited I was when I heard about Avon's new anti-frizz product, Advance Techniques Lotus Shield. Inspired ...
Taming the Beast: How to Make Self-Tanner Work in High Humidity Environments
You may think that high humidity's greatest threat is to your hair, but for the past year and a half, it's been wreaking havoc on my...
Shop It: The Body Shop Friends & Family 20% Off
Today and tomorrow you'll save 20% on all your Body Shop purchases with code FF10 (online only). Who doesn't love a good friends ...
Five for Friday: Dessert-Scented Beauty Products
It's been a bit of a stressful week, friends. And stress makes me want to EAT. But since I'd rather not mess with my bikini bod, I...
Thymes Essentials Face Polish
Sorry for the late start today, friends! Had a little bit of a mishap yesterday; two of the wires inside my laptop power cord somehow shredd...
Steals & Deals: 20% Off The Body Shop; 15% Off Renee Rouleau; 20% Off Boscia; More
This seems to be the week of big, site-wide promotions! Enjoy 15-20% off The Body Shop, Renee Rouleau, and Boscia. Plus, you can snap up fre...
Chanel Unveils Martin Scorsese's BLEU DE CHANEL Short Film
A killer Rolling Stones soundtrack? Moody flashbacks to old lovers? A COLLAPSING ROOM? Martin Scorsese's epic commercial for Chanel'...
Tarte Beauty in a Box: Bronze Smoky Eye
Yesterday's must-buy was the Urban Decay Naked Palette, and today's is Tarte's Beauty in a Box: Bronze Smoky Eye. For $45, you g...
Perfume Notes: Ebba Miss Marisa and Miss Marisa Tropical, Creative Scentualization Perfect Veil
More Luckyscent samples in this week's Perfume Notes! If you missed last week's post or you're not familiar with Luckyscent, her...
A Bandwagon Worth Jumping On: Urban Decay Naked Palette
Buy this palette. Now! That's an order. If you don't already own the Urban Decay Naked Palette, you need it in your life. I've b...
That Old (Boscia) Black Magic
OMG, can we talk peel-off masks? Seriously, just thinking about them reduces me to tweenspeak. During my formative years I LOVED a good peel...
Moroccanoil: Believe the Hype!
So, friends, my lazy behind finally got around to trying Moroccanoil, the hair treatment that everyone seems to swear by. The verdict: belie...
Weekend Reads
Ahhhh, sleeping in! Absolutely my favorite thing about Saturdays since I've been doing the whole NY/HI split. I wake up around 3:00-4:00...
Extend your Style with CLEAN Dry Shampoo
After all these years, I'm still occasionally ambivalent about CLEAN. I vacillate between the following: a. "Ahhh, fresh and soapy!...
Revlon Perfect Heat Pink Ceramic Straightener
Last weekend, on my way out the door to get to the airport, I plugged in my beloved ghd styling iron for some pre-flight touchups to my hair...
Let These Body Butters Carry You Away...to the Pacific
Pacifica, where have you been all my life? I can't believe I've gone this long without knowing about the brand's utterly delicio...
CoverGirl & Olay Simply Ageless Serum Primer
I have to admit that CoverGirl isn't a brand I seek out frequently. But the brand's latest, a primer collaboration with Olay, is def...
Steals & Deals: 25% Off BECCA; Free Molton Brown Shower Gel; Free BADgal Mascara; More
This week's big deals? Well, there's 25% off BECCA, one of my favorite brands, 15% off Philosophy skincare, and free FULL SIZE Molto...
Perfume Notes: Sage Coral, Ebba By Sea and By Sand
This week's Perfume Notes picks all come from Luckyscent's sampling program, which is both amazingly convenient and incredibly addic...
Fun in the Sun: Hawaiian Tropic Clear Spray Sunscreens
I know I've talked plenty about facial sunscreens on this blog, but body sunscreens? Not so much. And honestly, I don't really know ...
Weekly Rewind, 8/16
Whoops, Weekly Rewind's a day late this week. Came back from Kauai late last night with just enough time to catch True Blood on DVR befo...
VS Cocoa Butter Sensuous Escape Body Mist
Since we're not getting Bath & Body Works here in Hawaii until March 2011, my go-to destination for aimless bath product browsing is...
Makeup Mixology
Last summer I unleashed the mad scientist within and created a bespoke tinted moisturizer from an Estee Lauder liquid foundation, Bobbi Brow...
Weekend Reads
Happy weekend! That's me above, from last weekend, with the real life ship from Pirates of the Caribbean in the background! Yes! The lat...
Five for Friday: The Supertropicals
This week's Five for Friday is all about incredibly lush tropical floral fragrances, mostly built around jasmine or gardenia notes. You ...
Self-Tanner Review Series: Clinique Self Sun
Clinique's tinted body tanner, Self Sun Body Tinted Lotion, is exactly what you'd expect from Clinique: it's gentle, easy to use...
Clarisonic Skincare Brush: Review, Tips & Tricks
I've mentioned Clarisonic in passing several times on this blog, but I've never really given it the full review it deserves. Well, t...
Prada Infusion de Tubereuse
Prada Infusion de Tubereuse has been patiently waiting in my perfume cabinet, since the spring, to be tested and written about. I honestly d...
Steals & Deals: Massive Nordstrom GWP; Free Mini Flat Iron; Philosophy Freebies; More
This week's biggest Steals & Deals news is definitely Nordstrom's beauty gift with purchase. Spend $115 on beauty and fragrance ...
Get Radiant & Rested with Tarte
Tarte's Radiant & Rested Luminous Complexion Collection is a Sephora-exclusive 5-piece set, featuring both best sellers and pre-laun...
Tocca's Latest Scent, With a Little Korres Kick
Don't you just love when two products combine to create something surprisingly special? During a recent Sephora jaunt I sampled Tocca...
Get the Look: Ashley Greene at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards
Seeing Twilight's Ashley Greene looking like a tanned, fresh-faced California girl, it's hard to imagine her as pale pixie vampire A...
Get the Look: Miranda Cosgrove at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards
Miranda Cosgrove. I know she's better known as iCarly these days, but I'll always think of her as mini-mogul Summer Hathaway from Sc...
Get the Look: Leighton Meester at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards
Makeup artist Molly R. Stern created Leighton Meester's dewy look at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards, using products from a handful of brand...
Declutter Your Purse With Votre Vu
Votre Vu is a relatively new brand on my radar screen, but so far I'm really impressed with the products I've tried. The On Holiday ...
Perfume Notes: Lavanila Vanilla Coconut, Marc Jacobs Pomegranate, Biscotti
Did you catch last week's edition of Perfume Notes? Time and energy permitting, I'm attempting to try a couple (or three) fragrances...
Victoria's Secret Expands Secret Moments Line
More new goodies from Victoria's Secret this week! Remember last year I gave you the scoop on the new Secret Moments bath & body lin...
Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth With Jane Iredale Chocoholicks
I was sent these delicious Jane Iredale Chocoholicks lip glosses late last year to review, but thanks to my prolonged hiatus, I didn't g...
What's Your Favorite Way to Shave?
I know it's considered an annoying chore by many, but I LOVE shaving my legs (and, looking through my archives, I've realized that I...
Weekly Rewind, 8/8
I am SO not ready for this weekend to end! Especially since the weekend was mostly spent catching baby geckos and floating around Kaneohe Ba...
Weekend Reads
Baby geckos! Absolutely one of my favorite things about spending time in Hawaii. We found this little guy hanging out on our back patio a co...
Beauty Hotsheet: Sephora Goes Mobile; Mary J. Blige Shatters Sales Records; More
'Botox Bandit' nabbed for not paying for more than $4,000 worth of beauty treatments. {FOX News} Sephora is now mobile! Everyone...
Five for Friday: Lavender-Scented Beauty Products
If there's any scent that helps me de-stress after a long work week, it's lavender. In fact, I may get a jump on things and start r...
Yankee Candle Home Classics
I never really took much notice of the Yankee Candle Home Classics line at Target (what's the point when you can just go to Yankee Candl...
New: Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Liquid Nude
New from Donna Karan this summer is Cashmere Mist Liquid Nude, a reinterpretation of the classic original. Notes include sandalwood, ylang h...
When Hotel Amenities Attack: Strategies for Keeping Your Stash Under Control
This is a drawer in my hall closet. As you can see, it is filled with various hotel amenities. This is not the only "hotel drawer"...
Makeup For the Crazy Cat Lady in All of Us
Paul & Joe's limited-edition Collection Sparkles includes three lipsticks and three face & eyeshadow palettes, each in gorgeous ...
Steals & Deals: 40% Off Tarte, 30% Off The Body Shop, Freebies from Benefit, Sephora, More
This week's Steals have arrived! So last week I mentioned that Sephora's really been stepping it up with the free sample codes. Well...
L'Oreal Colorist Secrets Shine Gloss
Right before my trip to Hawaii, my two-month old highlights were looking a little sad, so I hunted in the beauty closet for something that w...
Skip a Step in Your Morning Routine with Olay
Olay In-Shower Body Lotion, where have you been all my life? All those cold winters, stepping out of the shower, shivering, only to apply bo...
More Scrublet Action: L'Oreal Go 360 Clean Deep Cream Cleanser
On the heels of my recent escapades (and love affair) with L'Oreal Go 360 Clean Deep Exfoliating Scrub, I grabbed another cleanser from ...
Get the Look: Kristen Stewart's New 'Do
What do you think of the new style Kristen Stewart's been sporting this summer? I'm liking the lighter locks. If you're a light ...
Get the Look: Ali Larter at Comic Con
Ali Larter was looking glowing and fabulous at Comic Con this year! The glow may be thanks to her pregnancy (yay!), but credit for her fab h...
Perfume Notes: Leslie Blodgett Golden Light, Island Michael Kors Bermuda, Pure DKNY
Don't you just love hitting up Sephora and the mall and spritzing every available square inch of arm real estate with something new? Sur...
Dispatch from the Man Cave: Bath & Body Works Signature Collection for Men
Bath & Body Works, that perennial let's-browse-aimlessly-after-work favorite of mine, has added four men's scents to its Signatu...
Make Your Hair a Perfect Ten with "It's a 10" and Christina Applegate
Have you tried It's a 10? My stylist Karen first used this "miracle leave-in product" on my hair last year, and we got to talk...
Late to the Beach Party With MAC's Summer Lippies
Why, why, WHY did I take a break from blogging during a period when MAC decided to release a series of mind-bogglingly awesome collections? ...
Weekly Rewind, 8/1
Aaaahhh! Second week down and now I'm really feeling like I'm getting my groove back. Tomorrow I'm off to Hawaii (43 days since ...
Weekend Reads
Happy weekend, friends! I came across this week and just had to share. Whether you've had 100 bikini waxes or are dreading your first, y...
Five for Friday: Fragrances from the Depths of the Beauty Closet...
I was cleaning out my perfume cabinet a couple of weeks ago, and while I found some REALLY old relics that were just destined for the trash ...
Beauty Hotsheet: Mary J. Blige Fragrance Launch, L'Oreal on YouTube, More
A little beauty news for your Friday morning... Mary J. Blige is launching her first fragrance, My Life, with Carol's Daughter this Satu...
New from Victoria's Secret: Secret Garden Fresh Collection
Victoria's Secret has added three limited-edition scents to its Secret Garden Collection, under the Fresh Collection banner: Sheer Love ...
L'Oreal Go 360 Clean Deep Exfoliating Scrub
Scrublet. It sounds...cute, doesn't it? Like niblet, or capelet, or tartlet. I like it, and I think it was a stroke of genius on L'O...
Inside the Blogger's Studio
Every now and then I get a comment asking me to post pictures of me wearing the different makeup items I review here. I would love to, I rea...
Get the Look: Audrina Patridge
OK, I'm no fan of The Hills or its ilk, but Audrina Patridge has some seriously pretty hair, and I'm loving the honey-colored highli...
Fall 2010 Collections: Smashbox Masquerade
The Smashbox Fall 2010 collection, Masquerade, is all about rich shades, metallics, and sultry glossed lips. I'm intrigued by the Liquid...
Steals & Deals: 15% Off AHAVA, 25% Off Kerastase, Free Mystic Tan, DDF Sale
Welcome to another bargain-packed edition of Steals & Deals! Of note this week: Nordstrom's Gift With Purchase page. You'll find...
Ouidad Curls for a Cure
Did you know that curly-hair diva Ouidad, founder of the eponymous haircare line, is a breast cancer survivor? She was diagnosed at the same...
Fall 2010 Collections: NARS
More fall collection catch-ups! The NARS Fall 2010 collection was inspired by Daphne Guinness (yes, the heiress, she of the Guinness brewing...
Get the Look: January Jones at the Mad Men Premiere
So...season 4 of Mad Men premiered Sunday night, and I think Twitter almost exploded. Between True Blood, Mad Men, and Entourage, it was a p...
New from Bath & Body Works: Forever Sunshine and Dark Kiss
Friends, I got some of the most awesome news EVER yesterday. Bath & Body Works is FINALLY coming to Hawaii! Yes, come March 2011 there w...
Fall 2010 Collections: Stila Color of Innovation
Now that I'm back in the blogging swing of things, I've ben catching up on upcoming Fall 2010 collections. Above is Stila's autu...
Don't Sweat It...Even at the Beach
Picture this: you've just spent a long, luxurious day at the beach, complete with sunning, swimming, splashing around in the waves, and ...
BECCA Cosmetics Premieres Today on ShopNBC!
Friends, this is exciting news. One of my favorite brands, BECCA Cosmetics, is launching on ShopNBC TODAY! Why is this so exciting? Well, Se...
Weekly Rewind, 7/25
What a week to get back into the groove! It's been so much fun to take a little time out of each day to gush over beauty products and in...
Get the Look: Lucy Punch at the Dinner for Schmucks Premiere
Actress Lucy Punch co-stars with Steve Carell and Paul Rudd in the upcoming Dinner for Schmucks, and arrived at the NYC premiere with her lo...
Weekend Reads
As if! 10 beauty lessons from Clueless [Bellasugar] Amber has the scoop on NARS' new blush-inspired lip glosses [Beauty Blogging Junkie]...
Steals & Deals Special Edition: Philosophy Sale, 25% Off Beautyhabit, Kate Somerville & Juicy Couture Freebies, More
I normally only publish Steals & Deals on Wednesdays, but there just seemed to be an abundance of deals this week! From deeply-discounte...
Dispatch From the Man Cave: shu uemura Shape Paste
OK, I'll admit it: I'm jealous of my boyfriend's hair. It's shiny, a little wavy, and best of all, there is A TON of it. Ser...
5 Tricks for Sexy Summer Beach Hair
Ahhh, the beach! While you're showing off your fabulous tan (hopefully fake; we're no fans of sun damage around here) and frolicking...
Get the Look: Amanda Crew at the Charlie St. Cloud Premiere
Amanda Crew stars in the upcoming film Charlie St. Cloud (with the always-perfectly-coiffed Zac Efron), and she showed up at the LA premiere...
Get the Look: Naomi Watts at the Premiere of Salt
Naomi Watts rocked it at the premiere of Salt, sporting a freshly-cut, collarbone-length 'do, with a most excellent set of swoopy bangs....
Double Up With MAC Haute & Naughty
Could it be that I've finally fallen in love with a MAC mascara? I'm a colossal fan of so many things from the brand (among them, Fa...
Ken Paves Hosts Makeover Madness Fundraiser for Rally for Kids with Cancer
This post isn't really about beauty products, or celebrities, or bargains, or trends...but I'm sharing it with you because it totall...
Steals & Deals: 15% Off Bliss, 20% Off Benefit, Free Juicy Tubes, More
Benefit: TODAY ONLY: 20% Off Sitewide at Benefit Cosmetics! Enter code SUMMER20 at checkout. Valid 7/21. [benefitcosmetics.com] Bliss/Elemis...
Soak Up Just a Touch of Sun With Olay
Tanning the face is always such a tricky task. If you're like me, you're super-careful with exposing your facial skin to the sun, so...
Fresh "Eat, Pray, Love" Collection
Fresh has launched a fragrance collection as a tie-in to the upcoming Julia Roberts movie Eat, Pray, Love which is, of course, the film adap...
From the Guilty Pleasure Files...Victoria's Secret Luscious Kisses
Luscious Kisses is one of the latest offerings in the ever-popular Secret Garden collection at Victoria's Secret. I spotted it while per...
5 Summer Treats for Face, Body and Hair
Guess who's back? Friends, I know it's been months since I've posted anything. It's flaky, I know. Life has just been a litt...
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