Get the Emmy Look: Lea Michele August 31, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 31, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 31, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 31, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 31, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 31, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 31, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 31, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 31, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 30, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 30, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 30, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 28, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 27, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 26, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 25, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 25, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 25, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 24, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 24, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 23, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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! August 23, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 21, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 20, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 19, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 19, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 18, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 18, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 17, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 17, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 16, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 16, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 16, 2010 Add Comment Edit Last summer I unleashed the mad scientist within and created a bespoke tinted moisturizer from an Estee Lauder liquid foundation, Bobbi Brow...
Weekend Reads August 14, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 13, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 13, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 12, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 12, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 11, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 11, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 11, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 10, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 10, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 10, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 10, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 10, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 09, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 09, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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? August 09, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 08, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 07, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 06, 2010 Add Comment Edit '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 August 06, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 06, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 05, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 05, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 05, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 04, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 04, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 04, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 03, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 03, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 03, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 03, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 02, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 02, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 02, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 August 01, 2010 Add Comment Edit 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 ...