Top 5 Runway-to-Reality Wrongs of 2011: Don’t Take It to the Streets
When it comes to beauty, we look to the runway for inspiration. Even if we can’t afford the lust-worthy accessories and covetable couture sent marching down the runway, we can at least appropriate the beauty looks to our own routines, right? Well, sometimes! While loads of looks (a scarlet lip and naked eye, the dewy, … Continue reading “Top 5 Runway-to-Reality Wrongs of 2011: Don’t Take It to the Streets”
Clinique Teams with Milly for FNO and Fashion Week
Clinique and Milly have once again team-up for Fashion Week and Fashion’s Night Out! Designer Michelle Smith will be at Bloomingdale’s 59th St. in NYC at 5:30pm on September 8th to pose for pictures and offer fashion/beauty advice. She also designed a beauty gift set available exclusively at Bloomingdale’s Clinique counters nationwide (as well as … Continue reading “Clinique Teams with Milly for FNO and Fashion Week”
Limited Edition Harajuku Lovers Tweezerman
There are no tweezers better than those from Tweezerman – none! The best part is they’re affordable and last forever (I’m talking years). Of course beauty and fashion brands don’t like us to keep things for years so they have to come up with innovative ways to get us to buy newer versions of what … Continue reading “Limited Edition Harajuku Lovers Tweezerman”
Chanel Perfect Brows or Benefit Brows A-Go-Go: Which Kit is More High-Brow?
Most makeup artists insist brows are the most important element of the face – they can compliment (or detract from) your other features and your overall bone structure more so than anything else. True, they frame your face, so maybe we should pay them some well-deserved attention. While many of us can get by with … Continue reading “Chanel Perfect Brows or Benefit Brows A-Go-Go: Which Kit is More High-Brow?”
Beauty is Life Tweezers: A Life-Changer
I am about to end the longest relationship I’ve ever had in my life. I have been fully committed to my Shu Uemura tweezers for 20 years. They were the best, bar none, so I had no reason to play the field. But along came Beauty is Life aluminum tweezers and I realized I’d had … Continue reading “Beauty is Life Tweezers: A Life-Changer”
Frugal Snob: essence Winter Collection
There’s frugal and then there’s FRUGAL and essence is frugal with everything from “f” to “l” in bold capital letters! I’m talking cheaper than Revlon, Rimmel London, L’Oreal, and pretty much every other drug store buy you can think of. How does that translate when it comes to quality? Don’t expect smoother than smooth eye … Continue reading “Frugal Snob: essence Winter Collection”