I love a good serum. I only started using them a year or so ago, but I loooooove them – it’s a great way for oily skinned folks to get some targeted anti-aging properties on their face without the breakout-causing ingredients that you often find in heavy moisturizers. Using a serum with a light moisturizer enables me to get all the good stuff I need without running around like an oil slick. (more…)
I’m completely addicted to BB creams. It doesn’t matter who makes them or what the product claims are, I’ll give them a whirl. I’ve found a few gems that I wouldn’t give up for anything, and found a few that were little more than tinted moisturizer with sunscreen. But only once have I found one that simply didn’t do my skin any favors, and this is that sad tale. (more…)
I’m probably only about a year behind the trend, but I finally mustered up enough courage to apply bleach to my otherwise perfectly healthy hair. Since then, I’ve gotten tons of compliments on it, and questions about how I got the effect. It was really much easier than you’d think, and I’m going to break it down for you. All the usual precautions apply: you know your hair better than I do, and just because it worked for me doesn’t mean it will work for you, everything I do may or may not actually be a good idea, and so on and so forth. (more…)
The Cannes Film Festival is going on for the 66th time, and Carey Mulligan is all over the place promoting her new flick, The Great Gatsby. You might have heard of it. Her makeup was stunning and inspiration worthy. (more…)
You don’t need a million colors to make an impactful eye. I know some of the eye looks out there require about five different shades, but your average person who just needs to get her eye makeup on without a huge amount of fuss can cut a lot of those steps out and still get the same effect. How, you ask? Let me just tell you all about it. (more…)
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