Beauty

My New Favorite Curling Iron

September 2, 2010

Although I used a curling iron on my teenage stick-straight hair (oh, how I wish for that hair now), I stopped using one sometime in high school.  During my Suave party back in January, my stylist used one to give my hair some body and I really liked how it looked.  So, I’ve been looking [...]

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New Cover Girl Products

April 4, 2010

Back in February, I reviewed the new Smoky Eyes Kit from CoverGirl.  Since then, I had the chance to check out a few new products from CoverGirl. CoverGirl Simply Ageless Corrector The new CoverGirl Simply Ageless Corrector is blended with Olay Regenerist serum.  It’s yellow toned to balance out and correct under-eye circles (which I [...]

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Clearing Acne with New Proactiv

February 25, 2010

As you may know, I’ve used Proactiv in the past, which some good success.  Well, recently Proactiv has reformulated with micro-crystal particles, which apparently penetrate pores even quicker than the original formula.  While I’ve been using a prescription benzoyl peroxide on my face in the morning, to test out the new Proactiv, I actually put [...]

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Smoky Eye Look By Cover Girl

February 16, 2010

If you were at Blissdom, or were following the Twitter stream and Flickr photos, you are probably familiar with the new Smoky Eye kits from Cover Girl available exclusively at Walmart.  The kit includes three pieces – a two-sided eye color stick, a liquid eyeliner, and a mascara, and is incredibly easy to use. Here’s [...]

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Gentle Exfoliation, With Results

February 4, 2010

Do you have sensitive skin, but still want those great exfoliated benefits that you can get with Alpha Hydroxy Acids?  I recently had the change to try out the M2 Sensitive Skin Bundle from SkinCareRx, and while the jury’s still out on total results, I really like the way the products feel and work. The [...]

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Afternoon In With Suave

February 2, 2010

As a busy mom, I don’t always have the chance to pamper myself, especially with my friends.  So when Suave offered me the chance to host a Suave styling party at my house, I jumped at the chance. Suave provided us with a stylist of my choice (Agostino Lombardi from Studio for Hair in Boston, [...]

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Winter Skin Moisture With Cindy Crawford’s Meaningful Beauty!

January 24, 2010

Last year, I reviewed Cindy Crawford’s skin care line, Meaningful Beauty and really liked it!  Well, as my skin is getting more and more dry this winter (partially because of the season, and partially because of the new Retin A that I’m on), so I agreed to try a few other products from the line [...]

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Finding the Right Ingredient to Combat Adult Acne

December 23, 2009

I haven’t been shy here discussing my battle with adult acne.  While I had very few breakouts as a teen, I developed acne in my 20s which only multiplied after I had children.  Now, I’m in the difficult situation of trying to fight aging and stop acne – not a fun combination.  And, while I’ve [...]

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Better Skin With Timeless Secret

October 27, 2009

I am always in search of perfect skin, and so when I had the chance to try out Timeless Secret, a new skincare line that helps reverse and prevent signs of aging, I was very eager to check it out.  Timeless Secret includes several steps, including a cleanser, mask, day cream, and night cream.  It [...]

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Trendy, Reasonably Priced Beauty from e.l.f Cosmetics

August 17, 2009

As a self-professed beauty junkie, I’m familiar with most high-end cosmetic brands.  I had heard about e.l.f. cosmetics (called either elf or eyes lip face) – of course I got one of those ubiquitous forwarded urban legend emails about them liquidating everything because they’d sold to Nordstrom (not a true story by the way), but [...]

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ROC Anti-Wrinkle Skincare

March 11, 2009

While sometimes I still feel like I’m in my early-twenties, the truth is I’m in my mid-thirties, and definitely not getting any younger.  My skin is slowly starting to show the effects of aging – loss of firmness, small wrinkles, and some discoloration.  I’ve been looking for solutions, but I have some mom beauty requirements [...]

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