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Remind Us
This holiday season, philosophy is reminding us to keep the service members overseas in our thoughts as we spend time with our friends and loved ones. Show your support with Remind U.S., a shampoo, shower gel, and bubble bath combo that smells just l...
Fresh Effects
Looking for a lip balm that is creamy and moisturizing, without leaving your lips feeling waxy and weird? Look no further than the latest from ChapStick called Fresh Effects. Fresh Effects ChapSticks are formulated differently than the regular kind, ...
The Power of Oscillation
Lancome has been on the cutting edge of the vibrating makeup craze since it first made waves earlier this year. They recently introduced two new Oscillation products and I was lucky enough to get my hands on them to try them out. My favorite of th...
W3LL People, It’s a Miracle
As a makeup artist who is always trying to find more eco-friendly choices to work with, I'm hippy-happy about Austin-based, toxin-free eco-beauty brand W3LL PEOPLE Supernatural Cosmetics. It's affordable, high-quality, revolutionary and recyclable .....
Holiday Gift Guide: Luxe Lover
Have friends and family who love the finer things in life? This is the gift guide for them – all items priced $250+! For the Luxe Lover, we have suggestions that are ultra luxurious that they’ll be sure to enjoy. ONE. SFERRA Grande Hot...
Sampler Platter
One of my favorite things about the holiday season at Sephora is the sampler sets that they come out with every year. They always contain a generous selection of products in a wide variety of shades that let me try out brands and shades that I migh...
Holiday Gift Guide 09: Beauty Bombshell
Know a girl who always makes a stop anytime she’s near a Sephora to check out the latest beauty products on the shelves? She’s definitely a beauty junkie – and proud of it! We put together a list of a few favorites for this holiday ...
Givenchy Holiday 2009
Givenchy’s Holiday 2009 collection is built around the delicacy and refinement of pearls. It’s all about softer colors, with an iridescent eye and lip that make you look like you’re glowing. (Perfect for parties!) I’m re...
LuxLash BeautyLab Opens in Boston
Multi-tasking has seemingly become a part of everyday life. While I’m exercising, I’m also listening to my iPod. When I’m “watching TV”, I’m also on my computer. Even while I’m “doing work”, I oft...
Insider’s Obsessions: Jessica Tingley
Celebrity hairstylist Jessica Tingley is the head stylist of the new Serge Normant salon in Los Angeles and new spokesperson for Aveeno. Her natural approach to everyday beauty is a hit with her clients, which include Heidi Klum, Mandy Moore, Maggie...
Yes To Carrots
Beta carotene and organic fruits and vegetables; sounds healthy, right? While healthy eats and taking our vitamins and minerals are important for our health and well-being, they’re also important to maintain our oh-so-healthy glow, good looks, ...
Petite Palette
My latest love is Laura Mercier’s Petite Eye Palette–it has eyeshadows that are the perfect shade, and size, for any gal. The compact itself is small enough to slip into your clutch for touch-ups during a night out, complete with a mirror...
Hand Care for a Cure
Yesterday, December 1st was World AIDs Day, and continuing with its longstanding philanthropic support of charities, Kiehl’s created a Limited Edition version of its Ultimate Hand Salve, which donates 100% (yes, you read that right) of its net ...
Cheap & Chic: November 2009
ONE. Crate & Barrel Kirby Cordial Glass — As we head into the holiday party season, it makes sense to stock up on supplies for entertaining. Even if you end up never throwing a get together, you can never have too much barware, right? The...
A Philosophy Holiday: Smell So Good
Philosophy has created some fantastic gift set options to choose from this Holiday season, that are of the edible and non-edible scent variety, and beautifully packaged for low maintenance gift options, none of which cost more than $40! Their theme t...
Make A Wish
Smashbox has a ton of holiday gift sets available this season and what makes them even better this year is that the entire WISH Holiday Collection is part of a charitable initiative from Smashbox. For every purchase made from the WISH collection, S...
Suki Exfoliate Foaming Cleanser
I’ve suffered from chronic dry skin on my face ever since I can remember. No matter what I did and how much I moisturized, I was plagued with flakes around my nose and cheeks. A few weeks ago, I visited Boston’s only five-star spa, the Ma...
Obsession of the Moment: Chanel Rouge Allure Laque
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Ultimate Red
Estee Lauder’s new holiday collection, Ultimate Red, is all about gold nudes and rich red shades accented by touches of shimmer on eyes and lips. It’s a big collection (and I love all of it!) but here are a few of the things that you...
Dashing Through the Fall
What’s autumn like in New York? Ask Dashing Diva and their new fall collection of nail polishes! I always love seeing what additions they have to their Manhattan Collection line of polishes, and this fall’s newest creations are oh so pret...
TDO on myLifetime
Last week I participated in a fun interview with myLifetime, the website and blog of Lifetime TV. Check out my thoughts on everything from my fashion obsession of the moment, my pick on the everlasting Jennifer/Angelina debate, to my favorite beaut...
By Lauren Luke
It’s hard not to admire Lauren Luke. She started out just like many women out there, posting makeup and beauty video tutorials as a self-taught makeup artist. Her skills and personality gained her a huge following, and now with over 56 million ...
Make Me Out of Clay
I’m a believer in the beauty advice of Jean Godrey-June, Lucky Beauty Editor, and she hasn’t steered me wrong in a product recommendation yet. When she recently did a post about Promiscuous Skin, I felt as if she was describing my own J...
Lather Up
LATHER is a skin and body care brand with three stores located in the U.S. And lucky for me, there’s one only a short drive away from where I live in Pasadena! I’d heard friends of mine raving about it for awhile, but I finally got th...
Rosebud
Like most teens in the 90’s, my musical tastes were highly unevolved and pretty limited to pop, specifically of the boy bander variety. I could never decide whether I liked N’Sync or the Backstreet Boys more, but I had a clear favorite ...
Feeling Blue
My new favorite color for my nails when I’m feeling something dark, is this glamorous midnight blue, named Midnight Cami, from Essie’s Cuddle with Color Fall 2009 Collection, for its subtle sparkly shine and rich color. I’ve recen...
Color Me Pretty
Paul & Joe’s new limited edition Color Powders come packaged in what just might be the cutest little makeup containers ever. The three different shade duos are each paired together in small circular compacts, each with a different design ...
Throw A Holiday Benefit
Benefit always has the cutest holiday sets that are so much fun (their names alone always make me smile). There are a bunch of new sets out this year and I’m slightly obsessed with two of them. Powderazzi is the perfect purchase for someone ...
The Parlour on 3rd
I’m always on the lookout for a good salon in Los Angeles, so when I heard about The Parlour on 3rd, I was really excited to try it out. It had been way, way (WAY!) too long since I’d had a good cut and color and my hair definitely look...
Ilha Organics
Have you heard about Ilha Organics? It’s a fantastic new line of organic skincare products from Karen Young, the creator of the home goods line Hammocks & High Tea. Ilha means island in Portuguese, and Karen was inspired by her roots in So...
