* * hi lovelies! i hope you’re having a gorgeous long weekend. i’ll be lounging at the pool all day with my kindle (currently loaded up with jane eyre – have you read it? slightly a...
last week, i was invited to dessange paris salon here in dc for a much needed haircut. i met with cesar carvalho, the very warm and welcoming head of pr before my cut. cesar is portuguese, so we talk...
* * my diy manicure skills are gradually improving! i’ve picked up some tricks and finally found the right products to make painting my nails at home a pleasure instead of a chore. i keep every...
i think we all know that i’m eyeshadow challenged, so i’m always on the hunt for something that will give me an easy to achieve eye look in one palette or quad. i’m happy to report ...
* * * * * * bag: c. wonder small floral pouch, $28 balm: bite beauty spf 15 sheer balm, $19 how cute is the nylon pouch from c. wonder? i love the shiny gold hardware and the matching floral lining. ...
i have the kind of skin that requires spf on regular days. whereas some people can chill at a soccer game for an hour on a sunday and soak up some sun, my entire being turns crispy and it ain’t...
the final challenge is HERE! the makeup videos are live over at allure and i could not be more excited for you to see my makeup routine set to music (isn’t everyone’s makeup routine set t...
on top: new! revlon just bitten kissable balm stain, available in 12 shades. on bottom: clinique chubby stick moisturizing lip colour balm, available in 16 shades (inlcuding 6 brand new releas...
some of you may have seen this yesterday on facebook or twitter, but yesterday’s was my 500th blog post. i’m still in a bit of awe over that milestone! in celebration, i’m taking a ...
photo by kate headley. lips by bite beauty. earrings by bauble bar (similar). tank by anthro. happy thursday! ps – the competition is REALLY heating up and i need your vote more than ever! i...
my skin is lo-ving this serum from murad. it’s like someone has waved a magic wand over my face and my pores let out a big sigh of relief. this light liquid feels so good on, my skin is instant...
i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again: while product-obsessed i may be, a makeup artist i am not. thank goodness for a friend like nicole who actually is a makeup artist. who took tim...
week four is here and guess what? you lovely people have helped keep me in the allure beauty blogger of the year competition for another week of challenges! i am so unbelievable grateful for your tir...
it’s a sad day in the ramos household, because the husband and i have finally wrestled the last drop out of our new mutual favorite body scrub, grit happens by otter creek. it’s the only ...
1 – with styleseat, you can gift your momma with a little pampering. she can use her gift card for a service with any stylist listed in this expansive list of beauty and wellness professionals....
full-coverage base: stila’s long wear lip color is subtle and stays put. a formula that begs to be layered under a gloss, the pigment is true to color and glides on with ease. because the appli...
my brows have been getting a lot of love lately and as much as i’d like to take credit for their homegrown goodness, i really can’t. you see, i’ve made friends with it cosmetics universal brow pencil...
week three is upon us and for this challenge, we had to select a mortal beauty sin. for me, there’s no worse habit than not washing your face before bed – especially if you’re a mak...
on top: kate spade travel nail polish set includes watermelon fingers, seafoam swirls, orange solar, and yellow cockatoos on bottom: sonia kashuk ‘a powerful punch’ mini nail set includes...
the thing about glow is that it’s got to be believable. we can all slap on some highlighter and call it a day, but truth be told the art of luminizing is a bit trickier than that. thankfully fr...
i’m not sure if you know this, but it’s MAY. it was 82 degrees in virginia yesterday and word on the weather channel is that it’s going to crush 90 on friday. hello, summer! warmer ...
when the super sweet justine of ‘short is the new black’ asked me to be a part of her ‘what’s in her bag?’ series, i was more than happy to oblige. the beauty blogospher...
i survived week one! the second week of allure beauty blogger awards voting is live and underway. this week’s challenge was to write about one of our favorite recent celebrity red carpet looks....
i had the best weekend in new york with two of my favorite people. my friends blair, sarah, and i were pretty inseparable when we were all living in dc, but they moved away to chicago and long island...
bag: lis sartori mini makeup bag in fashionista print, $14 balm: yes to carrots color balm in rosy bloom, $6 i fell hard for this month’s bag via instagram. seeing sarah’s chunky jewels s...
kiehl’s has landed in my neighborhood and i have to say i’m pretty psyched about it. kiehl’s was the first brand of man-products that i bought the mister (one fateful valentine̵...
i owned the brush and meteorites duo from pucci and guerlain’s partnership in 2007. it cost me $85 and i’m pretty i ate ramen noodles for a week as penance for the purchase. as a freshly ...
it’s time to vote! week one of allure beauty blogger of the year challenges is here and our first task was a product review. i pondered spring trends and chose something that will update your e...
(photo by kate headley) those of you who know me well know what a big piece of me this little beauty blog actually is. on the eve of the allure contest launch, i’m nervous and excited, but most...
on left: forever21 pink hearts glitter nail polish, $2.80 on right: opi nothin’ mousie ’bout it, $8.50 (from the vintage minnie mouse collection available in june!) Filed under: nails Tag...
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