My Saturday/Sunday skincare series is making a resurgence with a review of Murad Resurgence Renewing Cleansing Cream. The Murad Resurgence line is an anti-aging line for hormonally aging skin. The Re...
Its midnight and all I can think about are coconut pancakes. These ones in particular are from a diner or the big island, Hawaii. Ive had food on the mind this past week, which might be the result of...
Its that time of year when mermaid blues and greens start making their way into summer makeup. While in Hawaii, Mr. Lovey and I stopped by a Thai restaurant before a tour up the old volcano Mauna Kea...
Id nearly given up the search for a tinted moisturizer or BB cream for summer, when the folks at 3LAB sent along the 3LAB Perfect BB Cream SPF40/PA+++ for consideration. What excited me was that the ...
The final day of the competition has finally arrived! I had no idea when I applied to the Allure Beauty Blogger Awards contest, it would result in nearly three months of excitement, little sleep, and...
Cleansing towlettes are my preferred method of makeup removal, so I was wild about getting to try the new CosBar for Target cleansing towlettes in Blueberry. Purple leopard print packaging? Yes pleas...
Heres a view of the courtyard at the Four Seasons Maui at Wailea. Im missing the pools, palms, and Pacific already! May was a whirlwind month with the big day, the days leading up to it, and the vaca...
While I was in Maui, I passed by a CosBar boutique for the first time. I was too shy to go in, but I did get excited because I recognized the store from its latest beauty collaboration with Target. T...
Today I have a beautiful array of Revlon Colorburst Lip Glosses to share with you. You can imagine my delight at finding these in the product box for the Allure video challenge. Revlon does lip color...
Aloha! Im writing on my last day in Hawaii to announce the start of the fifth and final round of the Allure Beauty Blogger Awards. For this challenge, we were each sent a package full of Revlon produ...
Aloha! Im writing from Maui! Mr. Lovey and I arrived in Hawaii a couple days ago after traveling clear across the American continent and the Pacific. Were hoping to get some much needed rest and rela...
This week, Im so excited to unveil the latest challenge in the Allure Beauty Blogger Awards. Challenge #4: Trend report was my favorite challenge to photograph and write about. Ive structured it afte...
The big day is drawing closer and a key beauty decision involves choosing polish colors. I hadnt made a final decision yet, so I packed a selection to choose from (shown above). For my fingers, Im go...
The third challenge of the Allure beauty blogger awards challenge #3 is now open for voting online (see here)! This week we were asked to compose a post based on beauty mistakes. As usual Ive include...
Happy almost-Friday everyone! Today Im sharing information and a hosting a giveaway for new head to toe makeup kit that Laura Geller will be premiering on QVCs Todays Special Values on May 4th starti...
Ill admit it: Im a Hunger Games fan. I read the book and saw the movie. When I saw Jennifer Lawrences Hunger Games Premiere look, I was stunned. First, it was because she was blonde (not brunette as ...
Dior Vernis in Riviera is the object of my obsession this spring. Riviera was released as one of four different Dior nail polish colors in the Spring 2012 of Dior Addict Extreme lipsticks. The moment...
I often wonder how I came about blogging, how I fell down that rabbit hole. Usually it brings me to reflect on my youth. I was a kid with glasses who joined math team for fun. I was also a kid that d...
Im excited to announce the Allure Beauty Blogger Awards Challenge #2: Celebrity Beauty. This time we were asked to pick our favorite red carpet look and write about it. Ive included a hint of what yo...
Its been an exhilerating and exhausting week. Special moments in my blog, work, and life seem to be converging. Im happy but desperately in need of a nap! Thank you so much to everyone for the suppor...
Happy Friday everyone! Today Im sharing the contents of a wonderful package I received from Charlestongirl of Best Things in Beauty. Recently, I won Charlestongirls Sunday Riley Prismasilk Eye Color ...
My NARS multiples: practically melting in the sunlight We were allowed three photographs for the Allure Beauty Blogger Awards product review challenge. I really wanted to get it right and showcase si...
It was refreshing to see a wearable pink on the NARS Summer 2012 lineup. Often NARS is quite daring with nail polish colors, and Ive safely passed on a number of them. NARS Trouville nail pol...
The Allure Beauty Blogger Awards is now open for voting! For Challenge #1, each of the fifteen bloggers wrote a post about their favorite beauty product. Ive included a sneak peek of my fav...
Its an understatement to say I look forward to NARSs releases each season. After studying up on the NARS Summer 2012 promotional images, I knew my favorite piece was going to be the NARS R...
For todays episode of Skinacare Sunday, I have a small assortment of facial treatments sent to me for review by the folks at Reviva Labs. Reviva Labs is a natural and organic skincare lin...
Im a more behind the lens kind of girl, so I cant even begin to tell how nervous it made me to submit a photo of myself for the Allure Beauty Blogger Awards competition. I wondered what do ...
Theres a secret Ive been keeping that Im excited to share with you today! I was selected to be one of 15 finalists in the 2012 Allure Beauty Blogger Awards!! In this post, Ill introduce you to myself...
Dior just seems to get summer makeup. Im not a year round Dior regular, but I always look forward to their unfurling of the summer collection. On my shortlist for Summer 2012 Croisette col...
Lately Ive been favoring a subtle streamlined look that packs some heat. For this Inspired by art post, Im featuring this photograph I took of a 9th/10th century Indonesian statue of the Go...
You are no longer following . Undo?