Stila Fall… Beautiful Colors, but Unpractical Packaging

August 11, 2007

This is the third year out of four that Stila has come out with fall palettes that are longish, narrow, with three colors and a blush. Last year was the notable exception, where the palettes were round three part trios with a separate blush. Every fall the colors are beautiful and, in my opinion, richer […]

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Chagrin Valley Soaps, More Enabling of The Honey Obsession

August 7, 2007

I know I promised to review Stila Fall next, but Chagrin Valley Soap and Craft reopened today after a month vacation, which reminded me I need to start posting reviews of their wonderful soaps. I started trying Chagrin Valley samples (thanks to my lovely friend Tosin who sent me many samples) in late June and, […]

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Of Bridal Makeovers and Almonds (Cookies, not Jordan)

August 6, 2007

It’s been way too long since I have written on the blog, but I started a new job this past week, which made life hectic. I did want to catch you all up on a few personal beauty-related news: 1. Last weekend I took my bride-to-be friend Christina for a bridal makeover at Nordstrom at […]

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My Latest Soap Frontier: Alaska

July 23, 2007

A couple of years ago, while I was studying for the bar exam, a good friend of mine spent two weeks in Alaska. His sojourn there came on the heels of a 6 month obsession with Northern Exposure. He told me several times I should watch the show on DVD. At the time, I was […]

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Stila Front Cover Lookbooks Palettes

July 21, 2007

In one of its cleverest repackaging of existing colors in the line, Stila has created the Front Cover Lookbooks. All the colors are classics in the permanent collection, the packaging is adorable and they each come with a full sized It gloss. The palettes are designed to look like magazine covers with Stila girls as […]

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Top Five Things To Know Before Buying Handmade All-Natural Soaps (a.k.a Cold and Hot Process Soaps)

July 19, 2007

I have discussed soaps on this blog before, but with the proliferation of soap makers, I wanted to address what makes a soap truly natural versus made from a base. I will be continuing to review many soapers this summer, and want to make sure to clarify the different types of soap. So here are […]

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All-Natural Facial Moisturizers

July 13, 2007

So after a couple of months of trying different organic and all-natural moisturizers, I have found some HGs that have allowed me to stop mourning the Bliss Ounce of Prevention PM. I have to say I am very impressed by the Juice Beauty line, which is the high-end version of the drugstore line Juice Organics. […]

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Indie Spotlight — A Partnership Between Cleanse Your Soul and Hawley Street Soap Works

July 10, 2007

So, as you have been able to tell from my recent posts, I have been looking for the perfect Oatmeal, Milk and Honey cold process soap. And I found it! This is the absolute HG OMH soap: Hawley Street Soap Works Oatmeal Milk and Honey The criteria for my HG was a natural soap that […]

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Beach and the City — Tropical Drinks edition

July 5, 2007

Beach in the City – A seasonal feature about bringing the beach to the city even when you can’t take a vacation. In the spirit of bringing the beach to you if you cannot make it to the beach, I wanted to tell you about two of my favorite summer scents. Both are tropical drinks […]

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Advance Preview of Bobbi Brown Metallics

June 27, 2007

Just as I had finished raving about the Stonewashed Neutrals palette, my friend Hillary send me this link with pictures of Bobbi’s September Metallics collection. Again, Bobbi is hitting a homerun this year in terms of her colors not being as neutral as they used to be, but still very classy and flattering. The Metallics […]

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My new love: the Bobbi Brown Stonewashed Nudes Eye Shadow Palette

June 26, 2007

Yes, it is gorgeous, and I will get to that in a minute, but the coolest thing (to me at least) is that this Bobbi palette is paraben-free! Yes, you read that correctly. It seems like Bobbi is moving towards paraben-free. If she does that for her skincare, I may actually reconsider buying it, despite […]

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Green Beauty – An Update

June 23, 2007

So as you know, I am trying hard to cut down on beauty products that use parabens and other chemicals. First a quick update on moisturizer – after Burt’s Bees, I have test run several Juice Beauty moisturizers, the Juice Organics moisturizer, and am now about to start on Weleda products. Their Skin Food is […]

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MAC Tendertones – I am finally catching up

June 20, 2007

When the MAC Tendertones came out, I was buried under a pile of paper at work. In such situations, I usually call my friend Hillary (a.k.a. one of my makeup gurus who also keeps up with all things MAC and LE) and asked whether I should be trying to get to a MAC counter. I […]

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Bobbi Brown

June 19, 2007

Bobbi Brown is the brand after my heart (err, wallet) this year, more than usual. Not only is the Stonewash Shimmer Nudes palette gorgeous (I am hopefully picking up mine at Bloomingdales later this week), but some of the Chocolate palette and Chocolate collection colors have been repackaged in a Best of Chocolate lip and […]

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I have been tagged!

June 14, 2007

So Karen, whose blog you must check out, tagged me!Here are the rules: Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to then report this on their own blog with their 7 things as well as these rules. They then need to tag 7 others and list their names […]

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