I’m a mascara fanatic. At any moment in time, I have at least two tubes in my purse, one floating around in my office drawer and as for my bathroom vanity … well, I don’t have time to count them right now. But while I love testing out the latest mascara to hit the shelves, [...]
Samantha McIntosh
Between hand creams, lip glosses, perfumes, mascara, eyeliner, the occasional nail polish and any other beauty product to squander an emergency, my purse is more of a beauty armoire than a handbag. So when I came across the Votre Vu Bebe Duette Lip Balm and Hand Cream, I had to give the duo a try if [...]
Finding quality products at a reasonable price is no small feat. I am particular about how things smell, feel and, most importantly, perform. Oftentimes, this results in spending way too much money. But the Feeling Beautiful collection from Freeman Beauty has come to my rescue! Plus, with their handy travel sizes, you can feel beautiful [...]
I am always on the lookout for new beauty products to test drive and when it comes to makeup, I’m willing to give anything a shot if it A) helps me achieve a desired look or B) simplifies my beauty routine. Enter Mally Beauty! Developed by celeb makeup artist Mally Roncal, the Mally Beauty Evercolor [...]
My name is Samantha and I am a gloss-aholic! They say the first step is to admit you have a problem. But how can I not when there are so many phenomenal glosses all around me? My latest obsession is Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss in Pop. Let’s start with how silky soft my lips feel [...]
Fall in Arizona means finally breaking free of triple-digit temperatures, but it also means a new array of beauty trends. From big hair (my personal favorite) to fierce eye makeup, we proudly unveil our favorite fall beauty trends. For the Birds No angry birds here! This fall, it’s all about flighty bird’s nest hairstyles. From [...]
Listen up fragrance aficionados, we’ve stumbled on a perfume line that speaks to your literary yearnings for a scent with intrigue. Juliette Has a Gun is a fragrance line meant to be an interpretation of Shakespeare’s Juliet, from Romeo and Juliet, transposed to the 21st century. The gun of course is a metaphor for the [...]
It happens so rarely that a product seems made just for you, but that is exactly what happened when I crossed paths with the Model Mirror by Les Tai Tai. With a multitude of fun colors and designs, the beauty product goddesses were smiling down on me when they put the hot pink and leopard [...]
We’ve all been in that situation we see on teeth-whitening commercials … a friend invites you to an impromptu event but you haven’t polished your pearly whites. Well, unlike the commercials, I don’t keep whitening trays and strips readily available in my purse. But thanks to TALIKA Smile & Kiss lip gloss, I don’t have [...]
I’ve been struggling for some time now to find my signature scent. As I experimented with body sprays, perfumes and combinations of both, it seemed all my friends had found their perfect fragrance right off the bat. No matter what new fragrance I came across, I still couldn’t find one that was perfect for me. [...]
