Makeup

The American Cancer Society estimates that nearly 22,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the U.S. in 2008 and approximately 15,000 will die from it. What’s even more staggering is that no effective screening test currently exists for early detection of this disease. Given this, L’Oreal Paris made it their mission to help [...]

I once sunburned my lips so bad on a beach trip that Mick Jaggar and I could’ve been twins. For nearly a week, it hurt to eat, drink and even talk. Now, I don’t dare go swimming, to the beach or even outside for long periods of time without throwing a tube of SPF-infused lip [...]

We tried and tested the new Too Faced Cosmetics spring line and went completely ga-ga over their glitzy goods. From eyes to lips and everywhere in between, their products make it super simple to add a little glam to any look. With all-natural ingredients and staying power like you wouldn’t believe, Too Faced is our [...]

Looking for love in all the wrong places? Pin Up Balms give lips the love they need without sacrificing a bit of style. These petite-sized lip balms are packed into retro style tins adorned with old fashioned pin-up girls. Each pout-pampering balm is made with natural soothers like avocado oil, beeswax, apricot kernel oil, vitamin [...]

I just returned home from a 10-day odyssey in Fort Collins, Colorado with the Spa Boy’s family. It was cold. It was loud (14 people). And except for a pleasant escape with my sister-in-law to a yoga class, it was often chaotic. But overall, it was a treat to get away and witness a Christmas [...]

I’m not so good with the smoky eye look. I either look like someone socked me square in the eye or like I don’t have any makeup on at all. It could be my technique but now that I’ve lit upon the Mineralogie makeup collection, I’m gonna keep working at it. The pressed Metallic Collection [...]

Drum roll, please … announcing the three hottest makeup trends for the face of Spring and Summer 2007: Delicate Blush, Warm Glow and Vivid Lips. Last Saturday morning, I was one of about 200 women (and maybe four dudes) who crowded into the Nordstrom at Scottsdale Fashion Square for the annual Spring Cosmetics Trend Show. [...]

I’m not one to go around dropping $20 on lip balms. I like to keep it in the $10 range, $15 tops. But sometimes you gotta splurge, especially when it’s a lipstick wrapped in pretty packaging and a higher purpose. So splurge I did on the much-touted PlantLove Botanical Lipstick from Cargo. Encased in a [...]

I swear on a stack of Spa magazines that I will never eat that much chocolate again. Not until next Valentine’s Day. Or maybe not until…uh…Easter, fer sure. Until then, I’ll find solace in the non-addictive, non-zit forming kind. (Whoever said chocolate does not cause pimples has not met my face. In my completely unscientific [...]

The peeps at Jane Iredale never cease to amaze me. Pioneers in the mineral makeup biz, Iredale continues to pump out healthy, wearable cosmetics with colors and textures just as pretty as anything you’d find in a department store. This time it’s the 24-Karat Gold Mine Kit containing six glamorous shades – gold, silver, bronze, [...]