It’s a perfectly dreary Sunday. When you live in the perpetually sunny Phoenix area with a summer of endlessly sweltering days just months away, you revel in days like this. Today was made for slapping on a facial mask (check!), tuning in to a chick flick and staying in your PJs and slippers past noon. […]
DIY Made Easy: Handmade Beauty Box
I’ve been noticing a trend lately. Or maybe it’s been around a while and I’ve just been completely oblivious (no surprise there). Either way, I’ve noticed new do-it-yourself kits popping up everywhere that have everything you need—including detailed instructions—to suddenly be crafty. Even if you don’t have a crafty bone in your body. Take the Martha […]
Sweepstakes, Giveaways and Holiday Fun
Contests, giveaways and holiday fun! Are you a sucker for contests and giveaways? We are too! Make your merry way to these sites for a ton of holiday fun before Dec. 25. From the chance to win a trip for two to Hollywood for an amazing makeover (a $10,000 value!) to uncovering a special holiday discount […]
3 Hot Holiday Hair Tutorials
Step-by-step guidance on how to create the pretties hairstyles of the season! The season for holiday gatherings and spending time with loved ones and friends has arrived. Rather than the same old look, take you “do” up a notch with these three festive looks created by Melissa Cook of Latest-Hairstyles.com. Here, she walks us through the […]
Black Friday Beauty 2014: Get Ready, Get Set!
Too early to be thinking about Black Friday? Girlfriends, please. Do you not adore squirreling away your beauty faves at slashed prices? Averting last-minute gift shopping panic? And snagging free samples and a tote bag or three? Then, the answer: uh, no. Time to start jotting down your list and warming up your fingers for […]
Bad Hair Day Cure: Dry Dirt Texture Spray
Volumizing spray Dry Dirt from Jonathan Product texturizes tousled tresses and creates sexy slept-in hair with just a few sprays. Jessica Alba was my hair idol. In the days of Express going-out tops and the overkill smokey eye, I wanted her straight honey-colored locks with shadowy roots that amorously swept across her face. I hampered […]
Pick of the Pumpkin Beauty Patch
Six pumpkin beauty picks that celebrate the season. The darling of holiday desserts and seasonal dishes, pumpkins are also a celebrated beauty elixir. The good gourd has a high content of vitamin A and beta carotene, two potent antioxidants. The fleshy pulp of the pumpkin contains an enzyme that lifts dead skin skin cells while […]
Bliss for Your Kiss: 10 Reasons to Love Epic Blend Lip Balms
Epic Blend Premium Lip Balms glide smoothly on lips to naturally moisturize and hydrate using top ingredients. See what Epic Blend’s Vegan, Hemp and More Moisture lip balms are all about. Your lips deserve it. In elementary school, I was obsessed with lip balm. As a sports-phobic kid of more unique interests and hobbies, I […]
Streak it Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
A curl’s best friend, Ouidad has introduced a limited-edition, curly pink hair extension to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) through its Curls for a Cure program, which supports the organization in its fight to find a cure. Ouidad is donating 100% of the $10 purchase price of the hair extension to BCRF, giving women a […]
The Best of Fall Beauty 2014
I’m not generally a slave to the seasonal beauty trends. I adore my go-to essentials like the eternally cheerful Jouer lipstick in Kate, the richly pigmented Eminence mineral bronzer and my all-time favorite eyeliner ever—Chantecaille Lasting Eye Shade in titanium. Go ahead, just try to pry them from my overly moisturized hands. You won’t get […]
A Plethora of Plaits: 5 Braided Hair How-tos
A chic departure from your everyday look, braids are versatile and glam. Got the end-of-summer hair blues? Change is a coming but in the meantime, while you ponder your look for fall, keep hair under control with a braided creation. The fierce “Hunger Games” look has taken a softer, messier approach for the season, making […]
Embracing His Man Beard: Billy Jealousy’s Beard Envy
With a little man maintenance and effortless styling products, your man’s beard will seem like less of an unruly facial nuisance and more like the refined accessory of a dignified gentleman. Let me tell you a secret about what us men think beards can do for us. We believe they give us magical powers. We […]
