A few weeks ago, I was having a particularly bad morning when unexpectedly, the door rang. It was the Fed-Ex man, bearing a slender box. My day quickly did a complete 180. The good people at L’Oreal HIP sent me a package of makeup, ready for review! Suddenly it was the best morning ever! I’ve…
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Experiencing Iman
This past May, I had the celebrity encounter of a lifetime; following a wee article I had written about Iman coming to Miami to promote her makeup line (specifically her new Second to None Stick Foundation), I was invited to dinner at the Setai with the one-named beauty icon. I can’t begin to tell you…
Guilty Pleasures
I need to start this review with some background. Sometime last year I was wandering through the overwhelming halls of Macy’s/Burdines in Dadeland Mall. I believe I was en route to Bath & Body Works (Lordy, I can spend hours in there. I find myself testing and smelling everything, usually with one or two over-…
Pretty in Purple
Purple has been my favorite color for as long as I can remember. From lavender to aubergine, it doesn’t matter the shade. My purple passion hasn’t faded with age. When I was little, my parents dissuaded me from having a purple bedroom. Recently, my husband talked me out of choosing a purple car. Every autumn,…
Josephine Baker, beauty eternal
When I was sixteen, I went through a phase where I wasn’t into makeup or looking pretty. I felt unattractive compared to all of my friends, I was desperately insecure. My way of dealing with it was to rebel against my mother’s wishes; go out all night, dress in jeans and teeshirts like a dude,…