From time to time readers will ask me about my skin care regimen and I never know quite how to answer. That’s because it changes from week to week, depending on what product I’m reviewing. Sometimes the lack of consistency can be frustrating. Which is why I loved this quote from the late, great Aaliyah,…
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Chicago Spa Review: The Spa on Oak
I’m jumping back into the spa blogging business – so check back for monthly reviews of spas and spa treatments in Chicago and in whichever city I visit next! My most recent spa visit wasn’t due to geographical proximity or a PR contact or even having heard of the spa beforehand. I saw a Groupon…
Winter Skin For The Win!
You’re either stuck inside with drying heat, or shivering outside in the freezing cold. Either way, winter will suck the life out of your skin and leave you looking like Ashy Larry. What’s a bella to do? Well, drink more water for starters. Increasing your internal moisture will definitely make a difference in the appearance…
No Makeup Week Challenge
I used to be such a tomboy back in the day. Teeshirts, jeans, very little makeup. That was me all day every day. Then in my sophomore year of college, I started wearing skirts and realized I looked good in them. And from there it was a slippery slope to complete and utter girliness. Now,…
Beauty Challenge: Name Your Top 5 Products
Last night my homegirl Luvvie asked me a ridiculous question. Ridiculous. She goes, “what are your top 5 beauty products?” And I’m like…huh? What a big question! Do you mean makeup, or skincare? Beauty products? OMG I can’t even begin to wrap my mind around that. I was getting the vapors just thinking about it….
Stop The Shining
My T-Zone has been the bane of my existence since high school. In every photo I took, there it was – shining bright and stealing all the attention. Dealing with the oiliest area of my face has taken years of trial and error, y’all. But finally I’ve found some products that work well enough on…
You Deserve: Skindinavia Makeup Finishing Spray
You spend a nice chunk of time beating your face just right. Skin looks flawless, eye makeup to die for. You’re finally ready to step out and be noticed. And then you get out into that awful summertime heat and humidity, and what happens? That beautiful makeup you took care and time to apply starts…
My Top Five Latest Skincare Faves
Since I started doing my YouTube videos (click here to subscribe!) many readers have been asking me about my skincare regimen, and my favorite product picks. First off, let me make a disclaimer about skin care reviews. It is possibly THE most polarizing kind of beauty writing, next to hair product reviews. What works for…
You Deserve: Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye
In my teens I tugged at them with hard, cheap pencils and inferior cosmetics. In my twenties I ringed them with dark kohl and went to bed at night with black rings around them after being up all night partying. And now that I’m officially in my thirties, I realize the error of my ways…
Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Advanced Anti-Aging Body Wash Giveaway!
It’s been hours, and my skin is still irresistably soft, not a dry spot or a flake in sight. Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Advanced Anti-Aging Body Wash is a bath product that offers the rest of your body the kind of moisturizing, anti-aging decadence that your face is so normally used to recieving. And I…