Tomorrow is July 4th and all over America, folks will be slipping into swimsuits and packing picnic baskets, and preparing the meat for the grill. It’s fireworks and watermelon slices and backyard BBQ’s and the beach. For many of us it’ll be a full day of outdoor fun. And that means you need three…
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No Products Necessary – 4 Ways to Get Healthy Skin On Your Own
So often the skin care advice you read on blogs and in magazines boils down to products, products, products. Today we’re going to discuss something else that begins with the letter P. It’s called personal responsibility. Of course there are amazing skincare products for your face and your body that can help to improve…
Make Your Skincare Work For You With These 5 Amazing Oils
Commercials can be so persuasive. Tell me if this has ever happened to you. You see an ad or an infomercial for a magical moisturizer that promises to cure your exact skin issue. You buy it, you use it for a while, and…it’s aight dawg. It doesn’t rock your world like you thought it would. And…
Get Into My QVC All-Access Beauty Favorites!
There are so many ways to shop for beauty, and for convenience and variety QVC has the game on lock. What makes them so special? Online, QVC.com features a great variety of products complete with customer reviews, FAQ’s and a complete ingredient list. And on TV, QVC features and demonstrates the products, and the creators…
Let’s Talk About Body Moisturizer
I slather it on every day as soon as I get out of the shower. Some days it’s a cream, some days it’s a butter, some days it’s an oil. As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to realize – daily body moisturizer is essential. When I was a teen and in my twenties, I knew I should’ve been…
New Skincare to Put on Your Radar
I always find it very difficult to write about light fluffy things following a national event, like what Boston experienced this week. My mind and heart are truly with the victims of the marathon bombing. But I realize that sometimes you need an escape from things that are too heavy so I hope that…
Inside Dove’s April Truth Day. Discover The Real Deal With Cleansers
Dove is one of my favorite beauty brands for many reasons. They’re a legacy brand known for consistently great quality skincare, and advertising I can totally get behind. Their whole brand aesthetic is about healthy beauty on your own terms, which is what I’m about! So when Dove invited me to NYC, to experience…
Beauty, Fashion and Hair! Read My Latest Posts at Glam.com
If you’ve noticed me posting a bit more slowly over here, it’s because I’m learning to adjust my schedule! As the latest contributing editor for Glam.com, I’m writing weekly posts on beauty, fashion, hair, and more! Click to check out some of my latest posts over at Glam.com. Naughty or Nice? MAC and Urban…
At What Stage Do You Anti-Age? Creating an Adult Skincare Regimen
It started happening to me when I was 28 or 29. One day it occurred to me that my skin was somehow…different. Not on the outside, but from within. I’d gone through my twenties with oily, acne prone skin. Now my skin could best be described as oily combination. Some parts of my face were…
Skincare Confessions
A big part of being a beauty blogger is the process of trial and error. This is how we learn what works and what doesn’t right? It’s basically my job to try out beauty products and tell you how they work. But even at 6 years in the game, I’m not a beauty saint. Even though…