This past Saturday, my best friend came over with a fresh mani/pedi in a gorgeous plum-y, purple-y, berry-ish color that I immediately fell in love with.She was wearing an OPI color from their fall 2009 "Espagna" collection- "No Spain, No Gain" (can I please have a job as an OPI nail-polish namer. It would be so fun!)It is a beautiful color and ...
Pony Tales…My Ongoing Updo Struggle
I hate wearing my hair up. Hate. I definitely see my hair as my "security blanket" which is why I always wear it down. It sounds strange, but I feel "exposed" when my hair is up. I actually feel uncomfortable.The only time I ever wear my hair up is when I go to the gym (because that's one place I really can't avoid it). No one wants to do cardio ...
A blush called “peony?” I knew I had to have it.
Yesterday afternoon I headed to the Galleria mall with high hopes of finding Chanel's "Jade" nail polish. After seeing beauty guru Tiffany D rave about it on YouTube and her blog, I knew I had to have it.I went to Neiman's, Nordstrom's and Saks...and the actual Chanel boutique, where it was sold out. Apparently, the color is a boutique exclusive. ...
Air-Drying Left me Damp (Literally)
Yesterday evening, I proudly came home from the gym after a good workout and washed my hair so that I could embark on the wonderful journey of air-drying. Unfortunately, my-air drying experience left much to be desired.After applying mousse to my roots and Morrocanoil to my ends, I dried just the front and top part of my hair with a hairdryer to ...
How I Got Clear(er) Skin
I didn't know what I wanted to write about today, but fate made the decision for me. I woke up this morning with a massive pimple on the left side of my chin/jawline area. It was one of those big, red, inflamed hurty, "under the skin" ones. I will preface this entry by saying that nowadays, it is rare for me to get pimples. However, I used to ...
A Hair Challenge? Let’s Talk Air-Drying
I am getting a "micro-trim" this Friday (micro-trim is basically the term I use to make it clear to my hairdresser that I will bawl my eyes out if my hair looks even an inch shorter when I leave). I find this term to be effective, because sometimes when I leave the salon, it hardly looks like my hair is shorter at all...just a bit more shaped and ...
Finally, a Magazine that “Gets It”
About a month ago, there was a lot of buzz in the fashion and beauty community over "The Girl on Page 194,"featured in the September issue of Glamour magazine. The photo was a nude (but tasteful) shot of 20-year-old model Lizzie Miller. Here she is: Women from all over the country were taken aback by the photo being featured in a prominent fashion ...
Fall Haul: Weekend Shopping Report
I've been under the weather this past week and just had to get out of the house today for a few hours so I decided to head to the mall and pick up the MAC "My Favorite Pink" Dazzleglass Cream I have been eying. I suppose this will be my first official "haul" post.First things first. Because I thought I wasn't leaving the house today at all, I ...
Mousse: If you’re not using it, you should be
If you haven't used mousse in your hair since 1995, it's time to reconsider. I too stopped using mousse for several years and then found myself wondering why. Mousse just might be the perfect hair styling product. It leaves no detectable residue, gives volume that lasts for days (if you do a good blowout, of course, nothing in life is free!) and ...
Olivia Palermo from “The City” Hair & Makeup Inspiration
I've admired Olivia Palermo since the first season of "The City" for her great sense of style, gorgeous hair and flawless makeup. Polished is the best word I can use to describe her. My jaw dropped at the gorgeousness of the outfit she wore when she first went to the Elle magazine offices on last night's season 2 premiere- stunning. Sporting ...