Benefit The Big Easy – Reviews and Swatches

Benefit The Big Easy – Reviews and Swatches

  Make the easy choice for skin with Benefit’s latest In my younger days, I avoided foundation like the plague. I hated feeling as if I had a mask on my face. Sadly, as I age, I feel that I have less freedom to let my skin go “commando”. I seem to have a lot…

NARS Puerta Del Sol Eyeliner – Swatches and Review

NARS Puerta Del Sol Eyeliner – Swatches and Review

NARS Offers Larger than Life Lining in Two New Shades Spring beauty collections always make me excited. I think that the cold weather and lack of general color in the natural world gives me a bad case of the winter blahs. So what better to brighten my days then pops of color via makeup? I…

Inexpensive Home Decor Update: Etsy Art

Inexpensive Home Decor Update: Etsy Art

Acquiring Art Doesn’t Have To Be Expensive! When the new year rolls around, I think that everyone looks toward making changes and improvements. Of course, this typically means changes in how we eat, exercise habits, and even beauty routines. I enjoy taking a different approach and use the new year as a time to re-evaluate…

Five Best Books of 2013

Five Best Books of 2013

Gift Suggestions for the Holidays – or for Yourself I am a huge book nerd. My husband and I have ten bookshelves in our small apartment – and frankly, that is not enough space. In case you were wondering, I do also enjoy using a Kindle. I now tend to buy more unique releases or…

Top Five Thanksgiving Movies

Top Five Thanksgiving Movies

STRESSED OVER THE HOLIDAY? RELAX WITH A MOVIE! Thanksgiving has always been a bit of a bittersweet holiday for me. The food is, of course, the big draw of the holiday. But it is also be a stressful time when you consider insane travel demands, family drama and indigestion. I have always appreciated the saying,…

Orlando Pita Argan Haircare Review

Orlando Pita Argan Haircare Review

Moroccan Magic in a Bottle – and at Costco!    Do you ever wonder how runway models and A-list celebrities get such beautiful, shiny and luxurious hair? At times, it seems like one of life’s great mysteries. Ultimately, I suspect it takes a great deal of time, effort, money and requires a lot of outside…

Algenist Pore Corrector Anti-Aging Primer – Photos and  Review

Algenist Pore Corrector Anti-Aging Primer – Photos and Review

A primer that keeps makeup in place while fighting the signs of aging    Isn’t it funny how suddenly we can’t live without something that just a few years ago we didn’t even know existed? This is how I feel about face primers. A good face primer helps me to better manage my oily skin…

BITE Beauty Lush Fruit Lip Gloss – Swatches & Review

BITE Beauty Lush Fruit Lip Gloss – Swatches & Review

A Fruity Cocktail for Your Lips     Summertime always seems to inspire me to take a more natural and light approach to how I eat, what I wear, and what beauty products I indulge in. One thing that I cannot get enough of in the summer is fruit. I love it all. It’s light,…