
Hourglass Opaque Rouge Liquid Lipstick Review
Bold, long-wearing color that doesn’t dry out your lips photos: we heart this I am a lazy lipstick wearer. Like, the laziest. It’s gotten worse as I’ve gotten older – I just don’t have the kind of patience required to constantly reapply my lipstick every hour, on the hour. Lately I’ve been drawn to long-wearing…

Cristophe Professional Glossing Shampoo and Conditioner Review
I’ve found sunshine (and glossy, bouncy hair) in a bottle! photos: we heart this I have been striving for shiny hair since my late teen years. After years of unfortunately bad perms, the likes of which made me resemble one of “The Golden Girls”, I had pretty dull and damaged hair. There was zero gloss…

Banana Cupcakes with Vanilla Frosting Recipe
Bored with Banana Bread? Make some Banana Cupcakes instead! photos: krista we heart this So, you’re trying to come up with ways to use up those nasty, blackened bananas in your fruit bowl and I know you – you’re probably thinking “Banana Bread”. Right? WRONG. You’re thinking “Banana Cupcakes“. Thanks to this slightly adapted recipe,…

Le Métier de Beauté Blushing Bronzed Duet – review, photos & swatches
Discovered: A Bronzer that puts all others to shame photos: we heart this Confession: I hate bronzer. Like, HATE it. I’m ridiculously pale and normally end up looking like Pig Pen from “The Peanuts” cartoon if I even attempt bronzer. I’m just not one of those gals that can achieve a “healthy glow”. I make…

Homemade Amish Blueberry Pie Recipe
If you’ve been to Maine, you know that they pride themselves on their Blueberry Pie. Having visited Maine and tried their blueberry pie, let me say they deserve their bragging rights. Since it’s the tail end of berry season, I decided it was my time to make a pie and while I wouldn’t dare to…

Buxom Sculpted Lash Mascara and Pen & Ink Long-Last Eyeliner review, photos & swatches
photos: we heart this Fall into Sephora’s COLOR VISION for the season’s hottest hues Fall is in the air, ladies, and this season is calling for dramatic eyes framed with pitch-black. Think drama. Fortunately, Buxom has all of your eye-enhancing needs in the form of their Buxom Sculpted Lash Mascara and their Pen & Ink…

Too Faced La Crème Color Drenched Lip Creams Swatches, Review & Photos
Looking for the best Too Faced La Crème swatches and review? Look no further! I’ve said this before, I love a tinted lip balm. I love the moisturizing feel of it sliding on my lips, and just how smooth my lips look with a tinted balm. Sadly, most balms just aren’t as saturated in color…

Helen Gurley Brown’s Guide to Having It All
It came from the 80’s: A look at HGB’s advice on love and life As some of you know, former Cosmopolitan Magazine editor, Helen Gurley Brown, recently passed at the ripe, old age of 90. In that time she managed to live quite a life and in her 1982 book (published when the author was…