Lubatti – another Malone wows us!

Lubatti – another Malone wows us!

Our review of the Lubatti Bath and Body collection photo: we heart this How often does a skin and body line come along with a story that grabs you like a great beach novel, the kind you just can’t put down?  I can only think of one; Lubatti, a London-based newcomer with a history and…

NIA24 Rapid Exfoliating Serum review

NIA24 Rapid Exfoliating Serum review

This effective new serum is sunny news for damaged skin! photo: we heart this I was only in my mid-twenties when sun damage started rearing its ugly head on my head (and chest, arms, and so on). Those telltale signs; freckles, brown spots and uneven skin tone, only got worse with every summer I spent…

ModelCo – Wows the Audience with Lip Lights gloss

ModelCo – Wows the Audience with Lip Lights gloss

Plus a look at the self-tanner, Tan Airbrush in a Can photo: we heart this There I was, at a packed arthouse showing of a Japanese horror movie, waiting in the dimly-lit theater for the show to begin, when my lips started to feel a little dry. Always looking for a reason to use a…

Hourglass Extreme Sheen gloss in Fortune

Hourglass Extreme Sheen gloss in Fortune

Plus, a peek at Illume Cream to Powder Bronzer Duo in Sunset. I’ve read fanatical fan reviews of high-end line Hourglass Cosmetics, and wht reviewers have given their products nothing but raves, so the sight of not one but two Hourglass items in my mailbox made me jump up and down (and scare my neighbor,…

TALIKA Paris – The European eye care specialists

TALIKA Paris – The European eye care specialists

photos: we heart this Puffy eyes are the bane of my existence. Pretty much anything can make me puff up, from the avoidable (too much salt, too little sleep) to the inescapable (my period, too many hours staring at the computer screen at work). With all the miracles of modern science at my disposal, this…

Pin-Up Cosmetics

Pin-Up Cosmetics

Green beauty goes glam… photos: we heart this I grew up in Baltimore, a city that can give a girl strong opinions about hair and makeup. For better or worse, when it comes to beauty, Baltimore girls never give up on a good thing. Even in 2010, it’s common to see women sporting Priscilla Presley…

Need some April Fool’s Day pranks? Read on…

April Fool’s Day wasn’t really on my radar until I started working in an office. Something about the day-to-day oppressive nature of cubicle living brought out the imp in me. Thinking about the tricks I’ve played on cranky coworkers has brought me so much joy that I’ve decided to share my tricky methods. Sure, it’s…

Sonya Dakar Ultraluxe collection – review

Sonya Dakar Ultraluxe collection – review

I was a teenage sun goddess. The lengths to which I’d go to catch a few rays were legendary– skipping school to lay out on metal bleachers in the football stadium in my bra and panties comes to mind. I think my goth years, during which I cultivated a healthy “pale,” might have saved me…