I’ll make this one short. With everything going on in our world right now, it seems silly to even acknowledge a “holiday” like National Lipstick Day. Especially the day after the first woman in American history has accepted the nomination for #POTUS. Cue glass ceiling: shattering! That said, I’m the first to throw on some lipstick or gloss when I need a quick pick-me-up. I’m … Continue reading #NationalLipstickDay
Not all hair salons in Los Angeles are stops on the TMZ tour. Our salons run the gamut of champagne-offered blowouts to we-cut-you-blow-&-go shops. Typically I prefer shops that fall somewhere in between. Not too much frill, but enough individual attention where it doesn’t feel like I’m part of an assembly line. And if I’m being honest, I guess I do like to be offered … Continue reading Under-the-radar salons: Great without Glitz
Admit it, there’s nothing (gift-wise) more disappointing during the holidays than a gorgeously wrapped piece of crap. No one wants delicious icing and meh cake. That’s why I love fun (useful!) stocking stuffers. Greatness, unexpected. So here are a few of my favorites this year for the beauty lover’s stocking. Makeup that someone wouldn’t splurge on for herself is always appreciated – whether … Continue reading The Beauty Lover’s Stocking
There are beauty products that I love and others that I’m merely attracted to, whether it be for packaging, how good it looked on someone else, or its actual efficacy. Sometimes it’s a combo deal. And sometimes I will myself into using a product simply because of the money I spent on it. You get it. All that said, when a product actually works and … Continue reading Products that (Really!) Work
Woo hoo, I’m doing sassy high kicks! Sephora is celebrating its Grand Opening at The Grove today. Yes, I actually do get excited for every one of their new stores… as with each Sephora comes a slightly different personalty that still maintains all the comfort of my favorite staple beauty products. And when I see those seven shiny black letters on a storefront outside my … Continue reading Sephora Opens at The Grove (!)
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