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Claire's Beauty details one ordinary girl's love affair with all things beauty-related. I love to try new products and write about them, including skincare, makeup and perfume.
11/15/2009 at 06:17PM
I love a really great scented body wash. Usually, I can be persuaded to pay over $10 a bottle for a really good scented body wash. Occasionally, though, I wish for something with an amazing scent without the higher price tag. Desert Essence Organics ...
11/12/2009 at 10:29AM
By now most of us have heard that mineral makeup is good for your skin. It makes sense than that minerals in your skincare would be good for your skin too, right? Correct! Awakening Skincare is a cool company that harnesses the power of minerals in t...
11/11/2009 at 04:26PM
I love interesting new perfumes, and L'Occitane recently introduced two new fragrances that are both quite nice! Labdanum and Mimosa join the five other fragrances in their Eau de Parfum lineup. According to Wikipedia: Labdanum is a sticky brown resi...
11/10/2009 at 11:55AM
In Bloom is the new perfume developed by Avon with the actress Reese Witherspoon. It is inspired by Ms. Witherspoon's childhood memories of gardenia and magnolia trees in her yard. I was interested in reviewing it, since I've been on the hunt for a w...
11/07/2009 at 11:56PM
In the past, I haven't been a big fan of drugstore body washes. Back in the day when body washes were a new thing, they tended to be rather drying to my skin and I rarely liked the scents. Since that was 10+ years ago, it goes without saying that the...
11/06/2009 at 11:38PM
I've been a busy girl, happily ordering makeup to play with (and then write about, lol!) and my orders are here! W00t! From Aromaleigh, I ordered full sizes of Strawberry Despair from the Gothic Lolita collection and Winged Psyche from Les Papillons....
11/06/2009 at 11:23PM
I'm such a sucker for cute packaging and pretty colors, so it should come as no surprise that I'm totally digging the new Heidi Klum makeup line at Victoria's Secret. My favorite products so far are the lipstick and the eyeliner, but really the whole...
11/05/2009 at 04:06PM
The Cure for Dry Winter Skin Find out which top hand hydrators our testers found desk drawer-worthy We spend hundreds on youth-enhancing face lotions -- but when's the last time your hands got some love? "Hands show aging more than the face," s...
11/05/2009 at 11:11AM
I was pleasantly surprised by YSL's new perfume Parisienne. I don't usually care much for rose scents, but this one is livened up with berries and woodsy notes, and the overall effect is pretty and modern. I don't find it too "old lady" at ...
11/05/2009 at 10:42AM
I know, I know, I JUST posted about supporting independent companies and then I go and shop at MAC. I can't help it, I'm still just a girl who can't resist anything cute, sparkly, or both. My latest MAC haul fits the bill for both, for sure. I happen...
