Girl Paint
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Tips, tricks, reviews and rants from a professional make-up artist and former sales goddess.
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This Summer’s “It” Body Lotion: Light, All-Natural, Environmentally Friendly
07/20/2009 at 08:24PM
Summertime is the prime time for touch-ably soft, smooth skin. But in this heat who wants to slather herself with thick body butter or dense, sticky lotion? Not me. The cure for uncomfortable heavy lotions, potions and creams comes from family-based ...
How’re Your Showers? Ne Plus Ultra!
07/14/2009 at 11:08AM
New from Caress, the Evenly Gorgeous line includes a luscious body wash and beauty bar (aka soap) surely inspired by a Tahitian goddess. Formulated with burnt brown sugar (why burnt? take a whiff and you'll figure it out...yummy goodness) and karite...
Get ‘em While They Last
07/09/2009 at 12:38PM
Don't ya love getting something for free? You're in luck. Beauty.com and Loiter T-Shirts are featuring some beautiful gifts with purchase and freebies. Of course, time and quantities are limited so if you want ‘em, get ‘em now. Beauty.com...
Cotton Swabs Aren’t Just for Babies
07/05/2009 at 08:24PM
Originally called "Baby Gays" (seriously), Q-Tips entered the market in 1923. These days, you might find a cheaper cotton swab, but there's no substitute for the real thing. Fluffy tufts of cotton wrapped around a sturdy paper shaft. Genius. Over th...
Paint Your Eyes with Color Contact Lenses
06/30/2009 at 05:50PM
Skin care, anti-aging bargains, self improvement eyelids, moisturizing makeup and surgery: Whole industries have emerged to protect, maintain, enhance and even alter natural beauty. There is however an additional product that will create the desired ...
I’m Gonna Wash That Milk Right Into My Skin
06/23/2009 at 07:47PM
L'Occitane Shower Cream in my favorite eye-opening fragrance, Verbena is a delicate, low-foaming, lightly scented liquid wash that softens your skin and gently cleanses your hair. Containing shea milk with its smoothing and protecting properties, and...
This Ain’t Your Mama’s Chapstick
06/20/2009 at 12:47PM
Growing up, my grandmother always kept a tube or two of chapstick in her pocketbook. I can still remember the waxy feeling and slightly medicinal smell when she would drag it across my lips. Chapstick's come a long way since then. Even since the day...
Hands on HiP’s brilliant shades that pack real star appeal
06/07/2009 at 03:24PM
Just in time for summer, L'Oreal Paris has introduced its newest HiP (high intensity pigment) cosmetic launches: Color Presso Lip Gloss and Kohl Eyeliner. Color Presso Lip Gloss is a fun, innovative way to create your own signature shade. Available i...
Hands on HiP’s brilliant shades that pack real star appeal
06/07/2009 at 03:24PM
Just in time for summer, L'Oreal Paris has introduced its newest HiP (high intensity pigment) cosmetic launches: Color Presso Lip Gloss and Kohl Eyeliner. Color Presso Lip Gloss is a fun, innovative way to create your own signature shade. Available i...
Face up to it. FACE Atelier’s got the goods.
06/03/2009 at 06:39PM
My absence has given me ample time to try out some new goodies from one of my favorite under-the-radar cosmetics companies, FACE Atelier. If you aren't familiar with this Canadian-based brand, they're all about unscented, cruelty-free products that ...
