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Mistakes I've Made In Testing Perfume (And What You Can Learn From Them)
Autumn is a time when we are especially drawn to scent. The smell of cinnamon brooms in a craft store, wood burning in a hearth, pumpkin...
Oct 2, 20194 min read
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Demystifying Mascara (Tips for Choosing Your Perfect One)
Mascara is one of the most relied upon beauty items in anyone's makeup arsenal. Our eyes are the most expressive and the strongest...
Sep 25, 20194 min read
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Product Review: Tweak’d by Nature All-Purpose Rescue Cream
NOTE: As of late 2019/early 2020, the name of this product has been changed to All-purpose Rescue Cream instead of the Restore Nourishing...
Sep 18, 20193 min read
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Misleading Claims in Beauty Advertising (And What to Keep in Mind)
For all the fun aspects it brings us, the beauty industry is a business. It's easy to forget this when searching for a remedy to a...
Sep 11, 20194 min read
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A Pumpkin Spice Beauty Routine (Uses of Spices for Skincare)
When a certain coffee chain with a green and white logo reintroduces its pumpkin spice latte each year, the whole world seems to go...
Sep 4, 20193 min read
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Product Review: NYX Worth The Hype Mascara
I am constantly on the hunt for more affordable versions of my most utilitarian makeup pieces. Unsurprisingly, not the least of which of...
Aug 28, 20193 min read
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To Eye or To Lip? That is the Question.
There is little makeup advice more typical than, “It’s either eyes or lips, not both." Of course, this rule, as the adage goes, was...
Aug 21, 20193 min read
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Product Review: Urban Decay Naked2 Basics Eyeshadow Palette
Few brands are better known for their eyeshadow than Urban Decay. I have tried many an eyeshadow from this brand and loved pretty much...
Aug 14, 20193 min read
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The Back-to- School Beauty Bustle (How to Save Time in Your Morning Routine)
Whether you are a student, teacher, parent of school-aged children, or even if you have not been in a school in years and have no kids...
Jul 31, 20194 min read
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3 Terms About Animal Welfare in Beauty (And The Differences Between Them)
One of the most passionately- held ethics for many consumers of beauty products is one of animal welfare when it comes to both animal...
Jul 24, 20193 min read
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Beauty Benefits of the Ocean Blue
One of the most alluring ways to spend the summer days is on a beach vacation, diving deep into the ocean waves. Since the beginning of...
Jul 3, 20193 min read
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Knowing When It's Time to Break Up (With Your Makeup, That is)
A few posts ago,I wrote an article about some of the the dangers of using expired makeup items. Yet, knowing that information does...
Jun 26, 20194 min read
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Beauty Buzz Review: Wayne Goss YouTube Channel
I was reminded recently how much I enjoy the beauty YouTube channel of Wayne Goss. Wayne is a UK-based professional makeup artist and...
Jun 19, 20192 min read
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3 Dangers of Using Expired Beauty Products
No one likes to admit it, but makeup and beauty products go bad. This is a sad thing for us beauty lovers because we want to make sure...
Jun 12, 20192 min read
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Keep Your Face On! (Ways to Sweatproof Summer Makeup)
Many of us are accustomed to doing some minor touch-ups to our makeup in the course of the day. When summer hits, however, touch-ups are...
Jun 5, 20193 min read
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Product Review: Aveeno Absolutely Ageless Nourishing Cleanser
As someone with very sensitive, reactive skin, I have to be especially careful about what I use and try in skincare. Some things have...
May 29, 20192 min read
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Beauty Tips (for that time of the month)
On average, the amount of time a woman will spend on her period in her lifetime equates to the length of 10 years. Although I can accept...
May 22, 20194 min read
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Product Review: Glossier Generation G Lipstick
My introduction to the brand Glossier came much later than it should have. In fact, in prepping for this review, I was shocked to learn...
May 15, 20193 min read
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Beauty Tips From My Mom
Many of us who love beauty products got into this realm from our mothers. I remember my mom putting bows in my hair every day before...
May 8, 20194 min read
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Strategies to Become a Summer- Lovin’ Snow White
A lot of my own personal beauty perspective can be summed as "you be you", and in that spirit, I have always foregone is the use of...
May 1, 20193 min read
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