Cracked feet and dry hands. Brittle nails and scaly elbows. Static-y hair and windburn skin. Those are just a few of the beauty dilemmas that us women face during the cold winter months. Women around the world change their beauty routines when the seasons change. I know that for me, my skin texture changes from summer to winter and it drys out more in the winter than in the summer. So today’s post is all about how you can winterize your beauty routine. Three Links with Helpful Tips Greatist has some helpful tips for hair and skin, including how to […]
Wish List Wednesday: Sephora
Sephora has such a wide array of beauty products, from their own Sephora brand to luxe items like Christian Louboutin’s lipsticks. They have online exclusives as well as a VIB Beauty Insider Rewards program. I love the Sephora store at my hometown mall, but the experience was at the New York City store phenomenal. I spent almost $200 in a blink of the eye! I could walk through the store with a push cart and fill it up with all kinds of beauty goodies, but for now, here are the items on my shortlist. 1. Hum Nutrition Red Hot Holidays […]
When I Grow Up…
You can ask my mother about this, but when I was younger, I would always say that I wanted to be the next Barbara Walters. I would pretend I was a television newswoman, staring at my reflection in the microwave oven door, reading the news stories I had written. Then when I was about 16 years old, I began writing. I may have strayed from my original path as a writer from time to time, mainly because school and life got in the way. A couple of years ago, my passion for writing was reignited and I began a blog… […]
Style Icon: Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez is a stylish woman who is living by her own rules and doing her best to be true to her roots. She has style and grace, not to mention a slamming body for a woman of forty-five! She works hard for everything she has and seems to do it effortlessly. She got everyone talking about her tremendously in shape body with that green Versace dress she worn to the Grammys with Sean P. Diddy Combs. And ever since then, she has displayed her amazing body by showcasing her equally amazing style. Photo Source: InStyle / E! Online She got her […]
Articles Worth a Second Read
For years I have subscribed to various magazines, relishing the smell of the freshly printed magazines and the smooth finish of the glossy covers. And for years, after I read a magazine from cover-to-cover, I went back through for one final read and ripped out a page (or pages) here and there and cataloged them: “Fashion”, “Beauty – Hair & Skin Care”, “Fitness”, “All Things Chanel”, and “Articles Worth a Second Read.” I recently went through a huge three-inch binder that held all these magazine pages and made two piles – keep and toss. My keep pile ended up quite […]