Recently there seems to have been a significant increase of “girly outings” in my family — mostly, I think due to our matriarch (my wonderful MIL) discovering LUSH Cosmetics.  Ever heard about them?  They’re a UK skincare brand that has a great internet site and is slowly but surely extending their brick-and-mortar presence all over the world.  LUSH is one of those brands who not only make amazing products, but...

Awesome new product alert!!!   The other day I was skulking around the Internet and I came across Make Up For Ever’s color offerings for this spring.  I’m a huge fan of MUFE products — nothing new there!  The colors are true and they wear just as fresh 12 hours after application as when you first put it on.  Plus they really do try to think outside the color box, so those like me who like to branch out from basic...

Here’s a little hair trivia for you….. Although cosmetic and hair care products date back to ancient Egypt, did you know that the first hairspray wasn’t invented until 1943?The larger, bouffant hairstyles of the 1950′s increased its demand, and by 1964 hairspray officially surpassed lipstick as women’s most popular cosmetic aid.  Hairspray lost its popularity with the increase of the Flower Children’s...

With so much personal emphasis on cosmetic color choices, I realized that I have completely neglected the first (and likely most important!) step — making up one’s skin!  We all want beautiful, radiant, flawless skin to create a palette perfect for reflecting that day’s mood for say a cat eye, or perhaps a bold lip color.  But with so many options out there, it can be overwhelming when deciding which formula and coverage...

After navigating around the internet and exploring what was recently seen both on the runway AND the red carpet, it looks as though Spring 2013 has some VERY specific ideas about what will be hot.  It’s not all that often I see such specific suggestions about how to be on-trend, and the only way that I can describe Spring 2013 is EXTREME — extreme in the sense of length of cuts (long or short) as well as color (light &...