RSSThe Best Gloss To Soften Your Bright Lipsticks
July 11, 2008
I have accumulated way too much lipstick over the years. Much of this is due to my ongoing search for the perfect neutral. A color that looked good at the store somehow always looks too strong at 9AM, or when I see myself in pictures. The basic color might be quite good, but I wish it were softer and more sheer.
Read moreSunscreen Search 2008
June 16, 2008
Each year, I take a look at what’s on offer in the sunscreen world. Our family goes through 12-15 tubes in a summer, so I’m price-conscious. What I put on my face ( see the articles Clinique : A Gorgeous Lipstick, A Fabulous Sunscreen and 2 Estee Lauder Product Reviews : A Best-In-Class Sunscreen and a So-So Foundation ) and what my kids cover themselves with at the beach or the pool is not the same product. To show you how seriously I take sun protection, take a look at my new sunglasses.
Read moreProduct Review : Aveda Lip Tint SPF 15
June 9, 2008
By far my favorite Aveda product is the makeup. The pigments are lovely, the colors, for the most part, are very wearable though the whole collection looks shinier every time I look at it.
They make 2 makeup products that are luminary. The first is the sheer tinted foundation with sunscreen, called Inner Light Tinted Moisture SPF 15.
LIPLINER IS SO EASY…EXCEPT FOR ONE THING
May 20, 2008
I know what you’re picturing : the awful dark line after the lipstick has worn off.
No, no. Don’t go there. Those are memories from another decade. If that happens anymore, it must be intentional. There is no other reason to look that way.
Read moreCLINIQUE : A GORGEOUS LIPSTICK, A FABULOUS SUNSCREEN
April 25, 2008
It ’s Clinique Bonus time at Sears Canada. I normally find the Bonus very hit-and-miss. Besides their High Impact mascara, there are very few Clinique products that I love and am willing to pay for. The lipsticks come in some good colors but have less staying power than Vaseline, whichever type I buy. The April 2008 bonus has some good things in it and it’s yours for a CDN$26.50 purchase.
Read moreDARK LIPSTICK DOESN’T WORK IN REAL LIFE
April 22, 2008
Dark lipstick looks like you tried too hard. It may work in the fantasy world of magazines but real women live on a different planet. On which of your friends do you think dark lipstick is attractive? Unless you hang out with Catherine Zeta-Jones, prominent lipstick does not work.
Read morePRODUCT REVIEW : MAC N COLLECTION MAKEUP
January 27, 2008
I’m always excited to see a neutral color collection. These are the most flattering colors and the hardest to find, lost in a sea of shine and unnatural color. Neutral makeup colors include any color already on the face, so the range of shades available are browns, pinks, peach to tan, burgundy-brown, and black.
Even companies [...]
MAKEUP COLORS THAT WORK
November 14, 2007
hat’s the single hardest thing about choosing makeup colors that you will love in a week, and use to the end? Without a doubt, it’s finding the colors that will work on you and in your life. You have very limited time, so you really don’t want hype, trends, recommendations you know are wrong for [...]
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