Style, Beauty, and Fashion | for Real People
I finally got my first Ipsy bag in April. What’s Ipsy? Ipsy is a monthly beauty subscription chock full of goodies. I took a poll of my beauty friends and the consensus was that Ipsy was one to join. So I did! Normally, there’s a several month long wait to get your first bag. However, I was able to get in for April after signing up the end of March. I waited and waited and waited ...
With fashion and style, people are always trying to be ahead of the next big trend, or right on it. Sometimes, we just need to trust ourselves and our own judgement. But then, we don't have those great photos to look back on and say "What WAS I thinking?!?!" These great fashion quotes say so, too! ...
Earth Day is April 22nd. While Earth Day isn’t the typical “let’s have a get-together and serve canapés and cocktails” kind of occasion, there’s nothing wrong with feteing after doing a service project. The mixologists at Skinnygirl Cocktails have come up with a collection of cocktails that allow us to celebrate in style. ...
I received a Wantable makeup box for review purposes. All opinions are my own. Have you heard of Wantable? It’s a new entry into the subscription box market, but it’s really different than the others out there. I am a huge fan of subscription boxes. There’s three or four key elements that just appeal to me. One is the getting mail. Who doesn’t like to get mail? Another is the grab ...
Emerald is THE color for 2013. It’s everywhere in clothes, beauty, and fashion. But, how do you wear these jewel toned makeup colors in real life? This is an easy, pretty, somewhat subtle but not boring take on the Emerald look. Yes, you too can learn how to wear green eyeshadow. ...
In the past year, I have made the switch from commercial deodorants to using a natural deodorant. Why? I have a secret to tell you. At some point in the past year, I have developed an allergy to commercial deodorants. Because we’re friends, I’ll spare you all the gory details. Suffice it to say, it was rather unpleasant. I had been a solid deodorant ...
There are so many brands of makeup, cosmetics, and skincare out there, from so many different parts of the world, that it can get a little mind-boggling. One of the up and coming places in the realm of beauty is Korea! Abbamart is one of those Korean based companies that’s making a splash. They have two main divisions of their company - brushes and cosmetics. The ...
The skin is our largest organ. I think that we sometimes forget that whatever we put on our skin is absorbed into our bodies. I know that I am most definitely guilty of ignoring that. The average woman uses 15 or more products a day on her face. Shouldn’t we pay more attention to the ingredients in those products? Primavera thinks we should. They are dedicated to producing natural ...
