I am a huge fan of nail polish. It’s even part of my bio – you can never go wrong with hockey, glitter, or nail polish. When Morgan Taylor sent me the Royal Temptations Collection, I was definitely intrigued and excited. First off, the colors are perfect for summer. They’re super wearable, without being crazy insane colors. You can easily wear any of these in a conservative work environment ...
How to Make Lavender Mint DIY Dry Shampoo
There was a time, not so long ago, that it was believed that you needed to take a shower and wash your hair every single day. The new conventional wisdom is that you don’t need to wash your hair daily, and twice a week is generally adequate. What do you do when your hair needs a boost, though? DIY dry shampoo to the rescue! For some people, though, traditional dry shampoo dries ...
Our Favorite Activated Charcoal Skin Products
One of the trends I’ve been excited to see over the past couple of years is the uptick in natural beauty products. Activated Charcoal is having a moment in the beauty spotlight, and activated charcoal skin products are a huge part of this. Part of it is that the natural healing powers have been discovered – and embraced. Activated charcoal is used for detoxifying, and is particularly ...
16 Gorgeous Pink Nail Polish Shades for Valentine’s Day and Beyond
Nail polish is one of those things that just puts the finishing touches on your appearance. You can be wearing a ratty old tee and your housework jeans, hair in a messy bun, and have a great manicure, and people will think that you're effortlessly chic. Crazy how that works, right!?!? With Valentine's Day right around the corner, and spring popping up right behind that, these great nail ...
How to Create a Basic Fishtail Braid
I've been growing my hair out, and it's finally long enough to do something with. Read this as "I wear my hair in a ponytail every single day, and I need to do something else!" Fishtail braids are so hot, and so popular, and show no signs of slowing down. Wanna know a secret? They're also pretty easy to do. Once you master the movement, and re-train your brain, there's ...
28 Fantastic DIY Beauty Products to Make Right Now
We all love beauty products. Let's face it - we do! But they're not all good for us. Tons of items have ingredients that have NO BUSINESS being on our skin. After all, our skin is the largest organ, and everything we come in contact is absorbed by our bodies. One of the ways we can help to avoid things that we don't want is to make DIY beauty products. But where do we start? Never fear! ...
Mehron INtense Pro Palette Fire Review & Swatches
Mehron is known in the theater makeup world for having fabulous products that are packed full of color. These pigments are intense and bright, long lasting, and, most importantly, easy to use. Recently, the great folks at Mehron sent me one of their Intense PRO Pressed Powder Pigments palettes to play with. Whew! Say that 10 times fast. Anyway…I opened it up, and there were eight of the ...
Get the Look: Michelle Dockery’s 2013 Emmy Awards Look
We all love Downton Abbey, right? The show seems to take the whole world by storm, just a year ago. Whoda thunk that a BBC show that was airing on PBS in the states would do that? But it did. Michelle Dockery, who plays Lady Mary Crawley, was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series at the Emmy Awards 2013. For Michelle Dockery and her 2013 Emmys makeup look, makeup ...
