Yesterday was big…..after 60+ days together, I finally ran out of my Serum C+ Infusion by Kerstin Florian. Let’s bow our heads and observe a moment of silence….. I can’t say for sure it’s the reason my skin hasn’t seen any serious wrinkling or is without blemish but, I can say that after using almost everyday religiously, I am scared to see what will happen/change. I have several other beauty products I put on my face daily include Josie Maran
It’s a funny thing but, hair that is polished and “in order” creates the perception of an organized mind….so crazy, outta control hair creates the perception of – (you finish the thought)!
Style.com—Avibon is a must purchase while in Paris to keep wrinkles at bay VOGUE—Avibon is pumped full of skin-clearing wrinkle-blitzing Vitamin A Gwyneth Paltrow—I know an older movie star using Avibon with the most amazing skin! I scooped Avibon during my #ParisBeauty trip {during my birthday!} and I’ve been using it for the last few days….WINNING! It requires just a pea-size to work.
What do you wear to the airport and on your flight? Here’s a quick-n-dirty list of proper airport attire that says you care but also want to be comfortable: Choose a base color {black, navy, brown or camel} and commit A white tee or button down like this one as a starting point means you can go anywhere One additional layer in the form of a blazer of cardigan….I prefer cardigans because they’re cozier and then I just add a belt
This is my new birthday tote by 3.1 Phillip Lim, the ’31 Hour’ leather tote. It’s perfect for my beauty/style blogger trip to Paris this week. It will hold my Dell #XPS laptop {thanks Dell- it’s so light and sexy, and the battery time is awesome…PCs can be stylish too!}, iPad, small liquids bag (Nude ProGenius, minimergency kit, Crest intensive professional effects whitestrips, Evian brumisateur facial spray) tech peripherals bag, clutch, 2 magazines usually Harper’s Bazaar and Lucky Magazine, 1 book,
It’s been almost two years since I’ve been to the “City of Lights” but, I think of it often not only because as a stylist, it’s the holy grail but because the energy of city and its inhabitants is infectious! Here’s a style secret: when you travel, a lot of what you wear is determined by the outerwear…. in this case, I’ll be rocking the Zara zipped camouflage jacket because it has sparklies on either breast pocket; the fit is perfect
“White eyeliner is an absolutely essential tool that every makeup artist has in their kit.” – Alphonse Wiebelt {Professional Makeup Artist & Educator} The Brow Lift: Glide liner under brow. Use smudger to blend downwards, creating a visual eye-lift and defining the brow. A Real Eye-Opener: Glide along top lash line and smudge out over the eyelid making the eye look larger and the lashes longer, fuller and more dramatic. The Power Nap: Glide along lower wet line (a.k.a. inner
This last year I’ve gone a bit ‘off script’ with my nail colors ~ I mean I’ve done purples, yellows, pinks. Yesterday, I decided it was time to get back to basics but then I took note of all the color for fall and though I might wait a minute….or two. While I’ll never go metallic or glitter, I do love the rich deep tones of purple, navy {my new favorite color!}, and green. Which fall colors are your favorites?
Bobbi Brown ~ great choice to make the modern day Ali McGraw and newly single Katie Holmes the first-ever celebrity face for the brand! Since turnabout is fair play, Bobbi will be the lead makeup artist at the Spring/Summer 2013 Holmes & Yang Fashion Show, the fashion line founded by Katie Holmes and celebrity stylist Jeanne Yang. What do you think?
So you scribbled your best guesses and what did you come up with? Did you beat my 10 out of 12 score?! 1: Butter London 2: Chanel 3: Ciate 4: Deborah Lippmann 5. Essie 6. Estee Lauder 7. Julep 8. Nails Inc 9. OPI 10. Sally Hansen 11. YSL 12. Zoya
I found this cute pop quiz on Racked and thought it would be fun to try. Are you a nail polish buff? Which are your favorites? Well, take a look at the shapes and see if you can figure out which nail polish shape belongs to which brand. We’ll post the answers tomorrow! I took it and guessed 10/12 correctly – woohoo!!
L’Oreal Paris recently used Facebook to conduct its 2012 Hair Color Census and the results are in. Here is the infographic that shows some very interesting (and fun) facts. Me? I love my natural color {which has more than a touch of grey these days} but I’m quick to admit that I’m heading to the salon in the next month or two to “wash that grey right outta my hair” and get my signature warm brown with honey highlights back!
Across the last 30 days, I’ve been working hard on my #BodyReboot and as a part of that, I’ve been doing some revamping of my beauty regimen as well. Now before I go any further, know this ~ I am not a beauty junky actually quite the opposite. I’m in love with style and fashion, and deathly afraid of beauty products and makeup. I typically utilize the services and expertise of All About The Pretty to make any decision. But I’m
One of my new favorite online magazines is Net-a-Porter‘s ~ it gives great tidbits and snippets from culture to fashion to beauty to trends…all with a stylish focus, and always give you something to salivate over until the next issue. The July 25th magazine featured Kristie Streicher, the US celebrity-eyebrow queen. Given her penchant for the eyebrows and those beauty things ocular, she provided some great insights on how to blend this season’s optical trends with your makeup. This is,
Week three is in the rear view for Julia and I. As I mentioned earlier this week, I’m feeling it all over – tighter (yes!), better breathing (yes!), better jumprope performance (yes!) but more sore (yes!). We’ve rounding out day 21 and we’re still going strong with 45-minute Rides at 6AM, 1-hour Barre classes at 6:45PM, and even 1-hour weekend tabata Rides at 8AM. Highlights from last week (Sun-Sat): 11 classes in total (7 Ride, 4 Barre) A weekend with
Julia and I are two full weeks into our 30 Day #BodyReboot and, I’m not sure about her, but I’m feeling it. My body is feeling “tighter” but moving up and down the stairs isn’t so easy anymore. I’ve been keeping up with my 2-3 minutes of jump rope everyday (except one day I forgot because I was out of town) and now I’ve started running. In all fairness, I was running before but went cold turkey after the last
Julia and I are closing out week two and we’re starting to see some progress & feel less movement! Biker Barre is helping Julia and I stay true to our goal of rebooting our body and fitness routine. This week we did 10 classes (6 Ride, 4 Barre) and next week promises much of the same (8 classes in total) except…..I am out of town for two days. the plan is to do a double on Monday, pack my jumprope and
I’m here – and that’s a start. And so is Julia! We survived the first week of seven classes across six days (four riding, three barre) at Biker Barre. I’m in love with Biker Barre ~ it’s not only the actual location which is clean and chic, but its the instructors who are ALL rock stars (Stephen – the “Ballet Czar” Barre; Katie – the dancing Ride monster; Gabriela – just a Ride BEAST; and Erin – the sweet-as-pie, Barre
I admit it – my body isn’t what it used to be. Not that I was ever in competition for Ms. America or “Video Girl of the Year”, but things were tighter back then. Somewhere amidst the transition from corporate tether to on-my-grustle-24-7, I fell off the healthy living bandwagon. And now I’m making my ‘last stand’…..everything you read regarding health, healthy living, fitness, getting in shape, etc tells you that it’s easier to “maintain” than to “get in shape”.
Last week the FDA announced new rules for sunscreen labels that will go into effect within a year. The FDA crackdown will bring a far less complicated labeling system to the shelves, and we can all rest a little easier knowing exactly which sunscreen we should be putting on. The top four things you should know before restocking your summer 2012 sunscreen stash: Broad spectrum: in order for a sunscreen to claim that it is broad spectrum, it must “provide protection against both ultraviolet B radiation (UVB) and ultraviolet
I can’t tell you how many times I hear that phrase…for women and men. The thing is with Pantone creating hundreds of colors every year, there has to be the perfect red for you, or the most illuminating yellow. I threw on this gorgeous sleeveless peplum top that was olive and orange {I thought the olive-tone could work with my neutrals and the orange would give it a bit of zest} ~ the price was right at $31, the fit
For winter, we wore dark, berry tones on our lips but it’s summer and everything we’re seeing and reading says go BRIGHT! Can we do it? Yes we can! Fair-skinned?… You guessed it…..neon pink lipstick or light peach-y coral color. Or lips in sheer peach shades with a light bronze pearl to warm up skin tones Medium-toned?… Stick with orange tones and warm coral for those with golden, deep or bronzed skin tones Dark-skinned?… Go with vibrant hues and coordinating lip
I’m not a beauty girl ~ my regiment is simple on any given morning and takes less than 10 minutes of my time {a mere sliver in time compared to some fashion girls}. But when I saw that Monica Bellucci, in conjunction with Dolce & Gabbana, was creating six new shades of their lipstick all aptly named Monica, I said, “Juju I have to have them!” I’m still waiting with baited breath to see if they make it to my
This contest was super easy to enter and our winner announcement is loooong overdue….Vanessa Martinez is our winner! She’ll not only get my favorite item {nourishing body rub} but hers as well {Lifetherapy Chill Pulse Point Oil Roll-on Perfume}.
I love giveaways especially those where I get to give you what I love {satisfies my desire to believe that everyone loves what I love} and you get to choose what you [think] you’ll love, thus is the case with our latest giveaway done in conjunction with Lifetherapy {you met her last week here!}. I met Lynette Lovelace a couple of years ago while luxuriating at a Robert Verdi gifting suite for NYFW ~ Lifetherapy was one of the fun brands
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