Amazing Party Looks and Deals

Thanks to Walgreens for underwriting this post. I was paid as a member of the Clever Girls Collective, but the content is all mine. Visit http://moms.dailybuzz.com/channel/style.It is pretty common knowledge that my other job is writing and testing out beauty products. I am not choosy either. From lipstick to liner, sunless tanner to hair serum I will give it a try. If it works I am on board. When the holidays roll around I go into a sort of hyper-drive in the make-up department. For amazing party looks and a break from the cold weather blues one of the first places I stop is my local drugstore. One of the best places I have found to look my best each holiday season is Walgreens. I'm a sucker for their Essie nail collection. This month they have the brand new Cocktail Bling collection … [Read more...]

Blog Blast! My Ultimate Beauty Blunder

Green hair,Orange Hair,Gray Hair-It is all the same. Bad.It was late at night. I was alone. My roommates were all gone. My boyfriend was out of town. It was just me and a box of Feria, the newest at home hair coloring kit on the market. The platinum blonde color oh so tempting. I just had to try it. It called to me from the shelves of CVS and I snatched it up and brought it home. Like a junkie in its paper bag I scurried into the bathroom to begin taking my already blonde and ultra highlighted locks even more blonde.Around 11 p.m. I found myself coughing and running from the bathroom, the scent of bleach was so strong. There might have been some tingling. I can’t be sure. My brain has blocked out so much of the impending trauma. When I finally rinsed out the dye and put on the … [Read more...]

Product of the Week!

So it's not really a product and more like a useful tool. One of my readers mentioned it in an email to me last night. Seeing the words 'Makeup Alley' made my eyes shine and spirits pick up a bit. What is this 'Makeup Alley'? Is it some seedy underground world where people trade illicit beauty secrets and regimes? I had to check it out. It is not some dark, underworld order for make-up alas. It is however a great website full of reviews on virtually any product you can think of. Want to try a new concealer that you've heard a lot of magazine raves about but are still unsure? Head to Makeup Alley and get the skinny. This is truly a site for product whores and make-up junkies such as myself. They even feature some really solid reviews on Arbonne products. So the next time you are … [Read more...]