Have you ever noticed that if you go out LOOKING for something specific (a new white blouse, a pair of jeans, a new liquid blush or a certain color of red lipstick) you never, ever find it. I feel like all of my best discoveries have been happy accidents — as is my newest obsession, … Read More about Makeup & Beauty Monday: La Petite Robe Noire Lipcheek

Somewhere at the top of my “beauty empties” list (the products I use up and then buy again) is The Body Shop’s camomile eye makeup remover. (My spellcheck doesn’t like “camomile,” but apparently that’s the British spelling.) I love it! I’ve tried other makeup removers, and they either had an unpleasant smell or just didn’t … Read More about Makeup & Beauty Monday: Camomile Eye Makeup Remover

I don’t know what possessed me to grab this lip tint — it was on a low shelf at CVS in a shiny silver box and, for some reason, I said, YES, let’s get a deep purple lip tint called “Perfect Berry” for $4. But here’s the news: I love this stuff. It’s affordable and … Read More about Beauty & Makeup Monday: Gotta Glow Lip Tint

Happy MLK Day! I hope you and your littles have the day to yourselves, but in case you don’t, I thought I would do a post on The Caffeine Solution from The Ordinary, which I tried because readers were swearing by it. It’s extraordinarily affordable, and I like what it does for my puffy morning … Read More about Makeup Monday: The Ordinary Caffeine Solution

Holiday season is pretty much upon us, which means you may be heading to a salon near you for some pampering, or otherwise indulging in darker nail colors than you normally do. If you’re looking for a classic red, Essie’s Fishnet Stockings is one of their classic, longstanding colors. But let’s hear it from you … Read More about Makeup & Beauty Monday: Fishnet Stockings

This really cute Amuse Bouche lipstick set from Bite Beauty is great if you’ve been looking for a really good red or a dark plummy color. Bite Beauty lipsticks have a good consistency, wear well, and are easy to remove, and this set has small sizes of each of four bestselling colors: Honeycomb (beige nude), Sugarcane … Read More about Makeup Monday: The Perfect Bite Amuse Bouche Lipstick Set

I’m not a fan of spa facials myself, but I’m really interested in this $80 “Babyfacial” (AHA/BHA mask) from Drunk Elephant. (It’s $25 for the smaller size.) It has tons of great reviews and is one of Allure‘s “Best of Beauty” winners for 2017. (Sephora has a whole section for them.) The mask is meant for … Read More about Makeup Monday: T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial