Archive for November, 2008

Weekend Beauty Reads from the BBN

Lilan from The Daily Cookie adds a little sparkle to her holidays with Givenchy Pop Gloss Crystal in two new LE shades!

A Touch of Blusher talks about major trends in Japanese cosmetics.…

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just wanted to wish you all a very happy and festive thanksgiving holiday. I hope you are eating turkey and other yummy treats with your closest friends and family and not working or …

Travel in Style with Nude

We all travel a bunch during the holiday months. Whether you are going away for a quick weekend or taking the whole week off to be with family, it is important to have all your skincare …

Clarisonic Holiday Special

I still haven’t gotten my hands on one of these to try, but I hear nothing but great things about the Clarisonic Skincare Brush. But now might be the time to finally bite the bullet……

Diptyque Red Tubereuse Candle

After a yummy Sunday meal of dim sum in Chinatown, I discovered a hidden gem down an alley known as Maiden Lane near Union Square in San Francisco. This little alley is where you can find…

Weekend Beauty Reads from the BBN

Beauty411 spotlights the Lancome C’est Magnifique Holiday Collection. Stop by and enter the giveaway for Le Vernis Nailcolor in Midnight Glam!

The Makeup Divas reviews Three…

Aveda Volumizing Tonic

Want to add some life to your lifeless locks? Aveda has a great spray that will help solve your flat woes without adding any weight to your do. I for one know what it is like to have fine, …

Smashbox Rapture Holiday 2008 Collection

Smashbox’s Rapture Holiday 2008 Color Collection celebrates the captivating allure of a woman with a selection of delicate hues and shimmering shades. Exquisite makeup …

Ole Henriksen African Red Tea Foaming Cleanser

Ole Henriksen's African Red Tea Foaming CleanserSome days when I wash my face, I just want a thick foamy lather to wash all over my face and make it feel deliciously good-old-fashion clean. While some foaming pump cleansers tend to …

Safer Sex with NARS the Multiple Orgasm and amfAR

This Saturday I volunteered at gala benefiting amfAR, one of the world’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment…

DDF Glycolic 10% Exfoliating Oil Control Gel

I know that for me, the key to clearer skin and smaller pores lays in using a serum with glycolic or salicylic acid in it. And why not a product that has BOTH? Well, DDF has a great serum called…

Weekend Beauty Blog Read from BBN

The Makeup Divas reviews a unique facial product and a truly blissful body treat from The Body Deli.

A Touch of Blusher takes you through highlights from the last 12 months.

Beauty Anonymous

Kevyn Aucoin The Volume Mascara

Posthumously, Kevyn Aucoin has come out with his own makeup line. Not sure how that works, but hey, I like what I see.

After looking over the whole line, my first purchase was his mascara.…

Valentino Rock ‘N Rose

The perfect fragrance to me is one that combines a women’s beauty and soft, sweetness with something edgy and deep. It has to be just the right combination of these, too sweet …

Bioelements Equalizer

While I’ve heard that toners aren’t necessary, they can add a welcome step to your skincare routine if they are in spray form. A quick spritz after you cleanse but before…

Celebrate Kiehl’s Week November 10th-15th

Kiehl’s Day, Nov. 12, commemorates the day in 2003, when Kiehl’s re-planted a pear tree at the corner of 13th St. and Third Ave. Officially declared Kiehl’s Day by New York Mayor…

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Powder Foundation

I have found my perfect foundation powder! After endless trial and error of many brands and formulas, this is the one that has proven to be the best…so far. Being a beauty junkie,…

Trina Turk for Clinique

Nordstrom has a great GWP for Clinique right now… because the bag it comes in was designed by Trina Turk. All you have to do is spend $25 and you get this awesome sliver and white …