Buttered Hands for Bettered Skin: Miss Oops Butter Hands

Miss Oops has very appealing and clever marketing. The newest addition, Butter Hands ($15.00 at missoops.com and boutiques nationwide), is no exception to that rule. Packaged into a little, mint-green squeeze bottle with measurements down the side (like a stick of butter), the bottle is visually appealing and would make a sweet gift. The concept, [...]

Reduce Your Risk – Sunscreen Everyday! We Check Out Lavera

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past several years, you know that it’s important to wear sunscreen everyday. Of course, if you have been living under a rock then you’re completely shaded and therefore don’t have to wear sunscreen; so rock liver-unders, you are hereby excused. Another trend in just about every [...]

Eco-Beauty 101

My Grandfather used to tell the story of how he singlehandedly saved peanut butter from near-extinction. The story always ended: “So I told ‘em, you shave a rat’s back and put ANYTHING on it for long enough, it’s gonna get cancer!” with a triumphant upward thrust of his pointer finger. He convinced ‘em (no, we [...]

Smashing Eyes and Lips With Smashbox’s Spring 2010 Heartbreaker Collection

Just in time for the lengthening days and cherry blossoms that preclude nice warm weather, I received a few fun colors from Smashbox’s Spring 2010 collection, “Heartbreaker”. I’ve never tried Smashbox products so I was excited to take the Lip Shine ($19) and Eye Shadow Pallette ($34) out for a spin. I immediately tore the [...]

Get Styling With Aveda Light Elements Shaping Wax and Texturizing Crème

I met my husband nearly seven years ago at a bar – back then, he’d just returned from a surf trip through Central America and very much had the swarthy, tanned, scraggly sun bleached hair surfer look. His current job requires a more clean cut appearance, but he tries to push the boundaries of “clean [...]

Dermatologist In A Box? Rodial’s LA Facelift Kit

The shiny, silver box appeared on my doorstep just before Christmas, advertising “The glamorous alternative to surgery” contained in five little bottles perfectly coordinated with the pretty box. “Do I need surgery? Or even a glamorous alternative?” I thought as I credulously pulled out my new samples. One thing I certainly did need was some [...]

Meh for Mario: Mario Badescu Cucumber Cleansing Lotion

Gone are the days when my beauty routine consisted of a eucalyptus-y cleanse with Noxzema, refreshing cotton ball of Sea Breeze astringent, spritz of the ever classy Malibu Musk and swipe of Bonnie Bell lip gloss du jour (loved Dr. Pepper); now it’s cleanse, tone, prep, sunscreen, moisturize face, moisturize eyes, spot cover, foundation, etc. [...]

Yes, They Make More Than Those Funky Pore Strips: Biore’s Warming Anti-Blackhead Crème Cleanser

My first experience with the Biore line of products was about a decade-plus ago when they first came out with the Deep Cleansing Pore Strips; I thought they were fun but didn’t notice a huge difference in the blackheads on my nose. Back then, Biore was fancy stuff for me and I preferred to nab [...]

Burt’s Bees Tingling Treats are the Bee’s Knees!

Before you get too far into this review, I should disclaim that I’m a big fan of Burt’s Bees. From their position on using recycled materials, to the natural (and paraben-free) ingredients, to the widespread availability of the products (not too many natural and paraben-free lines can be found at your local drugstore), and the [...]

Glowing for Glowology

Ladies: you know how it is when you wear something super-soft (silk, satin, faux fur, etc.), right? You’re constantly touching the fabric and enjoying the softness – like we did with lucky rabbits’ feet as kids (I know that’s terribly un-p.c. now…). Anyway, I recently had that experience with Glowology Hydrating Hand Wash and Nourishing [...]

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