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- May 18, 2011
- Celia San Miguel
- Bath & Body, Beauty, Skin Care
- May 17, 2011
- Celia San Miguel
- Beauty, Makeup
Orange You Glad To See These Lips? — Our 10 Favorite Blaze-Colored Lipsticks And Glosses
Last year, coral was trumpeted as the “new pink,” with makeup brands reviving a beleaguered color once associated with oceanic formations and tacky Hawaiian print blouses, infusing it with new undertones and creating yummy textures that propelled it into modern times, transforming it into a must-have beauty buy.
Mamma Mia! It’s Our Mother’s Day Gift Guide!
When a woman bears children, she doesn’t automatically join some global network of disheveled, perpetually mismatched, scrapbook-obsessed, Slanket-adoring, “Jag”-watching, Reader’s Digest-subscribing frumpsters.
- April 28, 2011
- Celia San Miguel
- Beauty, Nails
Illamasqua Toxic Nature Nail Varnishes — The Sweetest Poison
When I first saw the visuals for the new Illamasqua “Toxic Nature” campaign, I automatically thought of Camille Rose Garcia’s artwork, which features creepy, child-like cartoon characters in apocalyptic yet fairy tale-worthy scenarios that critique humankind’s destructive tendencies.
Green Means Go — Eco-Friendly Goodies To Celebrate Earth Day!
Today is Earth Day, ladies, but we plan on celebrating all weekend long, bringing you the scoop on some of the hottest eco-friendly products out there (hey, the party doesn’t stop til we say it does!).
- April 20, 2011
- Celia San Miguel
- Beauty, Hair Care
Couture Colour Pequi Oil Treatment Establishes A New Haircare Pecking Order
Until recently, there were only two hair oils on which I bestowed the most effusive praise, essentially describing them as anointed oils sent from Samson-like gods with luscious, power-harnessing tresses: the Shu Uemura Essence Absolue and the Moroccanoil Moroccan Oil Treatment.
- April 18, 2011
- Celia San Miguel
- Beauty, Makeup, Skin Care
Tarte’s Smooth Operator Amazonian Clay Illuminating Serum Will Light Your Fire!
Ever woken up feeling a bit weathered, then looked in the mirror only to confirm your suspicions that you do, in fact, look like something that crawled out of a manhole?
- April 3, 2011
- Celia San Miguel
- Beauty, Skin Care
Olay Total Effects Line and Dark Circle Minimizing Brush — Will It Make Eyes Light Up?
The seventh day was one of rest in the Creation narrative related in Genesis, but the number 7 is quite the busy bee in the Olay Total Effects universe.
- March 29, 2011
- Celia San Miguel
- Beauty, Makeup, Nails
NARS Spring 2011 Collection — A Resort Look To Remember
After releasing two drama-ridden, enigmatic makeup collections inspired by socialite and fashion icon Daphne Guinness, François Nars seems to have decided that the current movement of his ongoing beauty symphony should have an andante tempo, one with a slower and less intense pace but with just as much charm.
- March 27, 2011
- Celia San Miguel
- Beauty, Nails
Stuck On New Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips
I was initially skeptical about the efficacy of the new Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips — not because of any hyperbolic marketing claims but, rather, because of my disappointing experience with the Sephora by O.P.I Chic Prints nail appliqués, which were also nail strips with funky prints that, when pressed onto nails, would theoretically look as if they were melted onto nails for a Minx-like effect.
