One of my favorite places to shop for beauty, skin, and hair care products is my neighborhood drugstore and the superstore where I buy my groceries. You just can't beat the convenience, affordable prices, and even the quality is competitive to higher end department stores and retailers. Here are … [Read more...]
Shortcut to Luminous Skin
February 24, 2011
Not much makes you look older than dull, matte skin with layers of cakey makeup. For a quick fix to brighten up your look, create an instant, healthy glow with light-reflective lotions and highlighters! Lancôme has the Eclat Miracle Serum of Light Complexion Illuminator - it has “Liquid mirror" … [Read more...]
hair trend: braid it up!
February 24, 2011
Hair braiding has been around since Biblical times {although it wasn't so much a fashion statement then as it was a lifestyle statement, but I digress} but they're making a fresh re-appearance this year in the Movie Premier/Awards circuit. Check out some of my favorites: {via} I love how … [Read more...]
Jen’s New Bob
February 23, 2011
Once again, Jennifer Aniston is making headlines with her hair! Jen debuted a sleek bob yesterday at the premiere of her new film Just Go With It in Madrid. Personally - I love it. Its short, sleek and modern, but still long enough to pull back on days when you just can't manage to grab a … [Read more...]
Dermisa Skin Care *GIVEAWAY*
February 18, 2011
When I was a kid, I had no idea what my parents did for a living - much less their friends. Imagine my surprise when I discovered my Tío Jaime owned a skin care line... and that the Dermisa body lotion I saw on my mom's bathroom counter came from him! Well, this certainly explained how my Tía Mary … [Read more...]
LiQWD Hair Products: A Review
February 17, 2011
Fact: I'm a hair-care snob. I go to a professional stylist once every eight weeks or so, and I use salon-quality products on my hair. {Hint: if you can buy it in the regular hair care section of your local Walmart, it is NOT salon-quality. Period.} I'm a firm believer in quality vs. quantity, and … [Read more...]
Spring Nail Colors: Yay or Nay?
February 16, 2011
You may have seen Jo-Lynne's Fashion Friday post on Musings of a Housewife about spring nail colors. It's only February, but we are dangerously close to open-toe shoe weather - and with that, the need for fresh pedicures on the regular. Jo-Lynne is clearly clairvoyant, because that very same day I … [Read more...]
Scent-sual Aveda Chakra
February 15, 2011
I go to an Aveda Salon for my hair care, and the smell of the place is always amazing. There is a mix of oils, candles burning, and yummy shampoos and conditioners in the air. Yesterday, I had a new stylist, as I was one of those bad clients who called last minute and desperately begged for any … [Read more...]
Perfumes for Spring
February 14, 2011
Spring is in the air - literally - with some of our favorite pretty, floral scents! Daisy Eau So Fresh by Marc Jacobs is literally spring in a bottle. Floral, playful and sunny. Estée Lauder Pleasures Bloom is gorgeous, with hints of violets and peonies. Cartier de Lune has a super soft … [Read more...]
