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Beauty Review: Alba Botanica Golden Tan Sunless Tanning Lotion

Recently I received a free sample of Alba Botanica Very Emollient Sunless Tanning – Golden Tanning Without the Sun Lotion ($9.95 at Whole Foods). Keep reading to see the results of my week-long test using the product!
What they say: A golden tan year-round for face and body. Easy to use, non-streaking [...]

SENSAI and Sensibility — SENSAI Cellular Performance Hydrachange Essence

If you stay on the cutting-edge of skincare ingredients, you’ve probably noticed “Hyaluronic Acid” listed in quite a few of your go-to products — or, perhaps, theirf ormulas claim to boost HA synthesis. But what exactly is Hylauronic Acid?
One of the chief components of the extracellular matrix, Hyaluronic Acid is an [...]

Beauty Review: Sonia Kashuk for Target Nail Polish

I have been dying to try Sonia Kashuk’s new line of nail polishes, now available at Target in ten shades for $3.99 each. So when I got word that my PR peeps were sending me free samples, I was beyond excited! Unfortunately (for me), I accidentally had them ship the polish [...]

The 10 Best Self Tanning Products for 2010

Yes summer time is here and though we scurry to the beach to get that nice tan, we forget the UVA/UVB rays are not our friends. Skin health always comes first so it’s best to stay out of the sun and fake it with a sunless tan. There are several great self [...]

Why, Chanel No. 5 of course

Marilyn Monroe famously replied after being asked what she wore to bed. And so began a cult, which to this day sees this very fragrance, Chanel No. 5, as one of the highest selling fragrances every year. And now it seems this obsession is paying off.

The perfume has been hailed the [...]

12 Hot Scents to Wear This Summer

During the summer, I like to wear fragrances that are light and airy, with notes of citrus and florals. This year, plenty of my favorite classic scents have been re-blended with much brighter notes because it’s a more ideal scent while in the sun. So, I’ve rounded up a great list [...]

Rosie, Lily and Nina: Burberry beauties

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s star is rising fast. While she was already getting plenty of modelling gigs prior to being cast in the latest Transformers flick, hers is a face we’re now seeing more than ever. Here’s another campaign with Rosie alongside English Rose Lily Donaldson and short haired Nina Porter, for [...]

DermaQuest Skin Therapy

I am scared to mention this, in case I jinx the very agreeable circumstances in which I now find myself, but: My skin has been giving me a LOT less trouble in the last week or so. This also happens to coincide with when I started using some DermaQuest Acne Management [...]

Maybelline The Colossus Volum’ Express Mascara

Maybelline Colossus Volum’Express Mascara
Originally uploaded by dynamist.
What annoys me about this product is the marketing. This model is clearly wearing mega false lashes. Does Maybelline really think women are that dumb?
I didn’t see that photo until now, when I was looking for a link to the Maybelline page. I’d heard [...]

John Frieda Luminous Color Glaze

I’d read and heard so much about this product – all raves – that I just had to try it.
But first, I had to find it. I searched high and low, in every Duane Reade I passed in Manhattan, and couldn’t find it. They all seemed to stock the Luminous Color Glaze [...]