Sorry I have been quiet for a couple of days – it has been a bizarre week.  I started a totally exciting new job on Monday as the Community Director at the super cool Intelligent Beauty, and have had my nose to the grindstone trying to prove my worth.  Our water well quit working on Wednesday, and spent a couple of days “making due” til the well guy could come (my kicking and beating with a hammer didn’t work this time), and now good ol Hurricane Ike is heading straight for us in Bryan/College Station, so have been prepping, and all the while trying to be a dutiful brand new worker.  Oy!   I hope IB knows that I really am a hard worker – this week hasn’t been great for proving myself.  And sadly, beauty has been far from my... [Read more]

Good ol down home Nestle is going fancy on us with a new drink, Glowelle, that is being touted as a beauty supplement.  That is all well and good – I am all about nutritional drinks and beauty from the inside out, but Glowelle is available only at Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf’s.  Huh?  I guess they don’t want to reach the masses.   And with the price somewhere around $5-6 apiece (for a packet that you pour into your own drink), they aren’t going to.  Maybe they will reevaluate this one. Pass me a Crunch bar.  Chocolate is good for my skin too, right? Image: Nestle [Read more]

This is the neatest post, put together by the folks at RNCentral.  101 tips to rid yourself of acne.  Each entry is linked to its original source and the whole chunk of 101 is divided neatly into related sections.  Here is a small snippet of the sections and a few great remedies: Home remedies Orange peel: This ingredient, mixed with water, can be used as a paste on your pimples as a natural way to zap acne. Popular Products Cetaphil: This respected line of skin cleansers and moisturizers can be an effective way to prevent acne. Managing Stress Back-to-school stress can trigger acne in teens: Don’t let the stresses of going back to school or starting a new school get the best of you and your skin. Diet Berries: Berries... [Read more]

Ok for us geeky style obsessed – here comes something we can’t pass up!  Yesterday, at the Vivienne Tam show in NYC, this gorgeous creature was revealed: This is the HP Vivienne Tam Special Edition notebook, set to release early next year, although Gizmodo says October.  No word on pricing, nor is there any word on specs yet.    “When I was approached by HP to create a special edition notebook, I could see the design in my head instantly,” said Tam. “The notebook is a true reflection of the needs of a modern woman who cares about fashion but is also passionate about her technology. I wanted to create a notebook that would appeal to women of all ages, ethnicities and income levels across the globe.” I’m... [Read more]

This is a travel set of brushes, with mini handles (but full size heads), as well as a brush roll, from adesign!  Included in the set: 6 essential mini handle brushes with full size brush heads. Our mini set includes the following brush styles: Powder, Foundation, Baby Buki, Shadow, Angled Liner and Brow brush. This is a $45 value – yours for free, if you are the chosen one! What do you have to do?  Just leave a comment – and tell me what makeup brush you cannot live without!  From all of the qualified comments left before tomorrow at Midnight Eastern time, I will randomly draw a winner.  Easy peasy – come on down! Image: adesignbrushes.com [Read more]