Category Archives: makeup

Here Comes the Sun

Posted on June 10, 2014 by zoebgreenberg

And with it, pigment spots, wrinkles and weathered skin! Hearing George Harrison’s herald call to summer is a gentle reminder that the time has come to pay serious attention to blocking those skin damaging rays. Yes, we were supposed to … Continue reading →

Posted in makeup, protection, skincare, Uncategorized | Tagged Anthelios, anti oxidants, BB cream, Cell-Ox Shield, George Harrison, Here Comes the Sun, Jackie O, Kiehl's, La Roche-Posay, mineral sunscreen, mojito, Neutrogena, Retinol, skin cancer, SkinCeuticals, sunblock, sunscreen, V. Stiviano, visor | Leave a comment

Skin Deep, part 2

Posted on June 3, 2014 by zoebgreenberg

Day 4 I took a scientific approach and looked closely at my face today in the most magnifying mirror I own. It is covered in little tiny dots, each representing where the skin was pierced by the laser. So each … Continue reading →

Posted in laser procedures, makeup, protection, skincare, Uncategorized | Tagged Aczone, Aquaphor, CO2 laser, Cortan, Dr. Eric Schweiger, Elta SPF 46, laser procedure, post procedure skincare, Retin A, Vitamin C&E Ferulic | 6 Comments

Grin and Bare It

Posted on May 20, 2014 by zoebgreenberg

Lately beauty e-news, fashion magazines, Twitter, Instagram and even the NY Times are all making a big deal out of the new trend of going make up free. In these pieces, always accompanied by photos of young and gorgeous celebs or models who have dared … Continue reading →

Posted in makeup, reinvention, skincare | Tagged blush, brow filler, brow gel, Christy Turlington, Dr. Jessica Wu, eye liner, eye shadow, Gisele, La Roche-Posay, make up, mascara, moisturizer, NARS orgasm blush, Neutrogena, no makeup trend, Sheryl Sandberg, skincare, SkinCeuticals, sunscreen | Leave a comment

Appearance Counts

Posted on May 13, 2014 by zoebgreenberg

One week ago today, my mother passed away at home at the age of 96. My sister and I had the pain and privilege of being with her for the last two and a half weeks of her life. In … Continue reading →

Posted in makeup, Uncategorized | Tagged Cover Girl makeup, dialysis, Dove soap, dying, Estee Lauder makeup, mascara, Maybelline, Moisturel, Mother's Day, Ole Henricksen | 9 Comments

I can’t live without my…

Posted on April 29, 2014 by zoebgreenberg

We all have our one beauty product that we would take if marooned on a desert island, and for me that is eyeliner. Pencil, powder, gel, liquid, I can’t live without my liner. Won’t even venture out to walk the … Continue reading →

Posted in makeup | Tagged Bobbi Brown, colored liner, eye lining technique, Eyekoe, eyeliner pencil, felt tip eye liner, gel eye liner, Guerlain, L'oreal, Laura Mercier, liquid eyeliner, Maybelline, powder eye liner, tight lining, Trish McEvoy, Twiggy, white eyeliner | 2 Comments

BB Be My Baby

Posted on April 15, 2014 by zoebgreenberg

Being a multi- tasker (politically correct term for ADD), I am always doing several things at once and looking for products that do the same. Why apply 3 creams when you can make do with one? So it was that I … Continue reading →

Posted in makeup, protection, skincare, Uncategorized | Tagged BB creams, CC creams, coverage, foundation, makeup base, multi tasking treatments, primer, SPF factors | Leave a comment

An Ode to Sephora

Posted on April 8, 2014 by zoebgreenberg

Having always loved scouting the cosmetics counters at department stores and roaming the beauty aisles at the drug store, I was not quite prepared for the euphoria I would experience when I first discovered Sephora. Long before it proliferated to … Continue reading →

Posted in makeup, resources, skincare, Uncategorized | Tagged color typing, foundation, makeup testing, product samples, PUR attitude, Sephora, Sephora+Pantone Color IQ, skin care products, SkinCare IQ | 3 Comments

Luxe or Less?

Posted on April 1, 2014 by zoebgreenberg

Steal/deal. Pricey/Affordable. Must/Lust. However you express it, for every outrageously expensive product, there is a less costly counterpart that comes close to mimicking it. If money is no object, you may always go for the higher end, assuming a cost/effectiveness … Continue reading →

Posted in makeup, skincare, Uncategorized | Tagged eye shadow pencil, eyeliner pencil, glowing skin, lipgloss, luminizer, makeup bargains, vitamin C & E serum | 1 Comment

The Ubiquitous Red Lip

Posted on March 18, 2014 by zoebgreenberg

Red lipstick has been around forever. Remember “Fire and Ice”, “Cherries in the Snow” and “Love That Red” when Revlon was practically the only game in town? Every classic screen goddess smoldered in the red lip, as it is now … Continue reading →

Posted in makeup, Uncategorized | Tagged application, Helen Mirren, lipgloss, lipstick, lipstick color choices, orange lip, red lip | 2 Comments

Just Browsing

Posted on March 4, 2014 by zoebgreenberg

The latest edict in the world of beauty is “Full Brows!” That’s fairly laughable if you are among the many women over 50 struggling to hold onto their few remaining brow hairs. It was a shock the first time I … Continue reading →

Posted in makeup, Uncategorized | Tagged brow enhancement, brow gel, brow pencils, brow powder | 1 Comment