Category Archives: protection
Mixing It Up
I was all thumbs in high school chemistry, but when it comes to blending ingredients in my bathroom, I’m rather brilliant. Since summer snuck up on me while moving, it is time to fine tune my summer mixtures, all designed … Continue reading
Posted in beauty at any age, makeup, protection, resources, Sunless tanners, Uncategorized
Tagged Armani Maestro liquid foundation, Australian Gold Faces, Clarins Golden Glow Booster, Cover FX Custom Cover Drops, Crepe Erase, Maestro Fusion Blush, Maestro Liquid Summer, Paul Dorf Transformer
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Summer Life Savers
While I’m still savoring my week on the Cape, I find I’m paring life down to a few necessities. Here are the 4 things I find I can’t live without: 1. Buggle I don’t know what it is about my … Continue reading
Faking It
Today’s topic is NOT the Big O; it’s sunless tanning! Just because I am a tireless promoter of protecting yourself from the aging and hazardous- to- your- health rays of the sun, doesn’t mean I don’t covet the burnished look … Continue reading
Posted in protection, skincare, Sunless tanners
Tagged Australian Gold Faces, Clarins, exfoliation, Jergens, L'oreal, self tanners, St. tropiex, sunless tanners, tanner application
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Here Comes the Sun
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
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Skin Deep, part 2
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
BB Be My Baby
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
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Minimalist Vacation Beauty
Talk about your anti-vanity vacations! Consider the absurdity of attempting a normal beauty routine while on a sailboat in the Caribbean for six days. (I know, SUCH a problem!)But let’s face it; any beach-y vacation is about being free of … Continue reading
Posted in diet, hair, makeup, protection, skincare
Tagged anti-aging, hair, makeup, skincare, sun damage, sun protection
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Cold Weather Body Care
BBRRRR! A high of 16 today and a biting wind. My face feels dry and drawn and my limbs look positively reptilian. After 50, our estrogen loss results in dry and crepey skin from top to bottom. And winter’s cold combined with the … Continue reading
