Category Archives: skincare
Oil WELL
From my teens to my forties, my oily skin was an issue. My T-zone was constantly pumping and I never left home without sopping it up with toner and stowing blotting papers to stem the tide while away. Every product … Continue reading
Posted in facial cleansing, hair, makeup, menopause, skincare, Uncategorized
Tagged Aura cacia rosehip oil, Boots Botanics facial oil, Bubmel and Bumble color minded polish, coconut oil, Dr. Jessica Wu, Josie Maran argan oi, Kerastase oleo relax, Kiehls Midnight Recovery Concentrate, L'occitan, L'oreal Sublime sunscreen oil, menopausal dry skin, Origins, Pop Sugar, Vea Olio
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Double Duty
Just like I tend to do more than one thing at a time (multi -tasker or ADD??), I expect my products to do the same. I already have my favorites, which I will share with you, but decided to take … Continue reading
Posted in makeup, skincare
Tagged Dr. Brandt Pores No More, Givenchy Le Prisme, Josie Maran, Kate Somerville, Kiehl's BB Cream, L'oreal Magic Lumi, Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair, No Bronzer Bronzer, Nu Skin ageLOC, Perricone No Foundation Foundation serum, Sephora, Skin Ceuticals, St. laurent Kiss and Blush
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Trolling the Infomercials
Unfortunately, a chronic back issue flared up into a full blown spasm this week and I found myself lying in bed early Sunday morning, heating pad under back, steroids and Valium at the ready and the TV on at 7:30 … Continue reading
Accentuate the Positive,Eliminate the Negative
Drooping lids, sagging cheeks, the suggestion of jowls. Welcome to the “mature” face! But all is not lost. As I found out, you can create the illusion of a more lifted and sculpted visage without going under the knife. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in makeup, skincare, Uncategorized
Tagged Anti aging skincare, Black jade eye pencil, cc cream, Chanel, countouring, eye cream trick, Golden champa, highlighting, Julianne Moore, L'oreal, Le Blanc, Les Beiges, MAC blender brush #217, Neiman Marcus, Or blanc, Sublimage, vanilla planifolia PFA, Vitalumiere Acqua
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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
