TTB Travel: A Beauty Tour of Paris

with Jean Patou Parfumer

By a show of hands, who’s enamored with French beauty? Everyone, right? I absolutely crave the rituals and beauty secrets of French women. There’s just something about the French beauty aesthetic that I cannot get enough of…the mood is chic & understated, yet undeniably present. For years I’ve dabbled in French beauty products ranging from [...]

ThisThatBeauty Holiday Giveaway: Perfekt Beauty

ThisThatBeauty Holiday Giveaway Perfekt Beauty

Nothing says healthy, beautiful skin like the perfect glow. Get the glow  all year round with our Perfekt Beauty Giveaway. About Perfekt Beauty Products: Per-fekt products are free of synthetic fragrances, dyes, wax, talc, mineral oils and parabens. The products are highly concentrated so you get a higher product payoff. The base of Perfekt Face [...]

Beauty Talk with Wella Professionals: My Best Kept Beauty Secrets for Hair, Skin, and Makeup

Wella 1

I’ve always been one to share. My toys (as a tyke), my food, my time, and yes…my beauty secrets! While I absolutely love writing product reviews and demystifying the in’s and out’s of the newest beauty, what I enjoy most is the opportunity to chat personally with my readers and dish the kind of beauty [...]

Meaningful Beauty: Week Two

Cindy Crawford

It’s week two of my 30-day Meaningful Beauty experience and so far so good. While I will reserve a full product review for the four-week mark, I absolutely want to share my initial thoughts on a few of the products I’m using. . . and bring you up to speed on my “Meaningful Activities”. [Click [...]

ThisThatBeauty Previews: Meaningful Beauty by Cindy Crawford

Meaningful Beauty

When it comes to new beauty, you know me — game on! I mean. . . is my blog’s tagline not, “Benefit from my Obsession?” I joyfully and tirelessly sift through pretty packaging and lofty claims, all to uncover the best new beauty that you truly need to know. Over the years I’ve blogged about [...]

Felicia’s New York Fashion Week Beauty Prep [Skin & Hair]

Ahh...inside the tents!

Fashion Week is upon. No. Seriously. It’s like this week. First it’s FNO (see our FNO rundown here) and then…BOOM, full on #NYFW. But before nonstop shows, breakneck speed note-taking on my iPad, impossible deadlines, and everything in between, I make time to properly prep and get my booty, I mean, beauty in shape for [...]

LovelySkin.com

LovelySkin.com

How do you get your beauty? Are you a brick & mortar or a click & buy kind of girl? It’s likely you’re a hybrid of the two. Personally, for trying new products, it’s usually the person-to-person contact that seals the deal for me…but for replenishment products, I generally click, add to cart, and checkout. [...]

June is Acne Awareness Month

clarks botanicals skinclearing face body wash

Acne can be devastating. Leaving both physical and emotional scars. It is reported that almost “80% of people will experience some form of acne during their lifetime, and according to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), acne is the most common skin disorder in the United States, affecting 60 million Americans at any one time.” [...]

About Your Skincare – Step it Up: Algenist, Avon, SK-II, Lightstim

ANEW GENICS Treatment Cream

How often do you evaluate your skin care routine? I mean, really critically analyze the needs of your skin against the efficacy of your products. Perhaps the serum you’re using is great for managing acne, but that was five years ago and suddenly you’ve noticed tiny fine lines on your forehead. Or, perhaps your usual [...]

Destination Beauty: NARS Bleecker Street

nars store

NARS Flagship Boutique 413 Bleecker Street 646 459 2323 Plainly put — If you’ve never been, you simply must go. Immerse yourself in all that is pigmented, glossy, and bright. From perfect reds (hey, Dragon Girl) to that iconic haughty naughty blush that fellow editors cannot seem to get enough of — the sleek, aesthetically [...]