From the monthly archives:

June 2009

These aren’t your Mom’s Lee Press-On Nails!

June 16, 2009

Late last year, it took some serious convincing to try wearing glue-on nails. I was traumatized by flashbacks from the 80′s and let’s just say that those were awkward times in my beauty product-filled life. This trauma probably revolves around me liking some guy in junior high and wanting to look more “mature” so I [...]

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Ditch the stiff stuff for these 2 excellent hairsprays!

June 15, 2009

Unless you’re living in 1985, you don’t want your hair to be as stiff as a board with product– which is why a lot of times I’ll pass on the hairspray completely. With some of the more popular wavy styles and tousled ‘dos lately in the press, the desired effect is to make them look [...]

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Review: Redken Real Control Overnight Treat

June 15, 2009

Sleeping isn’t just for recharging your body anymore! Take full advantage of your shuteye by multi-tasking and deep conditioning your hair while you sleep. This week my deep conditioning treatment was Redken’s Real Control Overnight Treat. You can apply this on damp or dry hair before bedtime and let it work it’s magic! I applied [...]

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Quiz: What’s your ideal foundation?

June 14, 2009

Quiz: What’s Your Ideal Foundation? Find the formula that will finally give you flawless-looking skin We talked to celebrity makeup artists Gita Bass and Molly Stern and Procter & Gamble senior scientist Sarah Vickery to help you figure out the perfect formula for your skin type. Take the quiz to find out what kind of [...]

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HyperLuxe Weekend Roundup 6/14/09

June 14, 2009

Beauty Sweet Spot share the latest on how to get and keep your teeth white. Beauty Junkies Unite compares 5 self tanners and shares the results. Watch as style maven June Ambrose interviews Chrisette Michelle at Black Style Central. Blaq Vixen Beauty tries her hand at false nails from the Kiss brand…want to know how [...]

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Review: Smashbox Lash DNA Mascara

June 13, 2009

Remember when I told you that Smashbox was getting all scientific on us with their new Lash DNA Mascara? I had a chance to try it– here’s what I think! I lurve the double helix shape of the brush, and the formula is really clean and easily builds without adding clumps along the way. Grrr… [...]

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Weekly Web Tour 6/13/09

June 13, 2009

Can you lose weight by eating cookies? eye4style invesigates The Cookie Diet. Beauty Anonymous reviews Shiseido’s Maquillage Face Creator 3D! My Makeup Blog answers one reader’s question and gives tips and tricks on monolid eye makeup. Makeup Files wants to know: What is your nighttime skincare routine? Meilily discusses cosmetics ingredients: are they harmful, safe, [...]

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It’s genius: Bare Escentuals Refillable Buffing Brush

June 12, 2009

When Bare Escentuals fans talk, Leslie Blodgett listens. I wish all of the brands were that well in-tune with their customers! While the millions of bareMinerals users are loco for the products, they’ve been asking for a portable, mess-free way to carry it and now we have it! The Refillable Buffing Brush is now available [...]

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There’s an eyebrow star shining in Los Angeles, and he’s at Vert

June 12, 2009

If you’ve been around these parts awhile, you already know I am one part fanatical about my eyebrows and one part insane. A few years ago this crazy lady went to town with wax on the outer corners of my brows and whacked them off like she was cutting a coconut with a machete. It’s [...]

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Worst rated hair removal products

June 12, 2009

Our Readers’ Least Favorite Hair Removal Products Saving up for laser hair removal would be better than wasting cash on these shaving and waxing products Unless you’re lucky enough to have gotten laser hair removal, you’re stuck in a never-ending cycle of shaving and/or waxing. Even with good hair removal products the task is no [...]