Beauty
Scottish Fine Soaps Company: Luxury Soap in a Tin
What could possibly be fancier than a soap in a tin? In traditional tartan, no less. The Scottish Fine Soap Company houses their high quality soaps in tiny individual sized tins that you’ll love to leave out in your guest bathroom. Seriously, I bet the queen keeps her guest soaps in some of these, carefully strewn […]
Manicure Monday: Valentine’s Day Heart
When I sat down to do my Valentine’s Day-themed Manicure Monday, I had big ideas to do a different pattern on every nail. Glitter, hearts, polka dots, flowers, matte polish, everything. I started to do the manicure, and I realized that my nails started to look like a tacky Valentine’s Day card. Obviously that’s not […]
Three Surprisingly Good Celebrity Fragrances
Every time you turn around, some celebrity or other is signing themselves a fragrance production deal. Some stars put all their time and energy into developing scents that really capture their own essence, while others blindly sign their names away to cheap, watery sprays only intending to make a buck off of us. I’ve smelled […]
Manicure Monday: Matte & Glossy Polka Dots
I’m a big fan of matte nail polish. I was never really sure where to go with it. Do you buy a matte color? Do you just get a matte top coat? Do matte top coats work on every polish? Can you apply a top coat over your matte polish? I had so many questions […]
Save The Sharks Palette from Chantecaille
Sure, sharks can be scary. But what’s even scarier is a world without them. Remember- shark week without sharks is just … week. French cosmetics company Chantecaille is one of the most prestigious beauty brands out there, and their commitment to great products extends to great causes like the BLOOM Association’s mission to ban unsafe […]
Manicure Monday: Gone Gingham
Today’s Manicure Monday is a gorgeous tone-on-tone gingham print. Bright, bold colors definitely stand out, but it’s the intricacy of the pattern that makes this look shine. I actually aimed for a much different look – ultra skinny diagonal lines – but after trying to create it, my ultra skinny lines came out pretty … […]
Minute Manicure Removal
I change my nail polish as often as I change my clothes. Okay – not that often, but I still do my nails more often than the average person. When it comes to taking my polish off, the cotton balls can add up. Until I learned a neat little trick to use only ONE cotton ball […]
Pantone’s 2013 Color of the Year: Emerald
Each year, Pantone searches for color influences stemming from entertainment, art, travel, and culture across the globe to choose the color of the year. The color of the year impacts designs in fashion, graphics, and products of every genre. This year, Pantone has chosen Emerald as the 2013 Color of the Year. The 2012 Color […]
Urban Decay’s Oz-Inspired Witch Palettes: Which Side Are You On?
The timeless battle between good and evil is once again upon us. It’s time to pick your witches. As if we needed another reason to go gaga over of Oz-inspired beauty and the March release of Oz: The Great and Powerful, Urban Decay is giving us a chance to literally pick sides and declare if we’re Team Glinda […]
The Collabor-eight 