beauty

Back in San Francisco part 1: NARS dishes on make up trends + my gallery debut

05.15.2012 art

Right before leaving for Minnesota I had a pretty full week of exciting happenings in the beauty, fashion, and art worlds I wanted to catch you up on. Here’s a run down!

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Always a bridesmaid…now what to do with Lola?!

04.26.2012 beauty

Well it’s finally started to happen, my friends are starting to get betrothed. I always knew this day would come and this upcoming summer, not only do I have two weddings, but I’m [honored to be] IN both of them! Yay! Two of my best friends are getting married in Minneapolis, respectively in June and July. I’ve been in cahoots with both of them as all of the details have been arranged: from their dresses (amazing) to the venues (top notch) to the bridesmaids dresses (flattering!), all of the planning has gone super smoothly (on my end at least).

That is, until the question of wedding hair came up…..

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Beauty Goodies Galore!

04.24.2012 beauty

Birchbox: it’s like Christmas morning…except once a month…and that you pay for Santa to come…and its through a mailbox rather than a chimney…

Blog/vlog post with my most recent April haul! Loves it!

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Parisian Style Hunting with French Blogger Fatou

04.10.2012 beauty

A day of beauty blogging adventures with Parisian naturalista blogger Fatou

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Guest Post: Skincare Essentials from an Expert

03.29.2012 beauty

If you’re like me you’re aware that skincare is a crucial part of any beauty regimen, but you might be lost on the products and details. Today’s Guest Post comes from NYC-based naturalista and skincare specialist Lenore! Read on for her three-part skin care checklist!

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Beauty in a Box: a round up of my Birchbox faves

02.23.2012 beauty

There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding subscription beauty services these days and I’m right in the mix of everything with two subscriptions of my own. I want to kick things off today with Birchbox, which I joined back in October. For $10/month I receive a box filled with a random assortment of beauty product samples ranging from face wash to eyeliner to moisturizers to soap to nail art to toothpaste to perfume. I have been having a WHALE of a time getting all of these samples and have found some truly awesome products the various boxes. Here’s a round up of some of my faves and how I’ve used them.

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Style Scoop: Naturals in the ‘Zines

11.28.2011 art

A round-up of natural hair style icons pulled from the pages of the top beauty, style, and fashion mags!

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Vintage Make Up with a Modern Twist – a photo essay

11.21.2011 beauty

For some reason, all signs in my life are pointing back to classic fashion and make up from the 1960′s era. This was especially the case last Friday evening when I hit the town in fully vintage-inspired look. I’ve been loving the tv show PanAm, and a large portion of that is because their clothing and make up is absolutely gorgeous. I love the luxe style and glamour that is achieved with relative simplicity. The key to doing this in make up is to have a strong brow, bold top liner, and a strong, colorful lip. Here’s my step-by-step of how I achieved this classic, yet modern and playful style!

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Birchbox: sending beauty samples straight to my door!

11.15.2011 beauty

My game is on pretty damn tight when it comes to knowing about the latest and greatest in hair products, but I often feel as though there’s a greater world of beauty products that I haven’t even dipped my toes into— but would love to! Enter: Birchbox. A subscription service that sends you a goodie kit of awesome new samples to try each month.