Vitamin C is rarely missing from skincare enthusiasts’ vanity countertops, as it can do a bunch of things at once, from neutralizing free radicals that lead to premature aging, to evening tone, to boosting collagen and improving overall skin health. But as good as it is, vitamin C can be drying or irritating for some, particularly when in its active […]
Have a wonderful day! So…what is the Monday Poll? Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007). 1. Ice cream in a cone or an ice […]
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent). Formula Overview $56.00/0.74 oz. – $75.68 Per Ounce The formula is supposed to “blur, hydrate, and add” a “wash of sun-kissed colour,” while also being “sweat proof” and “humidity proof” that delivers 16-hour wear. It seemed to have more of a cream-to-powder formulation, as the product was […]
Did you hear the news? Jennifer Lopez says, “Happy Pride,” everyone. During a recent performance at the sixth annual Blue Diamond Gala — hosted by the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation at the Dodgers Stadium and headlined by none other than J. Lo herself — the multi-hyphenate brought her 14-year-old child, Emme, up on stage for a surprise performance and used […]
Wearing a few sprays of Chanel No. 5 today and what can I say other than it reminds me of my mom who loves the body cream of this and always has a jar of it on hand. The EDP and the cream smell pretty similar tbh. Maybe it reminds you of your mom, your grandma, your favourite teacher or […]
An ultra-lightweight, moisturizing blush infused with micro-droplet pigments that blend seamlessly into skin. For a sheer touch of colour and a natural-looking flushed effect, as if you just spent a day in the great outdoors. Developed using MicroFluidic Technology, the visible micro-droplet pigments melt into skin upon contact, offering a barely there finish and a healthy-looking glow. Composed of 75% […]
At Allure, we get inundated with the latest and greatest beauty offerings every day. Most of it is exciting, some of it confusing, and sometimes it gets overwhelming, especially now that our homes have become our offices. Alas, that is the beauty editor’s burden to bear. When we really like something, you can trust that our opinion has come from […]
First off, happy Father’s Day to ya! Hope you had a great one. We just stuck around the house, but it was a lot of fun. Just a lot of lounging, watching TV, cooking some burgers on the grill and chillaxin’… Rosie, purr usual, spent the day working on her science experiments. That reminds me… Tabs wasn’t particularly interested in […]
Gettin’ Fresh ColourPop Getting’ Fresh 30-Pan Shadow Palette ($34.00 for 0.92 oz.) is the brand’s newest mega-sized palette featuring 30 shades of shimmers and mattes. There are multiple pops of green throughout, but there were a lot of overlapping shades within this palette, so you really have to love these shades to appreciate the subtle nuances. This could have been […]
Kilian Light My Fire Perfume Review Kilian Light My Fire Eau de Parfum has a more nuanced opening that is part smoke, earth, and chocolate with cumin facets, but it shifted into a honeyed-almond affair with more of the underpinnings of a patchouli note than an dominant patchouli note after about a half hour and through the drydown. Light My […]