Lancer Lift Serum Intense ($275) Sure, this might be a bit expensive, but considering it’s made with 24K gold and an exclusive plant stem cell compound, we can rationalize the price tag. The moisture-holding agents within the serum boost the skin’s moisture and provide skin-lifting effects overtime for a firmer, more plump appearance.
If you took the laid-back feeling of a late-summer sunset on the beach and bottled it as a beauty routine, you would get the easy products in this month’s box. Hold onto a beachy glow with radiance-enhancing skin care, and complement your newfound radiance with mess-free lashes. And as a special end-of-summer bonus, the August Allure Beauty Box is stocked […]
How relevant is a conversation about price? A few thoughts as I talk about Santal Basmati. Santal Basmati by Affinessence: interesting perfume, but is it worth the price? I should say that there are a variety of sizes available on the Affinessence website, including a 10ml travel size and I adore a travel size. I think it’s a great way […]
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With a close glance at most of the skincare products on your vanity countertop, you can see one or more of the alpha-hydroxy acids (AHAs) family. As true multitaskers that benefit the skin like no other ingredient can, AHAs are added to all kinds of formulations, from cleansers to serums, moisturizers, and peels. Despite their reputation for being harsh to […]
Lavender Hill Sydney Grace Lavender Hill Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.25 for 0.06 oz.) is a medium, brighter lavender with cooler undertones and warmer, fine golden pearl that gave it a shiny, metallic finish. Opaque coverage Smooth, moderately-dense but not stiff Picked up evenly with dry brush, applied evenly, blendable Long-wearing (8.5 hours) FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general […]
Sabrina and Idris Elba are well-aware that their S’ABLE Labs isn’t the only celeb-backed beauty line hitting shelves this year—but they are confident they’re the only beauty brand hitting a very specific, very personal niche (with a little husband-wife creative collaborating in the mix). “It probably helps to give a bit of context as to why we started,” Sabrina shares […]
Selena Gomez just debuted a curly bob and officially made it summer’s chicest, most low-maintenance hair trend. The actress took to TikTok to unveil her iteration of the much-loved bob and it pretty much went viral with her fans rushing to compliment her natural ‘do. In the video — in which Gomez asks her followers: “Do you guys think that […]
This is what I smell like after a shower: Kai. They have a whole line of products that smell like their iconic perfume. Kai is a beautiful blend of white florals, gardenia and tuberose, and as much as I say that I don’t like white florals, I do actually love this. I love when a perfume company makes body and […]
Let’s do this, Monday! 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). Monday Poll Back-to-School Fall 2022 Edition 1. Name a […]