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philosophy The Cookbook Collection (2012) Review & Photos

philosophy The Cookbook Collection (2012) Review & Photos

Cook Up Some Holiday Treats

philosophy The Cookbook Collection ($38.00 for 5 x 6 fl. oz.) includes five holiday-themed scents in philosophy's 3-in-1 gel, which can be used as shampoo, shower gel, or bubble bath. Each year, they put out The Cookbook, and it's a great...

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Free for Haul Friday, Volume #158

Free for Haul Friday, Volume #158

Welcome to Free For Haul Friday!

  • Haul: My Sephora F&F haul arrived yesterday - I picked up a Sephora + Pantone eyeliner set, Sephora gloss set, philosophy set, a few Illamasqua nail varnishes and Stranger Intense Lipgloss.
  • Weekend plans:  I'm crossing fingers that I can get a good night's sleep!...

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China Glaze Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away Collection

China Glaze Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away Collection

China Glaze Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away Collection

China Glaze® and Ardell® announced today their partnership with Paramount Pictures to offer exclusive collections of nail polishes and eyelashes inspired by the upcoming 3D film, “Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away” in theaters December 21st.

From...

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Does your mother's makeup influence you?

Does your mother's makeup influence you?

Does your mother's makeup influence you? (Or maternal figure, whether that's a sister, aunt, grandmother, neighbor, etc.) Has her technique or style influenced you?

My mom didn't wear makeup when I was growing up, and she doesn't do so now. The only time she wears makeup is on very, very special...

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SpaRitual Slate Nail Lacquer

SpaRitual Slate Nail Lacquer ($10.00 for 0.50 fl. oz.) is described as a "gray metallic shimmer infused with rhyolite." It's a gray-shimmered olive-tinged brown. I'd almost say it looks like taupe, but there's this green hue that keeps peeking through, which makes me...

SpaRitual Slate Nail Lacquer ($10.00 for 0.50 fl. oz.) is described as a "gray metallic shimmer infused with rhyolite." It's a gray-shimmered...

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More Sales + Deals! The Body Shop, Lancome, Prescriptives

More Sales + Deals! The Body Shop, Lancome, Prescriptives

Bobbi Brown: Enjoy free shipping plus 3 deluxe best-sellers with ANY order: Crystal Lip Gloss , Vitamin Enriched Face Base and Lash Glamour Extreme Lengthening Mascara. Use offer code EARLYBIRD. Valid 11/16 through 11/18.

Lancome: Enjoy FREE 2-Day shipping & 6 Holiday Minis with any $49 order (over a...

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Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Eau de Parfum Review & Photos

Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Eau de Parfum Review & Photos

A Sweet Slice of Cherry Pie

Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Eau de Parfum ($64.00 for 1.0 fl. oz.) has notes of black cherry, almond, berries, rose, licorice, black tea, tonka bean, vanilla, and patchouli.

When it opens, it's a barely-sweetened black cherry...

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Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Eyeshadow Quads Launch

Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Eyeshadow Quads Launch

Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Eyeshadow Quads Launch

The perfect matte. The perfect satin. The perfect match between colors and textures. Color crafting creates eye make-up with higher intensity. Eyes to Kill palette associates 2 pioneer formulas: an extraordinary matte with intense payoff that easily...

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Giorgio Armani Lip Maestro Launches

Giorgio Armani Lip Maestro Launches

Giorgio Armani Lip Maestro Launches

Intense, seductive, illuminating color. Giorgio Armani introduces Lip Maestro: the next generation of lip color.

A truly luminous matte lip color, Lip Maestro is more radiant than a matte lipstick and more sophisticated than a gloss. A luxurious, velvet texture that...

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