Don’t look now but that lady is following us. We’ve seen her at the mall, our local coffee haunt, in line at the grocery store. She’s dressed to the nines (in her mind anyway). She carries the loudest designer knockoff handbag. She leaves a trail of Channel No. 3.5 in her wake. And her feet […]
Beauty March Hump Day: Nature Girl
Last Saturday morning, I plodded over to the front window of my house and yanked open the shade. “Good Gravy, ” I gurgled to myself, spilling coffee down my Vickie’s Pink PJs. About 12 feet in front of me, sauntering across the street was a huge bobcat. He had the telltale pointed ears and stumpy […]
Beauty March Day Two: EO Products
They had me at the shampoo. Looking for a hair treatment to wake up my dulling locks, I first discovered the EO product line at my local Wild Oats Market. The Chamomile & Honey Shampoo and Conditioner have been staples ever since. The duo leaves your hair shiny, clean and laced with an intoxicating natural […]
Day One in Our Earth Day March: Pangea Organics
Back in the dark ages when I was an naive English major at N.C. State University, Ralph Nader came to our campus and gave a rousing speech to kick off an Earth Day celebration. After which, me, my sprightly Jack Russell Terrier, George, and a cluster of my hippie friends marched from our campus to […]
Giveaway Alert! June Jacobs Spa Collection Now at QVC
Once upon a time, a Spa Girl had to travel to distant lands to load up on life’s little luxuries. Not that huffing across hills and valleys to a spa boutique for a decadent sugar scrub or healing night cream is the worst thing in the world but wouldn’t it be nice to snag a […]
Spoiled Little Rich Girl Hands from The Lippmann Collection
We get it. Use a daily sunscreen on our faces to ward off the physical marks of aging. Get it, got it, do it. But what about our poor hands? They wave, they scour, they pluck, they caress. Who’s looking out for them? Celebrity manicurist and nail trend-setter Deborah Lippmann, that’s who. Her Rich Girl […]
Thank You Fairy Godmother: Miracle Skin Transformer SPF20
If only the fairy godmothers of product development could wave their magic wands and create an all-in-one everyday moisturizer with sun protection and flawless coverage – one that doesn’t make your skin as slimy as an oil slick and erupt with breakouts. Now that would be a miracle. POOF! (Cue thunder from stage left.) Hello […]
New Wave: Make it or Fake it with these Haircare Finds
Good hair does not come easy. Seriously, have you seen Chris Rock’s wise-cracking documentary “Good Hair” about the lengths African American women go to for their coif? Hysterical but haltingly serious. Unless you were blessed with a naturally perfect head of hair (lucky you!), odds are that you drop a pretty penny or two on […]
Get Well Sooner: Dr. Teal's Therapeutic Solutions
I am not a dealer I swear but I’ve been portioning cupfuls of these white crystals into glass jars and baggies and giving them out to every sick person I know. Nothing feels as good as soaking your tush in a warm Epsom Salt bath when you’re sick, cranky and achy and all over – […]
Spa Girls Picks for Luscious Lips
Eyes may be the windows to the soul but only your lips can whisper the sweet nothings of love. So for Cupid’s sake, make sure that pucker of yours is primed and ready for a Valentine’s Day smooch! Here are our top picks for pretty lips. Naturally Kissable Keep lips hydrated and kissable with a […]
New Gleek Chic Nail Collection from Sephora by OPI
I don’t know about you but the best part of my Super Bowl Sunday was the sheer anticipation of watching the kids of GLEE mashing up one of my all-time favorite Micheal Jackson songs. But, thanks to a little joke by my DVR, I got to watch the beginning of the show and the very […]
Special Savings on LATHER's Winter Skin Rescue Kit
Got dry skin? Welcome to the club! Arid air laced with winter’s chill spells parched, sometimes itchy, sometimes scaly skin. Ewww. Bundle up with this new three-piece Winter Skin Rescue Kit from LATHER. The travel-friendly set includes a trio of LATHER’s most hydrating products for hands, feet, bod and ‘tude. The AHA Hand Crème with […]
