It’s peak ski season spa girls and guys and there’s nothing more thrilling than strapping two sticks on your feet and flying down the side of a mountain (for some of you at least – I prefer a bunny slope run or two followed by a giant frothy hot cocoa). The only downsides of skiing […]
Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock Golden Globe Hair
While glamorous gowns swept the red carpet last night at the Golden Globes, we were swept away by the hairstyles. Nicole Kidman looked effortlessly elegant with sleek locks that ended in a touch of flirt. And Sandra Bullock‘s alluring bangs and edgy ends were hot, hot, hot (in our opinion)! Celebrity hairstylist and creator of […]
Reader Giveaway! Red Carpet-Ready Gift with Purchase
Um, yeah, we love gifts with purchase. Who’s with us? Beauty.com has one we’re gaga over AND they’ve been generous enough to give one away to one lucky AZ Spa Girls reader. Read on for the details! Designed exclusively for Beauty.com by Marchesa designers Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig, the Red Carpet-Ready Kit is all […]
Splendid Dirt, Leftovers and Other Holiday Musings
Musings from holidays past… If there’s one thing I love about the holidays – besides my sis-in-law Tina’s delectable Christmas cookies – is the conversations that unfold around the dinner table or during those long treks to and fro holiday shindigs. Spa Boy and I spent the week of Christmas in Colorado with his family. […]
Lip Smackers for Grown-ups: Crazy Rumors Lip Balms
I may be showing my age but as a wee spa girl, my love of Bonne Bell’s original Lip Smackers was about as deep as my crush on Donny Osmond. I remember many a Christmas morning emptying out my stocking into a pile and carefully separating out the new school supplies (mmm, pink gummy erasers […]
Santa-tize Odors and Get 20% Off Poo-Pourri Bathroom Spray
We discovered Poo-Pourri – a playful line of bathroom sprays that take on embarrassing smells with a vengeance – a few years ago at a spa show and the cute little bottles are now permanent fixtures in our powder rooms. The company’s trademark line, “Spritz the bowl before you go and no one else will […]
Say Hello to Three Whishes Lavender Body Wash
Arizona-born and bred Whish Body is at it at again – cranking out new bath products for us to oooh and aaah over and making us rearrange our shower shelves to make room for a new player. First, we bid adieu to shaving foams that smelled like burnt melon and manly spices after trying their […]
Jungle Love: Wembe Amazonian Soul Soaps
Speaking of natural beauty products with purpose, meet Wembe. Now here’s a soap with soul. Wembe Amazonian Soul soaps were created in the spirit of using the purest, responsibly sourced ingredients that respect the earth while honoring the body. Wembe is an eco-friendly cosmetic line made from organic, locally grown plants found in the Amazon rain […]
Peter Lamas Ultra Awesome, Ultra Natural Haircare
Lord knows, I love my Kerastase. There is absolutely nothing like the silky soft, amazing smelling hair that this pocketbook-bending but got-to-have-it haircare line doth make. But ever since my chat with Tata Harper, I’ve been working toward cleaning up my act. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not going to be sporting Birkenstocks any time […]
Last-Minute Halloween Glitz from Hard Candy
Still haven’t decided what to be for Halloween? When in doubt, glam it up girlfriend! Hard Candy makeup has the goods to make it happen — all you need is a little imagination (and maybe a hot pair of stilettos). Best part is that you can pick up Hard Candy at any Walmart for a price […]
Calling All Cranberry Lovers! Dish it up for LATHER
Wild about cranberries? If so, here’s a contest with your name all over it! The creative minds at LATHER skin and body care are inviting home cooks to submit your favorite cranberry recipe for a chance to score a gift basket of seasonal skincare goodies. Heck, even if you don’t win, how fun is that? […]
In Tata We Trust: Tata Harper 100% Natural Skincare
She has 10 dogs, a couple goats and a serious passion for truth in beauty. Tata Harper made it her mission to develop a skincare line that lived up to its all-natural claims and spent five years researching, testing, working side by side with scientists and creating her product line from the ground up – […]
