Long before our first pesky blemish, we were taught that oil and good skin don’t mix. That’s why we’ve spent a lifetime collecting oil-free products and avoiding greasy junk food. Recently, beauty companies are beginning to rock our fear of slippery skincare with pure oil products that promise to make skin flawless. The latest slick […]
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Hippie Chick: Bohemian Style Glam
Back then, I was fat. I had only wispy patches of hair on my head. And I had no teeth. The year was 1969 and I was a drooling, bald one-year-old. But I’ve always been a hippie at heart. And with the past weekend marking the fortieth anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival, I can’t […]
Notes from the Fragrance Files: Tokyomilk Parfums
Seems to us that the fragrance world has become bogged down by pricey, trendy scents backed by fleeting star power. That’s why we can’t resist when a fragrance line comes along with its own edgy voice. Our new love is the playful parfums from Tokyomilk — perfumes that capture a variety of moods and vices […]
Product Review: Caress Evenly Gorgeous Exfoliating Body Wash
One whiff of the new Caress Evenly Gorgeous Exfoliating Body Wash and you’ll be counting down the hours until your next shower. The scent is so delicious, we wanted to slap it over cupcakes and devour it. Rich, thick and speckled with burnt brown sugar, the creamy lather gently buffs away dulling dead skin. Even […]
Jungle Love: Lush Soaps up for a Good Cause with New Limited-Edition Goodies
Have we told you lately that we love Lush? Oh, well then, let us give ya a few more reasons to put Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics on your list of happy, good karma things. As part of its global public awareness campaign on palm oil and the devastation caused by its production, Vancouver-based Lush Cosmetics […]
How to get Angelina Jolie's Tousled Tresses Red Carpet Look
We got the inside scoop on how celebrity stylist David Babaii created Angelina Jolie’s look for the Los Angeles premiere of her hubby Brad Pitt’s new flick Inglourious Basterds. To give her long tresses a naturally tousled appeal, David slathered a healthy dose of his signature Hair Polish ($9.95) from root to tip followed by […]
Summer Essentials Kits from Lisa Curran and Lavanila Laboratories
If you’re a spa newbie or journeying to a destination for the first time, it’s tricky to gauge how roomy your locker assignment will be. With a pair of workout shoes, change of clothes for yoga and swimsuit, your best bet is to go light on the beauty products. To make it easy for us, […]
Womens Health 2009 Beauty Awards: Best Makeup, Hair, Face and Body Products
A stroll down your local drugstore beauty aisle or past the department store cosmetic counters can leave you baffled (trust us, we know!). With hundreds of pretty bottles that promise to smooth, quench and turn back the hands of time, how do you know which ones actually stand by their promises? Consult the experts! Before […]
Product Review: Pureology Essential Repair is Serious Care for Colored Hair
A friend recently accused me of having “expensive hair.” I think it was a compliment. My hair is past my shoulders, highlighted and low-lit all sorts of pretty colors, and because I live smack in the middle of the Arizona desert, it’s dry and high maintenance. So if that makes it expensive, bring it. I’m […]
Arizona Biltmore Celebrates its 80 Year Anniversary with Special Spa Deals
The year was 1929. Stamps were 2 cents, Calvin Coolidge handed off the presidency to Herbert Hoover and the first ever Academy Awards ceremony was held in Hollywood. And out of this era of glamour and opulence rose the “Jewel of the Desert,” or so the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix was crowned when it opened […]
Ebates: Get Your Beauty Fix with a Side of Cash Back
These days we’ve adopted a new outlook on pinching pennies. We’re not cheap, we’re fiscally savvy! We clip coupons, eat out less and have reeled in our beauty product addiction (for the most part!). But even in these not-so-pretty economic times, a girl can only give up so much. Enter Ebates.com. Next time your foundation […]
Open Casting Call for The Bachelor at InterContinental Montelucia Resort and Spa
Listen up ladies. Ready to meet the guy of your dreams (let’s hope sans the fledgling country music career and creepy foot fetish)? If so, make plans to get on down to the open casting call for the next season of ABC’s The Bachelor on Thursday, August 6 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at […]
