Single and dreading the year’s gushiest holiday? Why not spaaah the singled-out holiday away with a relaxing, girls-only spa party at home? Instead of spending time and moola getting all dolled up for a date, get the gals together for a rejuvenating date at home. Soothing spa treatments + a chick flick + a cocktail […]
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Princess and the Payot: Nutricia Cream for Satiny Skin
So Saturday was my first big society gala. I got the dress (a $6,000 Badgley Mischka gown marked down 90% off at Nordstrom Rack). Got my brows plucked, zits zapped and my skin airbrushed tanned (twice) to an island glow. Got that extra dash of blond highlights and my hair teased and curled. All that […]
Power of Attraction: New Moisture Magnet from Lather
It’s the ultimate winter skincare battle. The dry, scaly and often red patches that appear around your nose and mouth or cheeks during cold weather. I call it the crust factor. This year, my badge of winter runs along the crease that connects the bottom of my nose to the corner of my mouth. Only […]
Hot Beauty and Spa Finds for 2009
Always in search of the latest and greatest, we packed up the SpaGirl buggy and headed to Las Vegas for the International Spa Association show in November. Among the hundreds of exciting new beauty and spa products to debut in 2009, here are just a few of our faves. Danica Aromatics I Am perfumes. Spritz […]
Celeb Spotting with MB York
We’ve been smitten with M.B. York (aka, Mary Beth York) and her facial artillery kits since first stepping foot into her adorably girlie day spa formerly in located north Scottsdale. And we had a bit of a hissy fit when she closed it to focus more on her products. But fear not my fellow girlie […]
Detox on the Rocks Spa Deals
Here’s a thought. How ’bout ditching that late-night New Year’s Eve party and its evil twins — the monster hangover and empty pocketbook — for a relaxing and re”New”ing spa day? We’re helping you get a jump-start on a healthy New Year with specially priced treatments at eight Valley spas. Just $60 or less (most […]
For the Love of Liz Earle Skincare
So last weekend, I was surfing the channels and like a bee to honey, I got stuck on the Real Housewives of Orange County. I was so aghast that I watched two hours of it. I couldn’t help myself. Good gravy, these women truly have little concept of the meaning of “real,” do they? I […]
Hello Dolly: Nostalgia Organics
I cannot get over how cute, how adorable, how incredibly girlie these luxury organic soaps and gifts are. Through the miracle of Twitter, I stumbled upon the Nostalgia Organics collection and was sucked into the world of Charlotte and her aromatherapy doll friends only to find out that these girls were born in my own […]
Cheap Beauty Thrills Under $10
In the world of beauty, price isn’t everything. We just had to dig through our purses to discover that most of our beauty must-haves aren’t the priciest or prettiest products but instead, are practical and inexpensive. So, in honor of all things good and cheap, here is our top 10 tried-and-true faves all with price […]
Drink to Your Health: Sibu Balance with Seabuckthorn
Move over acacia and pomegranate juice. There’s a new health drink in town. Dubbed the “Holy Fruit of the Himalayas,” seabuckthorn is the latest in antioxidant-rich fruits to hit the health food shelves in bottled form. According to Sibu, a company that churns this Himalayan-grown orange berry into a nutritional supplement, seabuckthorn contains nearly 200 […]
Life of the Party Spa Deals!
‘Tis the season to shine from the top of your pretty head to the tips of your twinkling toes! Just in time for holiday parties and family shindigs, the following spas are getting us primped and pampered with specially priced $60 spa treatments, available exclusively from Monday, Dec. 1 through Sunday, Dec. 7. Here’s to […]
Beauty Secrets: Ginger
Got a belly ache? Down a ginger ale. A touch of nausea? Gnaw on a hunk of raw ginger. Cramps? Sip on warm ginger tea. In both its fresh and dried forms, this pungent root (which is actually not a root, but is instead the rhizome of the plant if you want to get technical) […]
