With fall bridal season in full swing, the Spa Girl offices are abuzz with the latest and greatest in wedding day beauty. Being a recent bride, I thought back on the difficulty I had in finding the right products to look my best on my big day and decided it would have been much easier […]
Beauty Rx! Top 10 Solutions to Everyday Beauty Woes
We’ve all been there. You’re having a perfectly good hair day and then out of nowhere, an ugly red bump sprouts up on your cheek. Or, somewhere between the mad dash from the early morning workout to that last-minute meeting, your “smudge-proof” mascara is now smeared under your eyes. Arm yourself with these tools and […]
Out Darn Spot! New Treatments for Age Spots
The newest crop of over-the-counter facial treatments for blotchy, patchy brown spots. They go by many names – brown spots, age spots, sun spots, liver spots or oversized freckles. Whatever you call them, brown blotchy patches on the face, hands and décolleté are a common skincare complaint – especially among sun-doused Arizonians. Experts blame brown […]
Juliette Has a Gun Perfume: The Sweet Smell of Star-Crossed Seduction
Listen up fragrance aficionados, we’ve stumbled on a perfume line that speaks to your literary yearnings for a scent with intrigue. Juliette Has a Gun is a fragrance line meant to be an interpretation of Shakespeare’s Juliet, from Romeo and Juliet, transposed to the 21st century. The gun of course is a metaphor for the […]
Mount Romance Skin and Body Care: Crickey Spa Boy!
Boys are so weird. They primp like nobody’s business, they pretend to throw on any ol’ thing but then change with lightning Superman speed should you mention that their shirt makes them look pale and they secretly like product. Oh, boy, do they like their product. Case in point: Spa Boy’s obsession with his new […]
Behind the Mask: Home Facial Masks that Work
Nothing like covering your face in a thick layer of green goo to make you feel like you’ve drifted away to spa. But what is that green gunk anyway? And is it the best choice for your skin and your schedule? Here are our picks for facial masks that target various skin issues and some […]
Ecobeauty: A Natural Beauty Book for a New Generation of DIYers
I can only imagine what it was like growing up with a mom like Janice Cox. A leading authority on how to whip up home spa remedies with ingredients found in your kitchen, Janice has three natural beauty books under her belt along with a heap of respect in the beauty and wellness communities. Her […]
Votre Vu Gives Julie Bowen the Emmy Glow
We know what you’re thinking. Or at least, we know what we’re thinking. How do these stars get that dewy, natural, I-just-woke-up-this-way look amidst all the blaring lights and chaos of an event as ginormous as the Emmy Awards? As you likely guessed, they have their secret weapons. We got the inside scoop on Emmy […]
Sothys Paris Luxury Skincare: Get Swept Away!
Get swept off your feet with the luxury skincare line Sothys Paris. I DID! Forget the jet-lag and the long plane ride and experience a little slice of ooh-la-la Paris without leaving the comforts of home. Suitable for all skin types, the creamy Sothys Normalizing Beauty Milk ($29) smells like lemon chiffon and reminds me […]
New York Fashion Week: Backstage Beauty from Estee Lauder
New York Fashion Week is back, and this year, Estee Lauder teamed up with The Row to sponsor the beauty look for the Spring 2012 presentation that took place yesterday, September 9th in New York City. Estee Lauder creative makeup director Tom Pecheux led a team of makeup artists to create the fresh and beautiful […]
TALIKA Smile & Kiss Lip Gloss: Kiss and Tell!
We’ve all been in that situation we see on teeth-whitening commercials … a friend invites you to an impromptu event but you haven’t polished your pearly whites. Well, unlike the commercials, I don’t keep whitening trays and strips readily available in my purse. But thanks to TALIKA Smile & Kiss lip gloss, I don’t have […]
Murad Acne & Aging Regimen: Road Tested and Spa Girl Approved
Skin experts say the worst thing you can do for your complexion is to change up your skincare regimen when you go on vacation. Which is why, of course, I took a whole new set of products on my recent whirlwind road trip through California and Nevada. I like to live on the edge (and […]