Thursday, October 30, 2014
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade
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| Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade 8 shades $18 |
My brow fixation continues...I've come to believe, brows, not the eyes, are the window to my soul. I feel absolutely naked without a finished brow and it's the starting point of my makeup after BB cream or foundation.
Anastasia Beverly Hills definitely produces the best brow products on the market. I have used both her Brow Gel and Brow Wiz pencils; both excellent.
I decided to tip into her Dipbrow Pomade after admiring them at Ulta. There are 8 shades and find your best match can be a bit tricky, so I asked for advice. Naturally, the shade we decided on, medium brown, was sold out.
Monday, October 27, 2014
Two Great Products from Exuviance; Day Repair and Night Lift
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| $113 together- a $34 Savings |
My love affair with Exuviance Age Reverse continues...particularly their Day Repair cream. Yes... I know I should be using moisturizer with some serious SPF daily, but I loathe the chalky residue and heavy texture of the many I have tried.
Exuviance Age Reverse Day Repair is in a class by itself. For starters it smell delicious. It has a creamy, gel like consistency that leaves my skin completely hydrated and dewy looking...It's hard to believe there is SPF 30 in there, but I'll take it face value and I'm grateful for it.
And I'm not the only one who thinks its terrific. Good Housekeeping awarded Exuviance Age Reverse Day Repair as one of their 2014 Beauty All-Star Award winners.
It's a goodie...
Fashion Flash Monday
It's Fashion Flash Monday and Deb Chase, our groups founder and popular writer of the No Nonsense Beauty Blog is our host this week. As always, we strive to bring women over 40 a concise and diverse read. Please click here to see what we shared with you this week.
Enjoy!
xox,
DD
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
What The Zell Happened to Renee???
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| Renee Zellweger (right) Renee Zellweger (left) |
Can we tawk???
Last December, I posted a blog about the radical change in Renee Zellweger's appearance. Far from a classic beauty, Renee had a unique look that was borderline adorable. She also has a slamming bod, and wears clothes as well as any runway mannequin. Put it all together, and her look charmed more often than not.
Why did she feel the need to reconfigure her face, (rumored to be in the image of Jennifer Lawrence and actress nearly half her age.) Perhaps it the pressure of approaching middle age in Hollywood, where younger talent is continually up and coming.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Fashion Flash Monday
It's Fashion Flash Monday and our host is Barbara Grufferman who writes the highly acclaimed Best of Everything after 50. Barbara called our weekly group posts, "the best mini mag for women over 40". Loved that!
Click here to read it for yourself!
xox,
DD
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Nyakio ABC African Beauty Cream
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| Nyakio ABC African Beauty Cream $39- Available in 5 shades |
There's a new beauty cream launching this month and it's not a BB or a CC but an ABC; Nyakio's African Beauty Cream.
Nyakio's brand founder and namesake, is Nyakio Kamoche Greico. Nyakio, is a first generation American of Kenyan descent, whose family included medicine men, farmers and educators.
The brand pays homage to her families heritage and her passion to bring the best of natural African ingredients with highly effective skincare, to women of all skin types and ethnicities.
I am already a fan of Nyakio's Kenyan Coffee Body Scrub, so when my friends at Kaplow PR asked me if I was interested in having a sneek peak at ABC African Beauty Cream, I happily complied.
Friday, October 17, 2014
It No-Tug Waterproof Gel Eyeliner
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| It No Tug Gel Eyeliner 10 Shades $22 |
Why am I always in pursuit? I wish I could answer.... Just last week, I took pride in being able to successfully wield Smashbox Limitless Liquid Eye Liner, without a 10 Q-tip clean up. Why was I still hankering for yet another liner?
I think partly because I have always liked gel eyeliners, just not the pot and brush that come with them. Here I was eyeball to eyeball with a gel pencil. How could I possibly resist buying it?
I couldn't...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
NYC Pretty
Cruciani sleeveless top, $295 / Delpozo cropped coat, $5,110 / Moschino leather skirt, $1,805 / Alexander McQueen patent leather shoes, $1,035 / Christian Louboutin pink purse / Pier 1 Imports branches home decor
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick
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| Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick 22 Shades $22 |
Oh, this was a happy find...I normally don't shop at Ulta, not because I don't appreciate this high brow, low brow cosmetics mega store. It's just less convenient to get to.
The first thing that caught my eye about Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick, was the display of pretty, wearable colors, from nudes to brights. The difference between some of the shades was just a nuance of depth. Be still my heart...4 rosy nudes in one collection? Spectacular. I almost threw a dart, but I'm happy I chose "Rush".
It's perfect. But that's not the only thing that's impressive...
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Fashion Flash Monday
Mirabai Holland, whose website Moving Free is dedicated to how to strengthen and tone your body at every age, is our Fashion Flash host this week.
As always, our splendid group of bloggers, do our best to bring you the best of our posts on beauty, fashion and wellness, for women over 40.
Please click this link to read them all.
xox,
DD
Saturday, October 11, 2014
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It's time to shake up your makeup routine with these on-trend shades |
This is a TotalBeauty.com Makeup article Fall may be in full swing, but that doesn't mean you have to give up colorful makeup. This fall, it's all about ditching your neutral makeup colors for moody, rich shades that complement your skin tone. |
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Be a Glow Getter: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder
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| Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder 6 Shades (Radiant Light pictured above) $45 |
I've never been a powder fan...When you work as hard as I do to achieve glowing skin, it just feels counter-intuitive to finish with powder, no matter how finely milled.
I have long been aware of the cult following for Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder. Lalalalalalalalala...I blocked out the chatter...but then I saw them at Sephora and in an instant, knew the likelihood of my leaving without one was nil. One swipe and I was a goner.
Rather then looking matte and dull, my skin appeared to look lit from within, imperfections blurred, less flawed. Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder comes in 6 shades, each created for a specific skin type. Radiant Light, which casts a golden glow, was right for me. Here are the details:
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Monday, October 6, 2014
Exuviance Perfomance Peel AP
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| Exuviance Performance Peel AP $75 Available at Ulta stores and Ulta.com |
Exuviance is turning out to be one of my favorite anti-aging skincare lines. I have already written glowingly about their Age Reversing Neck Cream, (which has done nothing to harm my knees either).
I love peels, and when my friends at Melissa Kelz PR told me that Exuviance Performance Peel AP could produce dramatically good at home results, simply, and in just 6 weeks, I let them twist my arm into sampling it...
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Tarte Timeless Smoothing Primer
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| Tarte Smoothing Primer $39 |
Is it too much to wish that someone in the cosmetics industry could develop face Spackle??? My dream product would gracefully fill in fine lines and then be smoothly covered with foundation or a good BB cream. How does that sound to you?
My internet search was fruitless, though I did discover that Dr. Andrew Ordon of TV's The Doctors fame did create a product that temporarily fills out fine lines. It is not so much a filler as an inflammation; reviewers reported swelling from allergic reactions. With my luck, I'd go into anaphylactic shock, and my throat would close...Literally, I would, "die in vain".
So, my search continued to Sephora, where I was attracted to the Tarte display, that included a split photo of an average looking woman. One side showed her "before" Tarte Timeless Smoothing Primer and the other, the "after".
Impressive...OK, so it doesn't fill, but I will settle for the 91% reported "blur"
Thursday, October 2, 2014
It's National Brow Day
Did you know today is National Brow Day? From Wink Brow Bar to Smashbox, today is a wonderful day to celebrate this wonderful feature with two of the most famous brows – Audrey and Elizabeth!
Their impeccable and lush brows further prove that this trend is here to stay, so lets look at the past to predict the future, as 2014 and now 2015 are definitely going to be the brow years to look forward to, from young ingenues like Lily Collins to Ashley Olsen.
What’s the modern way of shaping and filling in brows to create this lush effect? Look no further than threading, especially such as the West Village’s Wink Brow Bar, which specializes in organic threading. Anti-inflammatory and best for both shaping and growing a lusher set, read below for owner Umbreen Sheikh’s tips and tricks:
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