Respect My Face!

(Unfortunately this is the only clip I could find of the episode… I will update the video link if I come across the full clip/episdoe.) I’ve heard about this episode of The Dr. Oz Show before, but I finally got to see it today…  In this “Dangerous Beauty” segment, Dr. Mehmet Oz singled out 3 [...]

Paul & Joe Beaute Disney Character Collection 2010 ~ Alice in Wonderland!

Ever heard of those jokes about women piling makeup on so thick it’s like they are plastering house paint on their faces?  A new foundation from L’Oreal kind of made this joke the real deal…  May be they are being innovative or may be they are being gimmicky; but what’s with Lancome and L’Oreal’s penchant [...]

Recently I picked up PRO Makeup – Salon secrets of the professionals by Kit Spencer, who is a makeup artist with 10+ year experience.  I don’t think she is as famous as Kevyn Aucoin or Bobbi Brown, but her book is a wonderful reference and a fun read, and it has become one of my [...]

Everything time I see an Olay Regenerist commercial, I am always reminded of this:

I came across this beautiful photo of Keira Knightley recently… It’s a shot from her latest Chanel COCO MADEMOISELLE ad.  And I thought, Oh my goodness, Keira looks hot!  And that’s one sexy shoot…

Magazine/Issue: InStyle / WHAT’S HOT NOW (September 2007 issue, p.432) “Parabens are one of the most ubiquitous types of preservative [in skin-care products],” says Christopher Gavigan, CEO of Healthy Child Healthy World (healthychild.org). “When they enter the body [through the skin], they appear to mimic the hormone estrogen, which plays a role in the development [...]

Magazine/Issue:  Allure / Body News (January 2006 issue, p.58) ~ by Kristin Cobb   Skin Experts often discourage women with acne from wearing makeup, but a new study shows that certain cosmetics can improve acne sufferers’ quality of life without aggravating their skin. Dermatology professor Nobukazu Hayashi and other researchers at Tokyo’s Women’s Medical University [...]