Archive for September, 2009
Face Fall with these 5 Skin Tips
Here in the Northeast, it is officially Fall. The trees are just starting to turn and the air is getting a whole lot nippier, not to mention a whole lot drier. I recommend switching it up with the change of seasons. Skin's needs change with the weather patterns, so now is the time to reinvigorate your skincare routine. Try a cream cleanser Dry, [...]
Oldie but goodie: Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty
So it looks like this has been up on YouTube for a few years, but I am just now paying attention. And you should too! This is part of Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty, and shows everything that goes into making a model perfect, right down to Photoshop. Manly man husband is an expert retoucher, and he does it for a living. Years ago he did piles [...]
The agony of da feet
I come from a Big Foot family--even the diminutive kin have some pretty huge hoofers. So my size 8 soles were always a small source of pride. When I was little, my mother would hold my foot in her hands and marvel at their smallness. Then I got pregnant. After spending my 20s in high heels (sneakers and flats were not part of my fashion forward [...]
Stalking Hadley: Hadley Freeman comes to New York
I have been so busy these days, what with working the day job, trying to lay down my spa concept (someday I will share, but not yet) and toxic kindergarten, I have not kept up on the comings and goings of my muse Hadley Freeman. And she's been in NY for fashion week! And I missed her! Here's a rundown: Hadley reports that Madonna and Gwenie's [...]
Out damn spot!
Maybe it's the change of seasons, but I have been seeing a bunch of "deep cleanse" your skin stories floating around the blogosphere and in the lady mags. What the hell does "deep cleanse" mean? One of my facial pet peeves is the "deep pore cleansing facial" offered on just about any spa menu I have read. These are the facials that promise to [...]
Invitation to beauty, once again revoked
There was another beauty event today at CVS, and this time I was THERE when it was actually going on! And apparently I was the only one. The cosmetics aisle was deserted. A person who I think was one of their famous beauty advisers walked past me while I was poking around, pleasantly said hello, answered the phone and then promptly disappeared. [...]
Hot for teacher
It has been a whirlwind week at my house. My daughter started kindergarten on Tuesday and what should have been a tear filled, exciting day turned into a big old battle with The Man. For her very first teacher, my kid ended up with Mrs. McNasty. It's a long story, but needless to say Mrs. McNasty messed with the wrong Mom. Manly Man Husband and I [...]
Another CVS beauty event passes me by…
Remember my post about my local CVS's brilliant marketing strategy? Well, they had their Vichy Beauty Event--they were giving FREE 5 minute skin consultations. FREE! And I missed it by 15 minutes. The marketing strategy for this event was my favorite homemade sign now placed outside of the CVS doors (blue marker smeared) and two deflated [...]
