Tag: Mario Badescu

Last Minute Luxury Gift Suggestions

Last Minute Luxury Gift Suggestions

| December 20, 2012 | 4 Comments

Isn’t it crazy how Christmas just crept on up on us? I feel like yesterday it was Thanksgiving and I was working on a delicious menu for an at home celebration. And now there are 5 more shopping days until Christmas Day. Photo of woman with gifts via Shutterstock It’s enough to make a late [...]

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Back To School Beauty Must Haves

Back To School Beauty Must Haves

| August 27, 2012 | 5 Comments

I’ve got a fair number of younger bellas that read this here blog, and I know this is the time of year nobody’s really looking forward to. It’s the end of summer vacation, and time to go back to school. Besides needing the typical pens, paper and classroom-friendly gadgets, and for my college bellas the [...]

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Another Way To Look Less Tired And More Clean, Crisp and Pulled Together

Another Way To Look Less Tired And More Clean, Crisp and Pulled Together

| May 31, 2012 | 7 Comments

It’s night time and you’re taking off your makeup. How do you do it? Do you use makeup wipes? Do you wash your face? Both? On more nights than I care to admit, I use makeup wipes and call it a night. Or I wash my face when I’m practically asleep and am not paying [...]

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Adult Acne. How Do You Deal?

Adult Acne. How Do You Deal?

| May 8, 2012 | 36 Comments

As a teenager, I looked forward to my future with high hopes for clear skin. After all, we’re told that acne is a teenage problem, caused by bad food and oily skin and roiling hormones. At one point in my life I honestly believed that turning 20 would end my acne issues. And then I [...]

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You Deserve–Mario Badescu Enzyme Cleansing Gel

You Deserve–Mario Badescu Enzyme Cleansing Gel

| March 12, 2012 | 17 Comments

In my line of work, products come and go. Sometimes you find one you really like and you keep it in the arsenal. More often than not you find products that are practically interchangeable. And every so often, once in a blue moon…you find one of those holy grail products you want to shout from [...]

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Travel Beauty — Makeup That Came With Me To The Caribbean

Travel Beauty — Makeup That Came With Me To The Caribbean

| January 24, 2012 | 14 Comments

I travel a fair amount, so I am well familiar with the ins and outs of beauty on the go. When I pack my makeup bag, I tend to go for flat eye shadow palettes, multi-use products, and anything that comes in pencil form. I’ve got an always packed makeup travel bag, so at the [...]

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Best of 2009 – Skin Edition

Best of 2009 – Skin Edition

| January 7, 2010 | 9 Comments

I have a hard time reviewing skin care. I like to see a product demonstrate results before I share it with you all, and skin care products usually take a while to reveal results. The last thing I want to do is recommend some expensive tub of crapola that does nothing for you, dear reader. [...]

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