Gina Brooke is the Artistic Director for Hourglass Cosmetics and a highly, highly sought after makeup artist. She works with people like, oh, Madonna. Yes, really. Recently I received word from a little birdie about Gina’s favorite products during pregnancy, and I had to share! “I loved being pregnant, but it certainly inspired some...
I hope you’ve enjoyed the Manicure 101 series! Last week I covered the basics of my manicure in 5 posts. For the next couple of weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays you’ll find posts that deal with more advance nail care issues such as specialized base coats like Gelous and Instant Artificials, Paraffin Baths and...
For nail polish removal, I love the little pots of remover. I can open them up, stick in a finger and swish it around a bit. I’ve found that the pure acetone pots have plastic scrubbing bristles and work really well for glitter polish removal. Again, they are super drying, so I don’t use...
Now that you’ve got the polish on, you want it to look perfect, right? I’m frequently asked where I get my nails done or how often I go to the salon. The answer is that I’ve been twice. Ever. I just know how to clean up a manicure so it looks perfect! My favorite...
I have to admit that I’ve yet to be sucked into the Royal Wedding Craze. Likely I’ll be more into it a week or so before the wedding, but in the meantime the rest of the world is anxiously awaiting the fairy tale wedding! Tonight William & Kate premieres on Lifetime Television. This made...
Today’s post has been brought to us by my cousin Ellery from Mom’s Life Made Easy. (Ok, if you want to be really technical, Ellery is my husband’s cousin. But, I luvs her and claim her as my own.) Ellery lives in the San Diego area and has 3 kids under the age of...
We all hate split ends. There’s nothing worse than spending time and money on your hair, only to have the ends split and make you look like an unkempt derelict. The real way to get rid of them is to cut them off. Over, and over and over… It’d be great to save a...
Recently I shared the launch of the new Real Techniques website. I mentioned that Sam had created a line of makeup brushes that would soon be available on-line and at ULTA here in the States. I’ve now had a chance to try out the brushes, read on to see what I thought. Here’s a...