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Makeup During A Personal Apocalypse
I’m proud to be related to some tough women. My paternal grandmother brought her three sisters out of depression-era starvation-style poverty in the coal-mining hills of West Virginia at the age of...
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Rose Hip Oil: Why You Should Buy A Gallon Of It Immediately
So you know how moving to London screwed up my hair? Well, it also screwed up my skin. It got super-oily, yet super-dry, and all these little pimples cropped up around my hairline and above my...
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How To Apply Sunscreen Like A Pale Lifeguard
I was super-jealous of the lifeguards at my neighborhood pool in the early ‘80s, with their deep, dark tans and ever-present cans of Tab. Then I grew up to be a lifeguard myself, and realized that...
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Review: I Tried The Gelish Mini At-Home Gel Manicure Kit
There’s nothing better than having your parents’ closest friends living just a neighborhood away when your real, beloved family is miles and miles away in A WHOLE OTHER COUNTRY. Which is why I was...
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My Latest Makeup Inspiration: Nefertiti By Way Of Starbucks
“Scores of people are passionate devotees of this signature beverage. So bewitched are they, you’d think it was some kind of magical elixir.” This is the official description for my favorite drink...
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My Hamptons Adventure With Aesop
Hi, friends. I wanted to start off by saying that I'm sorry about disappearing/seemingly dying this past while. I recently finished college, as some of you may know, and no one prepared me for the...
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How To Take A Bath Like Oprah
The other day, it was rainy and cold here in New York, and all I wanted to do was turn on some slow jams and hop in the tub. My Vandross soak session was thwarted, however, because my bathtub...
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Is A Salon Keratin Treatment Worth It? (Do You Even Have To Ask?)
92 degrees last week, ladies. That’s only eight away from 100, as far as I’m concerned. And while I enjoy sunshine and beautiful weather as much as the next girl, if you could spare this...
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Chub Rub Be Gone: How To Prevent Inner-Thigh Chafing
“Hey, can you come look at this? It’s killing me!” I kicked my legs up in the air and spread them wide to give my husband full access to the horror between them. He confirmed it: I had developed,...
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$20 Well-Spent: King's Pharmacy Edition
I’ve been up here since January and I’m still “living out of a suitcase,” as it goes. I don’t wait your pity; my clothes are all in my suitcases--a huge tan one, the cheapest little blue one that...
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It Happened To Me BEAUTY EDITION: I Left Office Life And Became A Nail Artist
"Few nail art endeavors impress us any more you could say we're suffering from manicure fatigue." - Recent Huffington Post article. I get it. You're sick of nail art. In major metropolitan...
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A Guide To Unapologetically Girly, Old-Hollywood-Inspired, Pink-Loving,...
I was an exceptionally girly child. I wore a dress to kindergarten every day and pretended I had a headache so I could escape gym class. I spent a lot of time digging through my mom’s mail-order...
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Quick Question: How Many Concealers Do You Wear?
If someone were to make me choose only one makeup product to put on before I left the house (haha, "house"--apartment), I'd have a hard time choosing between mascara and concealer. But then I'd be...
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I Literally Dreamed Up This Sexy Summer Makeup Look
I tend to get a lot of wacky ideas in my dreams. Usually, they seem great when I'm half-conscious, and then I wake up and realize that they make no sense at all. (The logistics of that doll-factory...
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Vintage Lipstick: I Bought It, I Wore It, I Didn't Die
I have a fascination with the old, the worn, and all things retro; a love for vintage-style clothing. No piece of furniture in my apartment was made after 1980. I like when my clothing and furniture...
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Skype Sex: How To Look Hot Via Webcam
I think I spent too much time while I was in a long-distance relationship convincing myself that I could be in a long-distance relationship. Before I start sounding like I’m trying to make any...
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Laugh Yourself Pretty: Why Humor Is Better Than Makeup
When you think of beauty, you probably think of Larry David. Or is that just me? Sure, he’s a bald 65-year-old who only ever wears sneakers and gives Oscar a run for his money with the whole...
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Quick Question: Do You Ever Layer Eyeliner?
I was feeling an emotion this morning, so I decided to wear an eyeliner color other than black, brown or gray. I reached for my Sephora + Pantone Universe Emerald Graphic Sculpt Jumbo Waterproof...
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3 DIY Honey Masks For Not-So-Sweet Days
Like most teens, I had bad skin for part of high school, and it sucked. Like, Angela Chase getting dumped by Jordan Catalano sucked. But every time I put on one of my mom’s weirdly colored mud...
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5 Pretty Things On The Internet: Beach Hair Edition
Here are some pretty things we found around the internet this week. I'm so excited for beach hair season! It's the sexiest time, no? While I prefer the real deal you get from swimming in the ocean...
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