Product Review: Simple Micellar Cleansing Water

Most facial cleansing products promise to make quick work of make-up removal. I usually just grab one from a department store beauty counter or drugstore, and then mentally prepare to put some elbow grease into the job. It often takes two attempts or another cleanser to get my face completely clean. No matter how pricey… Continue Reading Product Review: Simple Micellar Cleansing Water

Fashion Undressed: Three Designers You Didn’t Know You Knew

Winnie Beale had on a worker’s peaked cap, properly tilted over one eye, and the squarish, broad-shouldered suit offered by Schiaparelli that was popular for communist events. Elsa Schiaparelli had journeyed to Moscow in 1935 to observe the workers’ styles that would, it was felt, now take precedence in the fashion world.– Alan Furst, Night… Continue Reading Fashion Undressed: Three Designers You Didn’t Know You Knew

Product Review: bareMinerals Complexion Rescue

I’m a light coverage gal when it comes to face make-up. For years, I’ve alternated between Maybelline’s Dream Fresh BB Cream and the classic bareMinerals mineral powder foundation. However, lately, neither has seemed to get the job done. A poster for bareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream lured me into their store during a… Continue Reading Product Review: bareMinerals Complexion Rescue

What Every Man Needs in his Wardrobe: My Two Cents by Terry

Many of you have asked for an update to my post, “What Every MAN Needs in his Wardrobe.” And I have been saying to myself that it’s about time I updated it.  Since the last update in 2010 (original in 2006), men’s fashion has changed pretty drastically, from casual footwear to the cut and wash… Continue Reading What Every Man Needs in his Wardrobe: My Two Cents by Terry