My dearest fans and felines, They say April showers bring may flowers, and ain’t that the truth. I’ve been enjoying the blooms in my neighborhood, along with the tall grasses and the leaves on the trees. ADVERTISEMENT I hope that you were able to spend some time outside this weekend. I spent a good amount of time enjoying the terrific outdoors, trying to best my kitty skulking abilities; however, due to my assistant’s allergies and her constant sneezing, I haven’t been able to sneak up on anything. It’s so hard to find good help these days. But I’m not mad....

have a peaceful Monday You might be wondering, “So what in tarnation is this Monday Poll thing anyway!?” Well, it isn’t exactly a poll. It’s much more of a continuously evolving (devolving?), somewhat random list of questions I’ve been putting out to readers every Monday morning for the past eight (!) years. (It’s like a kickstart for your brain.) I’ve always delighted in reading your answers in the comments, and I hope you delight in reading mine. Can’t stop/won’t stop! What charm products are you guilty of hoarding? GURL, you know I love me some foundation. I’ve got a drawer...

Aren’t these Juicy Shakers cute? I’ve been seeing lip treatment oils talked about on different beauty blogs a great deal lately, as well as I’ve been curious about them…but for whatever reason, I just hadn’t gotten around to providing them a try. Until now. ADVERTISEMENT I wished to try these Lancome Juicy Shakers ($21) for a couple of reasons. First, they’re super, super cute.  They’re seriously a few of the cutest lip products I’ve ever seen. Second, the bi-phase formula (the oil as well as pigment settle, so you shake these as much as mix them together before utilizing them). ADVERTISEMENT Cats &...

For a subtly sunkissed look, I love wearing Chanel Les Beiges healthy glow sheer Powder SPF 15 in shade 50 dusted all over my face, focusing on the areas that would naturally tan first The long-running Unsung Heroes series here on makeup and charm blog features some of our all-time favorite permanent collection products. Have you ever seen the Gisele Bündchen ad for the Chanel Les Beiges healthy glow sheer Powder? She’s literally glowing! I think it was that and the amazing-looking beige compact that made me want to purchase it… and god, am I delighted I did… I mean,...

So…what is the Monday Poll? Well, it isn’t precisely a poll. It’s more of a constantly evolving (devolving?), somewhat random listing of concerns I’ve been putting out to visitors every Monday morning for the past 10 (!) years. (It’s like a kickstart for your brain.) I’ve always enjoyed reading your answers in the comments, as well as I hope you enjoy reading mine. 1. A beauty brand you’re loyal to? I’ll always be a MAC woman with as well as through. It’s a like affair I’ve had for over 20 years (!) now. 2. explain your hair today utilizing only...

The new NARS Banc De Sable palette highlighting palette ($49) OK, to be blunt…as far as I’m concerned, contouring can just go away already and never come back. but highlighting? PLEASE. Highlighting, I beg of you, please stay around forever, because then I’ll be able to keep looking forward to things like the NARS Banc De Sable Palette, or BANK-DUH-SAB-ELLE… I’m sure I butchered that 100%! ADVERTISEMENT Banc De Sable, a new $49 highlighting palette with three highlighters, arrives March 1 at Sephora and sephora.com, and it’s not your average highlighting palette. These powders have what NARS describes as (insert...