Hello to all: Sometime in coming days or weeks I’ll be writing yet another true story about my life, so please be on the lookout for my next story. You know, ever since   I first... Read more >>

Lately I’ve been determined to master creating a cat’s eye. It all started when I went out with a friend of mine, and she was wearing an absolutely perfect one (like so perfect I wanted to... Read more >>

Fall nail colors are hitting beauty counters right now, and brands are giving us gorgeous hues for the season. Some lines are going deep and dark, like we’d expect for fall, but some lines are... Read more >>

Perseverance. Stubborn single-mindedness. That’s what I can be made of. Holding on until the knuckles whiten.  A first marriage that went on and on. Self definitions playing out beyond a... Read more >>

I can remember all of my lip balm phases. When I was a kid, there were the Village Lip Lickers tins that slid open and clicked shut, the Bonne Belle sticks that smelled like vanilla, and Lip Smackers... Read more >>

Last summer I learned a lesson I will not soon forget: sunscreen matters! Ask any beauty expert and they’ll tell you protecting your skin from the sun should be priority number one. I’ve... Read more >>

My face has been totally dry lately, which isn’t all that normal for me. I’m choosing to blame it on the totally weird Los Angeles weather we’ve been having lately. First it’s... Read more >>

There are certain brands that I just adore; whenever they come out with a new product, I have to rush out immediately and buy it or order it online without even seeing it in person. CLEAN is... Read more >>

I can’t get enough of perfume. I have two drawers in my beauty stash devoted just to perfume samples, not actual bottles of perfume. What I realized recently is that I don’t do enough to... Read more >>

I have a total weakness for dessert-scented products. If it smells like cake or something that would blow my entire caloric intake for the day, I’m all over it. (Bonus points if it’s a... Read more >>