Bee venom has become a very popular alt-wellness anti-aging treatment, presumably since the Duchess of Cornwall openly attributed her age-defying wrinkle-reversing results in 2010 (source), and gaining popularity again in thanks to Goop founder Gwenyth Paltrow’s 2016 interview with the NYT, where she mentioned that she’s tried “apitherapy,” or bee-stinging therapy. What exactly is a bee venom facial, … Read more
When it comes to up and coming beauty companies, Anastasia Beverly Hills is absolutely killing it. ABH is literally the biggest, most followed beauty brand on Instagram, boasting over 11 Million followers. ABH President (and daughter of the founder), Claudia Soare (aka Norvina), boasts over 1 Million followers herself. Up and coming makeup artists … Read more
Dear Megan, What are some cheap mascaras that work? I don’t want to spend $40 on a mascara! – Sara B. Let me start this by saying, I spend a ridiculous amount of money on makeup: I am currently VIB Rouge member at Sephora (i.e. I spend way more than I should). So suffice to … Read more
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Moonchild Palette Some of you are probably looking at this palette and saying, “Huh?! What is it?!” I’ll admit, if you haven’t been following this year’s highlight trend as closely as the presidential race, you might have missed this one. Highlighting, or strobing, is about “using reflection on high planes … Read more
Today I want to introduce you to the end-all be-all for concealers: Glossier Stretch Concealer. This concealer is.. the bomb. Yes, I just used a 90s term on purpose. Glossier is the newest 80s/9os retro chic minimalist beauty brand, founded by badass entrepreneur Emily Weiss of Into the Gloss. (Here’s a recent interview with … Read more
A few weeks ago, one of our favorite followers tweeted us: “Have you seen this @amaliebeautyinc?! I could NEVER 😭” “This” was a link to Jamsu–the newest Korean beauty trend, which is actually the oposite of baking, but has the same effect: Users dunk their faces into a bowl of cold water after applying a full face, … Read more
Too Faced’s Better Than Sex Mascara is one of THE most talked-about, blogged-about, raved-about mascaras.. ever. Since my entire life kind of revolves around lashes, I knew that I had to try this one sooner or later, even though all my readers know that “They’re Real!” is my hands-down, go-to, ride-or-die favorite mascara. And believe me–it … Read more
Another hot product from Sephora’s fall finds – the last one was Dr. Brandt’s Magnetight Magnetic Face Mask (full review here) – Josie Maran’s Lip Sting Plumping Butter was just staring me in the face, begging to be thrown into my shopping cart and 2-day delivered to my house. So it was. Lip plumpers have … Read more
Benefit Instant Brow Pencil Review: Criteria Anytime I’m reviewing a product, I instantly run through the list of criteria that I use when I’m critiquing factory samples for customers with my other company Genie Supply (here, if interested): Color Pay-off Consistency Feel Other notes + Overall Value ..and that’s kind of how my brain reviews … Read more
Note: If you’re even 10% interested in using this product, please read the FULL review–start to finish. You’ll thank me later. Last week THE coolest product caught my eye. It was a face mask that could be removed WITH A MAGNET. That’s right. No washing required. Just use a magnet, and it comes off. Yep, … Read more