At the end of my 20s, two goals have emerged with a new, fiery importance: keeping my skin in really good shape and always smelling good. The skin part makes sense because I'm dealing with dumb fine lines and wrinkles ...
When I first saw the model/actress, Jaime King, she was "James King" and there was no possibly way she could get cooler. It was the mid-90s, she was 15 one of the top runway models for Christian Dior and Chanel, and ...
Over the last couple of months, I have been trying to take better care of my skin - not just the skin on my face, but also the other 95% that covers the rest of my body. I've admittedly been ...
You know the feeling when you see something come across your screen, whether it's on Pinterest or Tumblr or whatever, and you like it so much that it kind of starts to give you anxiety? What if I won't get ...
I grew up splitting my time between two houses: one with a single father in it (we ate a lot of ice cream), and the other kept my mom and sister, whose skincare educations started in their early teens. I did ...
Do you know what bums me out? Gift guides. Having been a blogger for almost a decade, I've seen many years of elaborate, in-depth, creative gift guides published around the web from some of the best internet-diggers around, each post ...
Recently, during fashion week (which I paid approximately zero real-time attention to), legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath sent models down the Prada S/S 2016 runway in minimal facial makeup and stunning gold metallic lipstick. The gold used in the Prada show ...
Saison is a beauty and skincare brand that uses organic ingredients and botanicals to create season-specific skincare formulas. ...
My favorite vegan, cruelty-free cosmetics line is about to unveil their newest product that will make their famous Lip Tar even more accessible. Soon, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics will release Lip Tar / RTW - an improved formula of OCC's famous Lip Tar ...
butter LONDON has been a favorite of mine for years when it comes to everything nails. Their matte topcoat is a mainstay in my kit and their colors are some of the most beautiful in my uncontrollable collection. Over the ...
Growing up is a weird game when it comes to beauty. My mom has encouraged me to moisturize with skin-protecting ingredients since I was about 13, but of course - like most advice I received in my teenage years - ...
Update: Sadly, as of December 2017, Limnit Lipsticks have closed shop. We loved them dearly and wish them all the best in their next chapter! When I started researching indie makeup brands about eight months ago, the first one that ...
One of you is just about 8 mouse clicks and one week away from an entirely new, free-of-gross-chemicals skincare collection from Earth-friendly & crazy ethical beauty brand, derma e. Haven't heard of them? Well they've been a family owned business for ...
A selection of 12 Lip Tar shades - matte, metallic and their newest formula, stained gloss - in test tube sizes have been released in order to get more colors into your hands for less money. These little tubes are ...
This beauty review was contributed by my super-good friend Zoë, whose blossoming lipstick addiction has definitely affected our friendship in a neutral-to-positive way, and I am very grateful that she is sharing her experience with Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics - a vegan, 100% ...
Jus Animalium Culture Apparel (JACA) is a company that has devoted their aesthetic gifts to helping spread the word about animal cruelty - in the fashion industry and otherwise. (See the Jus Animalium Ethical Designer Profile for proof of their ...