I’m getting very festive over at Babble Beauty for the holidays, and everyday. Because GOLD. Read more →
Category: Laissez Faire Beauty
Lashing Out
You know how passionately I feel about eyelashes. I’m pretty sure a good shade of lipstick and a nice pair of faux lashes are all you really need in your beauty kit. (Okay, concealer probably never hurt any body, but you get my gist.) Anyway, I rounded up all the best lashes you could ever dream of gluing to your… Read more →
Cool or Crazy? My Metallic Gold Nails
Being obsessed with pretend gold (and real gold) for quite some time now, the fact that I am on an endless quest for ever-shinier gold nail polish should not surprise you. Well I’ve found it. Read more →
Lash Dip 101: Look Out Lash Extensions…
Check out the whole process from start to finish on Babble Beauty. Other stuff to read over there from me? Moisturizes to Maximize Your Summer Glow (My Dry Skin Bible) Perfect Coconut Milk: I Could Huff This Stuff All Day Read more →
I’m Sorry, I Can’t Stop Talking About My Hair.
I know I just posted about the emotional side of my hair last week, but ULTA Beauty sent me this massive box of hair supplies in honor of their “Love Your Hair” event and really, how could I not talk about ALL OF THESE INCREDIBLE THINGS? (Okay not all of them — I only have two inches of hair total… Read more →
“That’s Why Her Hair Is So Big, It’s Full Of Secrets”
{photo by Jill Krause} My hair has always been a weirdly important part of who I am. My eternal mood ring, it is unmatched in its ability to reflect my internal sense of self, with or without my permission. Still, almost counter-intuitively, I’ve always regarded it as “just hair” — and my willingness to try new things with it reflects… Read more →
I Tattooed My Eyelids Hear Me Roar
{today; healing day three} AHHHHH MY BALLS ARE SO HAIRY!!! I DID IT!!! I screwed my courage to the sticking place and decided to go for the permanent eyeliner to match the brows I’m oh-so-happy with. And I did it despite many many many stories like this one, left by the lovely Lynn when I mentioned in a recent post… Read more →
Eyebrow-Gate: The Final Chapter
I never knew I could feel this way about my eyebrows. [To read about how and why I tattooed my eyebrows click here. The above is my eight-day post-tat brow. It’s slightly itchy, but looks effing amazing. …that goes for the right one too. In conclusion, if you are thinking about having permanent make-up done, DO IT. Stay tuned to… Read more →
Facial Tattoos & Permanent Make-Up: How They’re Different…And How They’re Not.
{Today’s make-up free morning face, featuring still-healing brows and cruelty-free mink lash extensions} Yesterday I decided that I had reached new levels of hard-coredity and was ready to move forward with my very first facial tattoo. That is to say, I decided to take my dearly beloved cosmetologist up on her offer of Permanent Make-up. We started with my eyebrows… Read more →