Category Archives: Beauty

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Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2020: Beauty Picks

Some of our favorites that are available during this special sale

**This post was updated on 8/20 due to some of the previously listed items now being out of stock. Enjoy! Bundles, exclusives and values, oh my! The annual Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is coming soon with Early Access for Nordy Club Members beginning as early as August 4th, an exclusive Preview Sale starting August 13th exclusive to […]

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Mask-ing Can Cause Mask-ne

One of the things that is happening as a result of the pandemic that did not make the 'silver lining' list!

Mask-ne

It is funny the things that have been a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  There have been the great things…spending time with family, experimenting with skincare, learning to bake bread, tackling home projects, and so on.  Then there have been the not so great things…not getting to see extended family, stress eating all that […]

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Lashes…..in a Mask(ed) World

As Wearing Your Masks Have Become a Necessity of Life, Attention Continues to be Focused on the Eyes

Lashes

Chelsi here….by now, you have learned that with our constant mask wearing, our eye makeup has ramped up and taken center stage.  If you need a refresher, click here for a few tips. Now that places are opening up and we are seeing more people face to face (or at least half face to half […]

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The Latest Trend in Personal Care….Natural Deodorant

natural deodorant

Chelsi here to share with you something that I have been working on developing for some time. As a Beauty Consultant, I have partnered in co-founding this new product category that can make a difference! Certain categories are booming right now in the retail world.  All things hair, skincare, basically anything to do with self-care […]

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Makeup for Mask-ing, Part 2

As mask wearing becomes a way of life......a follow-up on more tips on how to best wear makup while masking

mask makeup

Well here we are….again. Still.  Staying home. Washing hands. Wearing masks.  This time around though things feel much more serious, masks are now mandatory and will be for the foreseeable future.  The hashtag #wearadamnmask has been trending and celebs like Jennifer Aniston have gotten in the game to encourage people to wear a mask to […]

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SPF……The Best Age-Protection Beauty Product

Always looking for anti-aging products......then checking SPF is key

SPF

Chelsi here and this morning, I asked my husband what the weather is like outside.  His response was, ‘hot, humid, Houston’.  Summer is here in all its glory and the sun is literally beating down on my skin.  I have already had a day where I stood outside a little too long with a friend […]

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Makeup for Mask-ing

For many of us this new normal may begin with revisiting our makeup stash.....however, wearing it with a Mask can be a little tricky!

makeup for masking

Chelsi here…….so the whole live-like-we-used-to-live is still not a thing, however, each week more and more stores, restaurants, and salons are opening.  If you are one to venture out, it is still recommended (and mandatory in my family) to social distance and wear a mask. Even though I have been enjoying this time of wearing […]

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Missing Facials Giving You the Quarantine Blues…..

As we are getting closer to the real thing.......facials are coming back, here are some helpful hints to get you through the final days of quarantine and beyond

Missing Facials

Longing for a Facial? We are s-l-o-w-l-y getting there.  With restaurants and malls opening and the stay-at-home being lifted, could there really be a light at the end of this very long tunnel?  Time will tell but I know my family will still be taking it slow and steady for a while longer.  While this […]

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Quarantine Hair S.O.S….In Search of Some Temporary Help

As sheltering at home has been happening, our hair color has been growing out.....and its not been pretty!!

Quarantine hair

Editor’s Note: I know I am not alone….if anything I’m late talking about it here but it has been a constant talking point of just about every Zoom call, or messages with many of my friends. There has been desperation in their voices of late, as we are clocking at six weeks of sheltering in […]

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BeautyUnited…..Top Beauty Brands Join Together To Help First Responders

More than 40 Beauty Brand Founders including Gwyneth Paltrow, Victoria Beckham, Drew Barrymore, Bobby Brown and mega brands like Lauder join together to help first responders

Beauty United

One of the positive things about times like these is the calling for people to come together and do what they can to make a difference. Beauty is becoming such a vital industry in our modern world and many are predicting that it will be one of the mainstays surviving and going forward. It is […]

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