her glossiness

dear glossy gals:

just a heads up that if you pick up any magazine this month you will see bold eye makeup on every major runway. so for this fall forget the subtle eyeshadow lining techniques of last year, and spend a few dollars on a deep black liner, as well as some jewel toned liners for a cute look on a night out! a few that i like include the makeup line boots liquid eyeliner in midas, sapphire and gilt. try some out and let me know what you like! 

p.s. don’t just stop with the traditional cat eye look, think marker line thick!

keep on shinin, girls and any glossy guys

cosmo says that the freshest way to wear color on your lids this fall is by applying a cream blush. i admit that i was skeptical but the photograph that they have in the september issue is hot–it’s the anti-smoky eye (which is a bit overdone anyway, i think). be sure to use a blush appropriate for your skin tone, because you want it to look light and shimmery rather than bold and garish. why not try it?

hey there glossy girls!

i’ve been reading makeup news in all the magazines lately (teen vogue and cosmopolitan especially) as they put out their fall issues…usually these issues depress me as the top mags turn their back early on summer and go for deep and heavy fall looks. i am so proud of this year’s issues that i just had to post! finally, they are allowing a little leeway and even featured bronze techniques in the september issues. so don’t throw away your bronzer yet! and buy a new gold color to cary you over the first dreary months of fall. 

leave the heavy black eye to someone else while you shine on :) 

need a good shadow? i love MAC cosmetic’s “goldmine” — or if the heavy shimmer scares you, just use your eyeshadow brush in your everyday bronzer and mix with a light shimmery white for a super sheer look!

I go through “signature scent” phases - my latest signature perfume is Armani Code. I even give my bedding a quick mist once and a while, yum, nothing like getting into scented sheets at the end of a long day.

My friends at Perfume Worldwide have provided us a special 12% discount.

Time to stock up!

Click on the link below and use “specialoffer” during checkout for our 12% discount deal.

What’s your signature scent? Leave a comment below and let us know.

Let me just start out by saying that I absolutely adore this mascara. I was introduced to it while shopping with my younger sister.

As usual, I found myself lost in the beauty department at Macy’s. While playing with and testing goodies at Benefit Cosmetics counter, I noticed this extra large tube of mascara - badGal lash.

I tested the mascara & it was love at first stroke. The Benefit Cosmetics representative said most user say it is like wearing a set of false eyelashes without the glue. I figured she was just trying to make a sale but my first hand experience made me fall in love with badGal lash. Benefit Cosmetics hit the mark with this one.

Everything down to the design of the applicator is perfect. It has a large chubby brush that is very lush and loaded with bristles. The mascara itself glides on really easy and the effect of this design is a gorgeous, flawless application. There’s no clumping or flaking and at $19 bucks a tube, this massively flossy mascara delivers and is totally worth every penny!!

H. G.