we heart tarte Not long ago I wrote about greening your lipgloss routine. With the staggering reality that we’ll ingest about four pounds of lipstick and g...
How To: The Side Bun It's always nice to have a go-to updo for those days - and nights - when your hair and you just aren't getting along (i.e. no matter...
Drugstore Find: Alba Rainforest Body Collection Alba's newest line, the Rainforest Collection , is bathing at its finest. While the collection spans from hair to skin, it's the bo...
WEEKLY MUST-HAVE: Nuts Cream Perfume Organic is taking over our faces, and now it's taking over our scents as well. Nuts Cream Perfume is the newest, coolest way to bring a...
A few of my favorite things... Body Oil People are constantly complimenting my smooth skin. "Thank-you," I reply, smiling inwardly because I know the work I put into get...
UN-PETROLEUM JELLY Vaseline is a fabulous multi-purpose product for skin and beauty. Sarah recently wrote about how versatile it is and I agree. But I try to ...
IN THE BAG Several years ago I replaced the paper or plastic habit with reusable shopping totes. From Anya Hindmarch bags to my own line that sold at a...
Givenchy Fall 2009 Givenchy's Les Poetiques Collection is all about the romance and I'm in makeup lust. Artistic Director, Nicolas Degennes, chose to d...
30% off KORRES for Beauty Banter Readers Efharisto means thank you in Greek. And I can't think of a nicer thing to say to our wonderful friends at KORRES Natural Products. Beg...
How To: The Looks-Good-On-Everyone Hair Style The trick to gorgeous hair is making it all look natural: the color, cut, style. We women know that SO MUCH WORK goes into such a "natu...
MULTIPURPOSE MAGIC From a 2,000 year old formula said to be inscribed upon a pyramid in Giza, comes the top secret formula for Egyptian Magic All-Purpose Skin ...
MUM'S THE WORD Morgan is a talented filmmaker who writes about life in the City of Angels at her site, The 818 (the area code for the San Fernando Valley w...
BEAT THE SUMMER HEAT It's hot, hot, hot in the city! When temps go north, I find refuge in water spritzers (and drinking gallons of H2O). While Jurlique rose...
Happy Birthday Beauty Banter... And Other Nonsense Beauty Banter turns 3 years old last month (and we forgot to celebrate... oops)! Our very first summer skin post was published was on July 1...
Bathing Beauty: Genevieve Jones Genevieve Jones , the fabulously chic NYC fashionista and fiercely talented accessories designer (click here to check out the goods - the ...
SHOW SOME LEG Most of the year I stay out of the sun and don’t mind my pale complexion one bit. If Anne Hathaway can do it, why can't I? And if I shou...
OBSESSION Jessica Stam as a tres sexy Parisian cat (ears and all) in the new Nina Ricci perfume campaign, Ricci Ricci (cause 1 Ricci just isn't en...
CALIFORNIA GIRL Not two weeks after I wrote about the Environmental Working Group’s sunscreen report , I got a sunburn. Nice, huh? I don’t burn generally a...
WEEKLY MUST-HAVE: EOS Organic Lip Balm Obsession is an understatement when it comes to my massive adoration (and need) for lip balm. Cracked, chapped lips are my worst nightmare -...
Lipstick Trends Through The Decades This is so fascinating. Read on to discover how lip color and shape is influenced by economic and financial status of American society as we...
A TOO FACED SUMMER MAKEOVER I've fallen in cosmetic's love with Too Faced. They have some genius products that create the perfect summer, barely-there, but glow...
DRY IDEA Every dermatologist, asthetician, and magazine quiz has determined I have combination skin. So, it’s no surprise the same goes for my hair. ...
Streets Of New York: Summer Hair The fashion capital of the world (wait, is that Paris? -- well, at least of America) has also got a head up on some pretty amazing summer h...