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...
Friday, August 28, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
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...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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...
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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...
Monday, August 24, 2009
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...
Friday, August 21, 2009
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 ...
Thursday, August 20, 2009
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...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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...
Monday, August 17, 2009
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...
Friday, August 14, 2009
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 ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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...
Monday, August 10, 2009
Bathing Beauty: Genevieve Jones
Genevieve Jones , the fabulously chic NYC fashionista and fiercely talented accessories designer (click here to check out the goods - the ...
Friday, August 7, 2009
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...
Thursday, August 6, 2009
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...
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
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 -...
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
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...
Monday, August 3, 2009
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...
