Taking Avon ULTRA COLOR RICH Mega Impact Lipstick Out For A Spin

Taking Avon ULTRA COLOR RICH Mega Impact Lipstick Out For A Spin

OK, OK.  I know these guys have been out for a while, and I know you are not supposed to fall in love with products just because they have a cool packaging or cool shapes, but LOOK AT IT?  Isn’t this prism-like shape of the lipstick out of this world?...
The Mascara Diaries: Avon SuperExtend Mascara Gives Me Lengthy Lashes

The Mascara Diaries: Avon SuperExtend Mascara Gives Me Lengthy Lashes

As a mascara junkie, I am always on the hunt for the latest and greatest.  I love formulas that are glossy and smooth (read NO CLUMPS).  Yeah, you know my story of The Clumpy and The Restless – not a good thing.  While I normally go for a volumizing mascara,...
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Footwear Friday: T-Straps

T-Straps by brunetteandpink featuring Seychelles shoes In my continued obsession with figuring out cool shoes to wear to work, I remembered T-Straps. I find them so chic, yet practical and comfortable. I feel a t-strap helps hold your foot and in some instances your ankle in place, preventing it from twisting as you’re walking.  I...

Beauty Tip of the Week: Refrigerate your Beauty Products for a Longer Shelf Life

You have probably thought I’ve lost my noodle, but no – I am very lucid, thankyouverymuch.  I know this sounds crazy, but it works: refrigerating your beauty products help them last longer and in some instances perform better.  Here are some examples of products I’ve kept in the fridge: Lipsticks:  I find keeping lipsticks in...

Footwear Fridays: Brogues

Brogues by brunetteandpink featuring ASOS shoes Oh dear, I am so late on this one, and by that I mean to highlight the trend. And the time of this posting considering it is essentially Saturday. Oh well. I missed my Footwear Friday from last week; I couldn’t bear missing another one. The thing is, I’ve...

The Attire Files: Abstract Prints and Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone

I had actually been coveting this pseudo-shift dress from New York & Co. I had seen about at month ago at one of their stores.  I really liked the blue/orange dominating color combination and I really liked the abstract print.  But, I really don’t like paying full price for things.  What can I say –...

Beauty Tip of the Week: Give Your Cracked Blush a Second Life

So your favorite blush has cracked and crumbled.  It’s ruined!  Well, not so fast!  You can actually give your cracked blush a second life by transforming it into a cream blush. Take your crumbled blush and finish crushing it until it turns to powder.  You can use a mortar and pestle or the back of...

Beauty Tip of the Week: Create Liquid Eyeliner

So you’ve looked for ways to add umph to your makeup looks and realize you have all these cool darker, eyeshadows.  How else could you use them?  Well, you can make eyeliners out of them!  How?  Just add a few eyedrops (like Visine) to your dark eyeshadows for insta-liners.  AND since eyedrops are mess-free and...

UPDATE: What a NIGHTMARE of a day and some other news

So.  I am not sure if you noticed, but.  The RSS FEED on Brunette and Pink has not been working since Friday.  In my attempt of installing WordPress for the two other blogs that are now part of the Brunette and Pink family, somehow my RSS feed for Brunette and Pink got corrupted and could...

Footwear Friday: Rain, Rain – Actually Stay

Rainboots by brunetteandpink featuring Hunter boots With Spring, we know we are bound to get those Spring Showers many dread.  I love how the ground smells when the first rain falls.  I despite trekking through mud and puddles without the appropriate gear.  The cool thing is these days, we have colorful and varied options of rain boots...

Beauty Tip of the Week: 3 Uses for Cuticle Oil

One of the things I love about Spring is that we get to show off a nice manicure and pedicure (uhm, I am still working on that though…)  Lately, I’ve opted to do my own nails to save some money.  I also like knowing that the utensils and the colors I use are MINE and...

Me Gusta Mucho Monday!

I had a great weekend, and I hope you did too!  Although the weekend is over, a new week full of excitement and new opportunities ensues.  So in honor of the first official week of Spring, these are the things I am loving today: A beautiful weekend with warm weather, blue skies and lots of...

The Sunday Sleuth Weekend Reading

WHOA people! What a weekend! Spring officially began yesterday and what a kickoff! Needless to say, the weekend was spent outside. Running, thankyouverymuch. Winter led to a lot of slacking. Let’s discuss how much it sucks to run indoors on a treadmill in a gym with poor ventilation. Yeah. We also spent (and continue to...

Footwear Friday: Flats and Gladiator Sandals

Flat Sandals and Gladiators by brunetteandpink featuring Steve Madden shoes Sandals – let me rephrase that… Flat sandals are my preferred choice of footwear during the Summer. We spend pretty much all of our time outside, walking around and discovering new places in NYC. It is amazing how one could walk by the same street several times...