Pampering for Body, Face and Hair
Eclectic Lady Moisture Mist ReviewPosted by admin on June 12, 2010
I am a big fan of moisturizing facial mist, so I asked Eclectic Lady owner Jeanne Ukwendu to create a fragrance free facial spritzer with glycerin for me. She went a step further and added healing aloe vera juice to the product – brilliant! Now I can purchase a staple product of mine – facial [...]
Giving More in Bad Times: Fair trade African Black Soap drops price, increases size, to help with poor US economyPosted by admin on February 7, 2010
Eclectic Lady recently announced a substantial price drop for her natural, organic, fair trade African Black Soap products.
In an effort to help people continue to enjoy traditional, organic, hand-crafted soaps from Africa, Jeanne Ukwendu, owner of Eclectic Lady, is doubling the size of her African Black Soap Balls for no extra charge, and halving [...]
Body Shop Body ButtersPosted by admin on November 30, 2009
The Body Shop, a well-known cosmetic company founded in the UK, offers a vast varieties of body butters, in scents like Mango, Cherry Blossom, Coconut, Pomegranite, Blueberry and Grapeseed. While all of the varieties contain shea butter and cocoa butter, some showcase those ingredients higher on the list (namely, the ones called Shea Body Butter [...]
How To Remove Makeup with WashclothsPosted by admin on November 23, 2009
A regular, terrycloth washcloth is a useful exfoliating tool that can remove thick, layered makeup, but can be overkill for daily facial use. Using a washcloth daily is like using a facial scrub each night – which is a tad harsh, and not generally recommended.
Sometimes you really need that extra bit of scrubbiness, however. [...]
How to Clean Makeup BrushesPosted by admin on November 16, 2009
&fc1What I do: use tepid water and wet the hairs. Use a gentle baby-type shampoo – nothing with builders or proteins or anything gunky in it. Rub shampoo through the hairs and wipe gently back and forth on a washcloth. This is pretty similar to how I clean my paintbrushes, actually!
Then run the hairs back [...]
Donovan House DC Hotel Toiletries ReviewPosted by admin on November 9, 2009
Donovan House, a smart new boutique hotel in Washington DC, offers high-end toiletries to their guests. On my recent stay, I went straight to the unique bathroom, with the snail-shell shower, to peek at the free body care goodies.
To my pleasure, I saw products by Kiel’s for my hair and what looked like locally-made [...]
Estee lauder Stress Relief Eye Mask – ReviewPosted by admin on November 2, 2009
The Estee Lauder Stress Relief Eye Mask is designed to hydrate the skin around the eyes, decrease puffiness and reduce the appearance of wrinkles.
As far as reducing bags and wrinkles, the mask works about as well as any under eye moisturizing product. Which is to say, it helps for a short while to plump [...]
Lip Color Palettes – Pales, Nudes, BronzesPosted by admin on October 26, 2009
One year when packing for a move, I got a lip color wake up call. I realized all my lipsticks were just replays of the same color, over and over. It’s one thing to find a color you like, but it’s another to keep buying slight variations of the same lip color, to the exclusion [...]
Lip Color BasicsPosted by admin on October 19, 2009
The cosmetics industry constantly adds new categories of lip coverage to their roster of “color” products. Here’s a quick glossary to help you wade through most types of lip makeups on the market today:
Lipstick
Lipsticks are packaged in (usually) stick form, although many creams are also considered lipsticks. The proof is in the texture – lipsticks [...]
Bathtub Caddy ReviewPosted by admin on October 12, 2009
This really useful wire-rimmed bathtub caddy is a real treat if you are a bathtub gourmand. Personally, I love my nice evening baths, where I can set up my candles, wine, books and fun bath salts and bubble treats. This caddy actually has a place for all those things.
It’s made of a “satin nickel finish” [...]
