11 years ago

Celadon x RMS Beauty x Bare Beauty

Happy Monday.  I hope you had a great weekend!  I am so excited to announce that Celadon and RMS Beauty and I will be hosting an event to celebrate the launch of RMS Beauty’s new pre-fall colors on Thursday, August 14th.  (See details, above.) If you read Bare Beauty regularly, then you know that I am a…

11 years ago

Operation Lose Baby Weight Wednesday: Almost Complete

  Happy Hump Day, Bare Beauties!  It’s been a while since I’ve posted about Operation Lose Baby Weight.  I’ve been working hard, but I just got tired of reporting back weekly, and I am sure you got tired of reading it.  I mean, you’ve got your own problems, right?  Well, I am just five pounds away from…

11 years ago

One Last Word on Sunscreen Spray

Wow!  I received an overwhelming amount of interest on my sunscreen spray post last week.  With all the side-conversations happening, I thought I should let the rest of the readers in on this accidental forum. I was chatting with my friend Dara of Ayla Beauty, and she brought up a really good point – something that I…

11 years ago

Time to Toss the Sunscreen Spray

In case you’ve been in summer mode and haven’t caught the news lately, listen up.  Consumer Reports recently advised against using spray sunscreens on children.  The FDA has been “investigating” the safety of sunscreen sprays since 2011, but The EWG has been warning us of the dangers of spray sunscreens for years and years.  They are BAD…

11 years ago

An Unlikely Beach-Read: Face Change

A friend of a friend recently urged me to read Face Change: Methods for Looking and Feeling Your Best.  I have to say that I on one hand, I was intrigued: I kind of can’t wait to take a laser to my face.  On the other hand, I was hesitant: Does plastic surgery have a place in…

11 years ago

Ilia Beauty Lip Gloss

It was Spring of 1999.  I was a junior in high school and I was closely studying the Estee Lauder counter at Macy*s, (mind you, this was SO pre-Bare Beauty) hoping to find my “look” for prom.  Two gorgeous lip glosses called to me.  One was a creamy, pale violet, the other a warm, sparkly white.  I have…