Clashing Clothes, Matching Makeup
Can a bad, bad bridesmaid dress be saved via makeup?
Can a bad, bad bridesmaid dress be saved via makeup?
When every product you own brags about SPF coverage, is it too much? Or still not enough?
Amy, Ok. First off you are so right about the Philosophy line with Hope in a Bottle and the face wash stuff. It actually has got down on the flakiness I have been seeing this winter. Actually I had a co-worker comment on how pretty…
Review of Boots No7 Make-up Base So I was wandering the cosmetics aisles in Target the other day and came across what looked like one of my 2008 wishes come true — a drugstore-brand foundation primer. Specifically, Boots No7 Mattifying Make-Up Base, priced at a…
Dear Amalah, Oh my holy hell. I look like washed-up crap in photographs. Why is this? Why can’t I have skin-colored skin? I didn’t used to be so ghostly whiiiiiite! Okay, background: I am a natural strawberry-blond (glad you didn’t take the fake red route…
Yet another break in format! A few people have emailed requesting the complete lineup of products I use, or a best-of list, or something along those lines. So…in honor of the somewhat randomly selected date of June 1st, I present: the complete best-of list of…
Dear Amalah, Please oh please help me understand something. Why in the world do some daily moisturizers that contain SPF come with a note that sez you should wear a sunscreen while using the product and avoid sunlight for a week during and after using…
DearAmy, I have a question about the Smashbox Primer (because I know you haven’t talked about the stuff enough.) Anyway, I don’t have the one with the special anti-aging (ageing?? whatever.) chemical…you know, the one that is kind of rosy colored. Mine is just the…
Dear Amalah, I consider myself a well educated consumer of “the product.” You know, anything that can be purchased on the ground floor of a department store, at Sephora or in aisle 3 of your local Walgreen’s. I am currently a devotee of Laura Mercier…
(Update: we have since written a sunscreen guide for families that gets updated every year if you would like to read that.) Ladies and Probably No Gentlemen, meet today’s contenders: Please note we actually have TWO Cage Matches going down today: one for stand-alone sunscreens…
Birth control pills can cause melasma, or dark spots on your face. Fortunately, there are some simple ways to manage this condition.
Pregnancy mask, or melasma, is a form of hyperpigmentation that appears on the face. The best way to prevent it is with sunscreen.
My dearest Amalah, who I may have to name my firstborn child after regardless if it’s a boy or a girl, for the gratitude I feel for you now: Before reading the smackdown I was one of those wash my face with soap and water…
This is the last of the half-assed short columns, I swear. But I am leaving for Austin in like, 10 minutes and am trying to get all these entries written ahead of time. Oh! Woe is me! My writing gig is going to cut into…
Amalah! A few months ago I took your advice and tossed out my microbead face scrubs and astringents in favor of the gentler Philosophy line-up. And oh. Thank you. My skin has never, ever looked better. But now I’m getting greedy. My skin looks good,…
Dear Amalah, I have a wierd skin issue. Well, a skin & religion issue. I have really dry skin in the cheek area, like itchy patchy, stop-picking-at-that dry skin. The T-zone area is not dry, but not very oily either. I used Philosophy’s Hope in…
Dear Amalah, I read your blog everyday plus the advice smackdown, but I’m usually a lurker 🙁 Anyways, I got a Sephora giftcard for my birthday, and I decided to try the Bourjois Coup de Theatre False Lash Illusion Mascara and I have to say…
ohmygod! MYFACE! Ok, riddle me this batman. I seem to have GINORMOUS pores around my nose and chin that collect dirt and such. I use a face wash, toner and a water based moisturizer but I still seem to have these craters on my face….
Before we get to this week’s questions, I have a small public service announcement: There’s a rumor flying around via email and message boards that Bloomingdale’s is getting ready to launch their own line of cosmetics, and is temporarily offering the entire line at eyeslipsface.com…
I am extremely pleased to report that we have an entire ARMY of newly-minted AlphaFoxyMamas out there, standing by to assist you in all your beauty queries. I wanted a panel and lo, I now have a LEGION. People, I have MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. I have…