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by Dina Fierro on October 10, 2008
skintimate has incorporated some tips from The Hills star Whitney Port on their website this fall. Whitney touches on what she knows best - style and beauty including some shaving tips, sharing that:...
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by Dina Fierro on October 9, 2008
I'm an anomoly in the beauty blogging world sometimes. You see, I don't get all that excited about many new makeup releases or the hottest new nail color from Chanel. Instead, I get really pys...
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by Dina Fierro on October 6, 2008
If you're anything like me, when you hear "Johnson's", you think BABY. As someone with some expertise in branding myself, I can tell you that's both a blessing and a curse. You s...
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by Dina Fierro on October 5, 2008
For my body care products - body washes, scrubs and creams - I tend to go high end. But St. Ives new Smoothing In-Shower Exfoliating Body Polishes have made me a convert and with the economy in crisis...
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by Dina Fierro on September 19, 2008
I was introduced to Sharon bolton Scents a couple of years ago and fell in L-O-V-E with the deceptively simple Luv, a blend of gardenias, Hawaiian white flowers, vanilla and musk. Then I met Hanna, th...
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by Dina Fierro on September 19, 2008
OK, so let's get one thing straight. No one NEEDS Lush's new Emotibombs. But these clever little fizzing tablets deliver a great dose of envigorating aromatherapy to tired mornings. Simply plo...
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by Dina Fierro on September 17, 2008
I had a sad start to my day this morning. You see, I finished up my tub of Nude's Moisturizing Body Polish ($52) and while I normally feel a sense of closure when I finish a product, this is one ...
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by Dina Fierro on September 16, 2008
It's always nice to be able travel with your favorite fragrances, even if you're just tucking them into your purse for an evening out. Pacifica's new Solid Perfumes make it all too easy ...
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by Dina Fierro on August 27, 2008
I have a long-standing love of bar soap. Give me a nice triple-milled, richly moisturizing and heavenly scented bar and I will happily abandon every bottle of shower gel in my bathroom. The newest add...
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by Dina Fierro on July 29, 2008
Love, love, love these new lippies from Jelly Pong Pong! The Trifles are available in five glossy, moisturizing shades and deliver a nice pop of long-lasting shine. They're a very unique texture,...
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by Dina Fierro on July 21, 2008
It's been a while since we focused on a fab Spa at Home Sunday product but this week, one in particular is standing out...Noodle & Boo's Glowology, The Balm.
This lush, shea-butter based ...
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by Dina Fierro on July 21, 2008
It's positively steamy this week in New York! The moment I get home from work in the summertime, I can't wait to take off my shoes and soak my tootsies in a cool bath. My newest foot-pamperi...
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by Dina Fierro on July 13, 2008
I'm not much of a tan-at-home kind of girl, instead, I file myself under 'pale and proud.' But ModelCo's new-ish Self Tanning Glove piqued my pasty-girl interest this summer and tested...
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by Dina Fierro on July 13, 2008
Forget the days of simple shine and plumping, lip glosses are going above and beyond these days. Take cover Girl's new AmazeMint glosses. These lovelies deliver not only a nice punch of color, but...
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by Dina Fierro on July 7, 2008
Testing skincare products is harder than you might think. In order to really give a product a fair review, you need to stick with it for at least 4 weeks. That said, I've been testing a new produc...
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by Dina Fierro on July 6, 2008
The fact that Allure named Veet's Ready to Use Wax Strips for Face + Bikini an "Editors' Favorite" has me scratching my head. I received a box of these in an CEW event gift bag and f...
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by Dina Fierro on July 4, 2008
When I want my hair to be straight, it's curly; when I want my hair to be curly, it's a mess somewhere in the middle. But frizz no more! Ouidad Botanical Boost spray-in conditioner tames my un...
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by Dina Fierro on July 3, 2008
I'm a traditionalist when it comes to hair removal. Regardless of season, I don't have the pain tolerance or budget for waxing, depilatories stink (literally and figuratively) and epilators a...
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by Dina Fierro on June 23, 2008
It's tough to find a great eye cream these days. They're either super heavy and greasy or they don't moisturize the delicate eye are enough. NUDE's Advanced Eye Complex strikes a perfe...
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by Dina Fierro on June 16, 2008
The highlight of my recent trip to Los Angeles was the Studio at Fred Segal's beauty department. For those who've never been, it's a gorgeous full level of emerging and niche beauty brands...
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by Dina Fierro on June 16, 2008
I'm a tweezer girl through and through. I usually get shaped by a pro once a month and then maintain my own shape at home with a fab pair of dual-ended Mally tweezers. Lately, I've been follow...
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by Dina Fierro on June 9, 2008
Kerasal products aren't glamorous...but let me tell you, they get the job done. Available on drugstore shelves nationwide, this line of foot moisturizers and exfoliators incorporates "fancy&q...
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by Dina Fierro on May 14, 2008
Unlike many women that I know, I simply cannot bear to wax my legs (or anywhere, for that matter). The pain just isn't worth it for me, so I rely on a good old fashioned razor and a nice, rich sha...
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by Dina Fierro on May 13, 2008
As a working girl in the city, my feet take a beating most days. Beautiful shoes combined with lots of walking are an ugly combination, let me tell you! But products like The Body Shop's Peppermin...
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by Dina Fierro on May 11, 2008
Words cannot express how much I LOVE a nice bar soap. And one of the most luscious that I've tested is definitely Panpuri's Organic Cream Wash Bar.
Inspired by Oriental objets d'art, the...
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by Dina Fierro on May 5, 2008
Being a woman often means embracing uncomfortable, but beautiful shoes. Though I should have learned my lesson by now, I admit that I have a closet full of gorgeous shoes that I can barely bring mysel...
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by Dina Fierro on April 24, 2008
Ok, ok, so I wouldn't exactly call the Clarisonic Skin Brush "news-y." After all, this is the same gadget that sold out across the country for months after being featured as one of the ...
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by Dina Fierro on April 21, 2008
If you read beauty magazines, you've likely seen a bit of the hype surrounding Child, the perfume oil created by Susan Owens in small batches in her Texas home studio. The heady jasmine-centric fl...
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by Dina Fierro on April 10, 2008
The spring season truly begins when the first pink cherry blossoms bloom, and the crisp air is sweet with the scent of pink petals opening and green leaves growing. With that in mind, our friends at B...
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by Dina Fierro on April 8, 2008
Estee Lauder's summer fragrances are incomparable and this year's take, Bronze Goddess is no exception. Just one sniff from the beautiful amber bottle and you're instantly transported to t...