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The Case of the Missing Jars Continues...

My MIA new packaging has been found! ...in China. Apparently, several hundred boxes didn't make it to the boat in time before the Chinese New Year. Is anyone like me, and visualizes boxes literally running after a departing boat like one would for a bus, saying "WAIT! Wait for us!!"?So......

The Makeup Show 2010: There's a Theme Here...

I went to this year's Makeup Show with 4 goals in mind: Learn. Talk. See. Try.Ok, make that 5 things in mind: Learn, Talk, See, Try, BUY. I realize that the combination of both my ancient age and having my own line, I have tunnel vision. I went to learn...

Perricone Winner!

To keep things nice and fair, I didn't pick the winner for the Perricone MD High Potency Eye Lift. Twitter did. Everybody's names went on a list, those that had multiple entries for tweeting about the giveaway or posting on our Facebook Fan Page had their names listed again...

Giveaway Ends This Week - Enter to Win Perricone MD High Potency Eye Lift Cream!

Wouldn't you love to have an eye serum that really works well? How about one worth $95 for FREE?Well then, what are you waiting for? Enter the drawing for a free bottle of Perricone MD's High Potency Eye Lift Cream before time runs out.The rules are simple:Comment on my post...

Countdown To: The Makeup Show LA 2010

There's only less than two weeks left until The Makeup Show begins in LA! I'm really looking forward to this year's show - more so than last year, where I was deathly afraid of speaking on the blogger's panel and sounding like a complete and utter idiot (which fortunately, I...

What's YOUR Valentine Tradition?

When I was single, there were two holidays I dreaded: New Year's Eve and Valentine's Day. Those just always seemed to me to be the two days that you were meant to spend the evening with someone you were deeply in love with, and it seemed that was exactly what...

TotalBeauty.com

Ditch Oily Hair (Like Megan Fox Did) for Good -- With Help From These Tips

Oily hair got you down? Join the club. Heck, even Megan Fox gets the greasies. She even tweeted an apology for having shown up at last year's MTV Awards with less than clean strands -- see photo proof here. (Her face is always kinda oily too but that's another problem...

How To Look Like a Celebrity in Every Photo (Even if You're Not One) Using Makeup Tips and More

It's a good thing I'm not famous. Forget that I can't act or sing ('cause obviously that hasn't stopped numerous MTV stars and celebutantes) I also happen to be the least photogenic person ever. And, clearly, as a star, you need to pose for pics and look better-than-good doing it....

How to Look Great in Every Photo

Learn these expert tips for looking pretty in every shot -- then update your Facebook profile pic -- stat!. If you've ever watched even a single episode of "America's Next Top Model, you know that it takes a helluva lot more than saying "cheese" to look good...

Behold Our Oscar Hairstyle Predictions (With A Little Help From Our Pal Photoshop)

Don't know about you, but if I were an Oscar nominee I'd be milking it for every last ounce of glitz and glam. Just think, Marchesa, Armani, Versace vying for you to wear their gown, the H. Sterns and Cartiers of the world clamoring for you to don their baubles,...

We Know What Beauty Products Kim Kardashian Likes. How About You?

I had to laugh yesterday when I read that Kim Kardashian's "dream job" is to work at Sephora. She told "People" that "If I wasn't doing what I'm doing now I would be a makeup artist or work at Sephora."...

Best Oily Hair Remedies

Your personal Exxon Valdez situation is no match for these shampoos, hairsprays and more. Oily skin is easy to deal with -- blot with some oil-blotting paper thingies, tap on some powder and voila! A shine-free face. (If controlling oil on your face still isn't that easy for you, check...

Musings of a Muse A Blog of Musings from a Cosmetic Whore

Win It: Dolly Forever Barbie by Christian Louboutin

Ahhh Barbie, every, always the little fashion plate isn’t she? Barbie continues to take the fashion world by storm even after 50 years of doing so. Designer Christian Louboutin is the latest to makeover our much beloved doll. Christian gave Barbie a head-to-toe Parisian makeover and...

Milani The Perfect Red Lipstick Review and Swatches

Milani joins the long list of brands that have taken on the color changing lipstick and gloss world. Quite a few of ‘em around now aren’t there? The new Milani Perfect Red Lipstick promises a single shade of red for all skin tones as it promises to adapt...

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics Vote For A Pretty Powerful Cause

Hey chicks! The final round of the Bobbi Brown Cosmetics Pretty Powerful video contest is here and it’s voting time! As you recall the Bobbi Brown Pretty Powerful launched a new campaign called Pretty Powerful, which celebrates Bobbi’s belief that all women possess natural beauty. Her vision and belief is that...

Tarina Tarantino Dollskin Cheek Blush Parasol Review and Swatches

Gather round chicks, tis story time. I have alot of blush. I mean like too many, like I need more faces to wear it all. I know you can all relate to this. Honestly, after collecting so many blushes, it’s somewhat hard to amaze, delight, or shock me with a...

Reader’s Request: Essence Soft Touch Mousse Review and Swatches

Taking a note from Maybelline, Essence Soft Touch Mousse makes it’s mark on the beauty budget world. Check it! (...)Read the rest of Reader’s Request: Essence Soft Touch Mousse Review and Swatches (389 words) © the Muse for Musings of a Muse, 2010. | No comment | Enjoy similar categories of interest:Essence, Foundation Reviews,...

Beauty Most Unusual: Cat Fur (For Your Cat?)

I love Asia, I love Asians, I love Asian culture (you won’t find a person that appreciates it more than me!) but even I can admit that some of the products that come out of Asia have me wondering to myself, WTH!? Jump! (...)Read the rest of Beauty Most Unusual: Cat Fur...

Spork Beauty

MAC Cosmetics Spring Color Forecast

MAC Cosmetics says plum is the thing for spring!...

Valentine’s Day Beauty

Kissable lips, soft skin, and sweet scents... check out Spork Beauty's Valentine picks!...

Hovan’s Gold

A truly great solution for ingrown hairs...

Juice It!

Juice Beauty is a wonderful line of organic skincare products. They have just released their Age Defying Solutions kit, which includes five products from their green apple collection. Here's the skinny....

Larenim Mineral Makeup

Larenim, another entry into the mineral makeup market, has a couple standout products - some in a good way, some in a bad way....

Get Your Beauty Sleep

Make the old cliche work for you with overnight beauty treatments. We test-slept a few for you......

Beyond Beauty Basics

Stars come out to show their love of Dolphins

Hollywood truly loves dolphins and made sure to show their support at an evening of fun hosted by HAVEN360, Premiere.com and Roadside Attractions. A-listers like Ben Stiller, Hayden Panettiere, Russell Simmons, and Malin Akerman came out to celebrate “The Cove” and their Academy Award Nomination for Best Documentary. It was...

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High Five: Favorite Flats

The long winter's gone flat so it's time to bubble it up with some spring style!...

Zap Blemishes with Zeno Hot Spot

You try to tell yourself it’s not a big deal – after all, it’s really not.  But having a big zit (especially right smack in the middle of your forehead or something) can hurt your confidence and be a drag when you want put your best face forward. What I like...

Anagenese +25 at the Orlane Lounge at Fashion Week

During New York Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, our Beyond Beauty Basics team got the chance to hit up the amazing Orlane Lounge at the Bryant Park Hotel.  Located in a chic suite with a view of the tents, their lounge provided a rest from the hectic atmosphere of Fashion Week. After watching...

4 Steps To Shiny, Healthy Hair

by Rachel Hayes via DailyMakeover.com The key to creating any gorgeous hairstyle is to start with healthy, shiny hair. Guest editor and NYC salon owner Sam Brocato shares his best beauty tips on how to score healthy hair even after months of winter abuse. Sam and his team...

Happi Breaking News

Another Ultra Season at Ulta

Ulta posted favorable financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Jan. 30, 2010. For the quarter, net sales increased 16.1% to $396.4 million. Operating income jumped 60.1% to $34.3 million; net income climbed 64.6% to $20.2 million. Lyn Kirby, Ulta's president and chief executive officer, stated: "We are...

Nature’s Gate Partners with PETA

Nature’s Gate has long been recognized for their use of natural, cruelty free and environmentally conscious ingredients. This year, Nature’s Gate is thrilled to announce a partnership agreement with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to elevate and enhance their commitment to supporting a cruelty-free lifestyle, according...

NPA, NaTrue Begin Work on Harmonized Standards

U.S.-based Natural Products Association (NPA) and NaTrue, the International Natural and Organic Cosmetics Association in Brussels, Belgium, have announced that they will work toward establishing a mutual recognition agreement. Once in place, the agreement would mean that products complying with either the NPA or NaTrue standard would be recognized by...

Fusion Brands Signs Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian is the new face of Fusion Brands‘ FusionBeauty Colorceuticals collection. She will represent the LipFusion franchise as well as the launch of Illumifill Line Filling Luminizer, with print advertisements and in-store appearances scheduled for the Spring. "We are thrilled about this partnership," said Fusion Brands’ chief executive officer Caroline...

Church & Dwight Says Goodbye To Brillo

Armaly Brands—a manufacturer of polyester-based sponges based in Alled Lake, MI—has acquired the Brillo brand from Church & Dwight. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Armaly said it plans to invest in product development and marketing for the venerable brand, expanding both North American and global distribution. "Brillo invented...

Simplify, Simplify: P&G Revamps Pantene

There's new hope for Pantene, now that Procter & Gamble says it will relaunch its$3 billion global hair care. brand. The relaunch includes repackaging the shampoos and containers in more colorful bottles, while styling products will have a metallic look. At the same time, P&G is cutting the SKU count...

Modern Day Cleopatra

We Interrupt the silence with...a post?!?

OH HAI there blog! Long time no type! What with the holiday hub-ub and all-- it seems there isn't much to discuss. The decorations are looming glumly, the sugar high has crashed and the propsects of fitting into ANY dress at New Year's make's most of us want to crawl into a hole...

We Interrupt the silence with...a post?!?

OH HAI there blog! Long time no type! What with the holiday hub-ub and all-- it seems there isn't much to discuss. The decorations are looming glumly, the sugar high has crashed and the propsects of fitting into ANY dress at New Year's make's most of us want to crawl into a hole...

Drugstore Haulin'!

As school is starting soon, I have been trying very hard not to spend what little money I have left! Which means...dun dun dun...Drugstore haulin'! To be honest, I never really shopped at the department store, so..it isn't a big change! BUT onto the goods! My local Rexall Pharmaplus expanded...

Drugstore Haulin'!

As school is starting soon, I have been trying very hard not to spend what little money I have left! Which means...dun dun dun...Drugstore haulin'! To be honest, I never really shopped at the department store, so..it isn't a big change! BUT onto the goods! My local Rexall Pharmaplus expanded...

Brushing Up Part 1: POSH Brushes

My first foray into the 'proper' brush world were with POSH brushes, which I purchased at Rexall Pharmaplus here in Canada! The entire line is priced moderately, with the most expensive brush (i believe) being the kabuki, which is around $18.99 (compare to $50+ of higher end brushes!).The review...

Time to Brush Up On Those Makeup Skills?

It is VERY true that brushes make a huge difference--but even more importantly is knowing where to invest, whether or not to invest, and what exactly it is your looking for! This series of posts will focus on all the brushes I have tried, and all the brushes other...

Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore Beauty Finds

10 Beautiful Reasons to Love Target

Living one mile from a Tar-ghay has its pros and cons… In the pros column, I have easy access to great, affordable beauty brands like Boots and Sonia Kashuk, but the flip side of that is how easily I get distracted every time I want to just run in...

What Are You Wearing on Your Nails Today?

The sun finally came out (we’ll see how long it lasts, hmm), and the blue skies inspired me to paint my paws with MAC’s Blue India ($12; on counters now). I like the color, but from certain angles it kinda reminds me of my friend’s hoopty Buick back in high school.Still...

Lost in Translation

Can somebody please translate what this package of Gatsby oil blotting papers says? I wish I took more language classes in college, sigh.© Karen for Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore Beauty Finds, 2010. | Permalink | 5 comments |...

Guess the Perfumes, Vol. 3

Yup, yup… it’s another round of Guess the Perfumes. Use the force, Luke!© Karen for Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore Beauty Finds, 2010. | Permalink | 2 comments |...

Saturday Surfing

It’s Saturday, girls, which means (HOLLA!) we survived the week! This morning I woke up still feeling sleepy, so I’ve been fueling up on green tea, you see, to make it through all of the fooling around I have planned for today. But first I have to do some boring house cleaning...

Colin's Beauty Pages

Steve Job’s lesson for the cosmetics industry

Regular readers will have noticed that I haven’t been blogging that much lately. But I haven’t been inactive. I have for some time thought that what I do would lend itself well to being done in a podcast format rather than just text. Very good. Unfortunately,...

L’Oréal on the slide?

With profits of €1.8 billion, they aren’t exactly barely scraping by, but profits are down. L’Oréal  are not performing as well as other big companies at the moment. I can’t help thinking that the biggest problem is just that they are simply too big. Some of the brands that get lost...

Something that tickled me

Not directly related to beauty, but a handy reminder that there are always people out there ready to separate you from your money and not too scrupulous about how they go about it....

Can Artificial Sweeteners Help you lose weight?

Or read the transcript Lots of us are fat.  Why is this? Obviously, we eat too much.  But why do we do this when we know full well it isn’t good for us? One answer is that in the past we evolved a liking for sweet foods.  Before the advent of civilisation we...

Neanderthals who moisturised

Recent archeological research has turned up evidence that Neanderthals ground up shells to adorn their bodies. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jan/11/caveman-neanderthal-makeup-spain...

Contraceptive Pill alters the Kind of Man you find attractive

The kind of man that a woman finds attractive varies over her monthly cycle. During ovulation more masculine looking men are rated more highly. Also men with more dissimilar immune systems are more appealing. During the less fertile stages, less masculine and more similar men immunologically are...

55 Secret Street

55 Spring Favorites: Natori Essentials

I can hardly believe that Josie Natori almost opened a chain of McDonald's franchises instead of becoming a designer, but it's true. Even after becoming the first female Vice President of Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch in the 1970s, Josie was anxious to take on an entrepreneurial venture in the...

Michelle Obama in Prabal Gurung at the Smithsonian

I'm a big fan of Prabal Gurung and I follow him on Twitter. Today, I was very excited for him when I saw this tweet about my favorite first lady, Michelle Obama: The first lady appeared with Jason Wu to unveil her inaugural gown at the Smithsonian Museum of American...

55 Red Carpet: 2010 Academy Awards

Let's start off with Paula Patton. Glowing and gorgeous in Carolina Herrera. The other women of Precious were in shades of blue, like Mariah Carey in Valentino Couture. Mo'Nique wore a blue dress and a gardenia in her hair to honor Hattie McDaniel. I bet she would love this poem...

Sustainable Elegance: Monique Pean Fall/Winter 2010

During fashion week, I had a chance to take a look at Monique Pean's Fall/Winter 2010 jewelry collection. Péan, a former investment banker, was recently a runner-up for the CDFA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award. Describing Péan's line of jewelry as eco-friendly is an understatement. Along with working with indigenous artists who...

Ginger + Liz at Robert Verdi's Luxe Laboratory

Every season during New York Fashion Week, Robert Verdi (currently the star of The Robert Verdi Show Starring Robert Verdi!) hosts a fabulous retreat for editors, bloggers and other fashion-types to relax between shows at his gorgeous event space, Luxe Laboratory. There is always a manicure station and this season,...

Viva Woman

Viva Woman March ‘10 VivaBella Giveaway

Copyright © www.vivawoman.net Are you ready for the first VivaBella Giveaway this year? I hope you are because there are plenty of goodies valued at over US$370 from eight sponsors to be given to one lucky person. If you’ve been participating in my past giveaways, you’re probably familiar with the...

Is there any value to being beautiful these days?

Copyright © www.vivawoman.net I don’t know about you, but when I first saw the picture of Ms Jeong Ae Ree, the Korean opera singer and voice teacher in the story about former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu, who is linked to the hit-and-run accident at Bukit Panjang last December, I thought she...

DIY Beauty: mung bean anti-blemish face mask

Copyright © www.vivawoman.net First, my apologies to those who have yet to receive the newsletter. There has been a frustrating technical glitch, which I’m trying to fix, and I will be re-broadcasting the newsletter to everyone again today. Please bear with me as I’m one person trying to do everything...

ChopSaver lip balm: not just for musicians

Copyright © www.vivawoman.net I don’t play any musical instruments and I know nothing about them, much less the connection between them and a lip balm! So it was interesting for me to find out that ChopSaver was invented by a professional trumpet player, as an all natural, herbal lip care...

How to keep your eyes looking beautiful

Copyright © www.vivawoman.net Just a quick plug to say that the first issue of the Viva Woman Newsletter is out! Yes, I know it’s been awhile since I last mentioned it but there were some technicalities I need to figure out before I could roll it out. Anyway, the...

green skin care

beauty foods: spinach walnut salad

Beauty Foods are delicious, nutrient rich recipes to eat your way to healthy skin. Beauty Foods is a spin off on Fresh From Your Kitchen, bringing you the same format from our delectable DIY spa recipes to delicious food recipes that will lead to glowing, healthy skin from the inside...

fresh from your kitchen: lemon eucalyptus steam

This is a clarifying, energizing steam I love to make at this time of year because my meyer lemons are starting to ripen! The sweet, clean, citrus blended with clarifying eucalyptus is sure to wake up your morning shower.LEMON EUCALYPTUS STEAMyou'll need a juice glass or small glass vasedecorative...

a little fish in the big sea

Yesterday's post, Colorado Turns Down Cosmetic Bill based on Bad Science, created some great dialogue. I hope The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics can work with small, indie business owners on improvements to the Skin Deep database. Thank you for all of your comments and tweets. We need to work together.I...

Colorado turns down cosmetic bill based on bad science

Yesterday, myself and many colleagues in the personal care industry listened live for 5+ hours as Colorado voted down The Colorado Safe Personal Care Act (pdf). The bill proposed banning any amount of toxin in ingredients, even naturally occurring trace amounts found in ingredients like olive oil to be used...

5 fabulous uses for rose & grape serum

Rose & Grape Serum-this is the one product I really cannot live without,and the main reason is it's variety of marvelous uses.1. First and foremost, it is a 100% natural anti aging treatment. Rich in the red wine polyphenols found in our grape seed extract & oil, it's combined with...

press: from grape seeds come beauty and a business

Last week, The Grapeseed Co. was featured on Osmosis Online. Jeremy Nisen so eloquently captured the roots of The Grapeseed Company with these kinds words:"It’s a business that seems to encapsulate both thegreen zeitgeist and aspirational beautyof this mid-sized, coastal city" Check out the full feature here and a...

CafeMom Daily Buzz: Beauty & Style

5 Vintage Outfits: Oh the Possibilities!

Photo from Ramona West Vintage One of my favorite vintage shops is Ramona West...and it's online, my favorite way to shop. "Ramona" has girly stuff, 80s stuff, bohemian stuff...some of the best stuff around. And by stuff I mean clothes, shoes, and accessories -- all vintage, all one-of-a-kind and the prices...

Do You Dress Like a Mom?

Me dressed like a mom...because I am one! There is an unflattering slant to the term dressing like a mom. Jessica Simpson got slammed for wearing mom jeans (especially damaging since she's not a mom), even President Obama was made fun of for wearing dad jeans. I think it's all really dumb....

Eyelash Growth Serums: Do You Believe the Hype?

Photo from LashFood My friend Leila has been using an eyelash growth serum -- not the one Brooke Shields pimps out, it's RapidLash Renewal Serum and it's $49.95, no prescription needed. Let me tell you...her eyelashes are so long I thought she was wearing false ones. I feel like my lashes shrunk...

Vienna vs. Tenley: Who Looked Better?

Photo from ABC/The Bachelor Photo from ABC/The Bachelor                               I was very disappointed in The Bachelor finale. I thought for sure Jake Pavelka was going to pick Tenley Molzahn at the start of the show, but once his family changed their mind and started liking Vienna Girardi, I knew he was going to...

Pretty Pleats: A Trend I Like

Photo from Anthropologie I've always loved pleats...if done right. Sometimes pleats can add ten pounds and I'm already packing more lbs than I'd like so I certainly don't want to increase that number. But sometimes pleats are pleasing to the eye, super pretty, and very feminine. Like this dress from Anthropologie. Swoon.It's...

What's the Best Fashion Deal You've Scored Lately?

I'd like to think I'm in an in-between stage with my body -- I had my twins just about three months ago and while I'm not fitting into all my pre-pregnancy clothes, I plan on it someday. In the meantime though I need to get some clothes that fit...and look cute....

Beauty411

Beauty411 Weekend Digest for March 13-14, 2010

A roundup of beauty news-you-can-use and special events that made my radar this week: Free manicure alert! To celebrate the premiere of Kirstie Alley’s Big Life on A&E, if you live in NY or LA, you can get a free......

Essie The Art of Spring Nail Color Collection

Essie ushers in Spring with a warm, high-spirited bouquet of pretty shades, based on the looks shown at the Spring 2010 shows. On the runway, designers expressed a super-sexy return to elegance with a pop art palette of colors. From......

Degree Women Natureffects Line: Release your Outdoorphins!

Degree Women Natureffects is a new line of anti-perspirants/deodorants and matching body mists. Not the sexiest beauty arsenal to write about, right? To get beauty editors' attention, the brand has come up with a very creative campaign based on the......

Annick Goutal Ninfeo Mio Eau de Parfum

Inspired by the Ninfa Garden outside of Rome, Camille Goutal has created a beautiful, fresh, woody citrus with hints of lavender, fig, lemon, and bitter orange. In terms of fragrance classification, Ninfeo Mio falls into a green/woody class. Ninfeo Mio......

Dolce & Gabbana Intimate Sensuality Makeup Collection for Spring 2010

Introducing the Dolce & Gabbana Intimate Sensuality Makeup Collection for Spring 2010: a collection of timeless elegance, extreme romance and smoldering sophistication. Inspired by Sicily's wild roses, Dolce & Gabbana emphasize their vibrant heritage and celebrate their signature sensibility of......

Get the Look: Jennifer Lopez at the 82nd Academy Awards

Jennifer Lopez was another favorite on the Red Carpet at last night's 82nd Academy Awards in a pale pink Armani Prive gown and jewels by Cartier. Adrian Wallace of the Rita Hazan Salon worked his magic in advance-- softening the......

Kiss And Makeup

Treatment Review: The Garra Rufa Fish Pedicure at the Fish and Firm Spa

When the fish pedicure first came to public attention it caused cries of disgust amongst the beauty community. Letting little fishes nibble away the dead skin on your feet just didn't sound like a pleasant experience. However people's view relaxed somewhat when they realized this could be a nice...

Say hi to the Carzor, the card shaped portable razor

Is it a card, is it a razor, no it's somehow both at the same time. This quirky design really look sat the needs of the man on the go and recognizes there won't always be time to shave in the morning. What does one do, when they turn...

Debenhams reveals that your makeup bag is a ticking time bomb!

We all know that we should throw out our cosmetics within a certain time period, but how many women actually follow this advice? I for one am guilty of owning cosmetics that are over 10 years old (Miss Selfridge cream shadows, and no, I don't still use them) but...

THE ORGANIC PHARMACY - Cleopatra's Milk Bath

I had a pretty stressful set of events this evening and then all changed when I remembered sitting on the side was a pot of Cleopatra's Milk Bath by The Organic Pharmacy...hmmm I thought ...I need to relax for......

The Makeup font : For Cosmetic Queens

[Click to enlarge] Not so long ago I wrote about the twenty most entertaining fonts I could find on my own blog and it just occurred to me that the makeup one would be relevant for my lovely Kiss and Makeup readers. I think it's absolutely stunning and...

Bizarre Beauty: Cheetos Lip Balm

I'm not sure if you have Cheetos in the U.K., but they're crunchy cheese puffs covered in an unholy orange powder that sticks in your teeth and gets all over your hands and clothes. I'm not saying they're not......

La Dolce Diva

Tim Gunn Makes It Work!

I had the pleasure yesterday of spending the afternoon with Tim Gunn. For those of you that don’t know him, Tim Gunn appears on Project Runway as mentor to the designers and basically the glue that holds the show together. If you don’t know what Project Runway is….well, this post will...

The BEST Tortilla Chips: Expert Opinion By The Ultimate Tortilla Chip Aficionado

If there’s one thing in life I hope I never learn it’s the amount of tortilla chips I’ve consumed. After years of study around the world, I think I’ve found the perfect chip. Light, crispy, just the right amount of salt and oil, able to hold salsa and/or cheese dip easily....

Now Cupcakes Grow On Trees..or Vines

If you’re like me and my BFF, you’re always looking for a nice bottle of wine to crack open and enjoy in the evening. Not for a special occasion, not for an evening with friends, not to enjoy with a special meal. No…. just because. Having a glass of wine “just...

Is There Anything Sweeter Than Receiving….

      …..a thank-you note from your niece? There’s a lot to be said for Old-Fashioned manners. Love you, Dinky Diva!       Copyright © 2010 La Dolce Diva. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your...

Save Your Sympathy And Send Money: Haiti Needs You

I was going to send a portion of all sales to Haiti and give a special discount… the usual thing that comes to mind when a disaster hits and money needs to be raised. But, I don’t want to profit at all. And you don’t need to buy lotion just so...

Wonder Who? Wednesday January 13, 2010

1. Illegitimate son of an Italian notary and a peasant girl. 2. A vegetarian. He would purchase small birds at market and set them free. 3. Under secrecy, would enter the mortuary of churches to dissect and illustrate human bodies. Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci If you must shorten his name- call him Leonardo. Referring...

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