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Lip Service: Get mouthy with these new products

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
Lip glosses are like boyfriends: we're always looking to change them, we prefer an array of options to just one, and we get bored with them quickly. Makeup brand DuWop must understand, because they've launched a new Liplingo ($18) lip palette...

Spring For It: Our beauty obsessions for the coming season

by Heather Bouzan | March 10, 2008
M·A·C is one of those makeup brands we know we can depend on, come elegant event or über-hip night out. For spring, they've teamed up with Parisian graffiti artist Fafi for a line full of whimsical characters and bold, unabashedly girly shades. On...

Glamour Gizmos: Tools and tricks to enhance your beauty regimen

by Heather Bouzan | February 25, 2008
Attacking your brows with a trusty pair of tweezers is all well and good, but doing it in the right light is key. (We always laughed at our mother for stashing tweezers in her glove box for plucking in the natural light of the driver's seat.) The...

City Gritty: Scrub your way to healthier skin, lips, and hair

by Heather Bouzan | February 06, 2008
Sometimes we get so caught up in scrubbing the obvious - elbows, knees, face - that we forget about other parts that might need a little de-flaking. For one of them, we discovered the Lips to Die For Lip Facial Trio ($60) by Peter Thomas Roth . Available...

The Bright Stuff: Give some glow to washed-out winter skin

by Heather Bouzan | January 28, 2008
While surface-level fixes are good for a temporary boost, Shiseido has developed a line that helps lighten, brighten, and smooth skin tone on a deeper level. Two of our picks, the White Lucent Brightening Cleansing Foam ($33) and White Lucent Intensive...

Coming Up Rosy: Blushes to liven up even the dullest winter skin

by Heather Bouzan | January 08, 2008
You'll be listening to your friends' "oohs" and "ahhs" from the moment you pull Guerlain's Divinora Bubble Blush ($38) from your makeup case - and that's before they realize how smashing it looks on your skin. With...

The Skinny: Products to help negate those holiday binges

by Heather Bouzan | December 12, 2007
We love cosmetics line Bliss for its sense of humor - because when it comes to our jiggly parts, we can always use a good laugh. Two of our favorites from the line, which is stocked at Beauty and Main (30 Brattle Street, Cambridge, 617.868.7171), are...

A Real Boozy: Cosmetics that appeal to the lush in all of us

by Heather Bouzan | November 30, 2007
They're the apartment-bathroom equivalent of an open-air spa treatment at a French vineyard: Caudalíe's Vinothérapie Scrubs ($35; $32/set of three minis), at Sephora (Prudential Center, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, 617.262.4200), are available...

In the Drink: Pour yourself a deliciously decadent bath

by Melissa Cronin | November 19, 2007
Not even during the most painful all-nighter did we ever dream of bathing in stinky, murky coffee. But it turns out that the coffee plant actually has a fragrant flower, with many attributes far better than the obvious caffeine jolt. Extracts of the blossom...

Give Thanks for Beauty: Have a second helping of these seasonally inspired products

by Melissa Cronin | November 05, 2007
A) Gooey, gloppy, sticky: good words to describe pecan pie, but probably not what you're looking for in a body lotion. But Pecan Passion Body Lotion ($8) from Bath & Body Works (425 Washington Street, Boston, 617.451.2793) will leave you with...

Full of Yourself: Be your own makeup artist with these DIY kits

by Heather Bouzan | October 17, 2007
A) Okay, we've heard (and often taken advantage) of makeup-counter demonstrations, but an eyeshadow kit that actually talks back? We had to investigate. Sure enough, when the Stila Smoky Eye Palette ($40) arrived at our desk, we treated our coworkers...

Masked Marvels: Slather on and smooth out

by Heather Bouzan | September 19, 2007
A) Remember mud baths by the water's edge during your childhood beach days? We get that same kind of thrill from deliciously icky Mud Mask from NARS ($45), available locally at Barneys New York (Copley Place, 100 Huntington Avenue, Boston, 617.385...

Boys club: Men's products we're loving lately

by Heather Bouzan | September 07, 2007
No matter how low maintenance you are, we'll bet you own a decent razor. But it's no good if you're not using the right stuff beforehand. If you're the smart, sensitive type, prep with a few splashes of C.O. Bigelow Barber Pre-Shave Oil...

Office supplies: Stash these products in your desk drawer

by Heather Bouzan | August 28, 2007
We wish we could afford a quick touch-up trip to the salon before every cocktail party we attend, but alas, it’s not possible. Instead, we’ve been whipping out Ted Gibson’s Styling Hair Sheets ($25/10). The towelettes are formulated with silk amino acids...