The Hello Bar is a simple web toolbar that engages users and communicates a call to action.

anti-aging

Lea Michele Happy New Year

Happy new year! Welcome back! Can you believe we’re entering our FOURTH year in the beauty blogging biz? (Therefore: If you ever get the niggling sense that your hostess ranks very, very high on the vanity index, this is why.)

Speaking of which, it’s that time again. Time to take stock, have a frank look at what’s working and what’s not, and get our beauty priorities in order. Obviously everything goes to pot in December—sugar, alcohol and late nights totally sabotage your pretty—but if you’re anything like me, you’re ready to rededicate yourself to a good skincare routine, better hair and firmer thighs. For starters. Here are MY 10 priorities for 2012—have a read and then tell me yours! Keep reading »

Woman with Christmas present

Guys! I can’t remember a year when Christmas crept up on me like this. Anyone else feeling this way? I haven’t even STARTED my Christmas shopping, which is why my annual gift guide post(s) have been so tardy. (Apologies to you early birds out there!)

For anyone else who’s still on the hunt, this one’s for you… because even though I’m woefully unprepared for the holidays, at least the beauty companies have us covered with some seriously impressive gift sets. Seriously, they make shopping for any female on your list so much easier than having to scout out individual prodz from a bunch of different beauty counters. Some are so cute that you won’t even have to wrap ‘em! I’ve got 15 options here—at all price points and body parts!—so dig in and get your shop on. Keep reading »

Miranda Kerr

Miranda Kerr is hot. She just had a baby and three months later is modelling in a bikini. I mean, c’mon. That’s not fair. Hot body, gorgeous hair, beautiful skin. A beauty trifecta you might say.

One of her beauty secrets? Coconut oil. I first discovered it through her KORA Organics blog in a post on her favourite supps. After reading it, I went immediately to the store to buy a jar. I personally love coconuts—the smell, the taste, the tropical vacation memories they conjure—so for me it was a no-brainer, and I’ve noticed pretty immediate results from using it.

Miranda’s obsessed with it. I’m obsessed with it. You should try it. (Or at least check out these awesome benefits.) Keep reading »