My friend is a strawberry blonde with fair skin and pale blue eyes, just like the famous character Nancy Drew. She reached out to me as she struggled to find mascara for her fair lashes and eyes. She wanted to share what she has found to be the best mascaras for strawberry blondes and those… Continue Reading The 4 Best Mascaras for Strawberry Blondes
As I got older, my skincare routine got more complex. I looked for products to reverse the damage I did from years of tanning beds, no sunscreen, and going to bed with my face still coated in the day’s makeup and mess. But in the past couple of years, I have been looking to pare… Continue Reading My Simplified Yet Effective Skincare Routine
In my recent post about 2023 fashion trends, I explained why skinny jeans are no longer popular. However, I do not think you need to start a bonfire in a field and toss into it all your jeggings and Universal Standard Seines. I still have my skinny jeans in my closet, and while I won’t… Continue Reading How to Style Skinny Jeans
Let’s talk about style, trends, and what is considered a classic. If like me, you’re checking out the new arrivals at retailers and seeing what is on runways and street style icons you may be trying to figure out how to update your existing closet. And if you’re like me, you’re trying to shop smart… Continue Reading The 2023 Fashion Trends Guide for Grown-ass Women
Weekend Reads How dangerous was the Ohio chemical train derailment? An environmental engineer assesses the long-term risks. (The Conversation) College Board scrubs website to cover up deceptions about AP African American Studies course. (Popular) The bizarre Americanness of prescription drug commercials. (Vox) From Joe Biden to Madonna: ageism is everywhere. (The Guardian) When cis women attack trans… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #234
When I get together with fellow bloggers, influencers, and content creators, the conversation always turns to business. And I always bring up taxes. In fact, my friends often come to me for tax tips for influencers. Whether you realize it or not, once you monetize your blog or accept payment from brands as an influencer.… Continue Reading The Best Tax Tips for Influencers from an Accountant
Weekend Reads How to help Turkey and Syria earthquake victims: 11 things you can do right now. (Fast Company; Wardrobe Oxygen has donated to The Syrian American Medical Society and The IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation) Lucky girl syndrome and the endless rebranding of “The Secret”. (Vox) Jerald Cooper, who lives in Cincinnati, wants to recognize… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #233
I know I am not the only one who once the temps drop below 40 degrees becomes an itchy, scaly, sensitive mess. I’ve had my skin crack and even bleed in winter, and it seems so many different kinds of fabric will just irritate the heck out of me days after I wore them. But… Continue Reading How I Handle My Dry Skin in Winter
During and after college, I worked retail and managed or merchandised a store or trained a future store manager in almost every mall in the DMV (District, Maryland, Virginia). I could easily be at a mall from open (which depending on the retailer, was 7am or 5 minutes before pulling up the gate for customers)… Continue Reading The Highs and Lows of Being a Nordy Girl