Focusing on beauty products and techniques for women over 40, Alison Gary, Editor in Chief of Wardrobe Oxygen reviews skincare and cosmetics brands, shares tips for caring for skin and applying makeup, and writes about current beauty trends and how to translate them for the everyday.
Dry shampoo has become a big thing these days. It extends a blow out, protects your color by allowing more time between washings, adds texture and fullness, and colored dry shampoos can hide roots and gray hairs. It seems that every brand has one, and it feels that in the past couple of years I… Continue Reading FOUND! My Holy Grail Dry Shampoo
In a previous post, I mentioned how you can replace disposable cotton rounds and cotton balls with reusable rounds. A few of you were interested to hear more about such a product. When I found out I was pregnant, I did a lot of research on healthy ways to rear a child. I learned so… Continue Reading Greening Your Beauty Routine
A few of you have asked about my skincare routine. I am by no means an expert, but I am pretty happy with my current routine. In the morning, I wipe my face with Thayer’s Rose Witch Hazel. This gets off any sweat, non-absorbed night cream, and that little bit of mascara that ends up… Continue Reading My Skincare Routine
As you know from a previous post, I got a haircut I didn’t expect or necessarily like. It has been a learning experience since then, trying out new products, tools, and methods to style the new ‘do. One of the biggest changes is I now have thick blunt bangs. With naturally wavy hair, it’s not… Continue Reading Hair Update: How to Style Blunt Bangs
The word obsessed is overused in the blogosphere, but I truly am obsessed by bareMinerals READY SPF 15 Touch up Veil. So obsessed, I drove halfway to work, realized I left it at home, and turned around to get it. So obsessed, I dropped the compact and started hyperventilating thinking it shattered into a million… Continue Reading Obsessed: bareMinerals Tinted Touch Up Veil
I like to do some beauty splurges on my birthday – a good way to start the new year off on the right step. A lot of my purchases I make based off you – reviews on your blogs (I may not always comment but I do lurk!), your comments here, Tweets about new purchases.… Continue Reading Recent Beauty Buys
Over the years I have learned a few things from trial and error, many from fellow bloggers, and a heck of a lot from you readers. A few style-based lessons I have learned that have improved my life that I thought may also help you: Apply Dry Shampoo Before Bedtime. Colored dry shampoo can drip… Continue Reading My Favorite Simple Style Tips
I have wavy hair like yours and I was wondering if you could tell me how you styled it and the products you used. I wash and condition with either L’Oreal Vive Pro or Pureology Hydrate. Pureology is far better than L’Oreal – thicker, richer, kinder to the hair and keeps color far longer but… Continue Reading Ask Allie: My Beauty Routine
I am about to start my first internship in D.C. this fall and can’t wait. I was wondering if you have any recommendations for subtle office-appropriate lipstick? Preferably something by Revlon or an inexpensive brand. I love wearing red lipstick but don’t want to look too crazy in the office. Thank you! Red lipstick doesn’t… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Office Beauty