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.
We’ve all been there… we look at the clock and realize we are 10 minutes late and still have sopping wet hair and our bathrobe on. As a blogger who posts her outfit daily for all to see, has a dog, a decent commute for work and a ton or responsibilities that pile up each… Continue Reading Morning-Saving Tips… AKA How to Get to Work on Time
I believe in purchasing quality instead of quantity when it comes to beauty products as well as clothing. Almost a decade ago, I received a major promotion that would require me to travel for my job teaching people about my company’s line of clothing, how to pair it with other pieces and how to merchandise… Continue Reading Product Review – Sephora the Smokey Eye Kit
There’s a Giant Food grocery store near my job and I stopped in for some soup and salad for lunch and found that they are discontinuing selling 90% of their salon-brand haircare products! Matrix, Biolage, PureOlogy, Chi, BioSilk and more are 50% off! I grabbed myself a few bottles of PureOlogy conditioner (all the shampoo… Continue Reading MD/DC/VA Readers… Get Thee To Giant Food!
One reader recently asked, “I’m confused on what casual dressing will look like this fall with this more polished look going on. It’s hard to look polished being casual and not be too 80’s preppy. Can you help?” I understand your plight; the magazines seem to be showing nothing but lady-like pieces with very structured… Continue Reading How to Look Polished AND Casual
We are women, we are delicate flowers who always look perfect, smell perfect. We never go to the bathroom, we never sweat, we never menstruate. Right? WRONG. No one wants to admit that they are human, especially when they are fledgling or full-scale fashionistas. However, to appear to the outside world that we are delicate… Continue Reading Product Reviews that No One Admits to Using
The Boy Scout motto is “Be Prepared.” This is a great motto for all people, all situations, and for all women’s purses. Nothing is less chic than an overstuffed, overwhelmed handbag, but having the right tools in your purse will help make your life simpler, easier and more stylish. Tide to Go Pen: There are… Continue Reading The Purse Survival Kit
Some of you know by some of my comments and posts (and from knowing me outside the blog) that I attempted to spend the month of March NOT spending. Aside from gas and basic groceries, the goal was to only purchase the essentials. This meant that when I ran out of concealer I had to… Continue Reading A Month Without
Often we hate to spend when it comes to our looks. We are told even in beauty magazines that there are “steal” items that are equivalents to “splurge” pieces. Have you ever looked closely at those “Splurge vs. Steal” pages? More often than not, the cheaper item LOOKS cheaper. This is not to say that… Continue Reading The Three-year Old Blush
Dana Ayanna Greaves is a visitor to this blog, and a savvy yet beauty-conscious businesswoman. She has applied for a contest through IdeaWins and Microsoft to start a new business and the idea sounds like fun – an organic beauty bar – not as in a bar of soap but more like a buffet of… Continue Reading A Fabulous Beauty Concept….