You cruise the cosmetics aisle on every visit to the drugstore or superstore, just to check out the new products, right? But it’s not just the cosmetics aisle that offers a bounty of beauty buys. Check out these “off-label” uses of familiar products. 1) Monistat Soothing Care Chafing Relief Powder-Gel ($7.81): This gel works nicely [...]
Posts Tagged ‘kitchen beauty’
8 Off-Label (and Cheap) Beauty Buys
Posted in Body, Skin Care, tagged kitchen beauty, monistat chafing gel, foundation primer, aspirin, aloe vera gel, milk of magnesia, cornstarch on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hair tidbits: Grape for blond, Fekkai color, David Babaii
Posted in Hair, tagged blond hair, David Babaii, Fekkai hair color, Frederic Fekkai, Kate Hudson, kitchen beauty, WildAid on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cosmopolitan says you can smooth out brassy tones in blond hair by adding 3 tablespoons of grape-juice concentrate to your shampoo, shaking it up and applying as usual… Better than the drugstore box but cheaper than a trip to the salon: Fekkai Salon Color, 20 DIY shades available for $30 each. Rather than your typical [...]
August in Texas
Posted in Skin Care, tagged green tea, kitchen beauty, Skin Care, summer, toner on August 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s 99 degrees right now in East Texas. Every time I open the door even a crack, scalding air comes pouring in. When things get a little warm in the house, I like to mist my face, hands and feet with Evian’s Brumisateur. OK, yes, this is basically a really expensive water sprayer. But the [...]

