Actually it's Green Apple, not Grape. I've been so busy that I thought I'd take a TIME OUT and try a peel from Juice Beauty. I'm actually using their FULL STRENGTH version and it feels really nice.I see you can get a sample size for around $5. It looks like one can get at least two masks out of this jar. A cheap way to make a romantic date for you and your honey bunny. It says TURN OVER A NEW LEAF on the box. The mask is tingling and I like it very much. I've been a fan of this line though. I love their moisturizer with SPF 15 and their serum which I raved about a few weeks back. Try a mask with "appeal" at least once a week if you can. That way no one can tell what you're really thinking! http:///www.juicebeauty.com

Sam Fine's Dream Sam Fine came to Atlanta in 2005 as part of his nationwide tour to teach people how to apply makeup. He brought along one of his favorite Supermodels. He is working on his makeup line as we speak. Sam and I worked on a project re: Janet Jackson for Teen People (R.I.P. 2006) sometime back in 1998, almost ten years ago now. http://www.samfine.com

I just finished my bottle of Juice Beauty Antioxidant Serum compliments of Juice Beauty. I received it in August while a student at the Skincare Encore on 34th Street in Manhattan. I enjoy how it makes my skin feel, like I'm giving my skin a very good smoothie drink. It comes with a dropper and one should apply four-to-six drops in palms, warm it up in your hands and apply in gentle, up-sweeping motions to the face. When I am a good girl and remember, I use it twice daily. Other-times, only once a week. I hope to get another one. I really like how they use glass bottles for some of their packaging. I prefer almost all products in glass packaging. My skin always feels much softer after using this fun stuff. It smells good and is good for ya! Time to drink your juice! http://juicebeauty.com

I'm sitting here letting the last tube of Graham Webb's HALO Illuminating Color Protection soak through my wet head. I paid around 20 bucks at Ulta for four tubes of this little magic blessing.

After getting my color done at Toni and Guy in December for the wedding, I decided to buy some insurance in the form of Halo. And I have to say that regardless of whether it has kept my highlights longer, I feel better knowing that I've applied Halo. Once a week, after shampooing and conditioning with a color-safe shampoo (Bedhead Self Absorbed:smells like yummy), I've diligently applied this. It doesn't have a fabulous smell, but it makes my locks feel very silky and shiny. And it takes a bit of patience to then get out of the shower, towel-dry, apply and then rinse, but sometimes maintenance can be rewarding.

Now I haven't been a highlighting-type-of-girl for a very long time, mind you. This obsessive addiction was quite a treat for me after going a few years with natural hair. I have done the Natural Instincts boxes a few times and those are temporary color treatments. Lee of the band Elegant Trash was my colorist at Toni and Guy(TIGI). I played model a few times for TIGI and realized how torturous it was to sit through a five-hour hair consult just to get free color.

I've used Graham Webb products since high school so I do trust their line. While I'm letting Halo sink in, I can't help but also say that I'm using Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer AGAIN. I'm a pale deer and when I want to dress cute lately, I'm very white, so by using this 7.5 fl oz. bottle ($5.97 at Walmart) every day after showering, I get a fakey-golden tan that makes me appear much healthier. I love the scent and the results. Apply after shower, walk around nude for five minutes to let the lotion sink in properly, then get dressed and you're ready to go on your own glamgirl way!

Now my color is grown out about two inches, but I'm still getting compliments. My neighbour is a student and wants to do my highlights next. I'll see but for now I'm going with the flow.


http://www.grahamwebb.com
http://www.ulta.com

I'm participating in the Team in Training Lymphoma and Leukemia Society Rock and Roll Half-Marathon in San Diego!

June 3rd, It's On!

This is some old stuff I found from my days as the editor of the 450. Read up on year-old beauty news if you like:

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Make it a snappy, happy Christmas and engaging and fortuitous 2007.

A beacon in the night beckoned me to the warm glow of "Brazil Central" - "...not just your AVERAGE grocery store" this auspicious eve of Dec. 16, 2006.

We had finished our sake, edamame+sashimi thanks to the Great Wall and I had to share my wont to get my brazilian on.

While waiting during the five minutes of my tardiness for beauty, he too had been pulled into the store with unique crackers and brightly coloured hats. Gent replied, "Oh it looks like Dynasty in there!"

That was all he had to say and I scampered my way ACROST the parking lot in my green, sequined walmart special wedding shoes, my sweat-pant white DKNY shin-length skirt, my cutie green polo tee and new ISAAC woolen longy coat. It was 70ish degrees today but I wanted my coat to cover my sensible immodesties.

I felt at home there. Home in the sense that it felt like NY. I viewed some baubles and a purple+silver ring! And a pink+purple beaded necklace with ornate flowers with swarovski crystals. Faux Pradas, Gorgeous Clutches and all sorts of whatnots. Groove On!

Mama was tired and had to make her soup for the morning so I had to scuttlebutt. For a moment, I was transplanted to Long Beach, NY where you can find these ridiculous little ma+pa shops where they sell vintage leather skirts and fabulous garments for the price of your noonday garbage lunch fix.

BRAZIL CENTRAL
1275 Powers Ferry Road Marietta, GA
http://www.brazil-central.com

My choice of drinking water. Nice square-shaped bottle. 1.99 for one liter.
Fiji. The design has changed since I used to buy.

But when I choose bottled, I choose Fiji.

"In Fiji, rainfall filters through volcanic rock over hundreds of years, adding vital minerals that give FIJI WATER its unique and refreshing taste. The water collects in an ancient artesian aquifer deep within the earth where it is protected from external elements. It's the way nature intended water to be. Untouched.
www.fijiwater.com

Untouched in a bottle? Hmm....I might pick up chunks of ice because they are free or find the Chattahoochee River but that is so dirty and has dead bodies in it probably.