I love fragrance. Certain scents can immediately whisk me back to a specific time in my life in a blink of an eye. Another helps create memories. There is such an abundance of great perfumes on the market right now, so I asked my fellow beauty blogger’s which were their must-have fragrance for Fall (and included mine too.)

Patty from Perfume Posse: For fall, I’m hands down in love with L’Artisan Nuit de Tubereuse. It’s rich, little spicy, nutty, the tubereuse isn’t the big white flower one of Fracas, it’s just absolutely stunning, warm and more than slightly addictive to wear. It’s a disturbing comfort. Like that moment when you are doing crow or a handstand in yoga, and it’s not something you feel confident about in the least, but you hit that one sweet moment when you know you’ve lined it up and that’s what it should feel like. Then you realize you are probably going to bang your nose on the floor or your arm might give out, but it’s almost weightless and without effort for a second and you may even look good doing it, but deeply disturbing in feeling right. (Find it at LuckyScent.com.)  Read the rest of this entry »

I’m excited to announce that if you will be at the HBA Expo on September 28th, so will I! I’ll be on a panel alongside my fellow beauty bloggers Lianne from The Makeup Girl and Nadine Jolie of Nadine Jolie. We’ll be answering questions about the beauty blogosphere and providing tips on how to approach today’s beauty influencers. Sounds like fun, right? You can register at www.HBAExpo.com (use code GPSZ at check out for 30% off!) If you are a brand, PR firm or marketer, please leave a comment to let us know you are coming. It’ll be great to put faces to names!

Ever since I had long golden blonde hair with banana curls as a little girl (and then proceeded to cut it off much to my mom’s horror when Dorothy Hamil was popular)…I have always been obsessed with hair care products. From hair color (dye, highlights, low lights, etc.) to hair styles and accessories (perms, crimping, hot rollers, flat irons, big hair, long hair, short hair…you name it!)  to hair products (hair masks, hot oil treatments, leave-in conditioners, glossing serums, etc.) I could probably start the Encyclopedia of Hair Care (much like my Encylopedia of Mascaras on A Girl’s Gotta Spa! Facebook fan page!) I asked my fellow beauty blogger’s their must-have hair care product for Fall and here’s what we came up with:

Amber from Beauty Blogging Junkie: I anticipate Living Proof’s Full Root Lift Spray (hitting shelves in September) changing the hair landscape as we know it. Without stickiness, it delivers hair that is heavier, volumized and more ample, somehow. It’s my new go-to item.  Read the rest of this entry »

I love beauty products, but don’t forget the beauty accessories! I’m talking hair dryers (can’t live without my Conair Infiniti Nano Tourmaline Ceramic hair dryer), skin care accessories, makeup accessories…you name it! Here’s some must-have beauty accessories for Fall from my fellow beauty bloggers (and myself!):

Aly from AlyWalansky.com: For me, it’s Crest 3D White Pro Effects Whitestrips. My income is super limited and yet, I’m expected to constantly smile for pictures and attend events, sometimes with just a few days’ notice! This really truly makes my teeth look whiter in one day – which is great, until I break out the wine!

Adina from Krasey Beauty: My must-have accessory is the Clarisonic, of course. It is a skin game-changer, a face fortifier, and a confidante to complexions everywhere. I use mine nightly for a massage and proper cleansing in one, and my skin glows for it.  Read the rest of this entry »

Sure I could’ve cleaned up the Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics products in this picture before snapping it. But that would defeat the purpose of this beauty review…because this is must-have makeup, which means I really do use them. What you see here is Youngblood’s Hi-Definition Hydrating Mineral Perfecting Powder in Translucent (bottom), Ultimate Concealer in Medium, and Pressed Individual Eye Shadows in Orca (top) and Jewel (the teal color.)

Eye shadows: The highlighter is “Orca” and the contour “Jewel.” (On the lid you would wear more of a nude/natural color.) I have hazel eyes, so Jewel really makes my eyes pop. It also creates more of a smoky eye look, as well. I can say that at first when I saw Jewel I was nervous because I immediately had a flashback to a bad 80’s blue eye shadow experience.  Thankfully, this teal colored shadow is gorgeous. If Youngblood’s Ultimate Concealer is applied first to your eye area, these shadows won’t crease.  Read the rest of this entry »

I don’t know about your beauty regime, but I’ve spent most of the season taking advantage of my summer tan and going the “bronzed goddess” route — chocolate shadow, golden highlighter, bronzer, nude lips — with the occasional monochromatic smokey eye for those more dramatic nights out. As a result, as much as I love amped-up neutrals and sparkly skin tones, my makeup look is starving for some hardcore color. As wild as it looks, I’m totally loving the watercolor inspiration trend for fall — multi-toned and gradient shadow, candy colors that pop despite the impending dreary weather, and rainbow shades that a conservative gal would normally steer clear from!

Mix and match your shadow and liner with a coordinating bright duo, like Sephora Collection’s Colorful Duo Eyeshadow in Tropical Blue, or if full-on neon shadow isn’t your thing, go neutral on your lids while making liner pop with a colorful swipe of one (or two!) of the shades from Illamasqua’s Liquid Metal Palette! Face painting never looked so chic! Make sure not to incorporate a whole art gallery’s worth of color on your face at one time, however; it’s definitely possible to go overboard with this trend!  Read the rest of this entry »