Perfect Red Lipstick NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Cruella

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From the time I was allowed to wear makeup…actually even before then, I have always longed to wear red lipstick.  I have always associated red lipstick with being a  grown up as well as as being sophisticated.  I have been experimenting with red lipsticks since I was sixteen years old and have never found a shade [...]

Yay or Nay: Bobbi Brown’s New In-Your-Face Neons

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I have mixed feelings about Bobbi Brown’s new ‘Neons & Nudes‘ collection. Mainly because I do love wearing nude makeup shades, but just about every beauty brand right now already has the same obsession (with Urban Decay knocking it out of the park with their 2-part Naked palette of course!) In other words, it’s hard [...]

Rain Cosmetics: Blood, Sweat, and Tears Lip Trio

Amanda Huggins testing out Blood, Sweat, and Tears lip trio from Nevada-based beauty brand, Rain Cosmetics.

 It’s been said by passionate careerists time and time again – if you love your job, you’ll put your blood, sweat, and tears into it. Now, beauty lovers can apply the same mentality (well, maybe not literally) to their beauty regime thanks to Rain Cosmetics. The Vegas-based beauty brand has a lot to live up [...]

Hairstyle How To: Creating the Perfect Ponytail

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Just like me, you’ve probably thought that creating a ponytail is just about the easiest hairstyle to accomplish.  I mean how difficult could it be? You grab a hair tie, pull all your hair back and secure it with the hair tie and you have yourself a ponytail.  Well as I have learned (mostly from [...]

HOLD THE PRESSES! There is a teenaged YouTube beauty guru!

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That’s sarcasm of course. Normally I wouldn’t make fun of a PR pitch here on my blog (I use Twitter for that.) But the one I received this morning had me going both WTF? and is it April 1st today? I’m going to re-post it here (with my own commentary in bold), but since the [...]

Zolani Organics: Fair Trade Fabulous

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It has always been a part of A Girl’s Gotta Spa!’s  MO to highlight beauty brands that give back. We love philanthropy. This week, we are loving Zolani Organics, a skincare brand dedicated to creating products that are not only high in quality, but help sustain economic income for needy families in Ghana, West Africa. [...]

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