I can remember the first time I peered into my Mom’s Avon lady tester kit. It was a huge pink box filled with mini sized lipsticks, shadows, foundation sticks and blushes. I was endlessly amused by the zillions of colors and spent many a morning in my grade school days applying what I [...]

I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving! I for one had a wonderful day of slaving over a hot stove and sharing it with loved ones…and I loved every minute of it. With my often hectic schedule I don’t have the opportunity to make eloborate meals which surprisingly I miss dearly. [...]

Don’t you just adore Thanksgiving? It is truly one of the my favorite holidays of the year. Nothing is better than the smell of a roasting turkey wafting through the house, and let’s not forget the all important stuffing and cranberries that will come together tomorrow to make the world’s most perfect sandwich. [...]

Hello my name is Diane and I am a product junkie… okay so it’s not really a secret… I have made my living for umpteen years as a makeup artist and I literally own a store full of stuff… let’s not even talk about the “beauty closet” at my house. Oh how sweet my [...]

I can remember it as if it were yesterday, the first time that I laid eyes on a Nars compact. I had waited in anticipation for months after hearing that one of my favorite makeup artists was launching a makeup line. There were naysayers who suspected that the line would be full of [...]

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As a photo stylist part of the game means that you are often changing a models looks on the spot with little time and few conveniences. In my early days of shooting I can’t tell you how often I was asked whether on the rooftop of a hotel, or in the middle of the [...]

So darlings part two of the DIY quest to transform those tendrils of dullness into locks of love. As mentioned first you need to choose the right formula, semi, demi or permanent color, depending on whether you are darkening, lightening or covering a little or loads of gray, then pick a shade that’s [...]

There is nothing quite like a little trip down hairstyle memory lane. For those of us that lived through the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s it was a veritable potpourri of revolving looks that have resulted in horrifying Facebook tagging…(thanks hubby) Thankfully the millennium has been a kindler and gentler era…or perhaps I just don’t [...]

A few days ago the girls got together for a little cocktail time (except me of course I skip the drinks and go straight for the hors d’ oeuvres like a practical girl) and during the evening the discussion came around to beauty…of course. In those cases I suddenly become Doctor Glam in a [...]