Tag: stephanie simons
Halloween’s here: makeup your mind!
If you haven’t yet decided what to be for Halloween, it’s not too late. And (sigh of relief!) you don’t even need to shell out for a costume you’ll only wear once. Walnut Creek’s Avital Beauty Lounge and Miracullum Spa are going all out with unBOOlievably glamorous or downright spooky-chic makeup by appointment. Think fluttering [...]
Painted love: fall 2011 nail trends
Nail polish is one of those nifty little must-haves that straddles the line between beauty and fashion. A quick change to your tips has the power to alter your outfit and your outlook. As a writer I tend to think of different colors as a wide range of punctuation marks with varying degrees of statement-making power (brights being the [...]
Little black book of awesome stylists
Tonsurephobia. It’s the fear of haircuts, or more accurately, the fear of ending up with a ‘do that looks like doodie. I never really understood the anxiety surrounding the search for a new stylist until I experienced the cut from hell four years ago. Layer upon awkward layer. Choppy, crooked pieces in the front. And [...]
Va-va-vroom! Mercedes Benz Nail Polish
Mercedes-Benz is synonymous with Bay Area suburbs (as evidenced by the parking lots at Forbes Mill Steakhouse in Danville and Los Gatos). Turns out its also the maker of a crave-worthy collection of nail polishes matching its fancy fleet of vehicles. The SLK nail polish in Zircon red ($11.50) actually comes in handy for touch-ups…on [...]
Trends with Benefits
Fall runways put a fresh spin on iconic beauty with red lips and smoked-out eyes, but these three trends prove particularly flattering (yep, on anyone!) and they’ll take you from season to season without having to rehaul your makeup bag. The trend: Sexy, scandalash fringe. The benefit: Let your eyes do all the flirting for you. *Japonesque Criss Cross [...]
