Category Archives: Beauty finds
Richard Chai Designs a Special Bag for Beauty.com
Getting a free gift with purchase is a marketing promotion that has worked well for many upscale beauty companies like Estee Lauder, Lancome and others. Now Beauty.com, a division of drugstore.com, inc., has a stylish recessionista version of those promotions that sounds like a good value. Beauty.com is offering a stylish colbalt blue handbag designed [...]
Affordable at Home Beauty Care: Arcona Spa Raspberry Resurfacing Peel
Before undergoing foot surgery in January, I stocked up on a few beauty products. I thought having some good beauty products on hand might help me get some much needed pampering. I knew I wouldn’t be walking anywhere for awhile, let alone a spa. I purchased Arcona Spa Raspberry Resurfacing Peel as part of Arcona’s [...]
21 Beauty Finds That Fund Breast Cancer Research from MORE Magazine
This month’s issue of MORE Magazine has a great piece on 21 Beauty Finds that fund Breast Cancer Research. The finds are some top notch products including emerginC Red Carpet Primer, Murad Hydrate, for Hope, Stila Pretty and Positive Palette, Boots No7 Intensive Moisture Face Mask, Aveda Hand Relief for Breast Cancer Awareness, AVON Breast [...]
TJ Maxx Adventures: A Plethora of Fall Fashion for NYFW and Beyond
Pictured: My fabuless Elizabeth Arden Anniversary Creams from TJ Maxx. Before the BlogHer11 conference, TJ Maxx called and asked if I would come in and do a little fall shopping with them. Mm.. tough one right? Had to think about it, to shop or not to shop, that is the question? In The Recessionista Regime, [...]
Where Recessionistas Go To Pray: Sponsored Spa Events
At the Altar of the Spa: Where Recessionistas Gather to Pray to Receive Free Spa Services. (All photos by M. Hall) Recently, I attended the Pamper Me Fabulous Spa event held in downtown Los Angeles, California in a unique venue: St. Vibana’s Cathedral. How fitting, and ironic that in these recessionary times, the restored former [...]
Beauty on a Budget
The topic du jour is Beauty on a Budget. This subject is very much on my mind as I sip my morning coffee and review my holiday gift list. First of all, I received the unkindest Christmas gift ever : property taxes were due to LA County this week on Dec. 10th. I have to [...]
Treating yourself well in the downturn
Today’s blog is about one of this Recessionista’s favorite topics, treating yourself well. And who can you turn to for some comfort? Who ya gonna call? Well, for this Los Angeles girl, its gotta be the folks over at Travertine Spa. I loved the piece in today’s LA Times about this stuff. None other than [...]
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