10/10/12
Happy Wednesday Beauty Nerds! As you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and since this cause is always near and dear to my heart, it is important for me to dedicate at least one post to breast cancer in the month of October. This year, I feel as though companies have upped the ante […]
Tags: breast cancer awareness, Estee Lauder, Heathrow, lights, October, OPI, pink, Rethink Breast Cancer, You Glitter be Good to Me
04/20/12
Happy Friday Beauty Nerds! I’m still in the middle of finals unfortunately, so it’s not a super happy Friday for me this week. But this time next week, I will be DONE!! I am counting down the days :). Anyway, as you probably know, Earth Day is this Sunday. So in spirit of Earth Day, […]
Tags: bottles, Earth Day, eco-friendly, Garnier, green, jars, packaging, recycle, Terracycle, tubes
12/19/11
Every Christmas, I like to pick a particular charity to feature. Because my career is based on a women-centric community, this year, I want to support Plan Canada’s Because I am a Girl. Girls in third world nations are often at a disadvantage and are denied their rights. Check out this short video…
Tags: because i am a girl, charity, Holiday
11/18/11
Source: inthecitywithcrystalin.tumblr.com via Connie on Pinterest Have you been watching guys grow out their ‘stache this month and wondering how you too can show your support? Well, I stumbled upon this adorable Movember Mustache Nails video by Cutepolish.
Tags: movember, mustache, nail art, nail design, nail polish
10/07/11
If you’ve been seeing the stores flooded with a disproportionate amount of pink lately, it’s probably because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! And the world is a happier place when it’s filled with pink, don’t you think? More importantly though, it helps unite us so that we can all focus this month on supporting […]
Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer awareness, bronzer, cosmetics, IMAN Cosmetics
03/17/11
My dearest Beauty Nerds, As you can tell from my blog post earlier this week, I am deeply troubled by the tragic events in Japan. It seems as though every time I turn on the news, I find myself fighting back tears. Shortly after writing my post on Monday, I discovered that the wonderful girls […]
Tags: fundraiser, Japan, Shelterbox
03/14/11
It’s not a coincidence that I chose to feature a gorgeous Japanese beauty brand today. I feel deeply saddened by the tragedies in Japan and I cannot believe that it was only a year ago that Peter and I were there on our honeymoon. It has made me reminisce about all of the beautiful and […]
Tags: cherry blossoms, Japan, lipstick, sakura, Shu Uemura
12/18/10
Hey Beauty Nerds, No matter how much we primp, prime and adorn ourselves with “all things pretty”, ultimately, real and sustainable beauty is going to come from true happiness. For Jane and I, one of our greatest joys comes from our baby kitties. They are our our companions, our friends, our family. We know that […]
Tags: animal charity, happiness, Holiday, true beauty
09/26/10
I would like to share with you a cause that has greatly touched me when I discovered it through a post from Sue Phillips, a Fragrance Expert, who is working hard at raising awareness about the correlation between smell, taste, memory and its effect on people suffering from Alzheimer’s.

Tags: fragrance, fundraiser, Scenterprises