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New Product Test-Run: StriVectinLABS Facial Toner

February 6, 2015

I’ve been using StriVectin’s anti-aging products for a good five years now (ever since I discovered them via a BetterTV series I shot in early 2010), and am in the process of trying out their new LABS line (which is geared at bringing professional-strength treatments into the home).

The five products in the line):

5 Minute Weekly Glycolic Peel (a two-step peel that contains 10% AHA and the anti-aging molecule NIA-114)
High Performance Booster Oil (a skin enhancer that contains powerful anti-oxidants with NIA-114)
Extreme Cream (a moisturizing treatment that also contains potent anti-aging properties)
The Facial Toner (see video below, because it must be seen to be believed)
Anti-Wrinkle Hydra Gel Treatment (a two-step treatment that targets fine lines by delivering a dose of hyaluronic acid to instantly plump skin, and then sealing in the active ingredients with a balm containing NIA-114)

You can use all five products together, or incorporate as many as you want into your regular skincare regimen. So far I’ve tried out the Glycolic Peel and the Extreme Cream…and next up?

Makeup & Beauty

The Five Commandments Of Skincare

February 5, 2015

1. Drink All The Water In The World (And Then Drink Some More). You know how whenever a magazine interviews a supermodel she’s all “Oh, my secret is water,” and you think “Yuh-huh. Your secret is GENETICS.” Well, the genetics thing might be a big one, but water? Also big. Maybe the biggest.

Drink it all. All of it, I say! (Then drink more.)

Makeup & Beauty

Easy Navy Eye Makeup Tutorial (And Fun New Product Finds)

February 5, 2015

A new eye makeup look I'm into lately (inspired by some fantastic new product discoveries).

Lifestyle

Links & Love & Stuff

February 4, 2015

Just being ridiculous. (Follow on Instagram here.)

These guys are my heroes. (Two Irish Guys Sneaked Into The SuperBowl Without Tickets And Snagged $25,000 Seats, via The Washington Post.)

Apparently this dress shape is called the "popover." I think it should be called "put me in this now because oh my god, so cute and comfortable."

My Looks

Les Culottes

February 4, 2015

So I bought these pants.

Here they are photographed in Milan by The Sartorialist, worn in a manner that is kind of amazing but makes absolutely no sense in my life. Also I don't own chocolate-colored smocks or Valentino pumps, or stand on the street dramatically texting while people photograph me. (Or I don't often, at least.)

DIY Projects

How To Make Your Own Tassels

February 3, 2015

Oh, look: it's tassel day on Ramshackle Glam!

We'll get back to our regularly scheduled, non-tassel-related programming tomorrow, but in the meantime, here's how you make 'em. (Seriously it's so easy.)

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DIY Projects

How To Use Tassels In Your Home Decor

February 3, 2015

Because you really should. Tassels make everything better.

Now, obviously fort decoration is the best possible use of handmade tassels (click here to learn how to make 'em)…but you can use them lots and lots of other places if you're not planning to install a tent in your living room (although you should).

Lifestyle

Hanging Out On Memory Lane

February 2, 2015

For superbowls, we wear leopard. (Please note that the red-eye-autocorrect function helpfully adjusted the color of all eight of my eyeballs.)

On Sunday night, Kendrick and I went into the city with the kids so that he could finally, finally realize his dream of watching the Superbowl from start to finish. (If he watches it at home as he has for the past several years, you see, there is a virtual guarantee that at some point he'll hear a "Honey...?" coming from the other room, which will be followed by a request that he do something not involving being cemented to the couch in a pile of chicken wings.)

We went to a party at our friends Ella and Larry's house, and the Superbowl was watched. Start to finish. (Not by me - I popped in to be horrified by that TV-falls-on-child insurance commercial and enjoy a little Flying Katy Perry, then popped right back out...although I did join for the last twenty minutes and I TOTALLY GET THE FOOTBALL THING now, because that was awwwesome.) And then Kendrick went home to take care of the dogs, and very fortunately did not take my car keys with him this time, yay.

Crafts for the Uncrafty

Make Your Own Tent (With Tassels!)

February 2, 2015

WE MADE THIS.

You will note, please, that I said "we" and not "I." That is because I had literally nothing to do with like 99% of this project, because I am not talented like that. I do, however, have a friend, Erin, who is, and who responded to our son's love of cave/fort things with "Well, let's make him one!"

And so we (and again, by "we" I mean "Erin and her husband, who just happens to be a master woodworker") did. And then we covered it with polka-dot flannel and added rainbow tassels, and the whole thing is just flat-out RIDICULOUSLY COOL.

Makeup & Beauty

Five Easy New Mom Beauty Tips

January 30, 2015

With a newborn and a toddler at home, I don't really have time to think about things like…my face. That's OK; these beauty fixes are so fast and easy they even leave me with time for more important things, like drinking all of the coffee in the world.

(Click here to check out more of my Allure Insiders segments.)

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