The Beauty Sleuth

What is a promise? For most people, it can be casual or binding, but it always represents a significant bond. Between friends, it is the glue that holds a friendship together. Between family, its the catalyst that nurtures this intimate and sometimes intense relationship. For two sisters, it marked the beginning of what has become […]

Smashbox has release Soft focus eye palette that takes the guess work out of your Spring beauty routine—Meaning less time on fussing with makeup and more time for other fun. The palette has a selection of Smashbox best-seller colors, both shimmer and velvet finishes, two cream liner colors (that are totally beautiful) and a mini […]

While Royal Wedding Fever has definitely hit the U.K. (and the rest of the globe for that matter) leave it to one of Britain’s most sumptuous brands to join the fray with style. The iconic British beauty brand, Jo Malone will be celebrating the upcoming Royal Wedding with specially designed windows in their London store […]

In honor of Earth Day 2011, eco-gorgeous brand Lavanila Laboratories wants you to help them plant a forest! For each new “LIKE” received on their Facebook page (Lavanila Laboratories) on April 21st and April 22nd (Earth Day), Lavanila will plant one tree through their long-time partnership with The Nature Conservancy. These new saplings will be […]

I have been using many Redken styling products for photo shoots for several years now and overall have been very satisfied with the results. My key go-to items like Waxblast 10, fabricate 03 heat-active texturizer and workforce 09 flexible volumizing spray make coaxing the hair to top shape pretty easy. These products help me create […]

Caudelie Paris has long been known for their luxurious spas and home products. This line is infused with a variety of organic plant extracts and oils, with Grape seed and Vine oils being the key ingredient to all the Caudelie product line up. Grape seed oil has the same antioxidants as green tea, black tea, berries […]

There was no other beauty in the world like Elizabeth Taylor. She influenced millions of creative souls over her lifetime, including mine and she will be missed. And while the earlier part of her life she may be remembered for her remarkable beauty (who will ever forget those violet eyes?) and landmark performances in movies […]

I get asked all the time about the products I like to use, not just for session work, but ones I use on myself — My personal favorites. So I thought I would take a minute to share some of my daily go-to items. My philosophy has always been a less is more approach. In […]

I was noticing that the ballet dancer look ( thanks to The Black Swan and Natalie Portman, no doubt ) has found it way to the fashion world. Not that we saw any tutu’s strutting the runways or anything, it was more in the beauty department that this look found its home.  From the fresh […]

I came across this little clip of Karl Lagerfeld and Grammy nominated artist, Janelle Monáe, who recently had the pleasure of meeting fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld during a show in Russia.  Ms. Monáe is an incredibly huge talent, packaged up in an itty-bitty package. She is pure dynamo. Her silky smooth voice (when she speaks […]