I may want summer to be here, but the truth is that it just isn’t.  Posting about sunscreen and stubbornly wearing skirts won’t change that. I’ve noticed that I have unwittingly fallen into a winter beauty routine: I wake up, get ready for work, hop on the bus and immediately put lotion on my hands. [...]

Along with a GoGoGirlfriend subscription (a monthly sample box – see Lindsay’s review of GoGoGirlfriend for more information), I just signed up for regular deliveries of samples through MyGlam, and it seems I managed to do so in time to get their January box…which had a “back to nature” theme! Image via MyGlam…and since they [...]

I love being pale. No, really!  It’s great to know that, unlike my mother (whose generation didn’t know how bad constant tanning could be), I likely won’t get skin cancer, and that as I age, my skin won’t lose elasticity as quickly.  I’m a fan of summer sunscreen, avoiding tanning beds, and slathering on moisturizer [...]

I’m going to let you in on a little secret: Lindsay and I both look like we’ve been in a fight.  The cold, busy holidays gave Lindsay a one-two punch, splitting her lip, and I…well, I managed to stab myself in the face with a fork on New Years Eve, creating a nasty cut that [...]

As we round the bend into 2012, the US election buzz is officially underway and I am nonplussed.  It’s no secret that Lindsay and I are liberals – I mean, obviously, since we want to save the earth and let gay people have rights and stuff – so it should also be no secret that [...]

Are you into the idea of holiday nail art? We rounded up our favorite colors for the chilly season.

I don’t wear much makeup day to day – just some mineral powder and the occasional slip of mascara – but I love wearing it during the holiday season. This lady wants to embody that Christmas spirit, you know? It’s one of the reasons I love the annual gift sets that cosmetic companies create: those [...]

Earlier this month, we were invited to attend a one-year anniversary party for my favorite ethical beauty brand, Melvita. We arrived, sleepy and worn out from a long week of work, and found the place absolutely packed with people. And we had the best time. The Seattle Melvita is located in Pacific Place, and though [...]

Alert. Alert. This is a message from the Girl Problems System. All of my bath products seem to run out at the same time. This is super very important, mostly because it’s annoying me today. We’re only two months from the holiday giving season (please panic with me in three, two…) so I’m trying to [...]

The weddings are coming! The weddings are coming! I need to get used to the idea that being in my late twenties means being invited to at least two or three weddings per year. I also need to get used to the idea that, unlike when I was in my teens, at this point it [...]