Source This past runway season, we saw some bold lip/eye combinations. For years, we’ve heard that playing up your eyes and lips together is the recipe for a bad makeup look, but that […]
If you follow Alexandria Stylebook, you have no doubt heard us rave about how much we all adore Dr. Dennis Gross products. Since the fall, we’ve hosted three events featuring his Alpha Beta Pro […]
Lipstick can be intimidating. If you don’t usually wear it, there’s definitely a learning curve when it comes to which to pick and when to wear it. But! If you ask me, there […]
A couple weeks ago, you all humored my inner teenager and took our skin type quiz. Today, for your quizzing pleasure, have a Makeup Personality Quiz! They say there’s a perfect red lip […]
I leave hair for last in my daily routine. Usually, the “How do I want to style my hair?” question is answered by, “Oh, shoot, I have five minutes to do my hair…” […]
I promised you all I’d be more adventurous with my own makeup this year. To wit: I have tried out some things on a list of trends we witnessed a few months ago on the Spring 2017 runway. As […]
When I was a teenager, I would putter around Barnes & Noble with my friends after school, toting a White Chocolate Mocha from the Starbucks kiosk and pretending to seriously consider purchasing […]
Clean beauty is toxin-free beauty, and though you may not be familiar with the term outright, it’s likely you already know what it really is: the movement toward paraben-free, phthalate-free, general “gunk”-free products. […]
With all this talk of oil in the last few weeks, clients have been requesting that I share how to do a quick facial massage. Why give yourself a facial massage, you may […]
Retinol is just about everyone’s favorite thing. (Not mine; mine is cheap champagne, but I digress.) At least one person asks every day about how to use retinol products. Retinol is one of the […]
Right around this time of year, my hands get so cracked and sad that I can pretty much hear them crying for moisture and attention. My cuticles, in particular, are a constant source […]
In November, we hosted a Dr. Dennis Gross peel event. We expected about a 75 percent attendance rate for this new style of event, and thought it would be a pleasant day of […]
“It’s oil time, people.” – Angela, when we were discussing this article. Then she put on her shades and left the building. This is the time of year even the most skittish of […]
I have heard stories of women who never smile. Not because nothing makes them happy, but because they’ve decided that looking young and unlined is more important than creasing their skin with a […]
Part of the fun of springtime is preparing to bring on different skincare and cosmetics lines. While this is always a good time, it sometimes means letting other lines we’ve loved take a […]