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    Jennifer Rose Griffin

    Jennifer Rose Griffin

  • Lubriderm Daily Moisture Shea + Lavender Jasmine Review

    Picture this: You are in the drugstore wandering down the beauty aisle looking for a lotion that is going to hydrate your winter parched skin. The lotion bottles are lined up on the shelves like soldiers ready to be sent to battle. So which will best battle your seriously dry skin? From previous experience you know which ones work and which don't. Your glance falls on the classic blue and white Lubriderm bottle. "Yeah it works" you think to yourself, "but I wish it wasn't so cold and clinical in its functionality". Well rejoice gals because Lubriderm has heard your internal thoughts (weird!). ...

  • Winter Wonderland Nails

    I had a lot of fun creating this winter inspired nail art and I have gotten quite a few compliments on the look since. I think this is the perfect look to try for the holiday party season, the white color is a bright, beautiful background for the fun and festive sparkles. Here's what you will need.

  • Baby Lips? You Better Believe It!

    I never thought of myself as cynical or even skeptical, but when it comes to getting results from beauty products, I don't hold my breath. Perhaps this is just me, but when perusing the beauty section and scanning the descriptions of different creams and potions I find that the more claims that a beauty product makes, the more skeptical I become. Especially if it's of the bargain brand ilk, really it's going to do all that and it's only $8.99, doubtful.When I received Maybelline's new lip restoring balm, Baby Lips, I glanced at the hefty claims on the product and scoffed. ...

  • Braun Satin Hairbrush Review

    This month I had the pleasure of reviewing the Braun Satin Hairbursh for Yahoo Shine. The anti-damage hairbrush has active ion technology which smooths the hair shaft and adds shine. Instead of doing my usual write up of the product I decided to do a video review so you could see some of the feature

  • VENUS Pro-Skin Moisture Rich Razer a Smooth Shave or an Epic Fail

    When I found out that I would be testing Venus ProSkin MoistureRich razor, I was giddy. The reason for my excitement was the razor was designed and dermatologist-tested for women with sensitive skin, that is me to a tea. Maybe there will finally be a razor that I can use, that will give me a smooth

  • Hair Donation Update!

    Table full of ponytails. I have been growing my hair out for two years. The random photographs and memories in my mind are littered with images of me with long straight locks. About a year ago I made the decision to continue growing my hair to donate it to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. Beautiful L

  • User Post: Major Hair Makeover

    In exactly one week I will be cutting my hair, now I'm not talking a trim, I'm talking nine inches lopped off at once. I will be donating my hair with a group of former co-workers to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths program. While this kind of change is a little nerve-wracking I am excited by the prospec

  • User post: Product Review: Revlon Illuminance Créme Shadow

    Happy Friday! Are you in the mood for a little weekend makeup experimentation. Have you ever used cream eyeshadow? Did you like it or was it just okay? I found a cream shadow that I really like, and I just have to share. Read on for my review of Revlon's Illuminance Créme Shadow.Last week I went in

  • User post: DIY Natural Lavender Facial Scrub

    I have a wonderfully diverse group of friends who I can call on for their expertise on a myriad of topics; anything from finance, to real estate, to tattoos and beauty. One of those terrific people is Eduardo, who also happens to be a blogger and wellness guru extrodinaire. He recently posted on his

  • User post: Get The Look: Retro Beach Style For Under $150

    Photo: myvintagevogue The spring in New York has so far proven to be windy, rainy and cold. While the rain beats on my windows my mind wanders to the warmer more tropical reaches of the world. What would I be wearing if I was walking the beach somewhere south of the equator? I would

  • User post: An Eye for White Eyelet Under $50

    I don't know if it has to do with getting older, but I feel that recently my taste in fashion has drastically changed. For example as recently as a year ago I would have recoiled in horror at the mention of white fabric of any kind. My past aversion to white was because black was my go-to neutral fo

  • Can Soft Soap's Body Butter Strawberry Smoother Get My Dry Rough Ready for Springtime?

    This month I am test driving Soft Soap's Body Butter Strawberry Smoother (whew that's a mouthful). The product promises a rich lather, natural exfoliating beads and a delicious fragrance, does it deliver or is it still rough around the edges, read on and see.Packaging: So the initial impact of the p

  • DIY: Leopard Print Maxi Skirt.

    I am still working my way way through the "fix it" bag of clothing that I started after my closet clean-out. In this bag there are a few items that I made in high school when I was attending a fashion design vocational program. Some of these items are really hideous or outdated, but I held on to the

  • Hair Confession: The Long and Short of It

    Current hair - length; super long, style; nada.

  • DIY Dose: Peasant Dress Updated

    Free People Peasant Dress. Perfect for channeling my inner flower child. I recently undertook a massive closet clean out (read the details here) and have begun sorting through the wreckage. The wreckage was anything that didn't make the editorial cut to stay in happy closet land. I had a bag of

  • User post: Trying out Spring's Hottest Shade On my Nails!

    I very rarely indulge in a manicure, maybe twice a year. When I do go I choose a nail color that is soft subdued and neutral. Well, I went yesterday and decided enough with neutral! Maybe it was the faint taste of spring in the air, the unseasonably warm weather (it was 60 in NY), the appearance of

  • Estee Lauder Sumptouous Extreme Mascara, Is It The Gold Standard?

    Mascara and I

  • How to Create Soft Bouncy Waves on Super Straight Hair

    Whenever I see women with soft siren-like waves I am filled with hair envy. I have super straight hair that doesn't hold a curl. I have tried braiding wet hair at night to achieve those enviable waves, but wake up in the morning to hair that looks slightly crimped instead. I have also put my hair in

  • User post: How to Create A Milkmaid Braid Hairstyle

    Right now the east coast, from North Carolina to Maine, is dealing with some sort of snow accumulation. My little corner of the northeast received about 16 inches of snow with drifts anywhere from three to five feet. So being stuck indoors today I did some aimless internet searching. Aimless until I

  • Confessions of a Toothbrush Abuser and the Toothbrush that Saved Me

    This is hard for me to admit, but I'm going to come clean about it...I abuse my toothbrushes. It's true, every single toothbrush I use after three months looks like the Red Sea after Moses got through with it. Split down the middle. How do my brushes end up looking like this, well I chew on them, ho