Years ago if someone had told me to use butter or oil on my oily skin they would seriously get the “side eye” from me. But over the years I’ve learned that you can actually use “butters” and oils for your face, you just have to make sure that it’s the right butter or oil….
Beauty Food: Thai Young Coconut
Coconut water is every grocery store that you see but the best way to drink it is right from the source. Bottled coconut water may be convenient but many of these drinks have additives as well as sugar. And let’s be honest, natural is always best. Coconut palm is known as kalpa vriksha which is…
The Beauty Industry is Not Always Pretty: Fatal Attraction to Cosmetics and Chemicals
You may have noticed there have been several changes here at Lipstick and Luxury over the past few months. I’ve posted a lot less and many of my posts feature a more natural approach to beauty. After a lot of thought and deliberation I decided to focus on natural, organic and cruelty-free brands. You see…
Getting Lippy: KRYOLAN High Gloss Lip Shine
I promised myself that I would end my love affair with lip gloss and move on back to lipstick but I just can’t. Lip gloss has forever etched a place in my heart with its sexy, shiny, bold goodness. My lippy of the week, well there are actually two are from KRYOLAN, they’re high gloss…
Spoil Yourself With A $50 Treatment During Spa Week!
I might have mentioned a time or twenty that I love to treat myself to a day at the spa. Honestly who doesn’t? A day at the spa is time well spent on one of the most important people in our lives – ourselves. So when Spa Week rolls around, I jump on the deals….