WRITTEN BY Lesley Holland Downey After a long summer of doing basically nothing to myself besides sunscreen, mascara and lipgloss, I get excited about cooler temps, fall clothes and best of all, new beauty items. Here are some of the ones that I am loving this month. …
Beauty Report
The Art of the Brow
WRITTEN BY Lesley Holland Downey PHOTOGRAPHY BY Tonya Russ Price, Poprock Photography Loads of my friends have been asking me to do an article about brows. Women struggle with brows that are too thin or too thick, whether to pluck, wax or thread or how to enhance brows with makeup. As we age, our brows often thin out, and since your eyes are what people notice first (and unfortunately, where aging shows up too) most of us can benefit with just a bit of grooming. Framing your eyes helps pull …
Summer Must-Haves from Head to Toe(s)
WRITTEN BY Lesley Holland Downey Charleston is one of those cities that just gets better in the warmer weather—everything is green, lush and lively. And because Southern women love their beauty products, I knew I’d find gold in some of Charleston’s specialty stores. They carry brands you already love and specialty lines that you may want to try. I visited Cos Bar, Bluemercury and Stella Nova in the shopping paradise of King Street. You could spend an afternoon or more in these stores alone—they …
Tools of the Trade
WRITTEN BY Lesley Holland Downey I love a gadget. My drawers are filled with them to make my life better and easier. So that’s why I was intrigued by a few beauty tools I hadn’t used before in my skincare routine. I thought I’d try them, and share a review of how they worked. …