A Winter Wonderland Needs Winterizing

The Eyes Have It

Dark Circles...Puffiness...Wrinkles...Loss of Firmness...Dryness... Every time I'm in store, women (and some men) ask for an eye cream that will truly addresses these issues. Through the years, I've had the opportunity to try many (many!) eye creams. Some I've...
A Winter Wonderland Needs Winterizing

Crying tears of…mascara?

I have instructor friends with very blonde eyelashes. So for them to go without mascara on teaching days (like I do) is not an option. Most of them don't like waterproof mascara.  (Me either- it feels heavy, dries my lashes out and is virtually impossible to get off,...
A Winter Wonderland Needs Winterizing

It’s fall- time to tighten up!

Oh joy, oh bliss, it's fall here in MN (insert sarcasm here). Time to put the self tanner away and pull out the tights. In the past, I would put on my 'cheapo' tights for the first time in the fall, and they would make 'that' sound.  You know, the sound of elastic...
A Winter Wonderland Needs Winterizing

Window Framing

Eyebrows. They make us look younger, frame our eyes and we need them to make our facial anatomy look right. Guys- just a quick word and then you can b(r)ow out :). If you have exceedingly bushy, or wiry brows, you can easily groom them with a manicure scissors. My dad...
A Winter Wonderland Needs Winterizing

A bit too callused?

When dancing years (and years and years....) ago in college, we had only one efficient way to remove calluses from our feet. We would sit around the studio after practice and use a single razor blade to cut them off. Thinking about it now, I am grateful I didn't get a...