Scrubbed. Exfoliated. Soft and silky smooth. Wearing a bikini during the summer months means one thing and one thing only – your skin needs to look out-of-this-world incredible. Because what’s the point of lying out by the pool or on the beach if your skin isn’t glowing, right? Luckily, there are tons of products out [...]

Summer always brings out the suntan lotion and the self-tanners. But, what happens when you are already tanned? What I’m saying is, what if you are a woman of color who already has a golden glow? I’m African-American and a deep chocolate. I look forward to summer because this is when [...]

Waterproof Goods to Keep Bikini Babes Beautiful. As much as we love summer sun and ocean waves, they make it a bit challenging to keep up appearances (wink, wink.) Unless, of course, you choose waterproof products that really perform. Thankfully, we at The Beauty Ideal have gathered the very best of waterproof makeup this spring [...]

Summer is almost here, friends, and that means that we put away our dark eyeshadows that we used to do smoky eyes, and bring out the waterproof no-smudge eyeliner and mascara. We already know how to alter our makeup bags to fit the summer, so lets talk about the stash of products in our [...]

With the weather getting warmer and the days finally getting longer, it’s time to prepare for summer and the impending sandal season. But where to begin? I’m sure at some point you’ve all been sent the

My favorite part about summer is packing my beach bag within my tote bag for weekends away. I feel guilty, but I do try to catch a little baby tan while I’m Hamptoning, Fire Islanding, or Jersey Shoreing. I have pretty fair skin so I need to make sure that every product I use [...]

March is the month when we get to shed our old skin and transition into spring. All of the layers and the temperature change from going outside and freezing, to inside and being overheated, can get the body and mood unbalanced. However, sometimes it feels like getting involved in activities to increase our [...]

My husband affectionately calls me “Daneen the Clutter Queen.” So when, a few days ago, I did some early Spring cleaning and voluntarily tossed out entire drawers of beauty products – he acted as though it was a case of the body snatchers.
It absolutely pains me to part with my products; even a lipstick I [...]

By Henna _ CanadianBeauty.com
I know how it is: you look out your window and you see piles of snow and you need to wear layers of clothes just to run to the grocery store. How, with all this, can one even think of Spring makeup or styles?
I’ll tell you how: I am just sick [...]

Valentine’s Day is undoubtedly one of the most romantic days of the year, and while it’s fun to buy gifts for your Valentine, it is only fair that you get something nice and pretty for yourself, too.

foto credit: Paul & Joe Spring 2008 Collection

I think a good gift idea for Valentine’s Day would be [...]