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caryn's compulsion for cosmetics · 1Y ago

my april birch box

so I got my second birchbox and look at all the goodies in it, including more nail polish!  here's what I got in it: Juice Beauty Green Apple Peel Full StrengthWeleda Wild Rose Smoothing Facial LotionLIV GRN C2C Fragrance Collection Earth Eau De ParfumJuice Beauty Stem Cellular Repair Eye Treatmen
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caryn's compulsion for cosmetics · 1Y ago

a day without blues

so, in honor of toms a day without shoes, essie came out with a new nail polish, a day without blues, and sent it out to anyone who signed up on toms website. of course I couldn't resist free nail polish, so I signed up. I can't do a day without shoes, my office would frown on that, but I did pain
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caryn's compulsion for cosmetics · 1Y ago

my morning routine

I've been thinking long and hard about what to write here lately and I thought I might share with you what products I use on a regular basis and why I like/use them, so here's my morning routine:face wash: mario badescu enzyme cleansing gelface scrub: peter thomas roth anti-aging buffing beads (only
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caryn's compulsion for cosmetics · 1Y ago

birchbox and me -- a match made in cosmetics junkie heaven!

so, I was reading through a magazine the other day and I came upon an ad for this service called birchbox.  basically for $10 a month they send you a box of different haircare, bodycare, and skincare "deluxe" samples to try each month.  of course I immediately signed up.  I can't wait for my first b
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caryn's compulsion for cosmetics · 1Y ago

a very good cosmetics day

when I went to the mailbox today, I had two packages of cosmetics waiting for me, one from sephora and one from neimans.the neimans box was full of nars goodies and their fabulous free gift:my nars goodies:skin smoothing face primersoft touch eye pencil in celebratelip gloss in angelikavelvet matte
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caryn's compulsion for cosmetics · 1Y ago

nail polish junkie

those of you who don't know me in real life probably don't know this about me, but I am a nail polish junkie.  I have this big tool box full of all colors of nail polish (and of course everything else you need to do a perfect pedicure).  all of my girlfriends love to come over and chat and do our na
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caryn's compulsion for cosmetics · 1Y ago

get gifted at saks fifth avenue

it's that time of year again and saks fifth avenue has got a gift with any $100 beauty purchase.  many of the lines have gifts with purchase as well, to make finding that $100 to spend even easier!
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caryn's compulsion for cosmetics · 1Y ago

lips to die for

this time of year, I need all the moisturizer that I can get, especially on my lips.  so my favorite thing for my lips is peter thomas roth's lips to die for pink bombshell lip balm.  I love the way it makes my lips look (with a very subtle pink shimmer) and feel.   you really should give it a try a
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