From the category archives:

Beauty

organic shea butter.

by Allison June 17, 2008Beauty

If you’re going on vacation, you’ll need some goodies to pack into your new Dwell Weekender right? So let’s start with skincare. Remember how I told you about my love for Shea Terra Organics’ Shea Butter? This kit includes some of the good stuff especially for one of you. Hooray! Giveaway guidelines are below. Pink [...]

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shea terra organics.

by Allison June 6, 2008Beauty

Shea Terra Organics is an amazing company {with an equally amazing founder} offering an assortment all natural, organic bath & body products. The products hail from Africa and the purchase of each contributes to the local economy. I’m not sure how I ever lived without the Organic Shea Butter; its healing properties are phenomenal. After [...]

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bio-oil.

by Allison May 22, 2008Beauty

Bio-Oil.$11.89{via drugstore.com}. I’ve been interested in trying Bio-Oil for a long time. Any product that even halfway implies it might help with my scars & stretch marks automatically peaks my curiosity. There is no shortage of scarring and stretch marks on my body, from both pregnancy and my ensuing parenting experiences. Let’s just say, I’m [...]

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summer pedicure how-to.

by Allison May 16, 2008Beauty

I’m one of those people who has had my toenails painted since Kindergarten. Really. My toenails look very odd to me without any polish on them {in the rare moments between polish changes} and I’m always experimenting with new brands & colors of polish. While it’s a rare treat for me to get a pedicure [...]

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mother’s day giveaway-a-day #4!

by Allison May 9, 2008Beauty

My dear, sweet P is as forthright about my grooming as she is about everything else in my life. When I recently commented to my husband V that {sigh} “I’m starting to look my age” P felt compelled to pipe in from the background, “Mom, you’ve looked old for a while now!” So it will [...]

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nail clippers.

by Allison May 8, 2008Beauty

Baby Light and Clip. {$14.99}. Clipping the nails of my newborn babies was always such a traumatic experience for me that I ended up turning the job entirely over to my husband V. I always managed to clip off some skin and both the baby and I ended up in tears before we were through. [...]

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drugstore finds.

by Allison May 1, 2008Beauty

There’s something really great about going into your local drugstore and finding your tried and true beauty staples. Below are some of my favorite must-haves. {Available at a drugstore near you, or from the comfort of your laptop at drugstore.com}. OPI Nail Lacquer. Quarter of a Cent Cherry.$8.19{via drugstore.com}. Oil of Olay Moisturizer. $14.99 Maybelline [...]

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aveda.

by Allison April 20, 2008Beauty

There is nothing better than going to my hair salon/spa {minus children} for some self pampering, and the best part of it all is inhaling deeply the smell of Aveda. Over the years my hairstylist has turned me on to several Aveda products, and the following are my favorite. Brilliant Humectant Pomade.$18. This product is [...]

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nic’s sticks by opi.

by Allison April 2, 2008Beauty

I love OPI nail polish. It’s one of those brands you just have to know about if you plan on spending any time having groomed nails. The colors are great & the names are even better {Cozu-Melted in the Sun, Friar Friar Pants on Fire}. Not only that, I know that if I use OPI [...]

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