This blog is dedicated to my husband who sees my imperfections and doesn't mention them.

I love trying new beauty products. Place me in a Sephora or Ulta store and I feel I am in paradise. For hours I can pleasantly entertain myself looking at the plethora of different shampoos, facial washes, makeup and perfumes, envisioning myself as a size 0 with glowing clear skin, no split ends, and being stopped by every man in America asking “What’s that scent you are wearing? (Ok, maybe not EVERY man)

One of my downfalls , as my mother will readily tell you, is that I am a sucker for cool packaging and intriguing ingredients. That inclination has resulted in trying hundreds of different products over the years – good and bad. Some products I have used ever since I was in college and I would rather exit the house with no makeup and hairy arm pits then see my fav end up on the proverbial chopping block. Others I have readily discarded vowing never again to be duped by flowery ingredients which deliver zero results.

Because of my “beauty product love”, I probably have more knowledge roaming around in my head than Wikipedia. So I decided to start this blog to share my adventures with you on the quest for beauty, giving my recommendations and warnings so your money can be well spent. The subject matter may be a tad vain, but ultimately every woman has an innate desire to look and feel her best and there is nothing wrong with that. Happy reading, and if you don’t come for my daily blabberings at least drop by for my contest giveaways that I hope to do every other month.


Do Beauty Looks Have an Age Limit?

paris-hilton.jpgThe recent occasion of Paris Hilton's 30th birthday got me thinking that if anyone's look doesn't age well, it's hers. Leaving aside the questionable antics, there's something a little sad about a woman in her fourth decade wearing pink minidresses and Hello Kitty accessories, batting her eyelashes at the paparazzi. It got me wondering: What other beauty looks have an expiration date? For me, it's letting my hair air dry. My hair is frizzy and unmanageable if I don't spend a little quality time with a blow-dryer and a round brush, and I hate how sloppy it looks. It's the beauty equivalent of wearing sweatpants—something I'm also definitely too old for. (Full disclosure: I'm 36.) I asked the rest of the Allure staff about the beauty looks they've retired:

"I have toned down and limited my nail polish choices now. I only do nude, wine, or red. Personally I think crazy or bright colors look tacky—even for a pedicure—once you’re out of your 20s," says Executive Editor Kristin Perrotta, 37

"I don’t wear super-dark lipstick anymore. As a teen I did black to dark berry. Now burgundy is my absolute darkest shade and I save it for winter. I find going too dark makes my lips look smaller and washes me out. Also, I always go matte because glossy formulas move around too much, and collect in the fine lines around my mouth," says contributing editor Meirav Devash, 33

"I’ve definitely given up the freedom to just run out the door bare faced. I always put something on my skin—sunscreen and a tinted moisturizer at the very least—before I go outside," says West Coast Editor Kelly Atterton, 41

"I used to wear crazy-color eyeshadow—like green one day, purple the next. Now I feel like I’d look silly doing that, so I’ll do it in a more subtle way, like green eyeliner maybe and then nothing else," says writer Sarah Z. Wexler, 29

What about you? Are there any beauty looks you used to love that now feel too young?

RELATED LINKS:
Inside Allure: Looking Your Age
Daily Beauty Reporter: Is There an Age Limit for Trends?
Daily Beauty Reporter: Will You Age Like Your Mother?
Inside Allure: Anti-Aging Skin and Body Secrets From the Most Gorgeous 40-Something Celebrities

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