Frugal Snob

Last week I met LORAC founder Carol Shaw (she’s beyond sweet!), at a small event held at a hotel here in NYC. She told me an a handful of other bloggers about how when she was younger she felt like an “ugly duckling” and that a makeover changed her life; she actually began to tear-up [...]

In theory there are plenty of places I’d like nipped and tucked (who wouldn’t!?), but when it comes down to it I’m an old fashioned gal and, at least for now, I’m sticking to diet, exercise, and beauty products to keep myself looking as good as I possible can…Here’s to hoping that’s good enough for [...]

AHAVA is quickly becoming my all time Frugal Snob favorite beauty line. And I shouldn’t even qualify it by saying it’s a Frugal Snob favorite, it is a favorite all around. Their body treatments and products are incredible. This Micro Peeling Body Wash is no different. It feels so good it begs me to the [...]

Honestly I didn’t even know The Body Shop still existed! I knew they still made products because I’ve seen them at Sephora, but I can’t remember the last time I saw an actual store and I used to LIVE in the Body Shop circa 15 years ago. Anyway the folks at The Body Shop got [...]

When it comes to shopping for beauty products Whole Foods might be one of the most overlooked resources. I for one am in a Whole Foods almost every week and the beauty section ususally doesn’t register in my head till I’m on line to pay and see it out of the corner of my eye! [...]

The other week I headed over to L’Olivier Floral Atelier, a floral oasis in the Meatpacking District (oasis in the MPD? Yes! Complete with a zen garden…), to check-out all the new Sally Hansen launches. I’ll admit that surrounded by a slew of gorgeous floral arrangements it was a bit hard to focus on the [...]