Tag: beauty
Maybe it’s my Gen X perception, but all this talk about “self care” just seems silly and selfish to me. It conjures up images of women in bathtubs drinking wine or spending way too much time and money on spa treatments deemed necessary by all those influencers on Instagram. It grants permission to be selfish and self indulgent and while everyone deserves to treat themselves in whatever way makes them happy, over-emphasizing self-indulgent behaviors under the positive guise of “self care” seems all kinds of wrong to me. I decided to take a look at what self care really means.
Finding the right mascara is always tricky. There are plenty of drug-store brands that work well enough, but finding that one mascara that lengthens and thickens without clumping, that doesn’t dry out, that separates the lashes just so – that’s a magical thing. Enter Pat McGrath Labs Fetisheyes Mascara. Game changer.
While everyone was Kon Mari-ing their house the past couple of months, I hope you were looking forward to the rewards that come with making more room – incorporating new things!
Spring is not just for clearing and cleaning out clutter, but also a key time to refresh your home and wardrobe with new items for the next season. So what are some of my favorite things for Spring & Summer? Read on!
I didn’t start this blog with the intention of entering into brand partnerships. I wanted it to be 100% honest. But I realized along the way, if you believe in a brand and it’s something […]
I talked in my last post about encountering adult acne and redness at age 47 – all things I never struggled with as a teen. Covering up these skin imperfections has been challenging. Enter two […]
I have a few rules about where and how I shop. I trust certain brands and I shop certain stores because I trust the staff and the brand. Trust is a difficult thing to come […]
Happy New Year! I’m hoping to have more time to dedicate to The Faye Files this year. And I’d like to take the time to start the new year by sharing some of my favorite […]
Last week was so crazy busy at work, that I didn’t post at all. I had to work on Saturday, but work is not work at all when it involves wining and dining and entertaining […]
I kept seeing ads all over FaceBook for this dewy skin miracle tinted moisturizer recommended by GOOP (Gwyneth Paltrow’s baby). Since I’m 46 and have always had dry skin that isn’t getting any dewier […]
