The holidays are a mixed bag of chips. For many of you, it is in fact the most wonderful time of the year. You display every holiday decoration imaginable while wearing your reindeer antlers, ugly red Christmas sweater, and bright green holly earrings. Oh, yes, and Bing Crosby…

Pamela Anderson started the makeup free revolution to “challenge beauty standards” and feel more “natural and herself.” Coming from an actress who has been an icon of unreachable beauty, I think we would all agree this is a refreshing change. Having said that…

About six months ago, Martha’s husband passed away after a long battle with cancer. We had met when he was ill, so our discussion quickly turned to how she was adjusting to not only grief, but a life lived solo. Martha and I live in Ecuador…

Tamara grew up believing she wasn’t pretty. Her mother had longed for a daughter who was girlie and into things like wearing pink fluffy skirts, makeup, jewelry, and Barbie dolls. Tamara, on the other hand, felt gawky, tomboy-ish, and not up to her mother’s…

Sandy has lived in Ecuador for 9.5 years. We happen to live in the same neighborhood and met one day as I was headed to buy some vegetables at the local tienda (store). Her cute little Shih Tzu ran up to me, jumping up and down as if I were an old friend…

Worried about makeup running down your face or disappearing altogether in the summer heat? I know, these are issues many of us have in warmer weather. Today, however, we will break open summer makeup for mature skin that will keep you looking…

I was tired. I, like so many of us, raised my children as a single mother. Ran a business, started a second business, ran that until both ran me. Many of you will agree that life usually doesn’t get easier as you get older; it gets harder. It’s a different type of harder…

How many lipsticks have you purchased that are now in the reject pile, and how many in the everyday use pile? If you’re like most of us, the ratio is probably 2 favorites to 10 mishaps, with lots of regret tossed in there. Finding the right lip color can feel arduous…

Picture this, you are looking forward to meeting up with friends and want to look glowing, pretty, and ready for the summer! When you try to apply makeup; however, you struggle to blend the foundation, and everything looks, well, dull…

I’m so excited. It’s nearly summer! If you’re like me, getting outside and enjoying nature, sunshine, warmth, and family are top of my list. With that though often come sunburn, skin damage, and potential dehydration we all want to avoid…