MissRo here! It's one thing to read all of our fabulous product reviews, it's another thing to actually hear from the creator of that product! Well, that is what's happening today with Dr. Dima!
In most of the Western hemisphere it's winter and naturally I think we all look for products that are going to be richer, heavier moisturizers to combat our dry skin. Well, Dr. Dima recently received a question about dry winter skin and what to do. Check it out below!
Dear Dr. Dima, Every winter my skin gets very, very dry. I’ve tried so many moisturizers but none of them really work and some leave my skin feeling really greasy. Can you please help? Wendy W. in NYC
Dear Wendy, What a relevant question for this time of year!
Guilty Pleasure: Home and Away! I simply cannot miss an episode of it! If I do, I watch the omnibus at the end of the week to catch up on anything I may have missed, lol. I'm also a sucker for homemade cookies and cupcakes, yum! Skin color, type and any special skin concerns: I have fair skin which can get pretty oily. My main concerns are my dark undereye circles (concealer is a must!) and the occasional breakouts I get. :(
Beauty inspiration: My mommy of course! I love everything about her and think she looks damn good for her age! I only hope that I too look that good when I'm older!
Vocation: 2nd year veterinary student What is in your purse? When I am at school I usually only carry my backpack (boring, I know) with an SPF lip balm and whatever gloss I may wear that day. When I do carry a purse it is usually a small one that prevents me from gathering clutter. Right now my purse has Smashbox lip gloss in Illume and Avon liquid lip balm in a peachy colour. I usually only touch up my lips when I am on the go, so my purse doesn't get clogged with various other products. Guilty Pleasure: Wedding shows. I am terrible, I will watch marathons of Say Yes to the Dress and Rich Bride Poor Bride.
Skin color, type and any special skin concerns: I think I may have some olive in my skin, but I really have no idea! My skin is quite oily, and if I don't keep on top of it I end up with clogged pores and blackheads. Beauty inspiration: I think Angelina Jolie is always sporting the perfect cateye! I wish I could apply liquid liner as well as her makeup artists! For colored eye shadow I really like what Blake Lively and Leighton Meester wear on Gossip Girl. And Lauren Luke on youtube has been a great source of makeup tutorials that I have tried out!
Meg here! I have to address a common email I've been getting-the new FTC blogger guidelines. Here is what they are cracking down on-in a peanut nutshell...
As a result of the evolving level of influence inherent in the social Web, and web in general, the notice incorporates several amendments to the FTC’s Guides Concerning the Use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising and blogging, which address endorsements by consumers, experts, organizations, and celebrities, as well as the disclosure of important connections between advertisers and endorsers. Fines for violating the new rule will run up to $11,000 per incident.
Here's the God Honest Truth-It would hurt Megsmakeup.com way worse than a monetary fee fine to sell Bullshit and tell you ladies to buy something that didn't work. That's the truth. The minute my readers think I am a sell-out is the moment Megsmakeup.com is dead in the water.
Age: 42 Vocation: Hearing Officer for Department of Social Services What is in your purse?Maybelline Stiletto Mascara, Paula's Choice Sheer Perfection Pressed Powder, Smashbox O-Gloss, a small can of Nexxus Comb Thru Hairspray, Keys, Chapstick, Small Comb and Wallet. Guilty Pleasure: Staying home all day on the weekend wearing my fuzzy pants and watching Lifetime Movie Channel or any of the Real Housewives on Bravo. I also love ice cream and would rather have that for dinner than "real" food. Skin color, type and any special skin concerns: I have fair skin plagued with rosacea, acne and wrinkles around my eyes and mouth. My eyes have puffy dark bags under them. My skin tends to be oily on the forehead and nose areas and dry on the cheeks. Beauty inspiration: I love the actresses from the 1960's - Audrey Hepburn, Doris Day, Bridgett Bardot, Raquel Welch and Elizabeth Taylor. They always had the perfect outfits fitted perfectly to their bodies and the perfect makeup and hair. Oh yeah - also Megan Fox - she is just hot.
Meg here! I hope you all had a festive and safe Halloween. Being an adult without children I hit the West Hollywood Halloween Carnivale and it was a total freak show. I mean total freak show in the best, most entertaining way. I live in WeHo so it's not like I'd have it any other way. It's so nice to live in a town where it's not a total stretch to say that you feel normal amongst the neighbors.
Where else could I live where 4,000 men dressed as Lady Gaga is just par for the course?
Eleni and I hit the beauty supply stores in search of the perfect Green nail polish. I didn't feel like dressing up this year. There are two types of girls in this world. There are the ones that can't wait all year to have an excuse to dressy trashy. Trashy nurse, trashy cop, trashy nun. Then there are the girls that dress like fuzzy bears or condiments or just choose to not parade their lady bits on display. I don't need a holiday to dress like either a fuzzy bear or to parade my lady parts around. I try to be spontaneous like that.
Guilty Pleasure: My Guilty Pleasure is anything on Bravo! Housewives of... flipping out, top chef project runway (I know it moved!) I love tv! And a pedicure! I LOOOOOVE pedicures! Skin color, type and any special skin concerns: I have fair combination skin. I have awful break outs UNDER the skin which is a pain! I don't have the big red things but i can never get rid of the little bumps on my forehead! I am always looking for something to help!
Beauty inspiration: People who can do amazing makeup! I can do hair like there is no tomorrow but I am useless when it comes to make up! I would love to be able to do something great! But I'm just dumb when it comes to it!
Guilty Pleasure: I love shows like America's Next Top Model and Project Runway. Skin color, type and any special skin concerns: I have fair sensitive/combination skin. I am always on the quest to look flawless but never seem to achieve my goal. I magically lose my makeup by the end of the day, and I can't figure it out.
Guilty Pleasure: Beauty magazines - I have a subscription to Cosmo, Glamour, Lucky, Allure and InStyle.
Skin color/type/special skin concerns: I'm pale, as in PALE. I have normal skin but I do have some older leftover scars from blemishes when I broke out in my early 20s. Barely a zit in high school. And now I just get the occasional red bump on my face.
Beauty Inspiration: Color! I love color. I get inspiration from TV, movies, internet, magazines and real life.
Barbies and the playground used to be pretty much a safe haven. I'm no prude and love Liberace as much as the next lady, I don't think Palm Beach Ken is going to make it as a "must buy" for little Sally Mae.
When I though it was just us Americans that had lost their minds I was pleasantly surprised to see China is right up there with us in driving their daughters to the therapy couch. ""The little girls were scared and cried loudly, asking me if they would grow those huge things, and boys laughed crazily."
The boys that were not laughing crazily were probably too busy attaching their pink leash to their very own poodle that Palm Beach Ken comes with.