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Beauty Tips

I’m off to a great start today

March 8, 2007

First my nail chipped.  You heard it here first, I’m swearing off dark nail polish forever.  Or at least for the next manicure. Then my fab $4 headband from Target snapped in half during my mid-morning tea break.  At least I had some extra bobby pins in my make up case. What’s next?

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My hair or my job?

January 30, 2007

One of the benefits of working part-time is that I have Fridays off.  One of the benefits of visiting my family in Detroit is that my favorite hairdresser works there.  As luck would have it, last Friday I was in Detroit AND my hairdresser had an opening.  This made the idea of traveling alone with [...]

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Aquaphor as under-eye cream

December 17, 2006

I’ve been using Aquaphor for years as a lip balm, but an NMF tipped me off to another great use for the ointment – eye cream.  It’s goopy constitution will nourish and protect your delicate under eyes just as it does your baby’s bum.  I’ve been trying it for the past few nights, and I [...]

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Dos and don’ts of work holiday parties

December 14, 2006

Our company’s annual holiday party is tonight.  It’s my third party, but first as a mom, so I think the rules are a little bit different for me.  Some dos and don’ts for moms at work holiday parties: Do feel free to dance to the music; it’s a good chance to show your coworkers that you’re [...]

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A walk on the dark side… of nail polish

December 3, 2006

If the eyes are the window to the soul, then your nails are the window into how bad of a week you’ve had.  This is especially true this season.  That’s because this season is the season of dark nails.  From burgundy to black, darker shades of polish are what everyone is wearing.  From WAHMs to SAHMs, [...]

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Monopoly for people like us

November 30, 2006

For moms on the go who are sick of all the kiddie games, finally something for us! Fellow blogger Busymom.net points out the new Sephora Monopoly Game for the beauty lover in all of us. Please, I don’t want to go to jail for a bad hair day!

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The end of my morning routine as I know it

November 28, 2006

My days of being a fashionable working mom may be over soon.  Why, you ask? I can only answer it with one word: mobility.  Yes, my son’s days of being immobile are coming to a screeching halt.  To some, this may be a welcome sign that your baby is moving up in the world.  To me, it raises [...]

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New Blog I Love

November 28, 2006

My coworker, Tamara, just launched a great new blog on workplace fashion bargains called $50 Suit. Check it out and welcome to the blogosphere, Tamara!

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A working mom’s beauty must-haves

November 19, 2006

Since it will be tough to find time to blog over the Thanksgiving holiday, I wanted to get this one out in time before you fashionable moms put in your holiday present requests.  I’ve already made some suggestions on how to be a fashionable mom, and I now I’m adding beauty to this list.  It’s hard WORK to try [...]

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Bad hair moment

November 14, 2006

You can’t be a new mom, working or not working, with 1 kid or 11, without having had a bad hair day.  Hair is the one element of a mom’s appearance that’s most often made fun of (I’m still trying to forget Carol Brady’s mullet) but can make the most difference in how you look on a [...]

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