Urban Decay Friends & Family Sale

Urban Decay's Friends and Family sale (25% off) begins today, and is going on through July 10th. For me, it comes in handy since UD wasn't at IMATS, and I'm all about discounts right now!I picked up another 24/7 eyeliner - I think there's probably only one color I don't already have. I absolutely love their liners - they go on nice and smooth, and last forever. I have to work to get them off

Vacation Hours

I can't believe that it's almost time to send my beautiful baby off to college 3,000 miles away from home! For those of you who have missed all my "proud momma" posts on Facebook or Twitter throughout the ardous college application process, my daughter has been accepted into a very elite program at Boston University. She will be enrolled in a 6 year combined program from which she will emerge

Exciting News!!!!!!!

Recognize this logo? Chances are if you're a professional makeup artist, you'll recognize it as belonging to the well known pro makeup artist store, Camera Ready Cosmetics. CRC, located in the San Diego area (as well as online), carries all the best pro brands like Ben Nye, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics, Cinema Secrets, Graftobian, Kett, Eve Pearl, Mehron.... and now, ME!!!!Recognizing the need

We're in People Magazine!!!

Do you recognize this VIP? Yes, that is the one and only Vice-President of the United States. Why am I so excited about an article on Joe Biden? Because the grooming for the photo shoot was done by makeup artist Victoria Stiles, who used our Skin Smoothing Foundation (he's a blend of Calif Blonde and Neutral Medium, if you were wondering) and Diamond Perfect Finish. Purely Cosmetics, worn on one

Hacker Update & Other Things of Note

Yay! Most programming is fixed! I can log in, the payment modules work a-ok, and everything is once again secure. I still have the international shipping problem though...My programmer fixed the hacking problem, and I was even able to briefly log into the administrative end to view orders. They are tightening all of my security parameters, so once again, I can't log in. Hopefully, this should be

Hacked!

It appears that the website has been hacked. I can't log in to the administrative end to view or process orders. I've notified my programmer, and am speaking with my hosting provider as I type to figure out what is going on. The last time my site was hacked, there were suddenly a bunch of drug urls appearing in Google - which I have had removed. To the best of my knowledge, I don't sell Viagra,

Giveaway Winner Announced

I hate picking winners from random.org - it's so.... blah. Much more fun to let Twitter pick the winner! SteeInPurple was the first to respond to my request, with the number 24. Who did that equate to? Drum roll please......WindyCindy!Congrats Cindi! SkinCareRx will be contacting you at the email you provided with your code for your $25 gift certificate to be used at SkinCareRx, SkinBotanica, or

Please stand by: 2011 is Loading... ██████████████ 99% complete

I saw this status on Twitter - it was so funny, I had to use it as my title.2010 has been an epic year for me. I watched my baby get ready to spread her wings and apply to colleges all over North America. I took a long overdue vacation with the fam to Costa Rica (if you want to read a really funny account of the trip, my husband wrote about the journey here), and I put on my "Big Girl Underpants"

Ru-oh...

I went to log in this morning to pull today's orders and marked yesterday's as shipped. Waaahhhh - I'm getting an invalid log in error! And of course, I have a programmer in India. He closed for the day about an hour before I discovered the problem. Now he won't see my Red Alert! message until I'm in bed tonight :( I keep telling myself I need to pay the big bucks and hire a local programmer.

Anniversary Sale!!

Yay, the time is here! On Sept 18th, we're celebrating our 3rd year anniversary. The response on what kind of a sale you'd like best was pretty much split right down the middle between free shipping worldwide and a percentage off across the board. I couldn't decide, you couldn't decide, so I did both.For those who want Free Shipping Worldwide, I had to set a small minimum order size of $15.

Sale Announcement Coming...

Many of you may have seen the tweets about our anniversary sale. Though the announcement is up on our YouTube channel, I'm leaving some of the mystery since the sale doesn't happen just yet anyway.Check back tomorrow night for the blog post announcement, or make sure you're signed up for our newsletter, which will be sent tomorrow morning. It's only a one day sale, so make sure you subscribe to

August: The Good, The Bad, and the UGLY

Boy, has this been a tumultous month! I've been so flattered to have my products selected as monthly favorites, but the website is still not functioning. Starting with the good stuff...Professional makeup artist and blogger Crystal Strayer (who I personally feel is one of the prettiest people on the planet) lists her Favorite August Beauty Products today, and our Diamond Perfect Finish is the

Just a little programming problem....

I've just now discovered that my site has become wonky. If you're using Firefox or Google Chrome as your browser, you're probably have no idea what I'm talking about. If you're using Internet Explorer, you may well be visiting my blog because you can't figure out how to navigate the site, and the only category showing is the link to this blog. Waaaahhhh....I've just emailed my programmer to see

5 Hour Sale!

Since it's the first day of school for my daughter, I'm doing a 5 hour sale (which coincidentally ends the time she gets home from school). Now you guys know that I rarely do sales, and there will be a bigger one coming for our 3rd anniversary in September (see post below), but I just threw this one together at the last minute.From now until 6:00pm EST, order a full sized foundation, and your

Long Time, No Post

Boy, talk about the ultimate in procrastination - it's been over a month since I've posted even a peep! Not only have I been a busy bee, but more importantly, I can sum it up in two words: Writer's Block. I've got so much going on, I really haven't stopped to think about what to post. How do bloggers who post new content do this every single day? Even now, I logged on to write this post, and

Putting On Our "Big Girl" Pants

Everyone who reads this blog knows I attend every type of makeup and suppliers show I can possibly find. I've attended The Makeup Show, Cosmoprof, IMATS, and countless supplier's conventions.Lawd, have mercy. I'm doing more than attending a show.I'm going to be exhibiting at IMATS in Los Angeles! For those of you unfamiliar with IMATS, it stands for the International Make-up Artist Show, and is

The Case of the Missing Jars Continues...

My MIA new packaging has been found! ...in China. Apparently, several hundred boxes didn't make it to the boat in time before the Chinese New Year. Is anyone like me, and visualizes boxes literally running after a departing boat like one would for a bus, saying "WAIT! Wait for us!!"?So... I have no idea when they'll get here. I did get my hands on some 20 gram black lidded jars and had my

New Packaging :)

LOOK - twisty sifters! My new packaging finally arrived - WOO HOO :)Too bad it's only part of what I ordered. I've been working on this project for the better part of 6 months, and was soo excited when I heard that they had finally made it from the slowest boat from China. Only one leeetle problem: I ordered the salt & pepper style sifters for both my 20 gram and 30 gram jars, both with the black

Houston, we have a problem...

I've discovered one other glitch that happened while I was away. Not only am I now in search of wayward jars, but the postal service had a rate increase. Ordinarily, that's no big deal, but they renamed the international shipping options. As a result, international customers are currently seeing only Priority Mail as their only shipping choice. I've emailed my programmer to fix the bug the new

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010

Image: Francesco Marino / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Boy, it sure feels weird to type 2010! Especially when you're typing things like 1/01/10 or 1/10/2010; it feels like it should be a typo. About this time of year, I always like to take stock of my life and the things for which I am grateful. Some do this during Thanksgiving, some now, but I think most of us have a tendency to do it at one point or