Ashley Hesseltine I mainly shop Sephora, Woo, and Bloomie’s for my makeup (go ahead, call me a snob), but that’s not to say there aren’t great products on the drugstore shelves, and when I find ’em, I want to spread the budget beauty gospel! Guest blogger Hayden mentioned Revlon’s Lip Butters ($6) in a recent post, and maybe … Read more
I’m no retail analyst, but I really thought the Neiman Marcus collection at Target was going to be a monster success, especially with all the cool, gift-y items around the holidays. Turns out, it was a huge fail not as successful as they had hoped, and now everything is 70 percent off. But this is … Read more
Last night, I was running early to meet a friend for drinks (for ONCE in my life) and I stopped by CVS to pick up a few “necessities.” (I could spend hours in a drug store. Seriously, it’s like, a thing.) At the exact moment I realized I forgot to put on my Lancome La … Read more
Oh, the Target blackout: When you walk into the beloved department store for one thing and the next thing you know, you’ve dropped at least a hundy and are walking out in a confused daze with red and white bags full of clothing, body wash, and jars of dark chocolate peanut butter (oh yes, that’s … Read more
Clearly two of my great loves in life are alcohol and beauty, yet I haven’t created my own line for either of those things. (WHAT THE F*CK AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE?!) Well, Drew Barrymore has both and they’re totally legit (unlike this mess). Her Italian Pinot Grigio is quality, crisp, and delicious AND … Read more
I’m not a huge celeb Instagram follower because I can’t stand the narcissistic selfies and chronic douchery (I do love me some Ludacris and Usher, though). But I still think it’s wild that some of the most famous people in the world let us commoners into their lives via personal photos. What if we could … Read more
I remember like it was yesterday: I had just moved to Atlanta in 2005 and was an UNPAID INTERN at Jezebel Magazine and they sent me to Phipps Plaza (read: rich person mall) to pick something up. After I completed my task, I was in Saks browsing the handbag section (my first mistake) when a … Read more
A couple things about me… 1. I’m a candle critic. I’ve bought or received too many damn candles that smell delicious, then you light them and the scent is barely strong enough to fill a cardboard box (not that you should be lighting candles in cardboard boxes). FYI, this means they’re shitty and cheap. When … Read more
Do you ever fantasize about trading in your lifelong best friend for a celebrity BFF? Oh you do? That’s f*cked up. But yes, it’s fun to admire celebs and be like, “Ohmygod, we would totally be besties,” even though you probably wouldn’t because most of them aren’t nearly as “normal” and “cool” as they seem, … Read more
Ladies, even if you’re a Hot Topic-shopping, Boone’s Farm-drinking, acrylic nail-getting, Golden Corral-eating gal, there is hope for you to look like Kate Middleton yet. (And I really hope none of you readers personally identified with that description.) There is one item of outerwear that will make you look classy even if you are wearing … Read more