The Beauty Guru Moved to Maryland

  National Chicken Wing Day and National Lipstick Day were both last week and Winky Lux has some leftovers. To celebrate days in the chicken wing and lipstick worlds, Applebee's partnered with Winky Lux on a collection of wing sauce-inspired lip glosses. The "Saucy Gloss" collection has four different shades, each based on an Applebee's wing sauce: Get Me Hot Buffalo: Coral with hot buffalo spice flavor. Sweet Chile Kiss: Deep red with golden chile. Be My Honey Pepper: Honey-spiced gloss with shimmering flecks with hints of BBQ, honey and pepper.  Honey BBQ-T: Maroon with sweet Asian wing sauce flavors.  Each gloss is $18 or you can get the whole set for $65.  Applebee's made a video with four models wearing the lip glosses to first dates at Applebee's encouraging singles to get out there after Covid. "Applebee’s is known for first dates and wings – which are one of our most popular menu items,” said Applebee’s Chief Marketing Officer Joel Yashinsky. “So...

You can enjoy this Baltimore specialty at home with just two ingredients. Lemon peppermint sticks are a part of a summer tradition in Baltimore that traces back to the early 1900s. A soft peppermint stick is placed into half a lemon and the stick functions as a straw to suck up the lemon juice. The sugar from the peppermint tempers the sourness of the lemon, making it taste like lemonade. Lemon peppermint sticks can be found at farmers' markets, ice cream shops and roadside stands around Maryland, but they're easy to make at home. First, you'll need some ripe lemons. Cut them in half, or if you want a larger treat cut the top off of one of the narrow sides. For the peppermint sticks, you'll need a soft stick, (not a candy cane) like Bob's or King Leo. If you can’t find them in a store, try Amazon  (I may get a commission from this link).  Place the peppermint stick into the flesh of the lemon and suck. Some people like to chill their lemon peppermint sticks in the r...

Las Vegas now has a Container Store! I was invited to the Blogger Sneak Peek at the new store and got the 411 on all their great products. It has everything you need to organize any room of your home. I was quite impressed with all the items made just for organizing cosmetics. The clear acrylic organizers for nail polish, lipstick and makeup brushes look so great you can keep them on top of the counter. They are also reasonably priced around $6 each. Nail Polish Organizer Lipstick Organizer Acrylic Makeup Brush Cube I did not see these when I was in the store - but what a great idea! If you have those days when you can't wear your contacts, these makeup glasses are just the thing! Makeup glasses, $3.99 A couple of other mentions:  The Gal Pal Ice Bag - sometimes the gel ice packs don't cut it. For a different look - The Grassy Organizer for a different look for your countertop. The Container Store is located at Town Square Las Vegas.

I stopped into ULTA to use my coupon and decided to look for eyeshadow palette. I had been reading about the collection makeup artist Gucci Westman created for Revlon, so I picked up the palette. I absolutely love it. I have trouble wearing greys and blacks because of my fair complexion without looking like a raccoon. It comes with four shadows and a liner. The back has diagram directions. It works okay without an eye primer, but I would recommend using one. The liner works great, especially if you are in a hurry and just want something easy. Revlon was buy 1 get 1 half off that day and with my ULTA coupon and a Revlon Coupon I found in the store, I got the palette and a Revlon Color Burst Lip Butter for $9! Revlon Custom Eyes in Beach Beauty Revlon Color Burst Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie

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Dark Shadows, a Tim Burton film starring Johnny Depp is being released tomorrow. The movie is based on the 1970's Vampire series of the same name ( if you want  to take a look, you can find it on Netflix.).  Orly and NYX have released collections inspired by the new movie. The Orly Collection includes Mysterious Curse, Grave Mistake, Buried Alive and Decades of Dysfunction. Available at Sally Beauty , $6.99 each. NYX created the Crimson Amulet collection. This palette includes 24 matte and shimmery lush eye shadows, 5 intoxicating blushers, 1 luminous highlighter, 4 lip colors, 1 HD Studio eye shadow base for a more intense eye shadow hue, and 1 extreme black liquid eye liner. $25 at NYXcosmetics.com or ULTA. Win one by entering the Dark Shadows and NYX Cosmetics Sweepstakes !