Beauty Buzz

Beauty editor’s favorite, budget-friendly, high-performance mascaras By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode Beauty Editor and mama of 3 The eyes are the windows to the soul, but sometimes my windows look really, really tired. Maybe a little […]

Can you love your air-dried hair? With the right techniques, Andi says “yes you can,” and here’s how you can do it. Read on… By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode Beauty Editor and mama of 3 Summer […]

Dear Andi, As a (fairly) new mom, I’m trying to scale back my makeup routine to just a few steps a day. What three products do you think are a “must” for looking polished, but […]

Dear Andi, During the summer, I hate wearing make-up. How can I look my best with a bare face? Andi: With this sticky heat and frequent trips to the pool, I have been taking a […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 That little peach fuzz all of our cheeks mostly goes unnoticed … until it doesn’t. Then it’s all you can think about. Most of us […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 Thankfully, the world of self-tanners has progressed leaps and bounds since the early ‘00s and you no longer need to fear looking like an orange […]

Have you ever wanted to ask a Rodan + Fields consultant the cost of Lash Boost – or maybe the best skin regimen for your teenager’s acne  – but were afraid to start the conversation […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 I am on a mission to get everyone I meet to use facial sprays in their daily routine. So far I have converted my mother, […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 Before picking my topic for the week, as part of a running gag in our house, I asked my husband what I should write about […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 I’m sure you’ve heard about the benefits of drinking apple cider vinegar (ACV) as a means to improve digestion, which can lead to some weight loss, […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 This post may or may not be based on real life traumatizing events, but I will say I HATE gray hairs, they are completely ridiculous […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 There are a few things about my beauty routine that haven’t changed in 20 years. One of these is my devotion to my trusty pencil […]

Dear Andi, I’m trying to be realistic about the aging process, but I feel like I’m getting wrinkles much earlier than my friends the same age. Is there something that could be causing this? Barring […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 If you’re not completely addicted to the Konmari method, then you either haven’t watched Tidying Up with Marie Kondo on Netflix or you are already […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor and mama of 3 Every single year this happens: I stockpile Christmas gifts all year I budget and get the good deals on Black Friday I make a list […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor and mama of 3 Everyone knows motherhood is a marathon, not a sprint, but the two-month period between Halloween and New Year’s Dat is like one of those crazy […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 There are LOTS of ways we support our fellow moms. We buy from their at-home businesses, we carpool to soccer when she has to be […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 It is picture season! School pictures, soccer pictures, band pictures…and, of course, the ever elusive “perfect” holiday card picture. If you can manage to find […]