Beauty Buzz

By Andi Douglas You may have noticed a new trend in the beauty aisle lately. It seems our girly, pink and white cleansers are being replaced with much scarier dark gray or black formulas. Um, […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty buzz editor and mama of 3 Happy Mother’s Day, Mamas! I hope you all had a wonderfully relaxing day, or a relaxing 15 minutes, at least, if you still have […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor and mama of 3 EARTH DAY!!!! I’d been saving these ideas for an Earth Day post all year and then I messed around and missed it. Oh well! These […]

This sponsored post by Andi Douglas, beauty editor at nwaMotherlode.com and mama of 3 Okay, so you know you have a good friend when you start a phone conversation with, “I just learned about the […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor We all have a dusty old makeup bag stashed in the back of our bathroom cabinet filled with ill-fated expensive makeup that has cracked, melted or dried up before […]

By Andi Douglas, mama of 3 and beauty editor of nwaMotherlode You know you’re a mom of elementary-aged kids when your inspiration comes from an outbreak of pinkeye. I received the dreaded call from the […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor and mama of 3 I have officially lost the very last touch of my summer tan. Of course, I wore sunscreen everyday and I would never lay out while […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor and mama of 3 Recently, I came across a Pin entitled “Not New Year, New You, but New Year, New Do!” and I thought: What a fun, positive way to […]

By Andi Douglas, beauty editor and mama of 3 For some reason, lately, I have had several in-depth conversations about eyebrows and I’ve realized this is something I am weirdly passionate about. I didn’t start […]

By Andi Douglas, beauty editor and mama of 3 I’m talking about the runway–the Big Show. The most important walk you make all year…the walk from the kitchen to the dining room carrying The Turkey. […]

What beauty product are you most thankful for? ‘Tis the season for everyone to start posting what they’re thankful for on Facebook. I never participate in the ritual because I can not be serious for […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor Despite my penchant for high ponytails and a wardrobe mostly supplied from the teen department, I am actually in my (gulp) late thirties and have started noticing the telltale […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor I recently had the opportunity to receive a Swedish massage at Revive Medical Spa in Fayetteville. I realize there are people in the world who can walk into a […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor It’s that time of year again. The Thanksgiving aisle at Hobby Lobby has been picked clean and the first Christmas commercials have been spotted. We must be on the […]

Dear Andi, Eek! I am pregnant for the first time and thought I would have a beautiful, healthy glow. Instead, I am breaking out like a teenager. Any tips? Dear First-Time Mama: Well, the good […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor Hooray for warm weather and sunshine, Northwest Arkansas! It’s officially summer. Now that it’s swimsuit weather, I need to hightail it to the drugstore for some self-tanner. I’m sure […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor and mama of 3 Throw your hands in the air like you just don’t care…’cause you’re leaving the kids at home and going to Mom Prom!!! Woot-Woot! This is […]

By Andi Douglas, mama of 3 and nwaMotherlode beauty editor If you have a grade-school student in your house then you definitely know Earth Day was last week and were treated to all kinds of […]