Retrodiva's Inspirations and Instructables

In shower moisturizing lotions weigh heavily on my mind

Hey there. I know it’s been a hot minute, but I’ve had so much going on! The first thing I did was get involved with my local League of Women Voters, a non-partisan group dedicated to getting information out to everyone, but with a special emphasis on women. (Did you know that we have only had the vote for 100 years? Still blows my mind.) I’ve also signed up for a distance learning makeup course…

take a deep breath with philosophy

Rejoice, oily skinned folks! philosophy, a super awesome beauty brand, has released a line of skin care that we can actually use called take a deep breath. It’s always slightly shocking when I come across moisturizers that work well on my skin. If you have oily skin you already know that many of the cool new moisturizers and anti-aging products are far too heavy and increase the oil slick that…

in bloom lip tar collection by OCC

Now, I haven’t actually tried these, but I love OCC, I love Lip Tars, and I love metallics, and I really love new shiny things. This In Bloom Lip Tar collection by Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics looks so cool, and I can’t wait to get my hands on them. They will be here in Dallas soon, along with New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Monica, Las Vegas, and McLean, VA as part of an…

Strawberries and cream biscuits

These strawberries and cream biscuits are my favorites. I make this recipe as often as I can, and they are gone before I know it. There are two ways to approach these: treat them as scones or crumble them in cream southern-style. Either one is amazing. I almost always use more strawberries than called for in the recipe. Know that if you do this, it will make the biscuits more moist, because the…

Memoire Liquide, take me away with Vacances Reserve Edition

I’ve been dreaming of a tropical vacation lately. I wanted to do something in the Caribbean for spring break this year, but we ended up in Los Angeles instead. That’s okay, everyone should go to LA once in their lives, and my kids got to experience it first hand. That doesn’t stop me from missing the slow lifestyle of Caye Caulker in Belize, where they actually have signs that say “go slow,” and…

Our Spring Break in LA

I know I’ve been away for awhile, but I’ve been recovering from what was an exhausting but fun trip to California for spring break (WOOHOO). My two teenagers had never been to Los Angeles before, and when we were tossing out vacation ideas this one seemed to be pretty popular – mostly driven by my teenage daughter. So we hopped on a plane and headed out. As you can see, everyone is super enthused…

How to put together a cheese plate

A good cheese plate is one of my favorite things to put out when I’m having people over. It’s actually really simple once you’ve decided on the ingredients, and it has a pretty high wow factor. I lay one out when I’m having just another couple or two over or if I’m putting on a large party. Brunch, dinner, even for a breakfast one time. Just about everyone loves cheese, and while it’s easy to do,…

The L’Oreal Color Riche line

I know, the site is still a bit of a mess. Thanks for hanging in there with me – slowly but surely I will get everything functional and pretty. In the meantime, have you ever used any of the L’Oreal Color Riche Eyeshadow line? I admit, I’m pretty lazy and prefer all my shadows in a palette, but the problem with that is (at least for me) I tend to lose a bit of the creativity I actually enjoy in…

Easy DIY tinted moisturizer

I love tinted moisturizer. A DIY tinted moisturizer is even better. BB cream will sometimes fit the bill but often I find that it’s just too heavy. It seems like they are getting heavier and heavier and I don’t know why. If you know why, please let me know so I can be smart. But I just appreciate the quick application and lightness of a good tinted moisturizer. I found that I was amassing quite a…

Finding Snoozies slippers again

I first ran into Snoozies when my husband was in the hospital for an emergency gall bladder removal. He ended up staying three nights by the time it was all said and done, and I had plenty of time to wander around the hospital’s gift shop. I saw some blinged out slippers in my favorite shade of blue and knew I had to have them. I wore them everywhere – down to the cafeteria, back to the gift…