A Blogger Develops a Skin Care Line


Updated 05/20/10 2:51 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 5 comments

JolieMD Metamorphosis Review

What do you get when you mix a beauty blogger and two Beverly Hills plastic surgeons? Sounds like the setup to a joke, but Nadine Jolie, Dr. Jason Litner, and Dr. Peyman Solieman are serious about their skin care. The trio teamed up to develop Jolie MD Metamorphosis ($96), a two-step regimen meant to minimize wrinkles, reduce acne, and address uneven pigmentation. The line has a fun backstory, Read more

Bella Interview: Nadine Haobsh, The Conclusion


Updated 11/05/07 9:06 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 11 comments

Bella Interview: Nadine Haobsh, The Conclusion

Welcome to the final part of my interview with Nadine Haobsh, the beauty blogger whose book Beauty Confidential just hit bookstores. We've already chatted about the growth of beauty blogs and the secrets of magazine editors. Now we're talking about the best drugstore products and that ever-controversial injection, Botox. Read on: Are there any drugstore brands that you think do things well? Read more

Bella Interview: More with Nadine Haobsh


Updated 11/02/07 11:09 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 18 comments

Bella Interview: More with Nadine Haobsh

Yesterday, I shared part of my interview with Nadine Haobsh, whose book Beauty Confidential is out this week. In the first part, we talked about the growth of beauty blogging, and today's installment covers products that are worth their price—and which ones are a waste. Here we go... Can you tell us three products that are absolutely worth the money, and three that aren't? Not worth the money: Read more

Bella Interview: Nadine Haobsh, Author of Beauty Confidential


Updated 11/01/07 4:33 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 6 comments

Bella Interview: Nadine Haobsh, Author of Beauty Confidential

If you've been reading blogs for a few years, you've probably heard of Nadine Haobsh. A former beauty staffer at Lucky and Ladies' Home Journal, she anonymously wrote the blog Jolie in NYC. A few posts about the perks that beauty editors enjoy (Marc Jacobs wallets, plane tickets, spa vacations, and so on) didn't go over so well in the industry, and when her identity became known, Seventeen Read more