All posts by Katherine Toll
Winter Must Haves: Viva La France!
This relentlessly cold and windy Chicago winter sucked all the hydration out of my body in late December. My skin, hair, and even nails transformed into brittle replicas of themselves turning me into nothing more than a walking electrical current ... Read More »
Straighten Up and Spread Out
We have all heard the expression ‘fake it until you make it.’ For many years, I lived my life using this mantra – not so much because I didn’t know what I was doing in a certain situation, but because ... Read More »
Reward Offered: Please Return My Jawline!
Someone hi-jacked my jawline and I want it back! A few months ago I popped on a pair of earrings and asked my gal-pal to snap a profile picture of me, so I could send it to my stepdaughter. (Erin ... Read More »
The Faces of Beauty
As I’ve noted before, I struggle amongst my “selves” writing a post focused on appearance. I walk a fine line between promoting ways to enjoy our God-given beauty and contributing to the assault of messages women receive every day telling ... Read More »
A Skinny Scent?
Typically, I delight in receiving my Birchbox treasure trove each month and hold the founders of the company in high regard, but I have am anorexic bone to pick with them this week. If you’re not familiar with Birchbox– it ... Read More »
How Green Is My Lipgloss?
Not very – as a matter of fact one of my all-time favorite glosses evidently contains some pretty nasty ingredients such as mineral oil, which is a by-product of petroleum, otherwise known as crude oil. I typically avoid ingesting crude oil, ... Read More »
Weigh In: How Are You Feeling?
I stood riveted as I watched what I thought might be television history. “What will you gain?” a female voiceover asks as woman after woman steps onto a GIANT scale in Times Square. Instead of numbers, words such as confidence, ... Read More »
An Undercover Report: The Elegant Side of Green Beauty
In last week’s episode, Undercover Report: Stalking the Best of Green, I left off as I began my adventure into the world of green (or organic) beauty products. From time to time I go through phases where I decide it’s time ... Read More »
Undercover Report: Stalking the Best of Green
I feel a green phase coming on – I go through them from time to time. I take stock of all the poisons and toxins I pour into or slather onto my body and think to myself, “I really need ... Read More »
