Beauty Archives - Wine'ing Momma

Knixwear is Reinventing Intimates for REAL Women

September 12, 2018 by Alisha 2 Comments

This past summer The Nash Gals asked for a few women to come for a body positive shoot they were doing with Knixwear while they were in Nashville from Canada. Since I’ve decided they 2018 is my year of doing things WAY outside of my comfort zone I jumped at the chance to participate.

When I arrived I wanted to run my butt right back to my car. All of the other ladies were blonde, white and not an XL like me! I psyched myself out and pushed through! I’m currently at my heaviest and definitely not anywhere near would I would like to be especially sitting in a racer back bra and leggings knowing good and well these picture would be out there for everyone to see 😳

I’m sharing these pics hoping that more women won’t feel alone and bombarded by all the “curated bullshit” feeds that are floating around. Hell even those people don’t look like that in real life. This bra is one of the most comfortable sports bras I’ve ever worn! 🙌🏾 Knixwear made this medium-impact sports bra to maximize performance and minimize distractions. I’m pretty sure it’ll be my new favorite seamless exercise bra.

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CoverGirl Features First Model with Vitiligo

March 1, 2018 by Alisha 13 Comments

If you’ve been with me for awhile you’ll recall when I first shared that Morgan had developed vitiligo. At the time I was mad, confused and felt guilty like it was something I had done. We all know how people can be sometimes by staring and asking questions in a very rude manner. I decided to educate myself more about vitiligo and I made sure that my main focus would be on celebrating how unique my daughter is and not harp on her differences.

Morgan

Over the last 3 years not only has her self esteem not wavered, I feel like she is so much more outgoing (and definitely more outspoken). From the beginning, I wanted to make sure that Morgan was able to see other people from all over the world just like her! And can you believe that as big as the vitiligo community is it only makes up 1-2% of the world’s population. Thanks in part to Instagram I’ve had a chance to “meet” some pretty amazing people.

A little over a week ago one of the people I follow shared an image of Amy Deanna. This beautiful young lady was just named as the first CoverGirl model with vitiligo! Can I just tell you that I screamed for joy like she was family?!?! For over 20 years CoverGirl’s trademark slogan had been “Easy, breezy, beautiful…CoverGirl!” Last fall they released their new theme I Am What I Makeup. This new branding is meant to evoke confidence, power, inclusivity, and self-expression. [Read more…]

Is Winter Making Your Hands Look Like You’ve Been Playing in Flour?

January 18, 2018 by Alisha 6 Comments

Seriously, Old Man Winter has been doing a number on my skin lately. I live in Tennessee which most of you would think that means “Hey she lives in the south, what is she belly aching about?” Yeah, that’s what I thought too when I moved here from Washington, D.C.

Now as one who loves sharing all of my crazy nail art and at-home manis, having dry, crusty nails is something I don’t want and it’s sure as heck something none of you want to see. For me my skin regimen changes drastically once the temps start to drop below 45-50. During this time the heat is on full blast and that just means forced hot air is sucking up every bit of moisture that I might have had to begin with. Now if you’re fortunate enough to live in a climate where you’ll pretty much get all 4 seasons in a week, you have to pay even more attention to how you deal with your skin. Julep was awesome enough to send me this awesome infographic for tips on how to winterize your nails: [Read more…]

Fresh-Faced Father’s Day – FREE Konjac Sponge with $25+ Orders

June 15, 2017 by Alisha Leave a Comment

I don’t know about you, but my husband is FOREVER stealing my beauty products. I bought some facial moisturizer the other day and he’s been raving about it like I got it for him. My husband is not the typical suit and tie kind of guy so that’s never been an issue as far as what to get him for Father’s Day.

Secretly the father in you life would love to pampered just as much as you! Give Dad a fresh-faced gift this Father’s Day. Orders of $25 or more at Julep also get your choice of a Konjac sponge, FREE!

Konjac Sponge GWP on orders of $25 or more

This Father’s Day, give the handsome dads in your life something they really want: softer, more youthful skin. Shop our faves for guys and get a FREE Konjac sponge with your $25 purchase.

Free Konjac Sponge with any $25+ order at Julep with code MANSCAPE

Offer expires 6/18/2017 at 11:59 PM PT, or while supplies last. Promotional code MANSCAPE must be entered at checkout, and is valid for 1 free gift per order. To receive free gift, add any face Konjac Sponge to shopping bag, in addition to $25+ of other julep.com products. Promotion excludes the Julep Box, Savvy Deals, Julep add-ons, Sweet Steals and Secret Store catalogs. Not valid for purchase of julep.com gift cards, gift boxes, Gift of Maven, or Mystery Boxes. Orders placed for the Monthly Maven Reveal (e.g. monthly Maven Boxes, Upgrade Boxes, and add-ons) are not eligible. No exchanges or returns on free gift. No adjustments on previous purchases. Taxes vary by location.