Thirty Seconds or Less

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Mychelle Dermaceuticles White Cranberry Cleanser, $17.29 & at Whole Foods

A cleanser either dries out your skin or keeps the moisture in balance. It either removes your makeup or it doesn’t. It makes you break out or it keeps your skin clear. It basically either works or it doesn’t and you can tell pretty quickly. Continue reading

House of Lies

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Dessert Essence Organic Jojoba Oil, $6.18

So, I think most face oils are BS. I mean, there base is usually jojoba oil, with some other fancy oils thrown in so they can amp up the price and the claims. Just my theory.

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Lipstick Challenge Day 25: The French do it Better

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Homeoplasmine, $24.99

This stuff is amazing. On the lips its pure matte, velvet moisture love (if thats a thing), but in a pinch the other day I slathered this on my hands for some quick relief from the dry, cracking hands that winter has decided to bestow. I know I mention a lot of hand cream on the blog, but what I don’t mention is that as the temperature dips even more, I need more moisture, I need more help, my hands are getting out of control. Peeling cuticles, cracking knuckles, dry patches you name it my hands have it- and its not pretty.  Continue reading

Lipstick Challenge Day 24: Aesop

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Aesop Rosehip Seed Oil Lip Cream, $13.00  or online

So, the other day when I was at my new favorite store Space 519 in addition to picking up some pots of RMS magic, I also picked up this lovely lip cream.  Continue reading

Cheap Thrills: Beech Wood Bath Bar Dish

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Whole Truth Solutions Beech Wood Bath Bar Dish  $5.00

I originally got this for my Lush King of Skin Moisture Bar, after I ignored the advice of the Lush folks to keep this either out of the shower or to keep it in a dish in the shower. I ignored their advice and the moisture bar quickly dwindled down to nothing way to quickly for its price tag (I’m slightly smarter with the moisture bar and I now keep it outside of the shower, and so far its lasted twice as long). Nevertheless, I still had this soap dish without a purpose. Continue reading

Product Truth

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Product Truth: Why Green Products?

When I was on the fence about switching to greener beauty products, I decided that I would count how many products I use because there is this ‘stat’ that is used frequently to encourage women to think more critically about what they put on their bodies, and this fact got me thinking.  Continue reading