As some of you might know, I am on a one year very-low-buy. An over-abundant skincare wardrobe brings some people happiness. Recently, its been giving me anxiety. My goal is to emerge on the other side of this no buy with a carefully curated assortment of skincare products that brings me joy with every single … Continue reading Everything I’m Using Right Now – Spring 2018 Skincare Routine
Category: Retinol
Winter 2017 Skincare Routine
I've never done a skincare routine post on this site because my routine usually changes from day to day as my mood and skin needs vary. The past couple of months, due to work, travel, and generally not having enough hours in the day my routine has become extremely repetitive and minimalist (for me), which I … Continue reading Winter 2017 Skincare Routine
Face Oils Roundup – Winter 2016-2017
I was going to start this post with a declaration of love for face oils but then I remembered my friend who uses coconut oil for 90% of her skincare, body, hair, and teeth cleansing routine and thought ehh maybe my feelings are more along the lines of strong like. Regardless, I have dry skin, which … Continue reading Face Oils Roundup – Winter 2016-2017
Nov & Dec Empties
Happy 2017 everyone! These are my empties from November and December of 2016: Benton Honest TT Mist My 4th or 5th bottle? Honestly at this point I've lost track. The air seal on this tube broke towards the end which made it a little difficult to use and as I've finished more and more of these, … Continue reading Nov & Dec Empties
Curology, fka Pocketderm, a Six Month Update
I've been using Curology, formerly known as Pocketderm, for six months now and felt I couldn't put off doing this review any longer, so here we are! In this post I have before and after photos for the three prescriptions I've gone through and some thoughts on what I think is good and bad about Curology. … Continue reading Curology, fka Pocketderm, a Six Month Update
A is for Avene and Vitamin A
The Beauty Brains, which is essentially a skeptic’s approach to cosmetics is an amazing resource (but one I recommend with some caution*) from which I had compiled a shortlist of active ingredients I was after. Retinoids (forms of Vitamin A) were on top of that list but proved confusing as hell. Summary of what I … Continue reading A is for Avene and Vitamin A