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It’s so interesting to learn the backstory of so many of the independent skincare brands that seem to be popping up everywhere these days. Kasey D’Amato, a physician’s assistant in Dermatology in LA for more than 15 years, was skeptical about the claims she heard from a lot of skincare products. As she got older …
Over the years, my lashes have suffered a bit. They are not short, but they’re not naturally long either. Jeff is the one with the good eyelashes, longish and black. In order to make my lashes longer and more plentiful, I use lash serum from time to time. But I have very, very sensitive eyes …
Lots of empties to go through from March. I am doing well toward reaching my goal of 100 empties in 2019. Nails Zoya Big Flipper Nail Polish Remover: Although I am sometimes lazy and I use the tub polish removers from CVS that you stick a finger in and swish around, Zoya Big Flipper really …
Yesterday, Jeff and I went for our first bike ride of the season on the Rails-to Trails pathway a few miles from my house. With the warmish temperature, that was the earliest in the year that we have biked. Because I bought a new bike last October, I didn’t get much riding in before it …
I just finished watching the opera La Traviata for about the twentieth time. I saw it performed at the Met many times when I lived in New York. In fact, one of the subscribers who sat next to me with his wife during two seasons died in his seat during the second act. Harrowing and …
I love to make things. And for me, cooking fits into the do-it-yourself category. Maybe not all the time, but at least some of the time. A few months ago, Martha Stewart on Martha Bakes decorated her orange cupcakes with candied orange slices. They looked so gorgeous. I thought I would like to try to …
Because I am hosting my book club tonight, I am taking the day off from a regular blogpost so I can cook. In our group, the host has to provide a 3 course dinner for the group. Fortunately, our group that used to have 11 members has whittled down to 7, and I think, there …
Over the past few days, it is really beginning to feel like spring. The birds are out. The sun is brighter and higher in the sky. The temperature teased us with a day or two of warmth. And the plants in my gardens are starting to push their way up through the ground. And now …
For me, lipstick is the best pick-me-up ever. If I could only wear one item of makeup, lipstick would be it. So I always love the opportunity to try out a new lipstick or two. Luckily for me, Clarins, one of my go-to French cosmetics brands from before my blogging days, obliged. I received two …