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Looking for a holiday gift for a fragrance lover? Or a young person who is searching for their signature scent? Scentbird, the monthly fragrance subscription company, has introduced their Advent Calendar for 2024. A 12 Day Calendar is a fun way to get introduced to a dozen designer and niche brand samples. It’s also a …
Hello Sunday SPF Skincare is a new-to-me brand, so I did a little research about it. The founder of Hello Sunday SPF, Amy Ford, lived in Australia, where she became aware of how important sunscreen is. In 2018 after returning to her home country, the United Kingdom, she created the skincare brand that put sunscreen …
This is my shortest empties post, probably ever. The September empties post, that I still haven’t published yet, is a big one. In response to a big month, I guess that I didn’t have that many things that were near empty. Plus we went away in October, so I didn’t use up very much. I …
Although I still love the craftsmen-made purple/pink/yellow bag that Jeff bought for me in Camden Market last year when we went to London, the U.S. brand Portland Leather Goods from Portland OR caught my eye not too long ago. Portland Leather Goods’ bags come in a variety of colors and oodles of styles. After going …
Tonight, Jeff and I are going to a concert in Boston at the Berklee Performance Center to hear Joshua Redman, the jazz saxophonist. We made these reservations a while ago, and I am looking forward to doing something fun and uplifting tonight. Also, our friend Constance Festo Lafond, an artist who also sells apparel and …
On Thursday, I had to go to Boston for the day. Once I boarded the train in the morning, I realized that MailerLite didn’t send out my new post from yesterday, grrrr! The missed post was about the launch of two new shades of City Lips for the holiday season. If you’re a fan …
For some of us, it’s a tough day to develop enthusiasm for almost anything, but hopefully, life and America’s democratic republic will go on. And now that my website has been moved to its new home, I don’t feel like I should give up on blogging now. As I mentioned a couple of days ago, …
For several years now, I’ve been trying to avoid using makeup products that contain talc. However, I never knew exactly why I should avoid it, and I hadn’t taken the time to look up the reason. My bad. Asbestos. Talc and asbestos are two minerals that are often found close together in nature. When talc …
First, my website has been moved to its new home! Yay! I hope all the bugs are worked out (that’s why yesterday’s post was late), but if there are any snafus, hopefully they’ll be worked out quickly. Now, on to today’s review. Radius Toothbrushes Radius is best known for its big angled brush head and …
At the end of the summer, there was a sale on RMS Legendary Serum Lipsticks. Although I don’t love everything I’ve tried from RMS, I do love Rose-Marie Swift, the makeup artist behind RMS Beauty. She’s a wonder! And she wear RMS Serum Lipstick in bright red Ruby Moon. Because the sale was 2 for …
In the spirit of Halloween and in the category of what was I thinking when I was shopping at Sephora a few months ago, let’s take a look at Danessa Myricks’ DM Colorfix Foils in the shade, Alien, a highly-pigmented cream duochrome in Rosy Gold foil. Although I have used it as an eye shadow, …
Just got back from jogging in the beautiful 70° weather this afternoon, and sat down at my desk to check the news on my desktop. I also checked in on Facebook. I saw a very legit looking “ad” that touted receiving a Sephora mystery box filled with brand name cosmetics in exchange for filling out …
So I was just about to sit down and write a blogpost. But first, I decided to shut the window in my master bathroom as the temperature outdoors was going down with the sun. Now that it’s October, I have taken in all of my houseplants that spent the summer outdoors. I usually hang my …
We just got back from our vacation in Maine. We were visiting my close friend from college and her husband in the Bar Harbor area, and on the way home, we spent a few days in Portland, the foodie capital of the Northeast. Needless to say, we had a wonderful time 😀 Although I almost …
Just a quick update to tell you that I am going on a quick vacation to visit my friend from college who moved to the area near Acadia National Park in Maine. And then on the way back, we’re stopping for a few days in Portland to see another, more recent friend who moved to …