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Right off the bat, KORRES Renewing Body Cleanser comes in unscented for those who don’t like or can’t tolerate a scent in your body care products. I, on the other hand, am a fragrance fanatic, so I like to try different scents especially in shower gels. (But I don’t like scent in facial skincare products!) …
In addition to the Beauty Pie SuperLuminous Undereye Genius Corrector that I wrote about on Wednesday here, I bought a couple of additional products. Beauty Pie Membership As I also mentioned, I “joined” Beauty Pie for $29 in order to save a substantial amount on the Color Corrector. Beauty Pie actually has two levels of …
My empties bag is getting heavy and I don’t want to get too far behind! Here’s what I used up in April. Bath & Body Korres Renewing Body Cleanser, scent Mediterranean Vanilla Blossom: I bought this natural, scented body wash from Korres to go with my Cashmere Vanilla body butter and perfumes. Like all …
During the winter, I wrote about beef tallow having a moment. A few weeks later, I saw a jumbo size tub of tallow for sale at Costco, so I really knew it wasn’t a super brief moment if it hit Costco’s shelves. When I wrote about beef tallow, I hadn’t tried any products that included …
Since we’re already in May, I better hustle along and post my March empties. This month was a variety of products with no category in the lead. Bath & Body RITUALS The Ritual of Sakura: I’ve used up yet another container of the fabulous Ritual of Sakura shower foam. The delicate scent of sakura …
Mother’s Day will be here before we know it! And City Beauty isn’t waiting till the last minute with their Mother’s Day promotion. In fact, their 30% off Sale on Skincare and Body Products starts today and goes through May 2, 2025. The sale includes Beyond Mascara, City Lash, Redensifying Brow Serum, & Complete Skin …
Since we’re now in April, I need to get busy and post my February empties especially since March’s empties are waiting in the wings. Here’s what I used up in February: Skincare City Beauty UpLift Firming Serum: I didn’t realize that my bottle of UpLift Firming Serum was almost empty. I like to use …
Last month, I was introduced to Ellixi Beauty, a local (Massachusetts), women-owned brand that is sold on the Ellixi Beauty website. In addition to their on-site Glamour Nites, hands-on events where you create your own beauty products with your friends in a fun, interactive setting, they handcraft skincare, haircare, body care, and fragrance products that …
Recently, I was sent a variety of Ayurvedic lifestyle products to try on behalf of Shilpa Sankaran. Shilpa is the founder of Kosa Ayurveda & Kosa Spa and is a Certified Ayurvedic Health Coach. Although I don’t know a lot about Ayurveda, I was curious to find out more about it and to try some …
Although I don’t love everything from KORRES, the Greek, clean beauty brand, I do like or even love many of the products I have tried. Last year, I tried their Renewing Body Cleanser Mediterranean Vanilla Blossom, and I was disappointed. The primary scent was some kind of floral, and it wasn’t nearly vanilla-y enough. Also, …
Yes, I know I shouldn’t be buying anything, but just in case it’s a while till we get back there, I did buy a few things. Natural Products When we first arrived, we headed for the local grocery store, Super Massai, where we picked up groceries to make breakfast and at least one dinner in …
Whew! Found my empties in my linen closet in a sealed plastic bag. Yay! Now I can finish off Project Pan for 2024 for real and recycle the containers. Here’s what I used up in September: Bath & Body Korres Pure Greek Olive Showergel Olive Blossom: I bought this Korres Olive Blossom shower gel …
I am the Bar Soap Queen. As much as I like shower gels, I don’t think they clean as well as soap. They probably do clean as well, but I just haven’t gotten there yet. So, I always like to keep a bar of soap in my shower. And people who know me, know that! …
I’m still at it, trying to finish up my empties posts. December will be a short one compared to November. I am still missing my May 2024 empties. Oh well, here’s December. Bath & Body Earthly Body Hemp Seed Hand Wash w/ Orange & Eucalyptus Oils: I finished my second bottle of natural Hemp …
Yes, I am behind schedule, but now I am trying to catch up on my empties reviews! I want to tally up the number of products I used up in 2024 so I can go on to 2025. After finishing these mini-reviews, I’ll still have December to do. Ugh. Skincare Empties As usual, skincare …