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November was a good month for using up beauty products for me. Though I still have two or three summer months to catch up on, at least I’m sort of on schedule! Bath & Body Skincare Miscellaneous Items/Other Categories Sample Packet Project Pan Update for November During November, I used up 13 beauty products. I …
Exfoliation is really important. It makes your skin feel super smooth. It helps your makeup go on evenly and smoothly. It helps your skin look and feel healthier by cleaning clogged pores. It stimulates collagen production. It gives skin radiance. I have lots of products for exfoliation in my arsenal: But I don’t always feel …
I am so behind schedule! Although I am catching up starting with my October empties, I still have July, August and September empties waiting in the wings. Geez, how did I let that happen? Plus now that half of November has passed, I have more empties from this month already finished and ready to go. …
You probably already know that I’m a big fan of bar soaps, especially artisan-made, natural bar soaps. Since my old favorite, Daphne from Nature Island Botanicals, appears to have retired, I was on the hunt for a new soap at the Waterfront Festival in Gloucester this past August. I discovered Intuition Soaps, a new brand …
As you start to put together your list for the upcoming holidays, I want to let you know about the new curved SoapStandles for curved soap. Plus I want to remind you about the traditional SoapStandles for flat bar soaps (originally reviewed here). Over the past couple of years, Jeff who always had oily skin …
I had waist length hair till I was about 25. In fact, it was my trademark for a long time. I had a lot of hair. Stuffing it into a shower cap on those days when I didn’t want to wash it in the shower was tough. Try This An That Extra-Large Shower Cap Recently, …
Just before Labor Day, I was seduced into buying a new beach towel…because of course, it was on sale. But I ended up absolutely loving it because it ticks so many boxes for me! And why I love it goes back to my last beach towel purchase. Five summers ago, Jeff and I flew to …
I’ve written about the Spongelle bath and body brand several times over the past couple of years. Though they make a variety of fragrant products including room fragrances, Spongelle specializes in body wash infused buffers, i.e. very fragrant bath sponges, on silky strings that allow you hang them dry. This time, I’m writing about Spongelle …
For many people and especially me, lip balm is a year round thing. I’m seldom without them. And if I have my druthers, I want a lip balm that’s all natural since I wouldn’t be surprised if I end up eating it. Enter Rebels Refinery, a new-to-me Canadian brand, that sells all kinds of face …
I can’t remember if it was last summer or the year before, but my friends and I made a trip to a new-ish restaurant, Nightshade Noodle Bar in Lynn MA, about a half hour or so from my home. The chef, Rachel Miller, was just made a finalist in the Massachusetts James Beard Award. She’s …
This summer, I have really been getting into body mists. It’s been so hot and humid that my traditional year-round perfumes seem too heavy and inappropriate for this particular summer. Enter Panama Jack! I thought of Panama Jack as solely a brand for sunscreens and suntan oil. I’m not sure if fragrances are new to …
Mists are having way more than a moment. Mists are great for refreshing skin especially in the heat of summer. Lately, I’ve been using a new-ish product from new-to-me clean beauty brand, Nakery Beauty: Hyaluronic Fragrance Mist. Hyaluronic Fragrance Mist is a multi-tasking mist: Nakery Beauty’s Hyaluronic Fragrance Mist is scented with natural essential oils. …
The other day, the bar soap I was using cruised off of the marble heart-shaped dish right into the trash. Though the soap was excellent and super hydrating, I didn’t want to fish through the trash to retrieve it. So long, South of France soap! Till next time! Instead, I went shopping in my stash …
Carthusia is a brand of centuries-old fragrances formulated by monks from the local herbs and flowers on the island of Capri in Italy. I discovered Carthusia at least 10 years ago at C.O. Bigelow. I used the testers in the store, and I bought the rich fragrance Ligea de Sirena, named for one of the …
Another month has gone by, and I’ve done pretty well using up full size beauty products. In fact, I have a few more that are just about empty that I’m saving for June’s empties. Yay! In the meantime, let’s see what’s going into recycling tomorrow. Skincare IT Cosmetics Confidence In An Eye Cream Anti-aging Peptide …