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A couple of weeks ago, I was sent the Carefree VoxBox from Influenster. I received a free bag of Carefree Acti-Fresh Body Shape Regular pantiliners. Each one is individually wrapped, so this little bag of 20 liners is great to keep on hand for travel or to pop in my purse. The Carefree Voxbox was …
I’ve been trying all kinds of sunscreens. I am looking for that perfect combination of reliably blocking the sun’s UVA/UVB rays and being comfortable to wear. I usually prefer physical block sunscreen. Recently, I was sent a new kind of sunscreen for me: Brush On Block Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30. It comes in an attractive black …
End of summer means empty sunscreen. And I know there’ll be more in September. But I’ve also got a few other empties or things that are old and have to be tossed. Sunscreens The sunscreen empties are: MyChelle Sun Shield Coconut Broad Spectrum SPF 28: In June, I received 3 sunscreens from MyChelle, …
As I’ve mentioned before, I am the serum queen! I adore serums. I believe that they provide extra oomph to my moisturizer. I love to try new ones. About a month ago, I received MitoQ Power Antioxidant Rejuvenation Serum to try in exchange for an honest review. Brief Background on MitoQ and Its Mitochondrial Research MitoQ …
I’ve been taking biotin, an important B vitamin for hair and nail growth, for more than two years. It has made a huge difference in the health of my nails as well as in the rate of growth of both my hair and nails. I have to file my nails and trim my hair more …
I didn’t get around to doing an empties post in October, so now I’m doing a double empties post for October and November. I took photos of all the empty bottles, jars and packets, and now I can’t find the bag with all the empties in it. Good thing I took those photos! And also, …
I seldom, if ever, make New Year resolutions. I figure if you want to accomplish something or make changes in your life, you don’t need an artificial start date. But this year, I was thinking there were a few small things that I would try to incorporate into my health and skincare routine. Here’s the …
What to do with all the chocolate you got for Christmas? Eat it, of course! Especially if it’s dark chocolate. For years, chocolate got a bad rap when it came to skin. Chocolate was pegged as the culprit for acne and blemishes. But not all chocolates are the same. It was not the chocolate that …
In spite of the fact that my team, the Patriots, didn’t make it into the Super Bowl this year (tear), we’ll watch the big game. And that means guacamole. Did you know that Americans eat about 8 million pounds of guacamole on Super Bowl Sunday? I adore guacamole, and I’ll be contributing to that 8 …
For most of my life, I didn’t wear foundation. I was lucky that I always had “good skin” with few breakouts, rosy cheeks and a few freckles. I couldn’t understand why I would want to wear foundation. I thought it was messy and heavy. Although I can’t remember the brand, I can see in my …
We all love some of the benefits of a gel manicure. Your nails look almost blindingly shiny. The polish doesn’t chip at all, not a bit, for at least 2 weeks. It just doesn’t come off till you have it taken off. What a great invention, right? Recently The New York Post, no shrinking violet …
Alba Botanica is a brand that consists of affordable natural personal care, hair care and skincare products that are made in the U.S. The brand is a division of Avalon Natural Products, and both Avalon and Alba are owned by The Hain Celestial Group that also makes Celestial Seasonings and Hain oils. Alba has quite …
Is Your Face Cleansing Brush Doing More Harm Than Good? Derms Address This Beauty Myth. I have been seriously wanting a Clarisonic Mia Cleansing Brush or any of its sisters for ages now. Like my electric toothbrush, it works via sonic technology. I read that a lot of beauty bloggers received them, including the Clarisonic …
Back in in the day, my college roommate introduced me to Georgette Klinger, a day spa before before the term “day spa” came into being. Georgette Klinger, an immigrant from what is now The Czech Republic, started her career by creating some simple facial skincare products in her kitchen. She opened her first “salon” in …
My friend, Laura, has been gluten-free for a few years now, and she feels better since she gave up eating foods with gluten: wheat, oat, barley, and rye. A while back, she told me that she started having the old symptoms that she used to feel when she ate gluten but couldn’t figure out why. …