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Spring often means a change in my skincare routine. For one thing, I spend a lot of time working in my gardens, and I am often covered with dirt at the end of the day. This year is no different. Today, I mowed the lawn (although Jeff did half this time), and trimmed with a …
My Interest in Marin As I’ve mentioned previously, I have blepharitis, the medical term for eyelid inflammation. My eyelids are red. Also, when my dry eyes make tears, they are often acidic and burn the skin near my eyelids. An ad for a cream that helped soothe and treat eczema on eyelids jumped out at …
OK, I fell for another mascara brand with a unique point of difference. And I bought two, again. Benefits of Olivia Blaire Curling Iron Mascara This time, the mascara is Olivia Blaire Curling Iron Mascara. The “curling iron” part was the unique part. The wand is made from metal: no bristles, no plastic teeth, just …
There are some brands that, if I had an unlimited budget, I would buy all the time. PCA Skin is one of those brands. PCA Skin is a science-based brand that caters not only to consumers like us but to professionals as well. In fact, PCA stands for Physicians Care Alliance. In addition, PCA Skin …
These days everyone is trying to save some money without giving up efficacy. When it comes to effective and affordable skincare, Korean brand, Abib, is one you definitely should check out. A couple of years ago, Abib sent me a tube of Jericho Rose Creme to try out, and I reviewed it here. In fact, …
While shopping at Sephora to pick up my birthday gift last week, my eyes fell upon a new type of fragrance product. Rare Fragrance Layering Balm. Cool idea that makes sense. We’re often told to apply lotion, cream or oil prior to applying perfume, in order to help it last longer. This idea, that’s part …
Today, I was in Boston at Sassoon getting my hair cut and colored. While I was there, it dawned on me that I had a few errands to run. The first errand was another stop into the showroom for Saatva, the mattress brand, to check out their Rx model for back, hip, shoulder etc. …
Since I was just talking about DefenAge 12-Factor Revitalizing Lip Enhancer yesterday, today I wanted to make sure you knew about the update to my favorite hair regrowth serum, DefenAge 150K Hair Follicle Serum. DefenAge 150K Hair Follicle Serum is the hair serum that I’ve been using for the past several years. At first, I …
First, I hope you had a lovely Easter if you celebrate that holiday. Or if you either celebrate Passover or another holiday or none of the above, I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Defenage 12-Factor Revitalizing Lip Enhancer Defenage is a wonderful and effective skincare brand that’s used by dermatologists and estheticians as well …
A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed (here) my initial reactions to Everist Shampoo and Conditioner, the no-water haircare concentrates that come in aluminum tubes. I’m continuing on with the shampoo and conditioner. The conditioner is excellent, easy to use and leaves my hair soft and manageable. With my thick, coarse hair, the shampoo that …
Barrier repair skincare products have been having more than a moment. Their popularity has grown by leaps and bounds. In fact, I’ve used a variety of barrier creams over the past few years, including now that I’ve finished this review, Paula’s Choice Barrier Repair Advanced Moisturizer (initially reviewed here). I tried the product in the …
I love shopping at Korean supermarket, H-Mart, but because it’s not very close to my house I don’t get there very often. On my way back from an appointment from my ophthalmologist that’s really far from my house, I stopped into H-Mart on my way back home. It had been a year or more since …
Creams are my friends when it comes to makeup. My dry skin loves them. My favorite foundation since the disappearance of CoverFX Cream Foundation Compact is LYS Beauty Triple Fix Blurring Skin Tint Foundation Stick. I’ve written about it a few times (here). I’m very happy with a shade that’s a great match. So no …
Because Thrive Empower Matte Precision Lip Crayon turned out to be such a good everyday lipstick, I decided to buy another shade that I thought would suit me better than the free, Kaisa, described as Dusty Pink (on me, a very light pink) that Thrive gifted me when I made a purchase about a month …
Terez & Honor is a new-to-me Korean skincare brand that works with dermatologists to create their products based on scientific knowledge and to solve problems for their customers. In fact, I was sent three products that focus on the eyes: Caffeine 8% Gua Sha Eye Cream Caffeine Hyaluronic Acid Eye Gel Patches Eyelash and Brow …