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I’ve been singing the praises of b. glen skincare products for the past couple of years. I am continuing to use the b. glen QuSome Lotion and QuSome Lift Serum (check out those reviews via the links) that I bought before the holidays, and I adore them. In fact, I sort of use them for …
PR Sample, Affiliate Links As I mentioned before, DHC Skincare, the well-known Japanese skincare brand, was one of my favorite and most often purchased skincare brands before I started blogging and had a chance to try so many different skincare products. Because I’m always switching to try something new, my old faves often go by …
Before I was a blogger, I didn’t really understand using oil as a cleanser. So glad that I learned more about it. For example, cleansing oil uses the “good oils” in your skin to remove the “bad oils.” It works according to the principle that “like attracts like”. When massaged into the skin, oils in …
It’s been almost 20 years since I became aware of Japanese brand, DHC. My friend Miriam told me that she had been buying skincare products from the DHC catalogue for quite a while. I decided I would try it, too. I remember that I loved getting the little sample packets in the mail with my …
PR Sample, I Bought This, Affiliate Links For the past several years, I have been touting The Body Shop Drops of Youth Liquid Peel. An effective and affordable clear gel mask, it is a chemical exfoliator that removes dead skin cells. I have been using it about once a week or every 10 days since …
“Ultimune”, what in heaven’s name does that mean? Hmm. It’s probably a combo of ultimate and “immune”. Immune from wrinkles, maybe? Anyway, I am almost finished with a tube of Shiseido IBUKI Eye Correcting Cream that I reviewed a long time ago (here). Since I wrote the initial review ages ago, I have come to …
I’ve probably mentioned it a million times in the past few weeks, but here I go again. Jeff and I had a fantastic time on vacation in Arizona. I enjoyed every aspect of our trip except what the super dry air did to my skin. I didn’t think it was possible for my face to …
The awards season is upon us, and the Oscars are Sunday night! I’ve always wanted to be invited to an Oscar party, and maybe this year I’ll luck out. Just in case, I will want to be ready, and that means having my skin look its best. Asian skincare is my favorite. Japanese and Korean …
I have been obsessed with TATCHA, the Japanese luxury skincare brand, ever since I saw photos of the beautiful indigo blue moisturizer from their Indigo Collection. TATCHA has borrowed beauty secrets from modern day geishas and combined them with cutting edge science to create the most exquisite skincare products. Because Victoria Teal, the founder and CEO, suffered from …
Though autumn officially starts in a week, the weather has been gorgeous in Massachusetts lately. We’re having a stunning late summer. I’ve been trying to spend as much time as I can outdoors. And I make sure I apply sunscreen all the time. Tatcha Silken Pore Perfecting Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 35 A couple of …
I have plenty of skin issues, but my skin seldom breaks out. Even when I was young, it didn’t break out very often. Maybe I had a pimple about two years ago or so? And enlarged pores? No, I don’t really have those either. So I was surprised when I received IBUKI Multi-Solution Gel from Shiseido …
Tatcha is truly one of my absolute favorite skincare brands. Tatcha is a brand with Japanese heritage. Though started by Victoria Tsai, an American woman of Japanese background, she has created a luxury skincare line based on cutting edge skincare science from Japan as well as Geisha skincare rituals that have existed for hundreds of years. …
Slowly but surely, I’m making my way through Shiseido’s IBUKI skincare line. I was wondering what IBUKI meant, so I went to the Shiseido website and looked it up and also got a better understanding of the benefits of the IBUKI line. “IBUKI means “inner strength” in Japanese and this skincare collection helps correct imperfections, dryness …