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Summer is finally here, though it’s still cool in MA. Regardless, I’m spending a lot more time outdoors gardening, jogging, riding my bike, playing tennis, or just walking around. It’s imperative to wear sunscreen! In fact, I just read that there are kiosks in Boston that are dispensing free sunscreen. How cool is that! So …
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 …
I am a facial mask fanatic. I just love them. From time to time, I dabble in the single-use paper or fiber masks, but I really prefer the masks that I apply to my face straight out of the tube or jar. For one thing, if it’s a mask I love, I don’t want to …
Throughout my life, I have always thought that skincare was extremely important. Taking care of your skin from a young age can help slow (but not stop) the hands of time. And a good skincare routine with great products certainly has worked for me. I’ve tried a zillion skincare products over the years. And the …
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 …
The great humorist and writer Nora Ephron, RIP, wrote a book called I Feel Bad About My Neck about a decade ago. She always wore turtlenecks. At the time, I was mystified about that. Now I know a bit more about what she means. I thought my neck was in pretty good shape – I’ve …
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 …
Science, nature and luxury come together in all the Bellatorra Skincare products. In the summer, I wrote about how much I love Bellatorra Cellular Renewal Complex, their Advanced Facial Moisturizer. It’s the perfect anti-aging moisturizer for my dry skin during the warmer months or any time of the year under foundation. It’s both lightweight and …
My friend Mary Kay just returned from her first trip to Japan, to visit her son who is studying in Tokyo for the year. I spoke to her at length about the trip, and she was so moved by her time there: the warmth of the people, the beauty of the country, the food, and …
Friday Find is when I dive into my stash or come up with a new product that I haven’t written about yet. Today, I decided to wear Diorskin Nude BB Creme SPF 10 in shade Fair that I hadn’t worn in a while. It was given to me about a year ago by my friend, …
About a month ago, I received a bottle of facial serum from MDSun, a cosmeceutical company started by Dr. George Sun, California plastic surgeon and medical-grade skincare specialist. I get a lot of skincare products to review, and many of them are very good. A few of them make it to rockstar status for me, …