Winter Skin Care: Face Creams My Combo/Dehydrated Complexion Loves

Winter Skin Care: Face Creams My Combo/…

Facts: thirty six year old, combination skin that’s prone to dehydration and congestion, first signs of aging (ex smoker, boo hoo), slightly dull (the skin tone, obviously) and always on the hunt for a radiance boosting formula. Read: knows what…

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Beauty Without Secrets: OY-L Zero Chemical Skincare

Beauty Without Secrets: OY-L Zero Chemical Skincare

My very first experience with natural and organic skincare went down in 2007 during a mass splurge on the Stella McCartney CARE range of products, popular at the time. Does anyone even remember it? The heavy, oily and very earthy…

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Ready in 5 ft. TULA Exfoliating Treatment Mask & Exclusive Holiday Offer

Ready in 5 ft. TULA Exfoliating Treatment Mask & …

If the holiday season has you in a perpetual state of ‘OMG, I need to get ready,’ I can relate. Cocktail parties are like the mothership calling me home but since my time management skills are not *that* stellar, I…

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Farmacy Honey Potion & Honey Savior

Farmacy Honey Potion & Honey Savior

Low key chic, Farmacy first blew me away with the Hydrating Coconut Gel Masks over a year ago. Shortly afterward, my husband made the New Day Gentle Exfoliating Grains a permanent fixture in our shower and refuses to use any…

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Darphin Lumière Essentielle – Illuminating Skincare Collection

Darphin Lumière Essentielle – Illuminating Skincare Collection

One of my favorite heritage driven brands, I discovered Darphin when I purchased my very first facial oil over a decade ago. The Niaouli formula saved my insanely congested and rebellious skin circa 2002. Fast forward to the same skin looking pretty…

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The Black Friday Beauty Deals You Don’t Want To Miss

The Black Friday Beauty Deals You Don’…

There is something very rewarding about Black Friday shopping. After you’ve cooked, entertained, cleaned and crashed, you deserve a prize. Holiday shopping just beginning? Feel like treating yourself to a little something? Either scenario is valid. Add to cart. Going…

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QVC Beauty Advent Calendar – What’s In It and What’s Missing

QVC Beauty Advent Calendar – What’s In …

Having completely redefined home shopping, QVC is at the forefront of beauty industry newness. The ‘everybody wants to be us’ line from The Devil Wears Prada comes to mind each time I spot a brand with stellar brick & mortar…

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Current French Pharmacy Favorites feat. Killer Hangover Prevention…

Current French Pharmacy Favorites feat. Killer Hangover …

A for Avène, B for Bioderma, C for Caudalie… Picked up on a pattern yet? While I cannot speak French to save my life, I know my ABCs of French pharmacy. Clean but far from sterile, these chic ‘drugstores’ carry…

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