• *New* Estēe Lauder Advanced Night Repair Rescue Solution

    The world of beauty is constantly evolving so it’s not easy for a formula …

  • Best Everyday Sunscreens For My Combination Skin

    Searching for that perfect sunscreen can be a daunting journey. Finding ‘the one’ however, is …

  • RéVive Enzyme Essence Daily Resurfacing Treatment

    Over the past decade, the essence category grew leaps and bounds. I, too, have dramatically …

  • My Favorite Body Washes – The Summer Edit

    The July heat has just been brutal. With air conditioning working overtime—literally, twenty-four seven—…

  • Kate Somerville Mega-C™ 30% Vitamin C Brightening Mask

    Kate Somerville Mega-C™ 30% Vitamin C Brightening Mask

    ​​ Fun fact: I was a fan of the Kate Somerville skincare range back when ExfoliKate was called Kate In A Jar. Social media didn’t exist at the time, so I relied on QVC and sales pitches from the brand’s…

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    Best Of: Tata Harper Face Cleansers

    Best Of: Tata Harper Face Cleansers

    Ask my friends and they’ll tell you confirm I’m the consummate enabler with regard to skincare indulgences. This is not to say that I recommend things frivolously. Take cleansers, for example. Some ask, “why splurge?” on a product you rinse…

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    TULA Sunscreens Ranked According To My Preference

    TULA Sunscreens Ranked According To My Preference

    Fun fact: TULA was my very first affiliate brand partnership when I started writing this blog. Back in 2014, in a rather unique business move, TULA launched exclusively on QVC, something I believe had not been done previously. Co-founded by…

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    My Sephora Spring Sale Picks

    My Sephora Spring Sale Picks

    Emerging from the wicked winter feels good, doesn’t it? In New England, Spring is officially here and I’m ready to make some self-care switches for the season. And since nothing is more tempting than a good sale, this post highlights…

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    Is the $25 ATOPALM MLE Cream better than certain doctor’s $225 formula containing the same botanical?

    Is the $25 ATOPALM MLE Cream better than …

    With the beauty industry evolving at the speed of light, it’s been well over a decade (and rare) to have on-again-off-again staples as constants in your skincare routine. Today, I’d like to share one of those gems. Per a quick…

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    The Inkey List Polyglutamic Acid Dewy SPF 30 is Officially Off The Waitlist!

    The Inkey List Polyglutamic Acid Dewy SPF 30 …

    Oh how I wish The Inkey List existed when my skincare journey started over twenty years ago. Navigating around drugstore shelves circa 2000 only led me to overstripping my skin with acids I knew nothing about (and definitely did not…

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    Allies of Skin Molecular Silk Amino Hydrating Cleanser – The Updated Formula

    Allies of Skin Molecular Silk Amino Hydrating …

    If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. You know the saying, which is all too often relevant in the beauty industry. I can think of countless products that devolved from their holy grail status to completely unusable overnight. The Farmacy…

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    *NEW* La Roche-Posay Cicaplast B5 Serum (Exclusively at Cult Beauty)

    *NEW* La Roche-Posay Cicaplast B5 Serum (Exclusively …

    Have you ever been so underwhelmed by a cult favorite product that you wonder if you’re even doing skincare right? I have. From Cetaphil cleansers (do not get me started) to the iconic CE Ferulic from SkinCeuticals (I do love…

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