• December Skincare Empties

    * Best skincare finds of the month alert! * Rarely do I finish five staples in the …

  • 5 Luxury Stocking Stuffers Under $50

    Growing up in Poland, the concept of Christmas stockings was completely foreign to me. It …

  • Augustinus Bader The Rich Eye Cream Review

    If you’ve followed my skincare journey, you know I’m a firm believer in …

  • The Best Cyber Week Beauty Deals

    Anyone else feeling that carpal tunnel syndrome from all the online shopping, yet? There are …

  • Do You Need To Wash Your Face in the Morning? Q&A with Susie Wang of 100% Pure

    Do You Need To Wash Your Face …

    The need to wash your face each morning has to be among the most debated concepts in skincare. Should we or shouldn’t we? During a quick instalive recently, someone asked me that very question. Luckily, Susie Wang, a dear friend,…

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    Dermstore BeautyFix June Box – Serving SPF Realness & more

    Dermstore BeautyFix June Box – Serving SPF Realness & …

    Real talk: It has taken me a while to embrace beauty subscription boxes. Why? There are just way too many frogs to kiss. The truth is, with far too many there is invariably the one month in which you start…

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    First Impressions: Boscia Cactus Water Moisturizer

    First Impressions: Boscia Cactus Water Moisturizer

    Boscia launched their Cactus Water Moisturizer recently and I want to be oblivious about it. Why, you may ask? Simple. Because every boscia product I have loved the last few years has been low key discontinued before I could hoard…

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    Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi Anti-Pollution Sunshine Serum

    Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi Anti-Pollution Sunshine Serum

    Naturally gravitating towards bronzing, tinted and ‘healthy glow’ promoting formulas, I have gone through dozens (if not hundreds) of powders, liquids and glotions. There are a handful of brilliant bronzers that work on my Eastern European complexion (that wishes it…

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    My Acid Toner / Essence Sequence Dilemma

    My Acid Toner / Essence Sequence Dilemma

    What goes on first? An acid toner or an essence? For the longest time, the torment was real. Clearly, I suck at layering products but I am not willing to eliminate either liquid step from my skincare routine. I’ll admit…

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    Blessed Be The Fruit – Clarity Rx Daily Fruit Mango Mask

    Blessed Be The Fruit – Clarity Rx Daily …

    In one week, I took two six hour flights, spent a few days in the desert, and sandwiched a chemical peel precisely in the middle. So, while the Clarity Rx Daily Fruit face mask seemed almost a bit too heavy…

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    My New Superflous Essential: Diptyque Eau des Sens Hair Mist

    My New Superflous Essential: Diptyque Eau des …

    Were you to say you knew of a fragrance hair mist that would excite me, I’d likely recommend that you to take a Valium and chill your horses. A changed person am I courtesy of the dyptique Eau des Sens…

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    May Skincare Favorites! What kept me glowing last month…

    May Skincare Favorites! What kept me glowing …

    Cue the cliché but did May fly by or what? Filled with travel, rose all day dates alfresco and lots of self-care, last month introduced a handful of impressive skin treats to my summer routine. Among the things I dread…

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