• The Loudest Thing About Sweet Chemistry Is How Well It Works

    I don’t like the phrase “industry disruptor.” To me it implies noise. And my …

  • European Sunscreens vs. American: What a Year in Madrid and 45 Bottles Taught …

    For as long as I’ve been obsessed with skincare, I’ve picked up a …

  • La Roche-Posay Nutritic Intense Rich: A First Impression Worth Writing Home About

    I recently picked up a La Roche-Posay moisturizer and was struck by its simplicity, which …

  • Serious Skincare Stole My Photo. Turns Out That’s Kind of Their …

    I hate writing this post. I detest conflict. But I refuse to roll over when …

  • 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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    Acid Toner Before or After Essence? This Is the Correct Order.

    Acid Toner Before or After Essence? This …

    What goes on first, an acid toner or an essence? For the longest time, the torment was real. I will admit I am not the most intuitive at layering, and I refuse to drop either liquid step from my routine.…

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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 Non-Essential Essential: Diptyque Eau des Sens Hair Mist

    My New Non-Essential Essential: Diptyque Eau des …

    Were you to tell me a fragrance hair mist would genuinely excite me, I would have suggested you reconsider. Yet here I am. Completely converted by the diptyque Eau des Sens parfum hair mist, which has become one of my…

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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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    TULA Aqua Infusion Power Liquid (and my 20% off promo code lives on!)

    TULA Aqua Infusion Power Liquid (and my 20% …

    Once considered innovative, the concept of monodose capsules in skincare nowadays seems more like convenient ‘portion control’ than groundbreaking newness. I say this with no hint of shade intended because I travel with a handful of Elizabeth Arden Advanced Ceramide…

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    The Face Oil You Need Is Under Fifty Bucks – Youth To The People Superberry Hydrate & Glow Oil

    The Face Oil You Need Is Under …

    No stranger to some of the most luxurious face oils ever bottled, I am still processing how the Youth To The People Superberry Hydrate and Glow Oil is casually $44 at Sephora. A fan of the superfood fueled line up,…

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