Do You Need Re-Usable Cotton Pads? I Love Mine!

Do You Need Re-Usable Cotton Pads? I …

The concept of washable cotton rounds is actually pretty new to me. So it wasn’t at all surprising that many of you slid into my DMs with ‘I didn’t know these existed’ after I posted about them on my Instagram…

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From The Archives: Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay

From The Archives: Aztec Secret Indian Healing …

This post was originally published in July of 2014. Since Aztec Secret continues to be the best selling, most positively reviewed beauty product on Amazon, I dug it out of the archives and replaced iPhone 4 photography… Last night, many…

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My Top 3 Beauty Finds from Amazon

My Top 3 Beauty Finds from Amazon

The land of ‘customers who bought this also bought,’ ‘save for later,’ and ‘add to cart,’ amazon.com is the dreamy landscape for way too many of my spontaneous beauty purchases. Tempting us with difficult to find, imported, under the radar…

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Random (and winning) Beauty Finds from Amazon

Random (and winning) Beauty Finds from Amazon

Amazon. A corn maze of the best deals and incredible finds. The safest drunk shopping destination. But also, the fastest growing luxury beauty landscape. Who would have thought that what began in the nineties as the “Earth’s Biggest Bookstore” online…

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NIVEA Men Creme Made in Germany Does One Thing and Does It Better Than Most.

NIVEA Men Creme Made in Germany Does …

  Last year, I blinked extra hard to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating when a tin of NIVEA Men Creme popped up on social media. Initial reaction: NIVEA and I go way back. For those of you whom I don’t…

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James Read Tan *the body edit* Sleep Mask Tan & Express Mask Tan

James Read Tan *the body edit* Sleep …

Packing for Costa Rica in early December is definitely a first world problem. Throw in being ‘a whiter shade of pale’ and you have a white girl problem! While I completely trust my James Read facial self-tanners, I have always…

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Could The Emma Hardie Moringa Cleansing Balm Be Any Better?

Could The Emma Hardie Moringa Cleansing Balm …

I first encountered Emma Hardie through another male blogger, who strongly suggested I try her Moringa Cleansing Balm. Drowning in product at the time, I foolishly passed on it while in London last Spring. Fast forward six months to a…

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Big in Japan: The Cure Natural Aqua Gel Review You Actually Need

Big in Japan: The Cure Natural Aqua …

One product has reportedly sold every 12 seconds in Japan for years. That product is the Cure Natural Aqua Gel, a gentle water-based exfoliator that has been a staple in Japanese skincare long before the rest of the world started…

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