June Skincare Favorites
June was a blast — a family visit to San Francisco, a revisit to Gargiulo Vineyards in Napa (fans of Vintner’s Daughter must check it out!), a couple of new beauty projects in the works, and quite a few products…
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So Instagrammable: Darphin Petal Infusion Lip Oil
Considering I have no lips (seriously, my lips are so thin, they’re almost invisible), I gravitate way often to lip treatments in my never-ending quest for product highlights. Not blessed with the juicy, pillowy and youthful looking pout, I nourish…
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Back in My Life: Suki Exfoliate Foaming …
Searching for a gritty, sugar based, deliciously scented and all natural face scrub wash hybrid? Suki exfoliate foaming cleanser covers all the bases. First introduced to me via a fellow male beauty blogger circa 2014, a jar landed on my…
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Do You Need The Dermstore BeautyFix Box? …
It’s $25. Treat yourself. 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…
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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
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
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 …
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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