The Best Products for Over-Exfoliated, Angry Skin

The Best Products for Over-Exfoliated, Angry Skin

My thirties were defined by acid toners and peel pads. Not in a reckless way, but in a very compliant, beauty-industry-trained way. Everything was about resurfacing. Exfoliate more. Brighten faster. Turnover, turnover, turnover. If your skin wasn’t tingling, it probably…

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30 Skincare Empties: The Best, the Worst, and the Surprises.

30 Skincare Empties: The Best, the Worst, and …

Warning: this post is long. Like, “used up 30 products since May” long. When we moved to Madrid in mid-May, I didn’t expect to go through quite this many empties. But here we are—and today just happens to be the…

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Best Skincare Products of The Year aka Empties Vol 2

Best Skincare Products of The Year aka …

How is it July already? The year is flying by and I am going through beauty products almost as quickly. Currently, my bag of empties features a couple of fantastic face cleansers, nourishing hand formulas that have made the constant…

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Favorite Summer Empties

Favorite Summer Empties

As much as I hated every minute of those dreadful July heat waves, I am slightly bitter about the Connecticut summer coming to an end. The days are already noticeably shorter and morning coffee runs now require long-sleeves. Bye, flip…

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