Skincare products come and go, but these regularly repurchased holy grails are here to stay.
Beauty Monogamy: My Long-Term (Skincare) Relationships
Category: Curology
January 2017 Empties Report
It's a new year, but I still got the same old face, and that face still needs to have things put on it and cleansed off of it on a regular basis, so I've got another batch of empties to show off! There are some classics in here, some new (to me) items, and one [...]
Spring/Summer 2016 Flops and Faves, Part 3: Yet More Hanbang + the Return of the AHA
Previously: Part 1: Classics and New Faves | Part 2: Best and Worst Ginseng Skincare This final installment of my spring/summer 2016 skincare routine update took me a very long time to write because so much has been happening with my life and my skin! Which sounds dire but in reality isn't. Even when I've been let down by something I'd been [...]
Mid-Year Megapost: Fiddy’s Faves and Flops of Spring/Summer 2016, Part 1
This is my skincare basket. It's the sturdy workhorse that carries everyday essentials chosen out of my much more extensive skincare wardrobe. The contents of my basket change on a fairly regular basis. But I recently realized that some things never get banished from the basket, even for a night. That got me thinking about the ways my [...]
Curology Month 5 Update
It's that time again! I finished off another bottle of my Curology anti-aging prescription and am back with an update. Just a quick one this time. No B&As, as I think results are easier to see with a longer wait in between, but definitely some progress to report! My Current Curology Anti-Aging Prescription My fourth [...]
Curology (formerly PocketDerm) Month 1 Update and Mini-Review
Holy crap. I can't believe more than a month has already passed since I received my first shipment of PocketDerm Anti-Aging prescription tretinoin. During that month, I finished off my first prescription, and PocketDerm became Curology, merging the anti-aging and acne offerings into one seamless prescription skincare service. I don't have progress pictures to share just [...]
Adventures in Prescription Medication
No, not that kind. PocketDerm! Even though I'm really happy with the results of my skincare routine as far as smoothing out some fine lines and preserving what I've got, the uphill battle is getting steeper and steeper as time marches on. To say I wasn't diligent about sunscreen when I was younger would be an understatement as [...]
Fifty Shades of Snail 