
"Unfortunately, this sunscreen is laden with more alcohol than me after a KBBQ night with my coworkers. My liver might be able to take it, but my face wasn't."
Skincare, beauty, mental health, productivity, and hamster butts
Makeup and skin care from major high-end Japanese brand Shiseido.
For just about as long as I can remember, I've had a reverence for the Japanese cosmetics brand Shiseido. The 144-year-old(!!!and no wrinkles) company was pretty much the only Asian brand that was well known and widely available in the US when I was growing up. Shiseido became shorthand in my head for luxury and [...]
My skincare closet is overflowing with bottles and jars, and not all of them have stuff in them anymore. It's time for a purge! Some of the products in this post were provided by Fifty Shades of Snail sponsors and are disclosed individually in the text. Affiliate links are marked with an asterisk(*). Holy grail [...]
Summer is technically over and winter is probably coming, but don't put your sunscreen into storage just yet. If you want to prevent the photodamage that speeds up the visible aging process and you don't live in extreme northern latitudes, sunscreen will be your biggest ally whether there's sand between your toes or a foot of snow on the ground. [...]
Lavender is one of my favorite colors (and fragrances), but I had a hard time finding wearable lavender makeup until I started checking out Asian products. Today I went for light lavender eyes and lavender blush to liven up a black T-shirt on a spring day. I call this look "I used a very light [...]