On Skin Woes, Self-Esteem, and Self-Love
Today has been a horribly sad day, for reasons that I won’t go into because I almost never feel it is my place to do publicly. What I will go […]
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Category Archives: Miscellany
Facial Hair Removal Adventures + Miscellaneous Updates
My epilating spring is the best facial hair remover ever.
Guest Post: Pregnancy Skincare Dos and Don’ts with Dr. Joyce
Over the past couple of years, I have gotten a ton of questions about skincare during pregnancy. Questions that I’ve never been comfortable with answering, since I chose to follow the […]
Weekend Reading: My W2Beauty Skincare Articles Roundup
Let’s do something different this weekend. I’ve been working hard on projects outside the blog, and it’s time to share. As I mentioned earlier, I’ve joined the editorial team at […]
Guest Post: Skincare Swap Experiment with Snow White and the Asian Pear
By guest blogger Cat of Snow White and the Asian Pear You know what’s a terrible idea? Copying someone else’s skincare routine step-for-step, especially if they have a different skin type […]
Guest Post: On Asian Beauty Hype, Appropriation, and a Global Skincare Routine
Among online beauty communities, the international community of Asian cosmetics enthusiasts located in, or originally from, the Western hemisphere–commonly known as the Asian Beauty or AB community–is considered one of the […]
Casual Weekend: Hamster Butts and Memebox Codes!
Update: I’m out of codes, but enjoy the hamster butts anyway! There are a lot of things I didn’t realize I’d end up doing when I first started this blog. Purchasing […]
Blog Housekeeping
Just wanted to let you guys know that I’ve updated my Skincare Wardrobe page and added a section at the bottom with a list of products that I’ve yet to […]
#Enabled: May Skincare Purchases and the Stories Behind Them (aka Shopping Habits of a Beauty Blogger)
As a beauty blogger, I make a lot of skincare purchases. Many more, I imagine, than a typical non-blogger beauty consumer would. We’ve talked a bit about blogger shopping habits […]
Cosmetic Chemist Spotlight: Stephen Alain Ko and the Formulation Revolution
When I think of cosmetic chemists and the beauty industry, the first image that pops into my head is the corporate cosmetic chemist formulating products to the specifications of marketers […]
