Today I opened my skincare closet and a massive pile of empties fell out, so I decided to divert some time and energy from the reviews I’m…… Read more “Spring 2017 Empties Report”
Category: Samples
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…… Read more “January 2017 Empties Report”
August 2016 Empties Report
There’s a bin on a shelf in my beauty closet where I hoard my empties until the bin is full. Then I take a picture of the…… Read more “August 2016 Empties Report”
Fermentation, First Essences, and that FTE Glow: Secret Key vs. Naruko Facial Essence Review
Years ago in a meeting room in faraway Asia, hardworking cosmetics marketers discovered that the story they’d spun, of peasant sake brewers with mind-blowingly soft and youthful hands,…… Read more “Fermentation, First Essences, and that FTE Glow: Secret Key vs. Naruko Facial Essence Review”
Spring/Summer 2016 Flops and Faves, Part 2: The Best and Worst Ginseng Skincare I’ve Tried So Far
Part 1 | Part 3 It’s a hard life, beauty blogging. Much like the hunter-gatherers of prehistoric times, we bloggers enjoy periods of plentyof awesome new beauty finds but…… Read more “Spring/Summer 2016 Flops and Faves, Part 2: The Best and Worst Ginseng Skincare I’ve Tried So Far”
The Lord of the Herbs: The Fellowship of the Root (Ginseng Megapost)
You’ve heard me talk about it on Twitter. You’ve seen it creeping inexorably, product by product, into my skincare wardrobe. You got a taste of it when I…… Read more “The Lord of the Herbs: The Fellowship of the Root (Ginseng Megapost)”
Sample Sampler Vol. 1, feat. A.True and Dear by Enprani
One of my favorite Korean beauty bloggers, Steph over at Misc. Bliss, does two things I really admire. Number one, she actually uses the samples she gets.…… Read more “Sample Sampler Vol. 1, feat. A.True and Dear by Enprani”