Skincare, beauty, and occasional mental health, productivity, and hamster butts
While not as well known internationally as big sisters Japan and Korea, Taiwan’s skin care industry is putting out a growing number of popular and effective products.
As many of you may know, I do some freelance writing, both because I like money and because I like having additional platforms from which to spew my never-ending thoughts about skincare. I've recently taken on the new AB e-tailer GlowieCo, which launched with a selection of awesome Taiwanese and Japanese skincare products. I really [...]
There are brands so familiar that despite regular use, I hardly ever think about reviewing them anymore. I take them for granted and project my shameful lack of appreciation on everyone else, too. My Beauty Diary, the first brand I ever wrote about on this blog, is one of the brands I often forget to [...]
Skincare products come and go, but these regularly repurchased holy grails are here to stay.
It's funny thinking about it now, but I actually didn't get into skincare at all until I was 33. Before then, I typically washed my face with whatever decently priced and usually scrubby facial cleanser was on sale at the drugstore. I thought the dry, tight, desperate-for-moisturizer feeling I got after every wash meant my [...]
These six day creams deliver hydration and moisture without greasiness or long drying times.
Quickie today! I'm sorry for the lack of posts lately--there's been a lot going on, but I'll be back at you with fresh reviews very soon. Affiliate links in this post are marked with an asterisk(*). In the meantime, three announcements: Early in the morning, I'll be flying out to NEW YORK CITY!!! To meet [...]
So I was looking at Instagram today when a DM came in from my longtime beautyfriend Rachel at Naruko US, letting me know that she'd created a coupon code for my readers for a few items she knows I like a lot. At first I was like, "Ooh, that's so nice!" And then I realized [...]
