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Since I just recycled and threw away over 60 empty cosmetics that I was saving from 2025 for review during the months that I missed, I’m bound and determined not to get that far behind again this year. So here we go with March 2026 empties. Bath & Body Spongelle Bulgarian Rose Body Buffer: …
First, I hope you had a lovely Easter if you celebrate that holiday. Or if you either celebrate Passover or another holiday or none of the above, I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Defenage 12-Factor Revitalizing Lip Enhancer Defenage is a wonderful and effective skincare brand that’s used by dermatologists and estheticians as well …
I love shopping at Korean supermarket, H-Mart, but because it’s not very close to my house I don’t get there very often. On my way back from an appointment from my ophthalmologist that’s really far from my house, I stopped into H-Mart on my way back home. It had been a year or more since …
Nope, in spite of the temperature reaching 70 degrees on Tuesday, winter isn’t over yet in the Northeast. My hands show it and feel it. Since I recently finished up my Eucerin Hand Cream, a perfectly good and effective product, I decided to try something new. I bought CeraVe Therapeutic Hand Cream. I’ve been using …
Before we get too far into March, I am going to try to go through my beauty empties for January and February together. I have a lot. But I have noticed that by and large I am always “reviewing” the same products. Frankly, I’m wondering if Project Pan makes sense any longer since I …
At this point in winter, my skin on my body has become almost unbearably itchy. Exfoliation and hydration are the answer. Spongelle with their sponges with solid body wash within provide an easy way to achieve both at the same time. Spongelle sponges come in a variety of sizes, shapes and fragrances. Most of the …
While I was doing some holiday shopping in December, I picked up a few products that I was curious about. One of them was Cocokind Retinol Body Cream. I’ve been meaning to try Cocokind for a long time, but I have been so stocked with skin and body care products that I put it off. …
Not only do I like to stock up on staples during holiday sales, but I also like to score items to use as hostess gifts or to save for use at home as the year unfolds. I’m glad I shopped the year end sale at RITUALS, a brand from the Netherlands that’s been sold in …
Well, I know I won’t finish reviewing all of my empties for 2025 by December 31. But at least with these reviews from November, I’ll be a little more current! Here are my Project Pan empties for November 2025: Skincare Empties REN Everhydrate Marine Moisture Replenishing Cream: Actually, REN is one of those brands …
One of the things that bugs me is the droopy skin on my upper arms. I used to lift weights at least three times a week back in the day. But my unfinished basement has been detrimental to me continuing that formerly good habit. I still have my weight bench and my bar, though the …
Bath and body products are my jam. No surprise that my bathroom is packed with different body lotions, butters and oils! One of the latest additions to my collection is from Canadian clean beauty brand, ATTITUDE, specifically from their Super Leaves line. Recently, I’ve written about the ATTITUDE Super Leaves Shower Gel as well as …
Today, I found this statement about somebody’s attitudes toward showering on Facebook from a group ‘Just Amazing’, and I thought, hey that’s pretty much me. Is it you too? I love showering. I love using a deliciously scented shower gel, and I own about a million of ’em! After another day of yard work (mowing …
Although everybody these days seems to be shopping online, I do not want to see a world where Amazon is our only choice. I’m of the age where department stores where the key venues for shopping and also eating. At certain stores, I still enjoy shopping. I like to see and feel the merchandise. I …
One of the members of our local Buy Nothing group gave me Al-Jamal bar soap handmade from virgin olive oil at the Al-Shakaa factory in Nablus on the West Bank, Palestine. He bought more of this long-lasting soap than he could use, and I was one of the lucky Buy Nothing winners. When I …
Recently, I went shopping in my stash of beauty products, and I found a bottle of Oshin Oil, a moringa oil-based product. About a year ago, I received three different bottles of oils from a PR company and I forgot about them. Glad I “discovered” Oshin Oil among my neglected goodies. Oshin Oil’s History Oshin …