Another month has gone by and I still haven’t done my empties post for May! Soon, soon. But here’s August. Skincare Skincare empties take top billing this month! City Lips: As usual, there’s a new empty City Lips Clear. And I’m on my way to another empty Clear for September. Recommend? Yes, strongly. One …
My Continuing Hair Growth Journey
At this point, I’ve been working on regrowing my hair at my front hairline for a little more than two years. My hair loss is age/menopause-related, and I thought there was nothing I could do about it. Reversing the hair loss certainly isn’t quick, but my hair has been regrowing after taking steps. I …
Sutra Fast Dry Hair Drying Towel
I mentioned the Sutra Fast Dry Hair Drying Towel in my post about my recent Ipsy mini-haul during their big summer sale. At that point, I hadn’t tried the towel yet. Well, I have been using since then, and it’s even better than I expected! First, I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to …
My Mini-Haul from Ipsy’s Mega Drop Shop Summer Sale
Ipsy still has their summer sale going on. The sale, with up to 80% off, is going on in their Mega Drop Shop. These are products that I assume are leftovers from their Ipsy and BoxyCharm bags and boxes. There are 1741 different products on sale. The prices are $3 and up, with the …
IGK Expensive High Shine Gloss Treatment and When It Rains, It Pours
So get this: today, the logic board (similar to a mother board) on my 3 year old MAC desktop bit the dust. After trying to start the computer back up again with an IT guy on the phone with Apple Support, we finally gave up. I had an appointment at the Apple Store, and that’s …
Marcia Reviews AIIR Haircare for Color-Treated Hair
AIIR Hair is a hair treat in all ways. If you color treat your hair then that’s one of the first things on your mind when purchasing hair products. I have dark brown treated hair and sometimes the difference between when I walk in the salon and when I walk out is amazingly different. Since …
IGK More Life Color Extending Shampoo & Conditioner: Part 1
My color-treated red hair is the poster child for fading. Red is the shade that fades the fastest. Plus where I live, we have hard water from all of the minerals in the water. Heck, my house was built on rocks. Plus I’m outdoors almost all day in the sun, most without wearing a hat. …
Project Pan April 2024 Beauty Empties
Three weeks late and at least a dollar short – that’s me with my April empties post! Sometimes I get overwhelmed with the number of products to write mini-reviews on, and I just delay doing it. But today, I will do it. Project Pan Update for April I ended March with 31 empties. In April, …
milk_shake insta.lotion Hair Mask
milk_shake is a natural/clean beauty, cruelty-free haircare brand that is sold online and in salons. Plus, their products smell divine, with natural food and fruit scents. After reading a review on Lola’s Secret Beauty Blog on milk_shake insta.lotion liquid mask “for instant glossy, silky hair”, I was more than intrigued. I bought some. Here’s how …
Project Pan: March 2024 Beauty Empties
March literally passed in the blink of an eye for me because of our trip. Honestly, I was shocked that we’re already in April. I forgot to mail my cousin’s birthday card for April 2 because I thought it was still March! But time marches on (pardon the pun!). In spite of my being away …
Project Pan Beauty Empties February 2024
It seemed to me like January lasted forever, but February was over in a flash even with Leap Day today! So we’re at the end of the month already, and I spent more than a week away from home. How did I do using up beauty products in February? Project Pan February ’24 Bath & …
IGK Good Behavior Spray for Smoother, Less Frizzy Hair
Lately, I have been trying haircare products from IGK. Today, I thought I would tell you about one of them, Good Behavior Smoothing Spray. I needed to buy an affordable product in order to qualify for free shipping at Ulta. So what else is new, you’re thinking! That’s often how I discover new products. IGK …
Mega Project Pan Empties: July-September 2023 Pt. I
I found the bag where I was storing my empties from last summer. Finally, I am eager to recycle them and start to clear out my bathroom closet, as well as to close out the year on Project Pan 2023! As usual, my two big categories were Skincare and Bath & Body. Because there are …
J.R. Liggett’s Body Oil Bar Soap
Recently, I was sent two products from what turns out to be an almost local company from Cornish New Hampshire that started out making natural bar soap. Actually, the owner, J.R. Liggett and his wife, Diane started making “hair soap” from an old recipe that Jim found in an old cookbook. He had originally learned …
Project Pan December 2023 Beauty Empties
Oh dear, 2023 has come and gone, and I haven’t yet caught up with my 2023 beauty empties. I will do the best that I can. I will do one post that includes July, August and September at some point soon, and this post will be December. Hair and fragrances led the way in December. …