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Yensa is an upscale indie brand that I discovered in my Ipsy boxes. It is natural and cruelty-free. The woman who started Yensa is an American of Chinese descent whose brand mission is to combine eight Superfoods with ancient Asian practices. Yensa is sold at Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, QVC, and on the Yensa website. …
As I mentioned last week, I had too many products gathered up from July through September 2023 to review them all. So here are the remainders, primarily skincare empties. Honestly, I hope I can remember what I thought of some of them! Here goes! Beauty Tools Natural sponge: I can’t do without natural sponges to …
I became aware of toxic chemicals called PFAs in nonstick cookware. As a result, I have replaced the vast majority of my nonstick pots and pans. Recently, I was contacted by a woman who was the Outreach Coordinator for a group called ConsumerNotice.org who passed on links to a highly informative article that talks about …
I can’t believe we’re almost at the end of January! I still haven’t gotten used to writing 2024. But not too sad to see a month of winter over. Once we hit the middle of February, daylight is noticeably longer. Hope you’ll have a moment to check out this week’s Beauty Spotlight Team roundup. And …
Valentine’s Day is less than a month away. Actually, it’s in a little more than two weeks! If you have people that you like to give a little something to, here’s an idea. As you may know, I’m a bona fide lover of all things heart-shaped. I came across a bright red heart-shaped soap from …
I get to try out new to me makeup and especially skincare products all the time. But sometimes there’s nothing like going back to old friends, makeup friends that is. That’s what I did this evening when I was getting ready to go to a new book club meeting in the neighborhood. Lumene Color Correcting …
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 …
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 …
How did it get to be past the midpoint in January already? I guess I shouldn’t complain because that means we’re closer to spring! We’ve got the Midwest freeze coming into New England today especially and through Sunday, so I’m looking at mostly indoor activities. Though in Gloucester, the townspeople are launching their Winter Festival …
TreeHut makes affordable body and bath products in a variety of fruity and tropical scents. Even though our winter hasn’t been bad till the last week or so, I felt the need for some fruity, tropical bath products to beat back the winter chill, ice and snow. My experience with TreeHut has been with their …
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. …
Vanilla lovers unite! And listen up, lol. The Italian ceramic ware brand, Vietri, has a post-holidays sale. Many years ago, I enjoyed my visit to Vietri when I stayed on the Amalfi coast in Italy. So, their products get my attention, especially when their Outlet has a 30% off sale. I did pick up an …
I’m watching the documentary, The America Buffalo, on PBS. I think it came out a year or so ago, but I never got to see it. It’s a wonderful documentary about how the America buffalo almost disappeared but was saved by forward thinking white men and, of course, native American men and women. It’s amazing …
You may have heard that a Class Action Lawsuit was filed in California about a year and a half ago against Grande Cosmetics. The products in question are GrandeLASH MD, GrandeBROW and Grande HAIR. The ingredient at the heart of the suit is ICP or Isopropyl Chloprostenate, defined in the cosmetics dictionary as a “hair …
I know, I know, I should be on a No Buy like everyone else right now. But in case you didn’t know, natural, Greek-made Korres Skincare is a terrific brand. Made with excellent and natural ingredients, cruelty-free Korres products are effective and affordable. Plus, they’ve got the best loyalty program going! If you join their …