For the past few years, I’ve been writing about my favorite eye gel from Belif that I had been using almost religiously. But when it was unavailable in the U.S. for several months last winter, it gave me the opportunity to try some new eye creams. And I am glad that I did. City Beauty …
Derma E “Clean Is Beautiful” Cleansing Duo and Giveaway!
Derma E kindly sent me a fab “Clean Is Beautiful” cotton makeup bag containing two stellar Derma E clean beauty/natural cleansers as well as a few Derma E samples. The cleansers are perfect for two step cleansing: Derma E Universal Cleansing Balm Vitamin C Gentle Daily Cleansing Paste with Golden Turmeric & Ancient Rice Derma …
ColourPop Eyes: Wild Nothing Shadow Palette, Jelly Much and Super Shock
ColourPop Wild Nothing Shadow Palette It has been ages since I bought anything from ColourPop. So when I saw photos of their new-ish Wild Nothing Shadow Palette, I decided to give it a try. Wild Nothing is a peachy/neutral pressed powder palette made up of mostly light-colored mattes and shimmer shadows, a mix of warm …
Derma E Skin De-Stress Calming CBD Skincare Trio for Dry, Sensitive Skin
If I weren’t a beauty blogger testing different skincare products all the time, I would just stick with skincare products from Derma E. Derma E is a cruelty-free, vegan, gluten-free, GMO-free, recyclable clean beauty brand that’s affordable and easy to find in stores and online. They have such a wide variety of skincare (and haircare) …
RITUALS Ritual of Sakura Magic Touch Body Cream
After a day of weeding the garden, baking bread and jogging, I really need a shower. And I really need a shower with bath and body products that smell lovely, since I sure don’t! So I am reaching for RITUALS Ritual of Sakura bath and body products. I’ve written about the Ritual of Sakura Foaming …
Indigo Wild’s Natural Zum Bar Goat’s Milk Soap & Zum Mist
Not surprisingly, this year I have been going through a lot of soap, especially bar soap. Between washing my hands constantly whenever I bring in the mail, bring in the groceries, or leave the house for any reason plus all the extra time I have spent working in my yard this year, soap disappears pretty …
UNDONE Beauty: A New Clean Beauty Makeup Line at Target
When I heard about a new mostly cream-based makeup line at Target, I said count me in! Cream makeup really suits my dry skin. Plus it’s often quick to apply. UNDONE Beauty is a clean beauty, cruelty-free, vegan, paraben-free, and affordable brand of makeup and brushes. Several of their products are also multitaskers. Sounds great! …
Ivy & Elder Haircare and Future Giveaway
Many of us have been stressing out about our hair over the past several months when we have been coloring, cutting or just caring for our hair at home instead of visiting the salon. At least, I’ve been stressing out about it. My hair has grown at least 3 inches since it was cut back …
Tony Moly Chok Chok Green Tea Watery Special Kit: A Korean Antidote for Dry Skin
Green Tea is the perfect spring time ingredient. The freshness, the green color give me a lift just thinking about it. As a skincare ingredient, the antioxidant green tea extract has been shown to provide many benefits: e.g. helps diminish the signs of aging, is an anti-inflammatory that calms and soothes redness and swelling, evens …
Theraderm Clinical Skincare Anti-Aging System
I’ve been using Theraderm Anti-Aging Lip Complex for a couple of months now, and I’ve had such good results with my finicky dry lips that I was eager to try some more of dermatologist Dr. James Beckman’s skincare products (see my earlier post for more information on Dr. Beckman and the Theraderm brand). For the …
Derma E Vitamin C Collection: Cleansing Paste and Concentrated Serum
A few weeks ago, just in the nick of time, Derma E sent me an unexpected goody box. Inside were three best-selling products from their extensive Vitamin C collection: Vitamin C Gentle Daily Cleansing Paste Vitamin C Concentrated Serum Vitamin C Bright Eyes Hydro Gel Patches. Because my post-cataract surgery eyes are still feeling quite …
Gold Mountain Beauty: Cruelty-free Affordable Natural Skincare Products
Being a beauty blogger has given me the opportunity to try out a lot of indie beauty brands that I probably wouldn’t have bought before I became a blogger. Although I was adventurous when it came to trying foreign brands especially when traveling abroad, at home I was risk averse. I mostly stuck with well-known …
Revive Your Skin & Your Spirits with Derma E Mood Enhancing Skin Beneficial Mists
In spite of the fact that I have a humidifier built onto my furnace, my skin still feels somewhat dry and tight toward the end of the afternoon. As a result, I have become a mister. I still hate spraying myself in the face, but I am getting better at it, lol. A couple of …
Molton Brown Bizarre Brandy Shower Gel for Holiday 2019
I’ve written recently and about a million times how much I adore Molton Brown’s limited edition scent from last holiday season, 2018: Muddled Plum. Definitely my best find in 2019 (reviewed again here). I loved it so much I bought the shower gel, body lotion and EDT as well as backups in case they don’t …
My Intro to Drunk Elephant Skincare
Every now and then, I luck out and get chosen for a really good campaign from Influenster, the website that choosers influencers to test products from their clients. Although I’ve had some not so great campaigns, I’ve had several terrific ones. Recently, I was chosen to participate in a campaign from Drunk Elephant, the clean …