Some good things did happen in 2020. I discovered Theraderm Clinical Skincare from Therapon Skin Health, started by plastic surgeon, Dr. James Beckwith. Several of the Theraderm products will make my “Best of 2020 Skincare” when I get around to writing it! PR Sample, Affiliate Links Recently, I was introduced to a new-to-me product from …
DefenAge 6-Week Perfection Neck Cream
PR Sample, Affiliate Links As I wrote in my empties post last week when I finished up BioSerum 8-in-1, DefenAge is a science-based, luxury, clean beauty skincare brand that doesn’t get enough love. Their skincare products are based on a proprietary ingredient the brand calls defensin, a retinol alternative. Here’s what DefenAge says about it: …
City Beauty Sale & End of Year Project Pan Update
I did it again. My entire post deleted by accident. What’s up with this stupid wordpress editor? Why is there no way to get to my saved draft? Anyone know??? Anyway, here goes again. I Bought This, PR Sample, Affiliate Links City Beauty InvisiCrepe Body Balm New Year’s Sale City Beauty is having one of …
Ulta Pre-Holidays Makeup & Skincare Haul
Ugh, I tried to delete a word from my draft of this post, and instead this horrible new-ish WordPress editor deleted my entire draft. So now I have to start from scratch since there is no way to find the draft that I had saved. So irritating. I Bought This, Affiliate Links This past year, …
My First Instagram Giveaway with City Beauty!
You already know that I am a big fan of City Beauty, and that I have certain City Beauty products that I have been buying myself (in some cases for years!) because they work so well for me. This year, I had decided that after telling one of my friends about City Lips for …
Nature Island Botanicals French Collection Rose Absolute Whipped Body Butter
This year, I didn’t get to see Daphne from Nature Island Botanicals at her outdoor booth in Stagefort Park overlooking the Atlantic Ocean at the summer Waterfront Festival in Gloucester MA. Because of the pandemic, all but one of Daphne’s craft fairs were cancelled. It’s a tough year for small businesspeople of all stripes. I …
Fountain of Youth for Skin: Magari Skincare Liquid Youth
Magari is Italian for “maybe”, “if only”, “I wish”, “I desire”. It’s actually a pretty cool word in Italian that can be used anywhere in a sentence, and to mean a number of “maybe” things. I certainly have lots of wishes, desires, and maybes for my mature skin! PR Sample, Affiliate Links About 6 weeks …
Project Pan Update: November 2020
In November, I used up so many products that I haven’t had time to post about them. But I must get this up, perhaps with less chit chat about each one of them, because I am homing in on my end of year goal! I Bought This, PR Samples, Affiliate Links Skincare Derma E Hydrating …
Farmacy Very Cherry Clean Cleansing Balm
Back in October, clean beauty brand Farmacy re-released its limited edition Very Cherry Clean Meltaway Cleansing Balm. I had seen a few reviews from other bloggers about it. Because I love everything cherry as well as everything pink, I had to try it especially since it is going to disappear again. I Bought This, Affiliate …
Lancôme Juicy Tubes Lip Glosses
PR Sample, Affiliate Links Gee, I wish I knew the backstory on the Lancôme Juicy Tubes Lip Glosses! The advertising for the glosses says: “You asked, Lancôme listened. The original and iconic Juicy Tubes lip gloss is back!” It sounds like Lancôme must have either changed the formula or the packaging for their Juicy Tube …
Special Patchology Mask Sets for Holidays
PR Sample, Affiliate Links When I was perusing Nordstrom’s website a couple of weeks ago, I came across special limited edition holiday sets of Patchology masks. And lo and behold, I received a gift pack from Patchology a few days later! Here’s what I received: Patchology Merry & Bright Glitter Eye Gel Set The Patchology …
Tatcha The Liquid Silk Canvas
I Bought This, Affiliate Links Because the Black Friday sales are here, I wanted to talk to you about Tatcha The Liquid Silk Canvas Featherweight Protective Primer. I purchased this primer during the spring but because I haven’t been wearing foundation all that often, I never got around to reviewing it. Here’s Tatcha’s description of …
Derma E Hydrating Mist with My Name On It
Even though we have had a gift of unseasonably warm weather over the past week, it still gets cold at night, and I have the heat on. Inside my house, the air is drier, and my dry skin is getting drier still. PR Sample, Affiliate Links I’ve been switching up my skincare routine, and I …
Project Pan: October 2020 Beauty Empties
I’m making progress as the year 2020, thankfully, winds down. Here’s what I used up in October! As usual, some of the products don’t go in the category I put them in, but I’m too lazy to retake the photos, lol. I Bought This, PR Sample, Affiliate Links Bath & Body RITUALS The Ritual of …
Clean Beauty Starling Revive Anti-aging Face Serum
Everything about the brand, Starling Skincare, is impressive. Their products are: toxin-free, clean beauty allergen-free natural and organic plant-based made for sensitive skin. PR Sample, Affiliate Links In addition, the company gives back to worthy causes. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), Starling Skincare has partnered with the Breast Cancer Alliance, an organization that supports …