Giving everything a second look
Happy 2020! Glad to be back after a bit of a break with more beauty reviews and other fun content. I took some time off to make a big change in my professional life, leaving my longtime job as a project manager to pursue some new creative projects. I also wanted to think more about [...]
Moisturizing is a tricky business when you're a greasy girl. People with acne tend to run from thick moisturizers thinking they cause more zits (and some can) but what many dermatologists and estheticians have told me is oily skin really does need moisture. You just have to choose the right one. As I'm sure you're [...]
The first department store beauty product I ever purchased was eye cream. I've been obsessively hydrating my peepers since I was 18, morning and night, and eye cream is a product I simply refuse to live without. In need of a new daytime formula, I picked up Rodial's Dragon's Blood Eye Gel while visiting Space [...]
Living in NYC has presented plenty of challenges for my skin from pollution to the instant sheen of sweat I'm covered in after entering the subway (ick). This city is also home to some of the top skincare experts and one of them is Joanna Vargas. I had her Daily Serum on my list of [...]
I have been lucky enough (or unlucky if you ask my husband) to do some amazing beauty shopping during my travels this past year. I'm working on putting together some roundups of my shopping destinations from England, Croatia and the Netherlands so stay tuned for those! One such too damn expensive magical experience happened in [...]