Review: Skincare: Kanebo Blanchir Make Off Conditioner

This is the first in my Kanebo Blanchir skincare review series. The Blanchir Make Off Conditioner is actually an oil cleanser. Although oil cleansers are usually marketed to those who wear makeup to act as a makeup remover, Kanebo recommends this as the first part of its double-cleansing routine. They recommend that you use this first [...]

Beauty in your kitchen: Extra Virgin Olive Oil

I’d been talking to a friend recently. She’s got amazing smooth skin with tiny pores and seriously does not look like a mother of a young child. She looks like she is the child herself! What’s her secret? One of the things she uses for her skin is Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Extra Virgin Olive Oil? The [...]

Review: Skincare: Estee Lauder Cyber White Calming Foam Cleanser

I dug this one out the other day from my stash. It has been a while since I’ve used anything from Estee Lauder, but this has been in my drawer for a while. Its the Estee Lauder Cyber White Calming Foam Cleanser from the Cyber White series. The Cyber White series is Estee Lauder’s whitening line. [...]

Review: Skincare: St. Ives Medicated Apricot Scrub

This St. Ives Medicated Apricot Scrub is my scrub of choice. Its similar to the St. Ives Apricot Scrub that comes in the orange tube, except this one is medicated with 2% salycilic acid. What that does is help with treating problem skin, as it has mine. I use it about 2 times a week [...]