Sheet masks are still having their day in the sun and if anything, I see them becoming even more mainstream and popular. What’s there not to love? They’re convenient, and you notice immediate results. Everything anyone wants in a skincare product.
So, with the slew of very affordable sheet masks available in the market, what makes The Body Shop Youth Concentrate Sheet Mask stand out from the crowd?
Continue ReadingAha! You thought I was done collecting Guerlain Meteorites pearls didn’t you?! Well, so did I! LOL!
So what do we have here?!
After I bought the last Meteorites pearls at the end of 2016, I told myself I was done. That’s it, this Meteorites pearls collector was hanging up her credit cards. No more Meteorites!
There have been a few new releases since, but nothing that caught my eye, so I didn’t feel any loss. And then one day a month or so ago, my eye was caught by a gaudy paisley tin.
And I looked a little closer. It was the Guerlain Meteorites Perles de Satin, released for Summer 2019.
And I felt the old stirrings tugging at my heartstrings once again. Ah, my love for the Meteorites pearls can never be dimmed! 😀
Continue ReadingI get a lot of questions about retinol, which often throws me for a loop. Unlike many bloggers or skincare enthusiasts who have jumped on the trend, and who are raving about it, I have struggled with retinol – something I will share another day.
But in recent times, there’s been so much talk about retinol and Vitamin A going around, I had to dip my toes into the pool.
One of the brands that come very highly rated in this segment of skincare, is Paula’s Choice Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment. I acquired a bottle one day, and decided to devote some time to figuring it out.
A month into using the product, I’d have given a sigh, a resigned laugh and shrugged it off as yet another product to shelf. Almost 3 months later, I think I understand why it’s so popular.
Continue ReadingI’d been very good for a long while, resisting temptation from most new makeup releases. Money saved, I’d tell myself. I already have similar shades; I’d console myself. Till one day, my eyes fell on pictures for the NARS Summer Lights Face Palette.
And I felt my heart beat a little faster.
And my palms felt that prickle of sweat.
I had to have it. I just had to! Even though I need YET another neutral palette, like I do a third nipple <- this is an on-going joke, for everyone who’s just checking in, and premiered here.
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