Olay has always been one of those brands that I like, constantly recommend but seldom actually use myself. It sounds strange, I know, that I would be raving about products from a brand that I don’t actually use much of myself. It’s a highly-established drugstore brand that is somehow quite underrated compared to de rigueur [...]
The Power of Brows
© okalinichenko If there’s one makeup trend that I’m thankful for yet am apprehensive about, it’s full and defined eyebrows. Gone are the days of awkward, pencil-thin brows; hello bushiness! I’ve experimented with many brow shapes over the last 15 years, so I know thing or two when it comes to my brows, what works [...]
IOPE Air Cushion Foundation: Too Much Cushion, Not Enough Foundation
I haven’t had much experience with Korean cosmetics but this much I know – they sure are popular for their cushion base makeup. The first type of cushion base makeup I tried was the Laneige BB Cushion. Unfortunately, that didn’t impress me much and I stopped giving cushion foundations and BB creams much thought after [...]
Taking My Skin Back To When I Really Was Born This Way With Too Faced’s New Foundation!
Okay, confession time: I’ve never been too impressed with makeup from Too Faced. Don’t throw rotten tomatoes at me! I know, I know, they’ve come up with so many popular products like that mascara that’s apparently better than sex (really, if a person’s mascara is better than sex, he/she needs to rethink his/her sex life. [...]
MonoDerma MonoDermoDose: Good Serums in Sealed Pods? Yes Please!
When it comes to packing for traveling, one of the problems I have when packing skincare is decanting serums. When skincare products are packaged in open jars, transparent bottles or even decanted to tiny open jars, they run the risk of reducing the efficacy of the ingredients when they’re exposed to air. As much as [...]