For years, our skin has type has been divided into two skin types: oily and dry. Then came the term combination skin where you have oily patches on your skin (typically on the T-zone) and drier areas of the skin like the cheeks or chin. There’s also that category of normal skin, although I’m not a big fan of the term “normal” skin because really, how do you quantify “normal”? Not oily AND not dry? Is there anyone with such skin on the entire face? No, it’s not a rhetorical question; I really want to know!

But here’s the thing. Our skin may not even be dry. It could be dehydrated. My skin can be oily yet dehydrated. Again, dehydrated. Not dry.

Tine, what the heck are you talking about?

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It’s been months since I did a “What Would You Do” post, so I thought I’d resurrect it with a scenario today that you’ve most likely seen more often than you’d like. If you’re new to BA (hello and welcome!), a “What Would You Do” is a scenario post. I give you a scenario and it’s up to you to share what you’d do if you were in that situation. I love posts like this because we can get all ranty about it together and I don’t feel so bad complaining to Tim, who really doesn’t give a rat’s backside.

Hmph. 😛

I asked this question on my Facebook page last month but I thought I’d open the scenario here to you too. Oh it irks me. It irks me big time.

*shakes fists*

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There’s been a lot of hype about Kate Somerville’s moisturisers for the past year or so and I thought it was time I gave one a go. I wasn’t sure of what to get: the Oil-Free moisturiser, Goat’s Milk Cream or Nourish Daily Moisturiser. In the end, I went for the – and don’t judge me for this – prettiest colour of the jar, and that’s the mint green Nourish Daily Moisturiser.

Ahem. 😛

I’ve been using it as my night cream for almost 2 months now and I figured I’d share my thoughts with you on this. It’s a good moisturiser but really, that’s all it does.

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