Is this an egregious amount of toner and essence to go through in a year? Possibly. Am I in my late 30s living in a dry climate? Also yes. The seven skin method has been a great boon to my skin, and in every routine I use two layers of a fermented essence, followed byContinue reading “2024 Empties Part 2: Toners and Essences”
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2024 Empties Part 1: Mostly Just The Basics
Wow, has it been a minute (nearly 525,600 of them). My last Empties post was the Empties & Openeds for January 2024. Well, here we are in January 2025, and I have nearly a year of empties to go through, which I’ll be breaking into three parts: toners, serums, and then this — cleansers, masks,Continue reading “2024 Empties Part 1: Mostly Just The Basics”
January Empties and Openeds
I almost wrote that life calmed down a bit in January, which is entirely not true — it featured a perilous trek across two mountain ranges in order to spend two weeks in California — but I did get back on the skincare bandwagon in a big way. My eye eczema DID finally calm downContinue reading “January Empties and Openeds”
Q4 2023 Empties
This is officially the longest I’ve gone without posting empties. Q4 was pretty wild with work, and we also bought a new house (photo taken on the mantle!). So, suffice it to say, my focus has been elsewhere. I probably did skincare maybe 25% of the time I should have, so there aren’t as manyContinue reading “Q4 2023 Empties”
September Openeds Reviews
September feels like ages ago (well, it was a month, in fairness). In September I got promoted to Director of Engineering, which meant that I felt I had less time to do skincare, and I also went to Japan for a week and a half, which also made me focus on more travel-friendly skincare (note:Continue reading “September Openeds Reviews”
September Empties Reviews
Oh September. What a month. We were in Japan for 1.5 weeks to celebrate our 6 year wedding anniversary, and before that I was grinding my way through my first weeks of being a Director of Engineering. Notably, the work has not let up since our return, ergo the truly latest batch of reviews IContinue reading “September Empties Reviews”
August Empties Reviews
A post with empties, relatively on time? Well clutch my pearls and say it ain’t so. Openeds were last week, with August and July combined. These, being empties, will have my rating out of 10 on how they did for me and my dry skin. Toner/Essence 🍃 Barr Centella Calming Ampoule Toner I honestly hadContinue reading “August Empties Reviews”
July Empties Reviews
July was rough. June was rough. May was rough. August is shaping up to be rough so far. Is there an end in sight in September? I sure hope so — if nothing else, there’s a trip to Japan. July involved a huge 10 mile hike, lots of mountain biking, and a trip to theContinue reading “July Empties Reviews”
June Empties Review
Nothing says that it’s finally summer in Colorado like suddenly emptying three sunscreens. It’s generally been pretty humid, though, due to tons of rain (and hail), which means that in some cases I’m pretty glad to have some of these heavier-feeling products out of my routine, even with my dehydrated, dry skin. Sunscreen ☀️ Dr.Continue reading “June Empties Review”
May Empties Reviews
I thought this month would be different: I was doing really good at writing reviews as I emptied products, at the beginning of the month. Then my life fell apart a bit, so this is coming to you a week late, after days of me trying to have the energy and focus to sit downContinue reading “May Empties Reviews”
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