September Empties Reviews

Lots of minis this month! The theme of September was definitely traveling: we came back from Tulsa, spent a week at home, then went to Crete for a week and a half for our fifth wedding anniversary. (This is also my excuse for my bad posting schedule. Hopefully October is calmer. So far all signsContinue reading “September Empties Reviews”

February Empties Reviews; or Two Years as a Skincare Group Admin

This weekend marks the two year anniversary of the Skincare Fanatics Facebook group, and looking at my empties it’s very clear to me how much it’s affected my life. When I started the group, my routine was, well, getting more elaborate, but still pretty small. Now, I’ve budgeted myself $100 USD per month and shopContinue reading “February Empties Reviews; or Two Years as a Skincare Group Admin”

October Empties Review

Out with the old! Took me a while to get around to photographing them, but here are October’s empties. For reference, my skin type is normal-dry and my concerns are primarily around skin brightening and anti-aging.

Skincare Sorrow to Bath Blessing

What’s a product that didn’t work for your face but you ended up loving for something else? For me, the Biossance Cleansing Oil and my forehead didn’t get along — I couldn’t get it to emulsify well. But put it in the bath and boom: nice fragrance and skin that didn’t feel dry when emerging.Continue reading “Skincare Sorrow to Bath Blessing”

DHC Cleansing Oil Review

Product: DHC Deep Cleansing Oil Category: first cleanse Price: $13.99 USD (at my local Target) Size: 2.3 fl oz/70 mL Ingredients: Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate, Pentylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopherol, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil