In Skin Type & Skincare: A Definitive Guide for Beginners and 1 Essential Nugget, we’ll discuss how to determine your skin type and set up a skincare regime. This is the first installation of a series of posts that aims to help anyone who is new to skincare get started. Table of Contents #Throwback: The…
A new year, a new Project Pan. Project Pan 2022 here we go! What is a Project Pan? If you don’t know what a Project Pan is, you can check out my previous post available here. To recap – a Project Pan in it’s most simplistic form is where you set out to “pan” your…
I first encountered argireline touted as “Botox in a bottle”, probably in a fashion magazine or online blog. A quick google search told me that Deciem carried this specific ingredient as its own serum (hurrah!) under the The Ordinary line. Plonk it went into my online shopping basket, and soon arrived into my eager hands.…
Happy New Year all! I know I’ve been absent for a wee while, but I had a pretty big deadline in December, which meant forgoing all hobbies. I don’t normally sit and think of New Year’s Resolutions. Rather something usually comes to me, and it’s usually something I need to work on or something that…
The Grown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser is a current favourite on my rotation at the moment. (For information on my skin type, please see my post here, or the information in the footer at the bottom of the page). Confession: I have used Dr Bronner’s Castille soap for 10+ years to as my cleanser. It…
A quick post today about the *Foreo UFO hack that I use. I know these devices are no longer as trendy, as LED masks are easier to obtain now that there are several models on the market. I also have an LED mask now, but even so, I still enjoy the Foreo UFO. I am…
Herbivore and acne: Do they mix? I’m so pleased to have some Herbivore empties to share with you. Herbivore is a brand I’ve been wanting to try for ages. Something about their clean aesthetic and glass bottle designs containing their bright jewel-like products really appeals to me. But, their products initially were only plant oils,…
The Bees Brilliance Manuka Honey Face Mask is a Lockdown retail therapy gem. I found this luxe mask on TK Maxx of all places. Don’t write off the mode of procurement just yet, and allow me to explain. Skincare containing bees products always agrees with my fussy skin. I used to use a L’Occitane honey…
I’m late to the Project Pan party. What is it, you ask? Simply put, it’s a personal challenge to finish or “hit pan” on the beauty products one already owns, thus enabling us to become mindful of what we consume and to shift focus onto the things we already have. I’ve never really been one…