Transitional seasons are tough. On one hand, we’re saying a slow goodbye to the tried and true, and on the other, we’re ushering in new products in the hopes that they turn into something meaningful. For our Summer to Fall 2021 selections, it might be obvious we’re still basking in the sun, yet have moisture on our minds. From a…
As I’ve gotten older, my attitude toward beauty products has become more no-nonsense. Gone are the days where a magical origin story will cast a spell on me, “oh this mask was harvested by mermaids and mixed with unicorn tears, cool cool, but what will it do for me?” I call it my Janet Jackson ‘What have you done for…
When it comes to routines, there are those that are complicated and nuanced, and then there are those that are decidedly functional and minimal. Our mantra for the last summer long weekend of a strange, unsettling year is, in the words of Kathy Hilton on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, “who are we trying to impress?” It’s all about self-comfort.…
Greetings from the deep trenches of the summer. It’s fitting that our favorite products lately have been decidedly blue-greens that remind us of cool quenching waters. Below is a list of our favorites including an acid mask to breakthrough summer stuffiness, a ultralight Japanese sunscreen, a botanical deodorant that works, and an Ayurvedic herbal micellar water that lifts heaviness right…
Remember when we collectively shared the hope that 2021 would be a wind down from the absolute dumpster fire of 2020? Well, it feels a little bit one step forward, two steps back. Lately, between getting our new place renovated, and everything else going on, it feels like every day has been handling Murphy’s Law which posits that everything that…
