Fragrances are such a complex thing to write about. There is no swatching, no scratch-and-sniff, and the experiences are highly personal rather than universal. When clean beauty took off, fragrances became sort of an under-represented category. Without doubt, it’s not that demand wasn’t there for clean fragrance. The heady, irritating fumes at Sephora are the stuff of notoriety. The clean…
Paula’s Choice is the original influencer brand before social media was even a thing. Paula Begoun, the founder of Paula’s Choice, started her career as a makeup artist, and then became an investigative journalist. She wrote books like Blue Eye Shadow Should be Illegal and Don’t Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, and even appeared on Oprah. In 2008,…
I usually photograph products before I’ve really gotten into them as I prefer to capture them closer to their pristine state. That is obviously not the case here. I purchased Weleda’s Almond Soothing Cleansing Lotion (now called Weleda Sensitive Care Cleansing Lotion – Almond), because I was intrigued by the idea of a naturally formulated cleansing lotion but I did…
We’re going to start this post off with a quick acknowledgement that routines are to us, like wardrobe. You want to change it out with the seasons, and just like your clothes, what you put on will change each day depending on how you’re feeling, the weather, and the occasions. There are cleansers we love, but don’t use every day,…
Moisturizers — a fundamental in the skincare routine that has undergone a resurgence in recent years. At the height of face oils, these creamy staples were nearly vilified as inactive, inert products; an extraneous step that those who wrote them off are now re-examining. Many with oily or acne-prone skin swear off moisturizers altogether until realizing, often all too late,…