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April 1, 2020 Deep Dives

Everything You Need to Know about pH and Skincare

The pH of skincare is a hot topic, and an issue that can have a dramatic impact on your skin.

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June 23, 2016 Deep Dives / featured

Skin Types, Proclivities, and Conditions: Knowing Your Skin for More Effective and Less Frustrating Skincare

For me, the most difficult part of building a good skincare routine was actually listening to my skin. I’d get

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February 16, 2016 featured / Fun with DIY

Fun with DIY: Beginner’s Recipe + Shopping List

Jan 20, 2022 update: I’ve removed the section about heating and holding. After much research and trial, I don’t believe

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January 29, 2019 Deep Dives

What You Can (And Can’t) Tell from an Ingredients List

One of my favorite trends in skincare in the last decade is the shift away from a blind trust of

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February 23, 2018 Fun with DIY

Fun with DIY: Lip & Eye Balm (plus an upcoming event in NYC!)

As I’ve mentioned before, I live and die by Aquaphor Healing Ointment. I use it as lip balm, eye cream,

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October 29, 2017 Makeup Artists Choice / Mini-Reviews / Paula's Choice / Pocketderm / Routine / Shiseido

My Current Skincare Routine

“It’s been a while” would be an understatement, but then again, so would “I’ve been busy“, so let’s get the

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November 8, 2016 Fluff

Exciting updates: two new Stratia products + a podcast appearance!

I’ve been busy, and it clearly hasn’t been with creating content for this blog since it’s been three months since

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August 7, 2016 Deep Dives / Fun with DIY

FUN WITH DIY: Gentle Non-Foaming Cleanser Tutorial

I’ve got a few products in the Stratia development pipeline, being tweaked and fiddled with until I’m 100% happy with

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May 13, 2016 Uncategorized

Announcing Stratia, my new skincare company (YAaaAAAAaaaAAAyYY)

First things first: OMGOMGOMGOMG OMG Now that that’s out of the way, I CAN’T BELIEVE it’s finally time to announce

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April 3, 2016 Full Reviews / The Yeon

I GUESS I ONLY RAVE NOW: The Yeon Jeju Canola Honey Wrapping Multi Cream

I’m not gonna beat around the bush here: this is a rave. My last review was a rave. I guess,

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March 16, 2016 Donginbi / Full Reviews

The Hunt for Dry Skin Cleansers: Donginbi Red Ginseng Treatment Cleansing Oil Gel

This is the latest entry in my ongoing hunt for gentle, non-foaming cleansers. The surfactants that make the foam in

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March 8, 2016 Fluff

Sheet Mask Meditations

To anyone who, in a fit of boredom, has gotten to the last tab of my skincare spreadsheet, you may

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February 23, 2016 Full Reviews / Too Cool for School

The Hunt for Dry Skin Cleansers: Too Cool for School Sitkoza Cleansing Gel

This is part 2 of [???] in my ongoing hunt for gentle, non-foaming cleansers. The surfactants that make the foam

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