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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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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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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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January 29, 2016 A'Peiu / Aritaum / Full Reviews

Two Sides of the Same Coin: A Review of Two Extremely Different Oil Cleansers

To Westerners like me, oil cleansing is maybe the most counterintuitive part of the Korean skincare routine. We’ve been taught

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January 27, 2016 Cerave / Cosrx / Deep Dives / Hada Labo / Ingredient Spotlights / Innisfree / Too Cool for School

INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT: Surfactants

As evidenced by the five-paragraph preface to my last review, I’m a little bit obsessed with cleansers right now. My

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January 25, 2016 Full Reviews / Holika Holika

THE HUNT FOR DRY SKIN CLEANSERS: Holika Holika Skin & Good Cera Steam Cleansing Lotion

As an addict of Asian skincare products beyond any hope of redemption, I go through phases. Obsessions, if we’re being

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