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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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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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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 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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December 4, 2015 Cosrx / Deep Dives

Skin pH and Urban Legends: An Argument Against Wait Times and pH-Adjusting Toners

Although I did listen to way too much The Who in high school, my blog is actually named after skin’s natural

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November 15, 2015 Fun with DIY

Fun with DIY: Creating a Recipe from Scratch

UPDATE: The recipe below (well, a much-tweaked, greatly improved version) is now for sale at the Stratia store! Back to

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October 21, 2015 Cosrx / Deep Dives / Ingredient Spotlights / Makeup Artists Choice / Paula's Choice / Silk Naturals

INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT: Hydroxy Acids

A deeper look into the chemical exfoliant workhorses of our skincare toolkit, alpha and beta hydroxy acids.

October 8, 2015 Cerave / Cosrx / Deep Dives / Paula's Choice / Pocketderm / Shiseido / Skincare Goal Spotlights

SKINCARE GOAL SPOTLIGHT: Anti-Aging

A new, ongoing feature of this blog will be Skincare Goal Spotlights. I’ll take a specific goal of a skincare

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September 23, 2015 Deep Dives / Ingredient Spotlights

INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT: Fatty Acids

To kick off an ongoing series of ingredient spotlights, I’ll start with one of the unsung heroes of skincare. Fatty

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