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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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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 12, 2016 Fun with DIY / Skinceuticals

Fun with DIY: Skinceuticals-Dupe Vitamin C Tutorial

UPDATED 8/10/16: I am so thrilled that people still find this tutorial useful! I’ve grown a lot as a DIYer

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December 31, 2015 Dr. Jart+ / Mini-Reviews / Sulwhasoo

My Favorites of 2015: Creams and Sleeping Packs

Throughout the rest of December, I’ll do some roundups of my favorite products of 2015. These aren’t necessarily products that

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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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November 3, 2015 Fun with DIY

Fun with DIY: Moisture Barrier Serum

UPDATE: My moisture barrier creation is now for sale as Liquid Gold in the Stratia store! Back to the original

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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 13, 2015 Banila Co / Cerave / Cosrx / Goodal / Hada Labo / Laneige / Mini-Reviews / Paula's Choice / Pocketderm / Routine / Scinic / Shiseido / Silk Naturals / Skin Ceramic / Skinfood / Sulwhasoo

My Routine: Summer 2015

Here’s a confession: up until about a year ago, I had no idea what to do with my skin, or

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  • Fun with DIY: Skinceuticals-Dupe Vitamin C Tutorial
  • SKINCARE GOAL SPOTLIGHT: Fading Acne Marks
  • Fun with DIY: Moisture Barrier Serum
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