The only thing worse than my nail roots were my grey hairs all over my scalp. For some backstory, I have had grey hair since around my 12th birthday. I started dying my hair Liv Tyler Empire Records era auburn in middle school to mask it, which went well with my Doc Martens and flannels. As an adult, I’ve come to rely on 4-6 week apart root touch-ups to keep things copacetic. At first I accepted my roots and it…
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Sephora’s Spring Sale is on, so the time is ripe to stock up on all the quarantine self care creams for now and the best beauty basics for when we re-emerge anew from hiding someday. VIB Rouge members can shop now and get 20% through 5/1, VIB’s get 15% off starting 4/21, and Insiders (sign up is free) get 10% off from 4/23-4/27 with code SPRINGSAVE. I rounded up my favorites and broke them down by category. Here are my…
I am fairly certain that over the course of my past three pregnancies and nursing cycles, I tried every single aluminum free natural deodorant on the market. Some of them just don’t keep you dry or fresh, and almost all of them turned my armpits bright red. My skin is sensitive, and most scents irritate it. The best natural deodorant is the Megababe Rosy Pits Daily Deodorant. Some of us crunchies will be hyped to hear it’s made with sage…
While some people put on a little makeup just to go down to the living room (hi!), others don’t bother unless they’re leaving the house. Whichever category you fall under, if you are a makeup wearer at all, you will be happy you ordered this palette come spring.…
I remember a recent conversation very clearly that I with my mother BC (before COVID-19). I told her that the one thing that makes me feel put together more than anything is having a manicure. For this admitted gel addict, the closure of nail salons was just the tip of the iceberg of mounting stress, uncertainty, and fear surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. I am that friend who received countless memes of nail roots in my DM’s the day non-essential businesses…
I recently tried Tarte Maracuja Creaseless Undereye Concealer for my seasonally dry under eyes and it worked wonders. If you are currently suffering from the same condition, give it a whirl. There are a lot of mixed reviews, and I do understand why. Here is the breakdown:…
I’m nearing a moment many women reach in their thirties: it’s probably time to start getting Botox or Dysport. However, I am slowly stopping nursing, so I have to wait as it is recommended that you pump and dump milk for four days after treatment and that makes so sense to me at the moment for a multitude of reasons. I’ve been looking for methods to smooth things over (hardy har) until the big day arrives. I found Microneedling Anti-Wrinkle…
True life: I tried La Mer Crème de la Mer Moisturizer for six weeks straight. I was fed up with my winter skin and decided to pull out all the stops when I had a 30% off coupon. Despite the fact that this cream costs $180 per ounce, it has a multiple-decades-long cult following. I wore only Crème de la Mer as my daytime moisturizer for six weeks and here is what happened:…
Winter is a lazy hair lady’s worst nightmare. The sad truth for some of us is that there are some days that are simply to cold to skip the blow dryer. Between post-partum hair loss, breakage, and bleach fry, my mane was in need of a bodyguard. I’ve tried so many heat protectants that I was convinced they just weren’t a thing that works.…
For some of us, dry January has a meaning other than laying off the booze. Today is National Winter Skin Relief Day, and since I am a serious sufferer of winter skin probs, I’ve been experimenting with many methods to find the cure for my cracked cuticles (and, well, everything else). In addition to drinking at least a gallon of water a day (I stay on it using this bottle), I’m finally managing scaley skin season using these methods. Here…