Category: Product Reviews

Product Review: NYC Applelicious Glossy Lip Balm

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It still feels like winter in my part of the world, and March has indeed come in like a lion. At the same time, I’ve been looking at spring makeup in my usual glossy magazines and I spotted a photo of these funny little products from the drugstore line NYC (New York Color).

I ended up purchasing an Applelicious Glossy Lip Balm in Apple Blossom on my next trip to CVS, and I’ve been using it almost every day.   Continue reading “Product Review: NYC Applelicious Glossy Lip Balm” →

Product Review: LUSH 9 to 5 Cleansing Lotion

Screen Shot 2013-02-19 at 2.38.23 PMAs part of my early-2012 skincare overhaul, nearly one year ago, I changed the way I wash my face in the morning. I used to wash with a foaming gel cleanser in the shower. But the cleanser was discontinued, and then a skincare expert warned me that my skin was dehydrated and advised me to stop washing in the morning altogether.

I’ve given up the morning lather, and my skin really does feel smoother and look healthier now that it’s not stripped dry  and tight at 7 a.m. every day. Instead, I a) spritz my face with some rosewater and wipe it with a cotton ball, or b) if I’m feeling a bit oily or grimy, I use a little LUSH 9 t0 5 in the shower.

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A Quest and A Look Back, plus: OPI Give Me The Moon Nail Polish

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Just about a year ago, the product-sampling club Birchbox invited me to take part in a competition. Twelve bloggers were submitting their ideas for a new nail polish color, with a name, a description and a “mood board.” Three winners would see their concepts made into actual products by the nail-polish brand Zoya.

How could I refuse?

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