Alright, friends, it’s been a long time coming. But today we start a short series on our personal cleansing routines. Buckle up, my dear readers, because this is a wild ride.   Sundays […]

From time to time we do pieces like this, offering our customers a bit of variety in the types of products they already buy. As we gear up for back-to-school, I thought the […]

We’ve talked about how you do so much right with your skincare and makeup routines, but that there may be some important steps you’re missing. Well, the same holds true for your tresses. […]

Earlier this week we went over some oft-forgotten steps in a typical skincare regimen. Today: makeup! This forgotten step could also find a home in the Forgotten Steps: Skincare Edition, to be honest. […]

Skincare is a full-time job. You’re laughing, I know. You’re laughing partly because you find the concept a little ridiculous, and partly because you’ve also just realized that skincare is literally my full-time […]

So you stuck with me through my Boar Bristle Adventure! Thank you. I got about a week into this experiment and realized…I didn’t know how frequently to wash my brush, or even the right way […]

I started writing the previous boar bristle article with the intention of writing simple instructions, but then I got so excited about it, I figured I should put my money where my mouth […]

A really common complaint among our clientele is that their hair gets so greasy they can’t go multiple days between shampoos, at least not without copious amounts of dry shampoo. While I posit […]

We’ve covered teen skin, the 20s, the 30s, and now we’re getting into it with the 40s. Now, great skincare should continue throughout your 50s, 60s, 70s, and beyond, but aside from specific […]

People love that Lipstick Queen boasts a story or gimmick for every lipstick family. “Sinners” give a full-coverage, rich pigmentation while their sheer, soft “Saint” counterparts come in all the same colors, giving […]

In my experience, the 30s are when it starts to hit people that time marches on, and it usually marches right across our faces. What’s a girl to do? Start with the derm. […]

I’m right in the thick of my 20s. I gotta tell you folks, I really thought my skin would have gotten its, ahem, “stuff” together by now. I still break out, I still have […]

In the summertime we all walk that fine line between wanting to look amazing and intentionally dewy and beautiful and not wanting to wear any makeup when we’re outside. What’s a gal to […]

Oh, to be 16 again. Fewer responsibilities, someone else making dinner every night (OK, I don’t cook, so that happens anyway), the comforting routine of school + after-school activities + part-time jobs where […]

A lot of different products have similar — even nigh-identical — ingredient lists. There are some ingredients that are just plain good for you, so a lot of skincare companies use them, like […]