Okay, so I have a confession, and please don’t judge me because I already judge myself enough, trust me. I used to never wear sunscreen. Like ever, ever. I knew you were supposed to. Everyone knows you’re supposed to. My mom told me. My dermatologist told me. That one random girl on Reddit who I don’t even know, but her …
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Crying has only happened to me in a Sephora store. It was a Tuesday afternoon when it occurred, and I had turned 38 years old. The age of 38 is a very huge number for me. In my hands was a container of face cream that cost more than my groceries per week. The thing that came into my mind …
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Here is something embarrassing that I would like to share with you. Did you know that once I went for an entire month without washing my hair because I couldn’t sleep. You know how it is when you are lying there at 2am and you are scrolling through your phone because your brain will not shut up. I came across …
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Hey! I used to think I was doing everything when it came to my hair. I would buy those hair masks that come in little pots and cost as much as a meal. I would follow all the instructions leave it on for the right amount of time and rinse with cold water even though I hate cold water. My …
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Let me start with a confession. A month ago I was standing in front of my bathroom mirror brushing my teeth when the light hit my face just wrong. There they were—two tiny lines between my eyebrows that I swear weren’t there last week. I looked closer. I tilted my head. I smiled, then stopped smiling smiled again just to …
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Lets Be Real About Night Creams and Aging Skin To be honest I used to think night creams were a waste of money. I mean do we really need another product? Another thing to put on our skin every day? I grew up watching my mother use a lot of night cream jars. She would put it on every night. …
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Let us have a conversation. Pull up a chair. Grab your coffee. Let us talk about collagen for skin. Because honestly I have been confused about collagen for skin for years. Every time I look at Instagram I see another person holding up a jar of powder and saying it will make me look younger. Every time I am in …
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I will never forget the morning I looked in the mirror and thought, why do I look older than I did year. I was doing everything I thought was right for my skin. I had all the skin creams. I had all the skin serums. I even had a ten step skin routine that I followed every day.. Somehow my …
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I was thirty four years old standing in my bathroom in my pajamas my hair was all over the place. I tilted my face toward the window. I saw them. Little lines around my eyes that I could have sworn were not there week. My stomach did that thing. You know the thing. I grabbed my phone. Started buying expensive …
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You’ve probably done your makeup, looked in the mirror an hour later, and thought why do I look dusty? Or oily. Or just off. And you can’t figure out why. Here’s the thing nobody tells you. Most of the time, it’s not your makeup’s fault. And it’s definitely not that you’re “bad” at makeup. It’s usually just a few small …
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