Lip Scrub: Is It Essential?

As much as I love beauty products, I am still wary of gimmicks and fads. Do I really need a separate lotion for my neck and décolletage? Can’t I just use my regular… Continue reading →

♩♪♫These are a few of my favorite things♩♪♫

I try not to covet, but one thing that makes me green with envy are those who hold golden tickets to Oprah’s Favorite Things show. Imagine if Santa was a badass woman (Oprah)… Continue reading →

Arcona’s Tea Tree Mask

Hereeee’s dryness! It’s cold outside, and boy is my dry-prone skin feeling it. I’ve armored myself with some pretty awesome new moisturizers–posts to come soon!–but there’s a very essential regimen for battling dry… Continue reading →

New(ish) Line to Love: Koh Gen Do

It all started with an actress concerned with her stressed skin… No, this isn’t a fictional movie tagline–though I would totally watch it. It’s a true account from Koh Gen Do’s founder. I… Continue reading →

Ingredient Checklist: What to Avoid

Oftentimes, we’re more attracted to a product based on what ‘fancy ingredients’ are in it versus what’s not in it. I mean, it sounds cool when there’s a top secret-magical-miracle ingredient, but in… Continue reading →

How to Avoid the “Sun Shine” Look

Well, well, well. It was sunny in Seattle yesterday. And it’s supposed to be sunny here for a week straight. Freaky…. Not holding my breath, but just in case a miracle occurs and the… Continue reading →

Affordable Beauty Lines

After reading reports on the rising unemployment rate and the DOW plunge, I thought it would be good to list some of my favorite–more affordable–skincare lines. And no, this doesn’t mean heading to… Continue reading →

Tatcha: Rice Enzyme Powder

Sometimes things are overrated. Or, they’re just so hyped up that when you try it, it’s just adequate. What I am about to say is blasphemy in the beauty/skincare world, but here we… Continue reading →

Suki Skincare’s Guide to Caca Synthetic Ingredients

I’ve been wanting to post a list of skincare ingredients to avoid, but I have been really lazy. And it’s a lot  of research, which I like to do, but sometimes this stuff… Continue reading →

Facials: The Good and the Bad

Oh how I love to be pampered. Before I received my retch inducing invoice from the IRS, lady-sans-foresight here treated herself to a massage at the Four Seasons. Wowza! Just the free amenities… Continue reading →