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Achieve Spa-Quality Skin with Qure at Home
Recently, I stumbled upon this new at-home Qure system, which claims to treat “fine lines and wrinkles, rough texture, dark spots and dryness”. And since 2024 is my year to try to do more in-home treatments to save money and see if regular skin care and science-backed products can really help as much as med-spa…
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Truth Bomb about Covert Toxic Relationships
I’m on my second round. Cared for my Mom off and on, over six years, until dementia took her. She died in my home. I did this because I loved her. Because she ran out of money. While making this sacrifice, the rest of my extended family enjoyed their lives, went on vacations, had “me”…
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Is it too late in the year for Self-Care Goals? Answer: NEVER!
How is it Earth Day? Where did New Year’s go? I’ve been playing catch-up, it seems, for the past few years….a story for another day. But, slowly, I’m getting back the organized, goal-oriented, happy person back I once was. A big part of my journey has been putting myself first and, to be blunt, getting…
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L’Oreal’s Panoramic Mascara Review: A Minimalist’s Find
So, how exactly is my minimalism, decluttering make-up project going? Confession: I had a slip this week and, guess what…I’m not sorry. I went to Target to pick up a few things. That little voice in my head snuck in: “Go see what’s new. Get your steps in. It doesn’t hurt to look. Anyway,…
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Gentle Korean Cleansers for Collagen-Stimulating Skin Care
Are you on a facial collagen-stimulating journey like me? If you use tretinoin nightly, are an Obagi afficionado, medspa addict, or laser treatments are your jam kinda person, you know that there are days that your efforts to reverse the hand of time feel a bit ouch, shedding that crocodile skin! When my skin is…
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Nourishing Lip Care: Benefits of Tarte’s Maracuja Balm
I love the look of most make-up lines, but the frustrating part of aging is, you have to be VERY careful about what you buy. Look at the ingredients y’all, to make sure they are either suitable, or helpful to aging skin. The LAST thing you want to do is buy products that tug…
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Youthful Smiles: Essential Tips for Ageless Beauty
1). LIPS To all my older besties out there, you know that your lips are a major area that shows your age. If you want to have the appearance of youth, you need to do a few important things to keep your lips plump and young looking. Firstly, keep those babies hydrated, which boosts collagen…
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Decluttering My Makeup: A Journey to Organization
. My Make-up Chaos! When I started collecting make-up (meaning, ah….not just throwing a small make-up bag in my purse, but seriously collecting large amounts of make-up) my problem didn’t happen over night. I started by watching YouTube MUA tutorials. I read about new trends in magazines. This lead me down the rabbit hole of…
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Coolsculpting: Results, Pain, and Truth Revealed
Have you been considering getting Coolsculpting? It’s a bit embarrassing talking about your fat and areas of your body that you don’t like. Despite that, I thought I would share my own experience with this procedure. It’s hard to write this, but here goes! The Truth is: In my sixties, I’m pretty okay with…
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