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Nail product ingredients – how bad are they?

December 16, 2011 By Michelle 2 Comments

Nail product ingredients – how bad are they?

If you’ve ever looked at the ingredients list on the back of any of your cosmetics, you’ll see a massive block of scary-sounding names, with a few familiar ones in the mix (hello water!). Nail polish is probably the most unfriendly cosmetic product most people own – it smells nasty, and it’s hard to clean…

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Filed Under: Health, Nails, Science Tagged With: chemical, controversial ingredients, health, nails, safety, science

NOTD: Ancient urn

December 14, 2011 By Michelle 2 Comments

NOTD: Ancient urn

A simple NOTD today. This has the distinction of being the only manicure of mine that a 70 year old man has complimented 🙂 Unfortunately since it was so simple, I wasn’t too impressed by it until I recevied compliments on it, but by then it was all chipped and nasty. So only one picture…

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Filed Under: Nail Art, Nails Tagged With: China Glaze, crackle, nail art, nails, W7

DIY: Easy Microwaveable Lip Balm

December 12, 2011 By Michelle 9 Comments

DIY: Easy Microwaveable Lip Balm

Recently I was asked to be a bridesmaid for one of my best friends. Of course I accepted! 😀 For her hens event, we decided on a DIY pampering weekend in a country cottage. To keep costs down, we wanted to try some homemade skincare projects. The easiest pampering activity I could think of is…

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Filed Under: DIY, Skincare, Tutorial Tagged With: DIY, lip, moisturiser, natural, tutorial

Chemical vs. Natural

December 9, 2011 By Michelle 17 Comments

Chemical vs. Natural

It’s probably no surprise to anyone that, as a science geek, it irks me when I see scientifically incorrect things in popular media (I have been known to yell at the TV during Mythbusters). But what really upsets me is when advertisers and marketing gurus try to use scientific terms and absurd claims to bamboozle…

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Filed Under: Health, Rant, Science Tagged With: biology, chemical, controversial ingredients, environment, health, natural, rant, safety, science

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Hi! I'm Michelle, chemistry PhD and science educator, and I'm here to help you figure out which beauty products are worth buying, and which ones aren't using science!

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