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Breaking Down 5 Minute Crafts “Viral” Beauty Hacks (Video)

May 18, 2020 By Michelle 1 Comment

Breaking Down 5 Minute Crafts “Viral” Beauty Hacks (Video)

I’ve looked at some more 5 Minute Craft beauty hacks – they’re a mixed bag. Some of them are awful, some of them are actually not that bad. This set includes a few beauty hacks I’ve seen around the place: Aspirin for pimples DIY glitter eyeshadow Activated charcoal for teeth Wasabi lip colour Dark circles…

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Filed Under: Analysis, DIY, Make-Up, Nails, Science, Skincare, Video Tagged With: analysis, DIY, make-up, nails, science, skincare, video

How to Use Glycerin for DIY Beauty

April 3, 2017 By Michelle 31 Comments

How to Use Glycerin for DIY Beauty

Glycerin’s in a lot of skincare products because it’s an awesome humectant moisturiser that can grab onto water and hold it to the skin. It’s also very cheap to buy at the supermarket ($9.35 for 200 mL at Coles in Australia, $6-7 for 473 mL/16 fl. oz on iHerb or Amazon). What can you do…

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Does Biotin Work for Brittle Nails?

July 19, 2016 By Michelle 8 Comments

Does Biotin Work for Brittle Nails?

Biotin, also known as vitamin B7 or vitamin H, pops up in every supplement marketed for strengthening hair and nails. Do biotin supplements actually work for brittle nails? The answer is – it depends. Gah! Read on for the gory details… Are you getting enough biotin in your diet? Nutritional supplements generally only make a…

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Ladybird Nail Art

November 7, 2015 By Michelle 2 Comments

Ladybird Nail Art

I haven’t done a nail art post in a while, so I thought I’d finally post a mani I did recently. I painted this ladybird design using Furless Bitch, a solid black, and Sea Siren Cabin Fever, a bright red creme. Unfortunately Cabin Fever’s designed to be worn on its own, so it took quite…

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Filed Under: Nail Art, Nails, Review Tagged With: freehand, Furless, nail art, nails, Sea Siren

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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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