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Lab Muffin guide – how do holo nail polishes work?

January 3, 2012 By Michelle 14 Comments

Lab Muffin guide – how do holo nail polishes work?

How do holographic nail polishes work? The main types of polishes with holographic effects that I know of are linear holo (e.g. Nubar Reclaim, China Glaze OMG collection, Nfu-Oh 61), scattered holo (China Glaze Kaleidoscope collection, Milani HD) and holo glitter (a lot of glitter polishes have holo bits in them – OPI Teenage Dream…

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Filed Under: Nails, Science Tagged With: holo, nails, physics, science

My top 8 of 2011

December 30, 2011 By Michelle 2 Comments

My top 8 of 2011

These are the 8 health/beauty things I couldn’t do without this year, in no particular order:   1. Seche Vite – quick dry, smudge-fixing, shiny goodness. 2. Shea butter – all-round awesome moisturiser. I use it straight out of the tub, but I’ll probably scent and whip it soon. 3. Eyeliner brush – I do…

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Filed Under: Favourites Tagged With: brush, candle, eyes, favourites, health, IKEA, mask, moisturiser, nails, natural, Seche Vite, skincare, tools

Fact-check: The Science of Face Washing

December 23, 2011 By Michelle 12 Comments

Fact-check: The Science of Face Washing

One of my friends recently asked me why you can’t solely use oil for cleaning your face. The answer is quite simple – water doesn’t dissolve oil, so you need something that does. If you’ve been on this planet for more than 10 years, you should have noticed by now that oil and water don’t…

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Filed Under: Science, Skincare Tagged With: biology, chemical, cleanser, oil, science, skincare

NOTD: Gold and black crackle

December 21, 2011 By Michelle Leave a Comment

NOTD: Gold and black crackle

My boyfriend suggested this when I received my China Glaze Cracked Medallion in the mail from eBay, and despite my initial skepticism (his other good ideas include things like rainbow board shorts and jumping off tall buildings in wingsuits), I think it turned out really well! It’s alternating gold crackle over black, and black crackle…

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Filed Under: Nail Art, Nails Tagged With: China Glaze, crackle, nail art, nails, ulta3

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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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