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My winter skincare regimen

August 2, 2013 By Michelle 13 Comments

My winter skincare regimen

Since winter’s started I’ve found that my usual skincare hasn’t quite been up to scratch, so I’ve been adding some extras in to combat dryness and irritation, especially on my face and cuticles. There’s a running theme of glycerin in theses products – my skin just loves glycerin-based moisturisers! Here’s what I’ve tried recently, on…

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Filed Under: Favourites, Skincare Tagged With: body, Burt's Bees, Daiso, face, Jurlique, Kosmea, La Mav, lip, Lush, Mary Kay, moisturiser, Neutrogena, Nivea, oil, Olieve and Olie, skincare

My 10 favourite scented products right now

May 6, 2013 By Michelle 8 Comments

My 10 favourite scented products right now

Sometimes when I’m feeling down, a whiff of a scented product can make me feel a tad better. Here are ten of my favourite “scentsations” (I apologise profusely for the pun, it’s Monday!): Elume Creme Caramel Candle – I haven’t even lit this yet but I’m already in love. It occupies a permanent place on…

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Filed Under: Favourites, Fragrance Tagged With: body, Burt's Bees, candle, cleanser, Crabtree and Evelyn, Elume, hands, lip, moisturiser, Molton Brown, nails, Nivea, Revlon, scent, The Jojoba Company, Trilogy, Vaseline, Vice and Velvet

DIY whipped body butter

February 17, 2012 By Michelle 24 Comments

DIY whipped body butter

I bought a tub of unrefined shea butter recently, and I’ve been rubbing little bits into any rough patches on my legs whenever I had an opportunity. Unfortunately, it’s hard to use since it’s grainy as hell (a result of being heated and cooled in transit), so I finally decided to do something with it…

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

Review: Crabtree & Evelyn India Hicks Island Living Spider Lily Body Cream

January 26, 2012 By Michelle 2 Comments

Review: Crabtree & Evelyn India Hicks Island Living Spider Lily Body Cream

SummaryMoisturising components – shea butter, avocado butter, mango seed oil, olive oil, grapeseed oilEffectiveness – a little goes a long way!Scent – “tropical green citrus”Packaging – lovely, heavy, durable containerPrice – $0.23/g This product has a mouthful of a name! It’s my favourite “indulgence” beauty product. And yes, it does great things for your cuticles…

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Filed Under: Fragrance, Review, Skincare Tagged With: body, Crabtree and Evelyn, moisturiser, review, skincare

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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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