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How to Exfoliate 1: All About Physical Exfoliants

November 11, 2015 By Michelle 13 Comments

How to Exfoliate 1: All About Physical Exfoliants

Are you confused about how to choose the right exfoliation method for your skincare routine? This three-part series rounds up all the types of exfoliants for your face, with examples of products and their pros and cons! This post covers all the physical exfoliation options. Part 2 will be on chemical exfoliation, and Part 3…

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Filed Under: Science, Skincare, Tools, Tutorial Tagged With: active ingredients, Anatomicals, Biore, chemical, Clarisea, cleanser, controversial ingredients, Daiso, Ecotools, Elizabeth Arden, exfoliation, Goodness, Guinot, Jurlique, Lush, Manicare, Missha, Models Prefer, Moreish, Muji, natural, Neutrogena, Nivea, Priceline, science, scrub, Skin Theory, skincare, Suki, The Face Shop, tutorial

Konjac Sponge Review: Ecotools and Kuu

December 15, 2014 By Michelle 8 Comments

Konjac Sponge Review: Ecotools and Kuu

I’m a big fan of physical exfoliation – while I love chemical exfoliation, my skin is really receptive to a good polishing every once in a while. My long-time favourites have been peeling gels and cleansing brushes, but after listening to the good folk at Skincare Addiction rave about konjac sponges, I had to try…

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Filed Under: Review, Skincare, Tools Tagged With: Ecotools, exfoliation, Kuu Konjac, review, skincare, tools

What’s in my handbag? Travel edition

March 13, 2014 By Michelle 19 Comments

What’s in my handbag? Travel edition

I’m hoping it’s not just me and I’m not outing myself as an irredeemable weirdo – I LOVE looking at what beauty products other people use. I love going through other girls’ handbag stashes, and when I’m in someone’s bathroom I can’t resist taking a peek at what products they’ve got in there. (I can…

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Filed Under: Favourites, Make-Up Tagged With: Acorelle, Benefit, brush, Ecotools, Essence, face, Face of Australia, Girlee, highlighter, lip, make-up, Nivea, Paula's Choice, Revlon, scent, tools, Ultraflesh, Uriage, What's in My Handbag

My Regular Makeup Brushes – Real Techniques, Ecotools, Crown and Lust Have It!

October 29, 2013 By Michelle 3 Comments

My Regular Makeup Brushes – Real Techniques, Ecotools, Crown and Lust Have It!

I’m pretty new to brushes, since I’m usually an advocate of the always-hygienic, super convenient smoosh-it-with-clean-fingers technique, but some products just really, really need a brush. I’ve been buying lots of brushes lately and thought I’d show you what I’ve been using in my daily routine, especially since I washed them recently and had a…

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Filed Under: Make-Up, Review, Tools Tagged With: brush, Crown, Ecotools, Lust Have It, make-up, Real Techniques, review, tools

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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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