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Damn You Stained Nails! Pt 1: How to prevent staining

September 11, 2013 By Michelle 50 Comments

Damn You Stained Nails! Pt 1: How to prevent staining

I’ve always heard that teal polishes stain nails really bad, but I never really appreciated it until I wore the gorgeous Orly Teal Unreal and ended up with weird patchy stains on my nails, which you may have seen me post on Instagram: Naturally this weird observation made me want to investigate further! First up,…

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Filed Under: Nails, Science Tagged With: experiment, nails, Orly, Peel-off base, science, staining

Lab Muffin’s top beauty products of 2012

December 30, 2012 By Michelle 12 Comments

Lab Muffin’s top beauty products of 2012

2012 is nearly over, so here’s a round-up of the beauty products that got the most use this year (nail polish excluded): Skinfood Pineapple Peeling Gel (reviewed here) – My go-to exfoliator when my skin feels like it needs a good scrub. It’s a mix of physical and chemical exfoliant, and it lives in my…

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Filed Under: Favourites Tagged With: A'kin, Benefit, exfoliation, eyes, favourites, lip, make-up, Missha, Models Prefer, moisturiser, nails, Neostrata, Nivea, oil, Peel-off base, scent, Skinfood

Troubleshooting PVA peel off base coat

November 12, 2012 By Michelle 29 Comments

Troubleshooting PVA peel off base coat

A lot of people have asked me questions about Essence/PVA base coat since my original post on it – I’ve gathered here some of the most common questions and some solutions that seem to work, after some trial and error. Some of the solutions weren’t thought up by me, but by clever ladies who’ve contacted…

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Filed Under: DIY, Nails, Tutorial Tagged With: glitter, nails, Peel-off base, 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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