Skincare science and quick reviews
If I had more time, I would film more videos. If I would film more videos, I would do more TAGs. But I don´t have more time, so I don´t film more videos, so I rarely do TAGs. The “Best of skincare”-TAG though was one I could not miss out on. Because, as I tell you in the video: “Skincare is my jam.” Now please don´t ask what did possess me to word such a sentence. If you ever needed proof that I do not have a script…
Retinol. A skincare ingredient most of you will have heard of, yet one many are unsure about. Rightly so? No. If you ask me, and you kind of do by visiting this blog, anyone should use a Vitamin A product. The question is not if, the question should be which one! And to help you answer that I sat down and recorded a video, answering all the question I had received throughout the last months. Of course the title “Everything you need to know” is hybris and should…
If you remember my last Favorites post (read here if you missed it), you know I promised change. And change there is, but if it was for better or worse, only time and you, dear readers, can tell. Or should it be “Dear Watchers”, given it is a You Tube video? Are you the watchers on the Wall, sworn to defend humankind from boring and repetitive content? And can you tell I am really looking forward to the last season of Game of Thrones airing soon? But wait,…
Three months ago, I decided it was time for a fresh start. My empties started piling up, and the cute (and quite big) box I was storing them in was bound to overflow. As I am still trying to shop my stash a lot and finish what is already in there, I was heading straight to trash mountain. A sight neither pretty nor inspiring. Now fear not, I am not going to go all Marie Kondo on you. I will never ever be a minimalist, but sometimes you…
One thing that is very important in a relationship is sharing a passion and goals. And keeping my marriage a happy one is among my top priorities. My husband was thrilled when I announced that recently, but somehow his enthusiasm dwindled considerably when I made him sit down and watch lookbooks on You Tube. All for the greater good, I might add. For the purpose of helping me film my latest haul, which, surprisingly, consists of fashion as well as beauty stuff.
February is usually a pretty exciting month for me. I mean, we all do expect a little bit of action around our birthday, don´t we? Well, for the last few years my birthday was a pretty low key event. In fact the last big celebration with friends was when I turned 30. To explain that, let me quickly walk you through the years that followed.
Do you remember the “Bag of Empties” I showed you in a recent video? I have a similar one filled with new makeup goodies that I wanted to try on camera. It takes a lot of self-control not to just rip them open once I have them, but I really want to be more mindful about the things I own and use, so I made myself wait. Until today: Time to dig into some fresh stuff. Live and on camera! KIKO is a brand I had on my mind quite…
Something I realize now that the challenge is on the home stretch: I am an impatient person. The closer the end is, the more I want to be done with it. Actually this realization isn´t that new, and may be contributing to the fact that I sometimes quit right before a task is 100% accomplished, simply because I can´t be bothered to spend any more time on it. I was relieved to learn in one of my management courses that there is a name for this behavior and…
As much as I would love to tell you that my current everyday makeup routine was inspired by the crisp white snow against the red berries on the ilex in our garden, it would be a lie. I started wearing this makeup in early December, when the holidays rekindled my love affair with red lipsticks. Which is technically the second lie, as my love affair with red lipsticks does never need rekindling. Around the holidays there was no snow to be seen. Just grey clouds heavy with rain…
I just realized I managed to write three blogpost about Diet Coke. Three! In a row! I guess this is an all time low, both for my nutrition and my writing. So no more rambling about fizzy drinks, on to my next rant: Going gluten free. As we enter week four of the challenge, it is time to focus on the gut. Beat the bloat is the title of the corresponding chapter, and while I wholeheartedly agree with the importance of healthy gut bacteria (great topic, I know),…