There are so few drugstore sunscreens that have Zinc Oxide in them, my preferred sunscreen ingredient, but I noticed a few stores carry Solar Sense Clear Zinc products. Even though Blue Lizard is my favorite drugstore sunscreen, I wanted to try something new.
Solar Sense Clear Zinc Sport Stick For Face
I picked up the Solar Sense [...]

If you’ve been lucky enough to figure out how to keep your acne at bay, and prevent future breakouts, then you obviously feel a huge sense of relief. But what do you do when acne breakouts come back?
I’ve been relatively acne-free for a few years now. I had pretty significant adult acne which took a few years [...]

I recently received some L’Oreal Skin Genesis products to test - the Oil-Free Lotion and the Serum Concentrate. I love testing new products, however, if you read my avoid alcohol in cosmetics post, you’ll see that I had previously blasted the Serum Concentrate, although to be fair, I hadn’t tried it til now.
L’Oreal Skin Genesis [...]

What are your summer beauty must-haves? Now that it’s 105 degrees, or super hot and sticky in most parts of the country, what can’t you live without? My friend was just in town visiting, and we were out all day yesterday gallivanting in the sweltering heat. Now she’s off to San Francisco, where it’s a [...]

Now instead of having to go to the tanning salon to get a spray tan, you can do it in the comfort of your own home!
L’Oreal Sublime Bronze ProPerfect Airbrush
I’ve never gotten a tan-in-a-can before, so using this product was new for me. According to the directions, you are supposed to spray the product continuously at arm’s [...]

If you’ve flown anywhere in the last few years, then you know that being able to bring all of your favorite beauty products is a big challenge, especially if you don’t check bags! And squeezing all of your necessities into a quart-sized ziplock bag is nearly impossible, plus most products exceed the 2 ounce limit [...]

As if my list of cosmetic ingredients to avoid to prevent cosmetic acne wasn’t long enough already, I have a few more ingredients to add to the list - cornstarch (also called Zea Mays or corn starch) and rice starch. According to Cosmetic Cop Paula Begoun, some food-derived cosmetic ingredients should be avoid if you [...]