Toiletries Archive

  • Achieving perfect skin, hair & nails

    Tweet When I was in Portugal, I drank direct-from-the-mountain water. It was so sweet, clear and delicious, it was as they say, just as good as wine. I ate fresh, readily available fruits and vegetables from private gardens, grown without preservatives or chemicals. After a […]

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  • My Favourite Beauty Products

    Tweet If I were stranded on an island and could bring only a small subset of beauty products, these would be it. Naturally, there will also be island events and island work which would require me to bring makeup in the first place…if not, then […]

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  • Double Agents Lurking in your Home

    Tweet Spoon Original Use: An eating utensil, best used for liquids such as soups.Was made famous by running away with the dish in a children’s nursery rhyme “Hey Diddle Diddle”, and can be re-purposed as a verb to describe cuddling (“spooning”)… Double Agent Uses: A […]

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  • What’s in my Medicine Cabinet

    Tweet I’ve been thinking about doing a post like this for a while, because even I am amazed at how much I cut out. Amanda over at Jing-Wen posted about this recently, and I thought it was time I showed what’s in my cabinet. She […]

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  • Beauty Products & Your Sanity

    Tweet I’ll admit. I used to spend about $70 a month on beauty things. Trying out new eyeshadows, Bare Escentuals foundation, concealers, mascaras, hair products, shampoos, lotions.. you name it, I spent it. Now, my beauty and toiletry spending has been very low. Like… $10 […]

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