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What is the difference between retinol and retinal (and the other retinoids for that matter)?
Let’s geek out for a bit. Last week I tried out a product that contained retinal, not retinol, but retinal. This made me go on a journey to try and learn the differences and more about the ingredients overall. As quickly as I can, let me tell you what I found out. Retinal is one…
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Apricot Privée, not the literal fruity scent you might expect
Apricot Privée by Phlur is not the literal fruity scent you might expect. After spraying it on myself, I was wondering, “I know it smells fruity but there is something else. What is that? Is it skin? Is it like a dirty fruit? It is a pleasantly soft fruit, on the verge of teetering in…
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The question to ask yourself every morning
TI woke up and thought, “What is one thing that I can do that will bring me closer to my goals?” The answer was exercise. I got that done. It is almost as if whatever happens today, I was successful. Where I got this idea from was from, I’m not quite sure. Was it a…
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Baby Dior scent coming soon
Dior is expanding its fragrance offering to include babies, or rather their parents. Their Bonne Etoile offering will be a fragrant mist/scent water mean to be sprayed in the air and on fabrics, not directly onto your child. The fragrance bottles offer the same scent in two different colors, possibly making them a luxurious gift…
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The hotels might be out of this world (literally)
I enjoy traveling to new places and exploring the offerings in fine hotels. For me that means hopping on an airplane to another state. Were I a billionaire, that could mean traveling by rocket ship to another planet. There is a lot of excitement around space tourism with an increase in private business tackling the…
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Does future you really need those jeans?
Perhaps you are like me and trying to figure out how to save money. Well, one way might be to stop buying so many things for future you. You know who I mean. That person you hope to one day be. The one wears a different size, the one who goes to fancy dinners, the…
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Easy ways to get your money’s worth on beauty purchases
I like nice things, but I try to save whenever I can. This is what I do to make sure I am making the most of all my purchases. Here are just a few strategies I use when I buy beauty products.
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First impressions of Omorovicza’s Midnight Renewal
Omorovicza Midnight Renewal. I have been testing this product out for a few days. It is a retinal based product meant to be used overnight, during the time your skin is going through its natural renewal cycle. Retinal, not to be confused for retinol, is a potent version of Vitamin, that should help improve fine…
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I liked Miss Dior more than I thought I would
When Christian Dior brought Miss Dior to market in 1947, it was with the desire to bring women a bit of light in the midst of a dark world. The original formulation was a response to the terror world had experienced due to the war. He wanted to bring back a sense of love, happiness,…
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Laziness is a choice that I want to make more often
At the end of the day, my invisible to-do list haunts me. It is full of all the items that I knew I should have done but didn’t remember to do or simply put off in favor of something else. I spent the day doing things, exhausting myself, but I had nothing of value to…
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