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Ingredient awareness on the rise?

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:01:32 +0000

So I just saw a swanky J. Lo commercial for L’Oréal EverSleek products last night, and believe it or not, neither the celebrity nor the awkwardly harsh reading of the line “And nothing weighs me down…EVER” nor the creepy bronze latex dress is what most caught my attention. Nope, it’s the fact that a mainstream [...]

How can we look “polished” on the go?

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:15:31 +0000

A friend’s recent Facebook comment cracked me up — she said on the first day of her attempt to dress a bit sleeker looking, she forgot to wear deodorant; this was proof to her that it was impossible for her to be “polished” no matter what she tried. I used to be much the same — [...]

Crawling back to Retin-A

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:01:06 +0000

I went off Retin-A close to my wedding, because I couldn’t guarantee a flake-free face for my big day no matter how careful I tried to be.

So why am I crawling back to my frenemy prescription now, when winter’s flaky dryness is just around the corner? Because I miss my best-ever pore cleanser! Sure, [...]

Powdered sunblock upgrade!

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:35:47 +0000

A few years back we had a blazing summer, and I got really into the idea of powdered sunblock. I tried a slew of brands (Peter Thomas Roth, Bare Escentuals, Shiseido and Colorescience) but didn’t care for any of the packaging or formulations. I even tried buying my own synthetic non-scratchy powder-dispensing brush that I could theoretically [...]

Tinted Moisturizer Roundup

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:27:51 +0000

In my desire to be more frugal and less cluttered, plus my pent-up need to sample new products after carefully avoiding changes in my skin routine leading up to the wedding, I have been systematically devouring all my Sephora samples. This particular experiment deals with the many vials of tinted moisturizer I’ve accumulated.

The first [...]

Sample Time

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:54:00 +0000

So leading up to the wedding, I spent approximately a million dollars on beauty-related products and services and then received a bunch of gifts that take up all the space in our cupboards. So it’s time for a purge!

In addition to cleansing our kitchen of old dishes, I’ve decided to make my way through [...]

The post-marital fuglies

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:44:02 +0000

Well, the big day has finally come and gone! The day was lovely, but now it’s time to get ugly. Don’t get me wrong — I don’t view marriage as an excuse to completely let myself go or anything. But this wedding has involved an INSANE amount of primping and stress and spending on our [...]

Powder power

Virginia (Heliotro.pe) — Sat, 16 May 2009 00:14:03 +0000

Okay, I’ve talked about making a DIY version of a powder product before, but now I HAVE to do it! Check out Peter Thomas Roth’s two new sunscreens. The first is an SPF 30 formulation that’s specifically meant for oily and/or problem skin, and it contains such additions as salicylic acid and “willow bark extract” [...]