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Protecting yourself from the sun: NEW LEARNING and FINDS!
SPF! Every year I learn more and more about sun protection and this year is no exception. In this post I hope to educate you on what to...
Penn Smith
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Rosacea/redness? Home-based treatments that make a difference!!
If you have it, you likely know it. You might get flushing of the cheeks when you have a glass of wine, go out into the cold (or heat!)...
Penn Smith
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Top 20 Skincare Products of 2020
There are thousands of skincare products on the market - literally thousands. Amazon and companies like Wish and YesStyle have given us...
Penn Smith
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Clearing pigmentation in a gentle, effective AND affordable way - NEW finds
*Please note: the thumbnail pic for this blog and corresponding video was made black and white and with contrast to show the pigment...
Penn Smith
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Skincare ingredient labels - your 'speed guide' to decoding them
I'm a sucker for cool packaging. Whether it's a Tiffany Blue box, the muted packaging on a Jo Malone candle, or a screaming yellow...
Penn Smith
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Retinoids: so powerful yet so confusing
Retinol, Retinaldehyde, Tret and Retin-A, oh my!! Making sense of Retinoids. If you’re on the anti-aging path, you’ve surely heard of the...
Penn Smith
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THEY WORK!! (with a few caveats) Silicone patches for 'necklace lines' and 'tech neck''
A few years ago I tested a silicone patch designed for the eye area. I tried the patch for one night. With high hopes, I awoke in the...
Penn Smith
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Hooded eyes and dark circles? SIX steps to bringing back bigger, brighter peepers
Have you noticed that as we get older it can appear that our eyes get smaller as our face seems to get bigger? Well, you aren’t just...
Penn Smith
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UPDATED JUNE 2021: AMAZON! Buy what you love - and help Small Businesses (TODAY!!)
What a great chance to support small businesses and stock up on some of our favorite products!! Today is the last day of Amazon's Small...
Penn Smith
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Active skincare ingredients
You'll often hear people talking about skincare 'actives' when they talk about things like retinoids, Vitamin C and AHAs. But what ...
Penn Smith
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Dull, dry end of summer skin? Korean skincare to the rescue!
Here we are in the last days of summer 2020 and if your skin is anything like mine, it’s feeling a bit parched. You might be thinking...
Penn Smith
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