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13 Items of Korean Skincare I Have Just Bought
Yeah, I know. Thirteen. There are some mitigating factors, however: several of these come in trial size and there are quite a few individual sheet masks that I’ve also counted. And I didn’t really buy it all on the same day. But still, 13 skincare items is a..
The Nostalgia of Grooming
Huh, so from the Amanda Palmer-storm of yesterday (this post has now been viewed almost 3000 times, SLIGHTLY above the average) to the nostalgic grooming products of today. A bit of a change in direction, but the Modern Woman of the North is a multifaceted c..
The Garden of the King
I am not a gardener. Possibly because I spent my childhood summers in my grandmother’s garden, weeding and watering, and didn’t want to see a growing thing in close-up for decades after that. It’s more likely, though, that I simply lack the inclination and p..
4 Interesting American Skincare Brands
I’ve been analyzing my beauty arsenal (I analyze everything, I cannot help it) and realized that my make-up is mostly by boring brands: lots of YSL and Chanel, with only a few less mainstream items. Skincare, however, looks more promising.* I’ve done some ex..
Pretty Honest by Sali Hughes
Either it’s almost impossible to find a good beauty book or I’m extraordinarily hard to please. Possibly both. But if you have ever seen a book in that genre, I’m sure you understand: they date fast, are often vaguely (or blatantly) marketing-y and the writi..