Skin Care | Natural Hair | Lifestyle
A few days ago, Google photos sent me a throwback picture of myself from over a year ago. It was a picture I took of my skin right after waking up, I still had my hair bonnet on, and I looked rough, to say the least. But, I remember looking at that picture and going,…
Moisturizers are hands-down my favorite skincare item, and I’ve made it my mission to continuously hunt down and try out reasonably affordable ones that’ll work for my skin type and, hopefully, top the previous one. Cue the Shiseido Waso Giga-Hydrating Rich Cream. This hydrating cream utilizes the power of superfoods such as fermented soybeans and…
Sunscreen is probably the most essential skin care product you own (or should own if you don’t already). Without it, every other effort you’re making for your skin is a waste of time. Slathering hyaluronic acid for skin-plumping? Vitamin C for hyperpigmentation? Retinol for anti-aging benefits? No matter what you do, if you’re not using…
Name any drugstore face moisturizer. I’ve probably tried it and been unimpressed. I came across the Neutrogena Hydroboost line of moisturizers after a year-long search for affordable moisturizers for my oily but dehydrated, acne-prone skin. At the time, people online had recommended this as a dupe for the $60 Clinique Moisture Surge moisturizer, which I…
A little over a year ago, I didn’t even know menstrual cups were a thing. Of the not-that-many period products currently on the market, you’d think they’d be on everyone’s radar. I’ve been in the menstruating world for 12 years now and didn’t know they existed until the 2020 pandemic. When I first found out…
In the natural hair community, I think it’s safe to say we all have a universally despised common enemy – Breakage. Breakage is the enemy of length retention, and we know that length retention is the only way to see any real progress in our inches. After all, isn’t that why we detangle? Why we…