Being a shopping writer, I get to try out some of the best fashion and beauty products on the market. Sometimes, I’ve tested an item for a couple of weeks or even months before it publicly hits the shelves; this allows me to give thorough reviews and only recommend the best products. But despite receiving tons of samples, I just hadn’t been rigorously using hand creams. With temperatures dropping rapidly, I’ve quickly noticed my skin cracking and cuticles peeling, so I made it a point to add a quality hand cream into my skin routine. Read More...
I must admit: I am not a sweatpants person. Pre-Covid, I owned exactly one pair of sweatpants. I wore the same pair for years: to the gym, in my apartment, and even underneath my school kilt when I was younger. They were utterly perfect — plush, warm, just baggy enough, and somehow slim-fitting. I didn’t want any other. I still have those treasured Gap sweatpants, but 12 years and one pandemic later, I have graduated to a more fashionable variety — Gap joggers. Read More...
If you have naturally curly hair, you understand how exhausting wash days can be. Before you even get to actually washing your hair, you have to pre-detangle, because if you don't, your hair will get matted as soon as it makes contact with the shampoo. You then cleanse twice because the first round only breaks the surface, and there are still caked-in gels, creams, and oils leftover. Then, you apply your conditioner, let it sit for about 10 minutes, and rinse it out. Read More...
