Trash Talk #2

Guess what?! I have more empties and garbage to show you! Skin&Co – Truffle Therapy Cleansing Oil I was sooooo upset with myself because I didn’t fully seal this bad boy and it *somehow* tipped over in the middle of the night (I’m blaming the fiancé) and a third of it’s contents were lost to the bathroom counter! I know I have too many products anyway but I was actually thoroughly enjoying this oil! It was taking off my makeup and dare I say leaving my skin moisturized at the same time?! This was definitely good to both me and

Cosmetic Ingredient: Avobenzone

We are smack dab in the middle of summer and the heat may or may not be frying your absolute brains out. What’s important to remember while the sun is shining it’s brightest is to apply your sunscreen! And one of the most popular active ingredients in sunscreen is avobenzone. Not to sound too scientific (I’m about to go geek-tastic on you), avobenzone is a synthetic dibenzoylmethane derivative. It can also be known as butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane or Parsol 1789. If you, like me, just had your head explode trying to read out those chemicals, let me simplify it. Avobenzone is

Five Favorite Things – July 2019

It seems ALL my favorites this month involve beating the sun and surviving traveling! Totally apropos for my lifestyle in the month of July! The Sunhat – I’ve already waxed poetic about this straw hat but I truly do love it! It’s fashionable and helped keep my face and scalp from getting scorched by the sun. Bonus points for all the compliments I got while wearing it! This old H&M bucket bag – I dug this out of the bowels of my closet and its been the perfect little bag to lug around lakes and beaches. Plus, I love the design on