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Happy April 2025! Welcome to “accidentally all about actives” April! I didn’t plan for this, but this month will be featuring a lot about actives and cosmeceuticals you can add to your formulas to do all kinds of things, like reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, reduce the appearance of dark circles or … Read more
After all the nonsense over on Facebook – people who thought they were following me weren’t, and weren’t seeing my posts – and Instagram, the short answer about where you can find information about what’s going on here on the site is to come here to the site as I announce all the Zoom workshops … Read more
Woo hoo! I’ve been featured on Atomic Pom Labs’ site for my piece on isopropyl myristate (IPM), an article designed for aestheticians and other beauty experts who might not like the ingredient for some reason. Definitely follow Annie on Instagram as Atomic Pom Labs as she has loads to share about the beauty industry, manufacturing, … Read more
Hi, everyone! Hope you’re doing well. That’s what happened to us yesterday. We were rear ended pretty badly on our way home from a lovely hike. It looks like the car will be a write off – it’s so much worse then it looks – and there’s a bunch of stuff we have to do … Read more
Welcome to March 2025! The start of spring, although it was 15°C (59°F) yesterday, the 28th, so maybe it’s already here? We’re going forest walking later this afternoon as the prediction is 16°C and sunny! We had some snow in February, and Sasja wasn’t sure if she liked it, going in and out to see … Read more