A Candid Review: Skindinavia The Post-Makeup Recovery Spray

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I have to admit I was a bit baffled by this product.  Maybe because the name really didn’t tell me where it would fit into my skin care regimen - The Post-Makeup Recovery Spray.  I thought it was used after some post-surgical procedure.  I was wrong.  
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2 Vegan-Friendly Makeup Removing Products from Koh Gen Do

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One of my fondest memories of Japan during my teen years were the department stores in Tokyo in the Ginza district.  I usually ended up at the many cosmetic counters gazing at the skin care and the many little colored palettes.

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One of the Most Effective Moisturizers - Zim's Max Crack Creme

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*PR samples & Bought by me

When I skimmed the email for Zim’s Max Crack Creme, I thought about 2 things: glue and Breaking Bad.  I know it wasn't a good association or maybe it was because it caught my attention.  It was enough for me to become a bit curious about an all-natural herbal cream that was first created 60 years ago.
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Koh Gen Do Oriental Plants Lotion: A Must Have Beauty Product for Your Skin

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source: Koh Gen Do Japan

Before I explain why Koh Gen Doh Oriental Plants Liquid Lotion is important, let me take you back to my youth.  As a little girl, I spent my summers in Japan. Hot and humid summers which made me feel like an egg being poached in its shell. 

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The No-Bullshit Top Ten Beauty Products of 2016

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Choosing the Top Ten for 2016 turned out to be a mix of trustworthy names of the past and new names paving their way into the future of beauty. Here are the top ten not-usual-picks of The Unknown Beauty Blog in no particular order.

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An Upcoming Beauty Post and Holiday Wishes

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Pigs are flying outside my window!!!!! Or I am experiencing one of the other three miraculous moments.  (1) I am in a parallel universe. (2) I have died and gone to beauty heaven. (3) I am having an out-of-body experience.
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Ziaja Skin Care Milks the Goat - A Skin Care Review

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Aldona has stepped into TUBB (The Unknown Beauty Blog) to continue her series on Ziaja skin products.  This time she is getting close with a goat!  Take it away, Aldona!
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2 Great Beauty Products Everyone Needs By MoMoUP

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Sometimes when you see cute, it may not be practical or functional.  Yet,  when it comes to Asian beauty brands, they always have a knack for combining both.  MoMoUP is one brand creating these products and these are two which everyone should have.
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10 Reasons Why AntiquityBC Soaps are Awesome

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There is a fairly new soap brand called Antiquity Body Care or AntiquityBC for short.  Oh another soap line, you may think.  Another brand with just a pretty solid blocks of suds and color with a great scent to wash away the dirt.  Well, yes that is what soap is suppose to do but not all soaps are created equal.  And, here are 10 reasons why!

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An Unwrinkling Review of Ziaja Jasmine 50+ Skin Care Products

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Aldona will be taking over the blog with a couple of posts from a very affordable Polish skin care brand called Ziaja.  So, please give her all your undivided attention and then some more!  Take it away, Aldona!

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May Lindstrom Products Reviewed With Blunt Honesty

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After updating the blog, my brain is having a very hard time going back into beauty mode.  Therefore, I have asked Aldona to fill in for me.  She is here to review the very popular May Lindstrom brand. 

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The Positive Vibes of Skin Again Relief Lotion

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Skin Again is a skin care line that promotes a quality many take for granted when thinking beauty — positive energy.  You may think it is silly to include positive energy in a beauty product, but in the world we live in today, finding good things can be found in the strangest places.

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Oils of Heaven Cacay Oil - The New Facial Oil

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There are many oils out there now not just for cooking but for skin care.  All of them do aid in the benefit of moisturizing the skin.  But all aren't created as wearable and comfortable as Oils of Heaven Cacay Oil.

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The Unknown Beauty Blog Top Ten Beauty Products of 2015

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I chose my Top Ten from brands which really work for the customers ranging from the maturely beautiful wise-owl women to the youthful down-feathered spring chickens.  The following ten products are in no particular order.

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A Cleanser as Lovely as a Rose by Kensington Apothecary

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My skin care regime consists always of double cleansing. This, to me, ensures I am removing all my makeup.  This might sound a bit tedious for some but I find not all products are removed easily with just a wet cleanser.  With makeup touting itself as long-wearing and waterproof, removing it should be easy and leave the skin unscathed yet pampered.  I found this to be true with Kensington Apothecary's Rose Oil Cleanser.

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Up in Arms with Your Deodorant? Try Native Deodorant

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I know this is a product review out of the beauty norm, but let's face it, the temperatures this summer have had me raising my arms.  I swear I had done something bad and gone to hell.  Yeah, a good deodorant is what I needed, but which one?

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Leave the Cleansers Behind - BSL Natural Makeup Cloth

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BSL Makeup Cloth ($20) is one of those cloths claiming to remove a full face of makeup with just good old H₂O.  I am a skeptic when it comes to these makeup removing cloths (yet, I do believe in ghosts.  Go figure!).  For $20 you receive a 3-pack of cloths.  I find that nice since I always need more than one cleansing cloth anyway.

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Peace & Love is What Mad Hippie Facial Oil is All About

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When I had the chance to try Mad Hippie Antioxidant Facial Oil with hemp seed extract, all I wanted to do was run into a field wearing my maxi dress with a headband of flowers on top of my head and swinging my un-braided hair belting out the songs from The Age of Aquarius album. (Did I give you an earworm?)
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Unwrinkle the Laugh Lines with Reviva Labs Nasolabial Fold Cream

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Olivia Sr. had been worried about the dryness around her laugh lines lately.  No matter what moisturizer she had been applying, nothing really addressed that area to well.  After all, the mouth area is a busy moving part of the face.  Doing everything from eating to smiling to putting on lipstick; constantly in movement! Luckily, or maybe the makeup goddess heard her loud and clear, coincidently I had been sent the Reviva Labs Nasolabial Fold+ Multi-Peptide Cream to test. Instead of me testing it out, what better way to see results on a wise owl.

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