A New Year, A New Set of Empties

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 / The Chemistress / Leave a comment

Welcome to 2025! We last saw a beauty post in June, and I finished out the year as expected, collecting all my empties along the way. We'll do something a bit different this time in visiting my features first, then moving into all the miscellaneous products. And yet. Again, I am flabbergasted by how much … Continue reading A New Year, A New Set of Empties

Desire & Dopamine, Happiness & Hygge

December 1, 2024 / The Chemistress / Leave a comment

Photo by Esra Korkmaz I have a shopping addiction. Or, I used to. Not one of the ones where I’m secretly in extreme credit card debt, but certainly one of the ones where I utilize impulsive purchases and the presence of small packages on the front door to give me a dopamine boost. Wandering the … Continue reading Desire & Dopamine, Happiness & Hygge

Beauty Break! Summer 2024

June 2, 2024July 27, 2024 / The Chemistress / 1 Comment

As discussed, I've been halfheartedly into beauty products for forever, seriously into beauty products for a little over a year. My scientist and overachiever hearts compete to explore everything. Once I decided to give up lipstick in lieu of tinted lip balm, I sashayed down to Ulta and immediately bought eight to try out. Obtain … Continue reading Beauty Break! Summer 2024

Poetry, Passion, and Prose for 2024

January 5, 2024 / The Chemistress / Leave a comment

Once upon a time I wrote poetry. I did! Published in an actual literary journal and everything. Not just one of those classroom anthologies from school either -a proper literary journal, citable from JSTOR and everything. I don't remember when I stopped writing poetry. Probably around the time I got my silly jobby job, and … Continue reading Poetry, Passion, and Prose for 2024

Pregnancy Products

February 19, 2021February 20, 2021 / The Chemistress / Leave a comment

As you can expect, we've been rather busy getting things ready for the upcoming babe (less than 1 month to go!). I haven't caught up with this as much as I thought I would, but thanks to being an over-planning, overachiever, I sit here at 36 weeks with everything done. At least, as best as … Continue reading Pregnancy Products

How to Make Sugar Scrubs

February 19, 2019February 19, 2021 / The Chemistress / 1 Comment

I looooooooove a good sugar scrub. Where once my pale, sensitive baby skin feared smearing itself in sugar and oil lest the bacteria take hold and make me break out, I now luxuriate in a scrub at least weekly. Why? It's so cheap and easy, why wouldn't you? Every scrub I make comes together in … Continue reading How to Make Sugar Scrubs

Roses, Roses Everywhere (And I Just Might Drink Them)

February 9, 2019 / The Chemistress / Leave a comment

Roses, Roses Everywhere As Valentine's Day approaching, roses are springing up everywhere. I'm reminded of the days I worked for Whole Foods where Valentine's meant pulling all the girls up to pose for super rose sales. They insisted the men would need "a feminine touch" to help choose. Really, we think I have a feminine touch? But … Continue reading Roses, Roses Everywhere (And I Just Might Drink Them)