A Curious Kind of Life

Beauty

  • Makeup powders, brush, oil, notes reading “POWDER TEST (Trying to find THE ONE!)”, “Criteria: 1. Coverage? 2. Shine Control? 3. Shade Match? (Maybe ‘Light-Medium’?)”, and “RESULTS: Compact A - NO! Loose B - YES! (Matches tone)”.

    The Powder Experiment

    I loved Soap & Glory One Heck of a Blot—until the darn thing was discontinued. So I went looking for a replacement and discovered that finding a powder that controls shine, blurs pores, and still looks like skin is harder than it sounds. Here’s what I learned from my powder experiment.

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  • Woman applying facial oil while holding a skincare bottle at a vanity

    Beauty: Figuring Out What Works for Me

    I’m no beauty expert—I’m just curious about what actually works for my real skin. Join me as I experiment with skincare, K-Beauty, makeup, and everything in between to figure out what helps, what doesn’t, and what’s simply not worth the hype.

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