Coming Soon: The Endless Winter

Although today is not the official “Last Day of Summer,” the last day of August is kind of the last day of summer anyway. I’ve even heard that school started this week for some children. For others, it started last week, which is totally NOT FAIR! (Tough shit, kids. Life isn’t fair.) The official last day of summer is September 23rd this year, but most of us have been conditioned that the last day of summer is either Labor Day or when school starts. Really, school shouldn’t start until after Labor Day, but no one asked me. Sorry, kids! But again, tough shit.

Glow On With Your Tan Self!

I got a promotional sample of Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Glow Pads free with a Sephora.com order way back in March(ish). It came with 4 packets, and I wish I had tried them immediately, so I could have told everyone to get a sample. But it just wasn’t seasonally appropriate to have a tan yet. Especially not just a tan face! You should only do that… never.

Zits & Wrinkles: The Best of Both Worlds

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Dr. Dennis Gross Alph Beta Daily Face Peel, which works great, until you stop using it. I found it too expensive for long-term use, so I decided I would follow up my treatment with Murad Live Clear Acne Complex Starter Kit for maintenance.

Dr. Dennis Gross: Temporary Superhero

The unfortunately named Dr. Dennis Gross saved me, if only briefly. I had been blessed with good skin for most of my life, and probably never had more than four pimples at any one time. Until recently. I have been having what are considered “hormonal breakouts” and they suck. Some are regular zits, some are clusters of bumps, and all of them are hated. I started out using a sulfur spot treatment, which had worked for my occasional zits in the past. A sulfur spot treatment, in this case Kate Somerville’s EradiKate, involves going to bed with stinky pink dots on your face. It was kind of working, but left me flakey and subject to ridicule.