02 Jul 2022
What if companies joked around. Tossed about the good, the bad and the ugly. Messed with us. Had fun. As in a fictional ad from a purely fictional company called ‘The Cosmetics...
24 Jun 2022
Oily skin does not ask for much. Clay. Emu.Tamanu.
Well, maybe, also our rosewater facial toner and our charcoal soap. In any case, you can rest assured that you will have less...
19 Jun 2022
We are invincibleNothing can harm usWe trust everyoneWe ask no questionsWe apply dye to your skinWe lie under UVAWe jab your bodyWe blow it up our noseWe wear a patchA tan at any...
07 Jun 2022
Triclosan. Maybe you squirt it on daily and don’t even know it.
I do not read the labels on the hand sanitizers I use to enter a store. I pump or squirt or pull and tear, rub on...
11 May 2022
Is it the odor or the sweat that bugs you the most? If it is the odor, you want an anti-odour a.k.a. deodorant. If it is the sweat, ouch! Be forewarned. Wanting an anti-perspirant...
29 Apr 2022
Ginkgo. Number one on Anthea’s SHOPPING list. Followed by blueberries, oranges, eggs, dark chocolate, coconut, broccoli, turmeric, pumpkin seeds… Anthea loads the car and just...
14 Apr 2022
“There is no way I can wear sandals or go barefoot this summer. My feet are an embarrassment” sighed Sabrina, as she and her friend, Erica, eyed the newly arrived summer sandals...
24 Mar 2022
Perhaps sweet basil, the culinary marvel, greets you from a kitchen window perch or herb garden each morning? Perhaps, by chance, it is another family member that welcomes you,...
17 Mar 2022
She uses sunscreen. She is a skier. Downhill. Snow glare, especially during spring skiing, demands skin protection. She slathers on the sunscreen. Today it is Clinique. Perhaps...
12 Mar 2022
He slots his keycard into the hotel room door. Immediately, upon opening, his throat seizes up. His eyes itch and burn. Tears swell.
At check-in the night before, he had forgotten...
