Glow by Lady E

  Decades ago, before I even started blogging, it was natural for me to finish a product that I bought.  It was common sense.  Before Project Pan or Empties was a thing, I’ve been quietly finishing products.  A quick tour in my archives will reveal plenty of products that I’ve used and loved through the years.  There’s something very satisfying about finishing a product down to the last drop.  Like some sort of accomplishment.  I feel like I got my money’s worth.  I didn’t love the products above.  They were okay.  They served their function. But they will never enter my space again.  This last one isn’t the exact product I used up.  I used up the blue variant, but forgot to take a photo before throwing it in the recyclables bin.  I couldn’t find one in my archives, too.  So this will have to do.  This was more used to the last pad than drop.  These are Mumuso nail polish remover wipes.  I love them....

Blush isn’t just makeup—it’s a quiet act of rebellion. A soft pink stroke that says, ‘No, not today.’ A bold lipstick that reminds me I’m not here to be small. Beauty is more than appearance for me now—it’s how I set boundaries, protect my energy, and remind myself who’s really in charge of my life. Blush: Reclaiming Color, Reclaiming Power I've been scared to apply blush ever since I got rosacea. The redness always shined through just after an hour or two of applying makeup.  I piled on more foundation hoping that the redness won't show, but that only made the problem worse. My skin couldn't breathe and I developed more rashes.  I felt like I had to hide, to tone it down, instead of celebrating my face. I'm healing from rosacea now because I survived three autoimmune diseases - polymyositis, fibromyalgia, chronic idiopathic urticaria. So many doctors have given up on me, but I didn't give up on myself. I purged all the harmful medicines they gave me through the yea...