PR Sample, Affiliate Link I guess I didn’t have to twist my ankle on my platform sandals and fall down the stairs to try out Mineralgia Pain Relief Cream, but this luxurious cream certainly has come in handy after my fall! Mineralgia Pain Relief Cream was developed by Israeli-born chiropractor, Dr. Brigette Rozenberg, who created […]

You know that I love bar soap. I use them in the shower and at the sink. PR Sample, I Bought This, Affiliate Links In the past, I have written about soap savers, accessories that make bar soap last longer (reviewed here). I’ve used a couple of different kinds over the years. They all worked […]

Hope you have a lovely midsummer weekend!! Erno Laszlo Phormula 3-9 Repair Cream is an ultra-luxe cream that is loaded with Niacinamide and Panthnol to keep skin deeply hydrated. It is soothing, healing and perfect post peel and exfoliation, and Lola’s Secret Beauty Blog can’t say enough good things about it! With the summers getting […]

Retinol is one of my big three skincare ingredients along with hyaluronic acid and glycolic acid. I think retinol is a must-have ingredient in the products I use on a regular basis. For the three years, I have been using StriVectin S.T.A.R. Retinol Light Night Oil, and it’s one of my favorite skincare products. But […]

Every summer, I usually buy one new pair of sandals. Although I skipped last year, this year I bought a new pair of sandals. I think I bought them online, on sale at Saks. Of course, I saw them in an ad on Facebook. Pink, super high platform sandals in a fabric that my mother […]

Sunday was yet another rainy day in the Boston area. So far this summer, I have been to the beach twice. Pathetic. But it is what it is. So what to do to enjoy the day? I decided to make a Cherry-Chocolate Galette. A galette is a rustic, French pastry where you roll out the […]

I know I will be forgetting some things because I haven’t gone back through all of my posts since January 1, but this will do. There have been a lot of products that I have tried for the first time that I have really enjoyed so far in 2021. Here are at least the ones […]

I had one of those days where all of a sudden everything started going wrong. Maybe because the temperature was 96 degrees and probably just as much humidity. The stifling weather made everything worse. You may think this is weird, but I hate to turn on the central A/C. While I am lucky to have […]

Usually, I use a product for several weeks, at least a month before I write a review. But not long ago, I didn’t follow my typical testing procedure, and I judged a product too soon. Sorry about that.  Because it was a bar of soap, I thought I could evaluate it more quickly. I was […]