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Skin Secrets of India
Steeped in holistic habits of physical health, spiritual wellness, and beauty, India is a culture that I am fascinated by and thought it...
Oct 18, 20233 min read
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The Many Moods of Masks
Masks are synonymous with spa day-esque self-care rituals. The classic images of slumber parties and pampering in a long, hot bath...
Oct 4, 20233 min read
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My Current Top 3 Products for a Cozy Skin and Bodycare Routine (and 2 Honorable Mentions)
My passion for beauty products means much more to me than the artistry of color and a makeup look or my academic interests in ingredients...
Sep 27, 20237 min read
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Product Review: Ranavat Luminous Ceremony Cleanser
Ranavat is gorgeously presented line of Green Beauty skincare that seeks to blend founder Michelle Ranavat’s vision of “modern alchemy...
Sep 17, 20233 min read
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Scalp Exfoliation: Why You Should Do It
Exfoliation is a long-talked about topic for good skin health for both the face and the body. A lesser-mentioned topic, however, is...
Sep 13, 20234 min read
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3 Ways to Amp Up Your Skin's Moisture
I struggle with dry skin on my face and most especially on my body 24/7, 365 days a year. Today, I thought I'd try and consolidate some...
Sep 6, 20232 min read
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6 Scents of Henry Rose
Actress Michelle Pfieffer found she missed wearing fragrance during her pregnancies and raising her young children, during which time...
Aug 31, 20237 min read
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The Methods of Attack for the Breakout: A Skin Theory
I have talked a lot about methods of skin healing and rebalancing on La Petite Rose and have reviewed many a product also aimed at...
Aug 22, 20234 min read
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Product Review: Summer Fridays CC Me Vitamin C Serum
Summer Fridays has charmed my heart (and my skin) with another gorgeous product. This time, it is their CC Me Vitamin C serum. While I...
Aug 16, 20233 min read
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Blush Basics 101
Blush has become a makeup item I've been loving recently. After trying testing quite a few over the years, I thought I'd compile some...
Aug 10, 20232 min read
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5 Skincare Myths (And Rebuttals to Them)
In the plethora of skincare advice that is out there, common things get spread around that may or may not be necessarily true or as true...
Aug 3, 20233 min read
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If I Could Only Use One... (Makeup Edition)
Both for this blog and just throughout my life, I have tried many a different makeup item and have many of the same types of products...
Jul 22, 20233 min read
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Product Review: Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream
Summertime skincare always brings, for me, a particular challenge. How do I continue to keep my skin moisturized and hydrated but...
Jul 19, 20233 min read
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What is Witch Hazel?
Few ingredients, especially in the world of Green Beauty skincare, are as powerful and multi-faceted as witch hazel. The most common...
Jun 30, 20232 min read
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My Picks for Summertime Facial Cleansers
It was officially the summer solstice yesterday. And whether you are just starting to to truly feel the heat or have been baking for a...
Jun 22, 20234 min read
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Product Review: Bareminerals Mineralist Hydra-Smoothing Lipstick
Bareminerals is by far one of my longest- standing beloved brands in all of beauty and especially cleaner, more natural-based beauty. ...
Jun 15, 20233 min read
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3 Summer Fragrance Notes I Have Been Loving Recently
I have been a lifelong perfume lover, and always love trying new scents and bath and body items. But as I have mentioned several times...
Jun 8, 20234 min read
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Beauty Opinion: Innuendo in Beauty
It is no secret. Sex sells. We know how it saturates movies, television, stories, and sensually-posed models in all manner of...
May 30, 20235 min read
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Gushing About Skincare (Random Products I've Been Loving Recently)
One of the joys of writing La Petite Rose is simply just sharing my passion for the little random beauty finds that I happen to discover....
May 17, 20234 min read
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3 Perfumes that Have Impressed Me (from Floral Street Perfumes)
I thought we might do something a bit fun and different for product review this week, and I would share with you my thoughts on not one,...
May 10, 20236 min read
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