R.L. Linden & Co. Thousand Petal Beautifying Mist (2 oz/60 mL)

Initially, I purchased R.L. Linden & Co.‘s Thousand Petal Beautifying Mist to be a desk companion, standing at the ready any time I might need a midday refresh at the office, without the hassle of completely washing my face and reapplying products.  While that is still a lofty and noble…

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Pour le Monde Parfums – Together

There are lots of things in the world of beauty that are simply wrong.  Products that are full of fillers and cheap ingredients being considered “high end” merely because of branding is one pet peeve.  People assuming that a product is of high quality simply because it bears the label of…

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Beija Flor Naturals – The Bay Area’s Cult Favourite, for Curly Girls Everywhere

Every now and again something surprising pops up in my inbox.  A few weeks ago I was contacted by Stevonne, the owner of Beija Flor Naturals.  Despite my harsh review policy Stevonne offered to send me some Beija Flor Naturals products in exchange for a review, and I agreed.  Beija…

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Happy First Anniversary!

Happy anniversary to us. Happy anniversary to us. Happy anniversary Chidi Beauty. Happy anniversary to us. Today, September 15, 2016, Chidi Beauty turns one.  Yay!  On this, Chidi Beauty’s first blogiversary, paper is the gift we are supposed to use to celebrate.  So as we remove the paper wrapper from…

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Indie Beauty Expo – New York 2016

Wow!  Attending Indie Beauty Expo in New York last week was such a phenomenal experience.  As I write you, I’m still reminiscing about those past few days.  When I first heard about iBE this past Spring, I contemplated attending, began stalking the website and immediately started procrastinating making my decision. …

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