With the summer sun soon receding into the fall, many of us are preparing to activate the top-secret “operation fake tan” into action. Myself, I’m no exception. As I scout the shelves of online beauty shops I’ve been overwhelmed by the volume and variety of products that...
The search phrase “vegan skin care” has increased over 83% this last year in Google searches. When I found that out, I had to ask myself: what is making vegan beauty so popular all of a sudden? It has become a genuine trend and the skincare aisle is...
Precious metals in skin care are not a new thing. This little jingle has been ringing for some time now – “gold / silver / pearls (pick one) in your face cream / mask /serum will make you younger and more amazing in every way!” Younger and...
When I think of lasers, I think of Jamiroquai. If the lasers and Jamiroquai connection isn’t obvious, then you might need to fire up your Apple music or your Spotify and get to listening to “Feels Just Like It Should”. That oldie, but goodie, should satisfy your need for some kind of...
Hello again my dears! Today I’m happy to report on new developments in the slime-that’s-good-for-your-face area. In another post on totalbeauty-truth.com, I took you for a swim in the deep end to dip our toes, and faces, into the snail slime pond where we discovered that South Korean products...
The site californiahealthline.org has an article about three women going blind as a result of undergoing surgery with stem cells. The women affected were aged between early 70s to late 80s and had hopes of regaining clarity in their eyesight by signing up to a “clinical trial” that offered this miraculous possibility. The...
Dirty Love – the power of charcoal Since I got so involved with Korean skincare I have come across a pretty great black sheet face mask. Apart from dripping black-tinted liquid all over the sink and myself, I got quite taken with the unusual color and...
It’s been just over two weeks since I started my snail slime trial using Korean beauty products. Despite all of my scepticism, I am actually seeing a clearer, more well looked after skin. Now, of course a big part of that is that twice a day every...
There are a lot of things that South Koreans do well, but there are a few things that stand out because in South Korea they do them really, very well. Among those exceptional things are fried chicken, K-pop, and of course, cosmetic surgery. While I am not myself interested...
I always knew that Dolly Parton is a stellar gal. My personal icon and a country music star who has hit the big 7-O and is STILL touring, Dolly is donating $1,000 a month to each family that has been left homeless by the wildfires that destroyed much...
Wolves are merciless eaters. Given the opportunity, a wolf will eat anything that might yield a precious morsel of meat. Given any opportunity at all, wolves will even gorge on other members of their own pack. Wolf hunters know that if you snare a wolf in a trap, there...
I know, I know, I am on the old Jeunesse Instantly Ageless bandwagon again but please someone, anyone, tell me why people don’t bother to research what they put on their faces / in their bodies? I’ve watched a lot of Jeunesse reviews on YouTube and of...
I was talking to my friend and our conversation went from talking about how many people there are in the world, to the need to grow food differently and the pluses and minuses of genetically modified foods, to Monsanto screwing over farmers, to companies knowingly selling bad products to their...
The top three acids to fight wrinkles, sun damage, dry skin and even acne I touched upon acids in my previous post about how I’m dealing with rosacea. And since I found that certain type of acids were more effective than any other product or ingredient in...
One man, James J. Aboltin, has filed a lawsuit that will mean the end of Jeunesse Global. Well, look who is back in Skinny Anne town. The people I love to hate, Jeunesse Global. And boy are they in trouble. They’ve finally gone too far and have been...
Here’s the second part of my ‘How To Treat Rosacea’ series. It’s been a long road for me, and I’d like to summarize all that I’ve learned and experienced. In part 1 I covered cleansing and exfoliation – both super important when dealing with rosacea, and yet...
Pyramid Scheme vs. MLM, or scam vs. business When you hear the word ‘pyramid’, you might not immediately think of the greatest scam scheme known to modern man. Instead, your mind may reach for something more like a monumental structure synonymous with the final resting place of...
Rosacea. This time it’s personal. Probably the most annoying skin condition, save for cystic acne, rosacea is a bane of life for 16 million Americans, and whether you have a mild case or a full blown tragedy of a red bumpy burning face the verdict is...
“…Nobel Prize Winning Research Uncovers a Fundamental Cause of Aging…” Here’s another round in the Jeunesse Global shouldn’t exist but it does series, compliments of the Jeunesse Global skin burning Instantly Ageless product. If selling bleach-like skin care products that add insult to injury with a high...
I’ve been talking about trying this DIY face mask for months and I’ve finally gotten around to it. Just in time too, what with the beach weather barreling down the calendar toward us. Time to make that skin glow! Why DIY? Because it’s nice to know what...
