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The What and Why of PRP and Profound Procedures

PRP and Profound Procedures: What to Ask Before Booking PRP and Profound procedures are medical choices, not skincare products. If you arrived here while comparing treatments with a daily routine, start with that distinction. A cream, cleanser or SPF does not replace an injection or energy-based procedure, and this guide does not promise the same […]

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What You Need To Know About Microdermabrasion

What You Need to Know About Microdermabrasion Microdermabrasion and a scrub at home are not the same thing. If you landed here looking for an exfoliating paste, this updated guide separates everyday skincare from an in-office treatment, rather than promising that one can replace the other. What Is Microdermabrasion? The American Academy of Dermatology describes […]

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Top 5 Things to Wear for Sailing in Croatia

Top 5 Things to Wear for Sailing in Croatia We packed for two very different trips: a week in London, then a week living on a 45-foot double-hull catamaran on the Adriatic Sea in Croatia. London meant museums, dinners and markets. Croatia meant swimming, kayaking, tender rides and stops ashore. I packed terribly. I ended […]

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Moms – Who is Taking Care of You?

Moms: Who Is Taking Care of You? Being a mom can mean everyone else’s needs get a place on the list before your own. Taking care of yourself does not have to mean a new business, an expensive treatment or a shelf full of products. Start with one thing you can actually make room for. […]

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Turquoise Oceans Dresses and Swimsuits

Turquoise Oceans, Dresses and Swimsuits This post started with a summer beach visit in Santa Monica and photos of a turquoise dress and bathing suit. My dress was already a few years old then. Those original outfit links and sale promotions are no longer current recommendations. The outfit idea still works: a swimsuit, an easy […]

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Explore the Carpinteria Tidepools in a Los Angeles Heatwave

Explore Carpinteria Tidepools: A Family Beach-Day Archive We visited the tidepools in Carpinteria with LessSpinach and her cousins during a Los Angeles heatwave. It was a fun day out. The original temperatures, children’s clothing links and swimsuit sale claims belong to that old trip, not a current forecast or shopping offer. The place is spelled […]

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Glamsquad Beauty On Demand Services Are So Convenient

Glamsquad Beauty on Demand Services Are So Convenient Disclosure: This is a sponsored paid post for Glamsquad by Shopping and Info. All opinions are from Shopping and Info. Glamsquad beauty on demand services are so convenient. All you have to do is download their Glamsquad app and choose the services you want them to do […]

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Why I Love Spool Boutique in Los Angeles

Why I love Spool Boutique in Los Angeles I recently visited the Spool Boutique in Los Angeles and I will tell you why I love the Spool Boutique in Los Angeles. Imagine walking into the dream closet of one of of your good friends with the most impeccable taste and everything is something that you […]

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Beauty Beyond LA Skincare and Make Up Concierge Service

Beauty Beyond LA Skincare and Make Up Concierge Service If you have ever shopped at a department store you know what it is like to leave even more confused than when you entered about which face cream, serum, or eye cream you should be using for your post 20+ year old skin. Everytime I walk […]

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