Of Toys and Co

Last fall, Julia, a reader, surprised me with an enormous care package from Tokyo with many of my favorite things: Daiso masking tapes in c...

Woops, almost finished this tube of Kiehl's Richly Hydrating Hand Cream so here's a quick review. Can you guess why this tube in t...

A few weeks ago I finished the backup jar of Belif Moisturizing and Firming Eye Cream (received in swap with Caty, a reader--thank you, Ca...

After Biore UV Perfect Face Milk , I'm finally finally through with the last of the Biore UV Milk line with this 30mL (pink) bottle Pe...

After finishing up The Face Shop Rice Water Bright Cleansing Oil Runny Rich , I begrudgingly moved on to this 200mL pump bottle of Nature ...

Long time no mask! It might have been a couple of years now since I last used a mask of any kind, not because I don't want to but beca...

Happy Lunar New Year! Finally finally finished Konnyaku Sabon Facial Cleansing Soap Tokyo Bamboo Charcoal a couple of weeks ago and move...

On our first trip to Mountain View , we had a mini reunion with college friends whom we haven't seen for over a decade. We kept in touc...

Prior to our trips to Mountain View , I solicited restaurant recommendations from friends who live and work there. When asked what kinds of...

Upon exiting Maison Alyzee , I promptly crossed the street for Alexander's Patisserie . Talk about a literal patisserie face-off--they...