Thus far, on our “Holiday Shopping Around the World” Holiday Gift Guide, we’ve strolled through Athens, skipped through London, and chilled in Stockholm and, today, we’re moving right along to Berlin.
For this year’s Holiday Gift Guide, we’re on a globe-trotting expedition, finding inspiration in different cities around the world.
The holiday season is a magical time and, at Sicka Than Average, we believe in preserving that sense of enchantment well past the I-believe-in-Santa-Claus stage of life.
When Kiehl’s first released its Rosa Artica Youth Regenerating Cream, a number of customers and beauty critics (myself included) commented that, while the cream did wonders to hydrate the skin, it also felt a bit thick, making it less practical for use on steamy summer days or in climates that are warm or humid year-long.
Ciaté Breakthrough Breast Cancer Duo, $28.
Typically, I would strongly advise beauty companies to refrain from using words like “heavenly,” “divine,” “celestial,” and “idyllic” when naming their latest products — after all, relying on such hyperbolic terms automatically raises customers’ expectations so that, anything short of perfection will feel like a let-down of burst balloon, spilled milk, and melted ice cream cone proportions.
You may be secretly huffing’and puffin’ about returning to work after a blissfully relaxing long weekend, but don’t go into full on Debbie Downer mode.
What happened on Season Five of HBO’s True Blood?
Most women associate dark under-eye circles with a lack of sleep and overall fatigue but, in truth, many other culprits can lie at the root of this particular problem — among them dehydration, poor circulation, smoking, asthma, inflammation, allergies, sinus problems, and even ethnic and genetic factors (some people are simply predisposed to having ojeras).
