Sample Sundays: feat. belif, Nature Republic & Skinfood!

Hi friends, Sample Sundays is back with a vengeance, y’all ready for this? This week I have been making some headway through a number of products which I am ultra proud of (obviously). However, there ain’t too many new samples to mention… but I’ll give you what I got! 

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27 Things in My 27 Years

Hi friends! So I started writing this post a while ago and then left it “to sit for a while” (which is a bit of a habit of mine). Twenty-seven is one of life’s big milestones (not), and I thought, what better way to commemorate it than by telling y’all some useless pieces of information about myself?…

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7 Things No One Tells You About Working Full Time

Hi friends! As you know, I am currently teaching the world’s cutest kindergarteners, and it’s great. So many funny moments happen every day and I feel really lucky to have my job, and the perks that come with living in Korea as an expat. I feel really lucky in general. But… sometimes, the whole full…

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Video: Throwback to Summer – My July Favourites!

Hi friends! Okay, I know what you’re thinking with this one: seriously Steph, July favourites? Well, yes. It just so happens that I have a whole bunch of videos tucked away on my harddrive that have never seen the light of day… until now. I wasn’t going to bother uploading it, but I figured that…

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My Minimalist Dream

Hi friends! This may come as a surprise to you (or it may not) that I am in the middle of a complete lifestyle change. It has become my life goal to clear the clutter from my life (and house) and to downsize. I never thought I would live like this – and I certainly…

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All Rose Everything

Hi friends! Well, slap a sweaty palm against a steaming car window and call me Jack because it’s getting all rose up in here (you like that?). Seriously, it just occurred to me that I have a bit of a tendency for this fragrance and wanted to share a couple of things that have been tickling my…

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Sample Sundays: feat. Etude House, Skinfood, Tony Moly and more!

Hi friends, Whaddaya know, Sample Sundays is back 2 weeks in a row! How’s that for consistency?! In all seriousness, I’ve been working hard to plan posts in advance so that I don’t leave you guys for so long again. Also, in case I contract another appetite-killing, joy-destroying virus, at least you won’t have to…

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What to Do When Milk Destroys Your Appetite

Hi everyone! Posts have been few and far between round these parts, but rest assured it is for a good reason. Recently I have been really under the weather and it has been difficult for me to do… anything. Except work, ’cause you know, a girl’s gotta get paid. But even though I work with…

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Sample Sundays: feat. aromatica, Nature Republic and illi

Hi friends! It’s time for another hybrid Sample Sundays featuring some of my (and perhaps your?) Korean brands. This week I have been working on a few full-sized products (yes, that is my idea of “work”), so I don’t have too many samples to show. However, there are a few things I want to have a…

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The Ugliness of Testing on Animals

Hi friends, There has been something brewing in the back of my mind for a while now, and I have been making it a point to integrate it into my daily life. I haven’t yet, however, mentioned it on this here blog, and I thought it was about time I got it done! What on…

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