notes › truth

If you've read much of anything on this blog, you know that I talk a lot about truth in skin care and avoiding fear-mongering about "evil" ingredients, especially when the sources leave something to be desired. Well, around this time last year a book came out and my friends and family, seeing that it was claiming to be about the same things, kept referring me to it. So, I took a look! I was...

Ok, contest closed! In case you somehow managed to miss my incessant tweeting and facebooking about it, since Thursday I've had a contest running. You can see the original contest post with all the great entry comments on skin care and natural and synthetic ingredients here. Thanks for all your wonderful comments! I really loved hearing about the skin care industry from the outside. Things are...

I spend a lot of time thinking about skincare ingredients, obviously. Researching, reading, learning, using and purchasing skincare ingredients and raw materials is the central cog around which all other activities at Dot & Lil turn. I, of course, have very strong opinions about this. But lately, I've been wondering....how does the public, and more specifically my customers and community, really...