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Saving Face Series

29/01/2015

Saving Face: Beauty is in the Eye of the Purse Holder

The second part of this series was a bit longer than I’d planned (I also didn’t originally plan a series!) so I’m going to keep the next two posts short and sweet… or bitter, depending on your viewpoint. My second question in that first post was about why skincare products are so expensive, and it turns… Continue reading

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Saving Face Series

Saving Face: Beauty is in the Eye of the Purse Holder