A few days ago, I contacted The Face Shop to ask why so many of the company’s sheet masks contain denatured alcohol. This morning, I received an email with the answers to my questions. Although the customer service rep recommended a product that wasn’t actually fragrance-free (even though she implied it was), she did introduce me to an interesting product line from The Face Shop: the Dr.Belmeur collection.

The Face Shop is a Korean beauty brand that launched in 2003. The company has gained popularity worldwide—there are even a few outposts located in NYC. Side note: The name always reminds me of The Body Shop, which was one of my favorite stores to visit at the mall as a kid. Anyway, a few months ago, I ordered a multi-pack of The Face Shop sheet masks, and I’m still working my way through them. This whole line of REAL NATURE sheet masks has quite a natural, attractive look. So imagine my…

When I was a kid, I used to like hiding small amounts of money around the house, so I could stumble upon them later (side note: StumbleUpon shut down today). Whenever I did, it always felt like I was receiving a surprise present from an earlier version of, well, me. Is that weird? Anyhoo, I recently experienced a version of this strange childhood pastime when I found an old box of Leaders AC-Dressing face masks that I purchased in March of last year. I thought I had used them all, but it turns…