About a year into this pandemic, I appreciate the beauty and simplicity of a no-frills bar soap more than ever. Soap is an amazing thing, if you think about it. It can help save lives! Though I tend to remain loyal to my favorite moisturizers and hand lotions, I’m more likely to experiment with face washes. Bar soaps have always intrigued me because of how beautiful they look. Whether it takes the form of a nicely shaped cube or elegant curve, I love it all the same. My favorite kind is…

Sorry for the long hiatus, folks. This blog is not dead. The past few months have been a bit unusual—not just because I have never gone this long without seeing my immediate family in person, but also because of the undeniable, all-encompassing cause behind it: all the craziness going on in the world. Despite the part of me that longs to descend into the dark spiral of wondering how much longer the world can keep going like this, I must admit that there are still sources of joy in the world,…