The Search for the Perfect Hand Cream Continues: Le Couvent Des Minimes Gardener’s Hand Healer

Although I normally apply the excess skin care products from my face onto my hands, as I get older, I notice that I grow to like separate hand creams more and more all the time.  Enter Le Couvent Des Minimes Gardener’s Hand Healer ($5.00 for 0.8 oz, $25.00 for 2.6 oz, LeCouventdesMinimes.us) into my quest for the perfect hand cream. The very rich cream is fortified with a blend of seven nourishing and hydrating ingredients (please click on the links for verifying research studies/texts): shea butter (hydrating), mimosa (restorative),... read more

Graduated!

First picture: After the ceremony with roses from my parents. Second picture: With my dad, in my cap and gown. Today I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in the Biological Sciences, a B.A. in Physics/Astronomy, and a minor in Chemistry. Although my final grades haven’t been posted yet, it appears I will be graduating Phi Beta Kappa with high honors. Normally, I don’t post about personal events on my blog, but since this pertains to my career and everyone is always so nice, I thought it might be nice to... read more