I was introduced to silk pillow cases by my Grandma MeMe. I remember as a little girl going to my grandmothers house and watching her while she performed her nightly beauty ritual. She would always clean her face with cold water, put on night cream, brush her hair and sleep on a silk pillowcase. I … Read more
Hair braids have been around for a long time. The oldest known evidence of hair braiding may go back about 30,000 years, known in academia as the Woman of Willendorf, is a female figurine estimated to have been made between about 28,000 and 25,000 BC. The Venus of Brassempouy is estimated to be … Read more
LIVE: GET READY WITH ME The words used to flash across my phone’s screen every morning around 10 or 11am, when makeup guru Samantha Ravndahl woke up and told the world to come and “get ready” with her live on Periscope. I’ve tuned in a few times to see what she was up to; mainly it’s … Read more
Note: If you want to be the first to know about the launch of the new Amalie mascara and brow products, sign up here! Last week, a friend and I were leaving the gym together, and she said, “Let’s go out!” Hmm.. yes, a spontaneous friend date would be awesome, I thought. But there … Read more
I’m fresh off of a holiday to Thailand where I only brought a carry-on bag (the 7kg limit is tough!), so needless to say, that didn’t leave much room for beauty. In fact, I limited myself to that one quart-sized TSA-approved ziplock bag. I had to figure out my beauty on-the-go. On my first day, … Read more
This post has been a very long in the making – over 6 months at this point. I haven’t written a skin update since last summer when I definitively called it quits on Benzoyl Peroxide because even though derms can’t seem to agree on whether or not it ages skin, my skin was aging very … Read more
To those of you reading this in the US, you probably know today as Veteran’s Day or Armistice Day. Many of you are taking advantage of the government holiday by staying home, in observation of the armistice signed between WWI Allies and Germany on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month … Read more
Dear Megan, Are you selling makeup and skincare now? I noticed that your blog has makeup products for sale. – Talia B. So this isn’t technically a “beauty question,” but it’s an Amalie-specific question, and that’s close enough! I’ve received this question several times in the past 2 weeks, since we started working with ShopStyle, so … Read more
Last weekend, my boyfriend uttered my favorite string of words in the English language: “Wanna go shopping?” I love shopping in China, but the biggest issue with going shopping here is that half the time, I don’t know what the heck I’m even looking at. Not only can I not even begin to comprehend the … Read more
Okay obviously, makeup is not the important part of this piece. Let me get that out of the way first. I rarely do personal posts anymore, but yesterday I was invited to attend a truly spectacular event and since you all have been here throughout my entire journey, I thought I’d share. For those of … Read more