after successfully healing those chapped lips with my trusty kiehl's lip balm #1, a pimple pops out on my nose. just. great. i'm now walking around with a huge red blob masquerading as a breathing organ. sigh. this winter weather is taking its toll on my skin. as most of you know, i've been a faithful fan of shiseido products since the early 00's. i've moved from their 'the skincare' range which is for youthful skin (goodbye to that!) to the current 'white lucent' range which helps protect against awful uv rays. (the sun here is notorious!) have been pleased so far, but was recently severely tempted by the estee lauder ads on its brown lab-like bottles of 'advanced night repair'. went out, got some, tried some. haven't seen any dramatic changes thus far, but as the ad says, it's insurance against aging. who says you can only insure houses, cars and jlo's butt? you can buy insurance for your face too! if they ever come up wi