If you want just the camellia (tsubaki) oil, Oshima Tsubaki Oil is super-popular in Japan and pretty cheap. I haven't tried it myself yet.

I almost forgot: use eyelid primer! If there's an eyeliner I can use without primer that won't immediately slide right off, I haven't found it yet. But at least with primer the Tattoo Liner and Stila Stay All Day will stay on me.

Copypaste from another comment:The easiest yet most time-consuming solution for this is to start a spreadsheet list of all the products that irritated your skin and then start comparing their ingredients. Eventually (hopefully) you'll see repeated ingredients crop up, so you can start avoiding them like they're…

The easiest yet most time-consuming solution for this is to start a spreadsheet list of all the products that irritated your skin and then start comparing their ingredients. Eventually (hopefully) you'll see repeated ingredients crop up, so you can start avoiding them like they're poison.

Sunscreen now! Sunscreen forever!

Here's the website return policy. In-store, I'm pretty sure you need a receipt, but it probably depends on how laid-back your particular Sephora is. My local Sephora clerks told me no more than 1/3 of the product could be used, and after I tested/returned several eyeliners, they started telling me that they wouldn't…

After much Sephora test-and-returning, the KVD Tattoo Liner and Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liner have been the only liner pens (or liners period) that worked on me. I ended up keeping the Tattoo Liner because it's Sephora-exclusive, so I could find the Stila on sale elsewhere more cheaply.

Do the teeny SiJCPs follow Sephora rules or JCPenney rules for coupons/sales? I gaze with lust in my heart upon my local SiJCP, because I get snailmail-spammed with a ton of JCPenney coupons.

What are the rules of samples? Are there samples of everything or just limited products? Can I just walk up to the counter and say "Give me a sample of everything," or am I limited in quantity that I can request? Do I need to (pretend to) browse through products first like I'm actually shopping, to be polite?

Her children's novel The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles was one of my favorite books when I was little. It had a miniature talking moose king and a magic ice cream machine. MAGIC ICE CREAM MACHINE. Sample frozen concoction, the Sidewinder Surprise: "three scoops of chocolate ice cream, chocolate sauce, toffee…

with zero chemicals

In the U.S., Target has a store-brand Aquaphor generic that's basically identical and $5 cheaper, plus it goes on sale a lot.

Coconut oil makes some people break out really badly. Do a patch test on your skin first!

Warning to the masses: don't slather yourself with diaper rash cream containing cod liver oil, or you and everything you love will smell like dead fish forever. Offered from experience!

Patch-test the coconut oil before smearing it all over your face, because some people it makes break out horribly (example: me). And don't use coconut oil as lube with latex condoms, as it can weaken the latex!

Any lip balm containing peppermint oil or menthol is trying to tingle-burn your lips off so you'll buy more lip balm. Sad but true!

Any lip balm containing peppermint oil or menthol is trying to tingle-burn your lips off so you'll buy more lip…