Weekend Mode: Grape Expectations

Dickens, but make it pretty

Hello, Gorgeous!

Do you ever get into this weird place where you can only look at —or wear— one color for an extended period of time? For the latter part of this week, I’ve been in a full purple revolution. To that end, here are some grape products to try out this weekend:

La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum

I figured that winter is a great time to try to tackle some of that residual sun damage. I was right. I tried this product on a whim and dare I say that I’m delighted about how it seems to be working? There’s nothing dramatic to note, just an overall sense of…I don’t know, a brighter overall look and smoothness with a slight fading of dark spots and sun damage. I use it twice a day at this point (when I remember to!) and it’s super gentle even on my very sensitive skin. Two things I could do without: The smell bothers me. I can’t tell you why, but it’s almost slightly cloyingly sweet. Also, the texture is a little oddly goopy. But those are very minor things. This one really seems…