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What Does Pigmentation, Richard Branson and Dermalogica have in Common?

What Does Pigmentation, Richard Branson and Dermalogica have in Common?

Pigmentation, Richard Branson and Dermalogica….

It is interesting how different people’s skins are, it is almost a tell tale life story on their face. Skin never lies and there is no hiding the fact if it has been abused, diseased, neglected, stressed or a host of many other underlying factors.

I notice that I am seeing a lot more skin with pigmentation and age spots coming through my Dermalogica Skin Care Centre these days. Most of these clients are in the baby boomer generation and are now having to deal with past sins in the sun and to be fair it is not all their fault as a lot more is known about sun damage now.

How do we treat this problem with Dermalogica and Skin Treatments?

Well firstly I would prescribe a product that will help to brighten, balance uneven pigmentation that will help to brighten, balance uneven pigmentation, help breakup and prevent future pigmentation and illuminate the skin. A tall order you may think but there are actually ingredients out there that do achieve this.

Another problem is hypo pigmentation this occurs when there is a decrease of pigmentation in the skin therefore white spots or small patches appear on the skin.

Vitamins can help in removing pigmentation from the skin especially vitamin A and C as these vitamins normalise the skin and stop the production of tyrosinase which activates the production of melanin (brown pigment).

Richard Branson’s Skin and the Signs of Sun Damage

Jennifer "Beauty Dermalogica Guru" Meets Richard Branson

Me and Richard Branson

On a recent visit to Melbourne I was fortunate to attend a cocktail party where Sir Richard Branson had been invited. He is a very interesting positive person and he mentioned he spends six months in the year on his beautiful Caribbean Necker Island. Every morning whilst he is on the island he goes for a ninety minutes swim around the island usually on his own.

Now while this is so good for his healthy mind and body it was beginning to tell on his neck and face by the sun damage that was starting to show on his skin (you know being a skin therapist I can’t help looking at people’s skin and being this close to Sir Richard you just can’t help to look!) Sir Richard Branson’s hair looked in fabulous condition and he definitely keeps in shape but I would have loved the opportunity to work on his skin and make that too, glow with health!

IPL or Intense Pulse Light is a great way of treating hyper pigmentation cause by excess sun exposure and usually gives fabulous results. Microdermabrasion or glycolic peels are also a great way to prep the skin first before IPL as the results I find are even better. Also about four weeks after IPL a microdermabrasion or glycolic peel is a superb treatment to have for improving the look of the skin even more.

Sunscreens either physical or chemical should always be worn all year as ultraviolet light is always present and ready to pounce on unprotected skin. Go for an SPF30 broad spectrum sunscreen and one that is a skin treatment too like Dermalogica’s Dynamic Skin Recovery SPF30 – I love this one. Dermalogica also has sunscreens for oily, sensitive, inflammatory skin, dry skin and skin’s that like a tinted sun block.

Pigmentation is not choosy on its victims, many celebrities and famous people suffer from it (aswell as everybody else) and it is not always on the face, damage can occur anywhere that has been sun damaged.

Choose products that do not contain hydroquinone which is a bleaching cream and is banned in most countries. There can be severe allergic reactions to this product such as a rash, hives, difficulty breathing, tightness in the chest, swelling of the mouth, face, lips or tongue, blistering blue-black darkening of the skin, cracking or excessive dryness, redness, stinging or irritation and this is not all the list of side effects that can occur.

Dermalogica Chromawhite Range

Dermalogica Chromawhite C-12 Concentrate is great for brightening, lightening and repairing the skin but even better is Dermalogica Chromawhite TRX Brightening Kit which has the complete range of six products which will all target uneven skin with a potent range of active ingredients. MD Formulations also have a great illuminating range which includes a serum and a masque.

Priori Skin Care too has very active products called Even Tones which is said to have given 92% reduction in pigmentation in just eight weeks.

If you are looking for a natural skin brightener then Priori Coffeeberry Brightening Facial Complex is for you. This 98.5% natural product is made by priori and has been specifically designed for reducing the appearance of uneven skin tones. It is ideal for irregular pigmentation, sun damaged skin and was developed by scientists (no doctors) and delivers the most advanced science and therefore the best ant aging results.

 

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Dermalogica Age Smart – Why You Need to Use this Skin Care Range if you’re Concerned with Ageing

Dermalogica Age Smart – Why You Need to Use this Skin Care Range if you’re Concerned with Ageing

The Power of Dermalogica Age Smart

If like me you want to continue to look as young as possible for as long as possible, then you are just going to love the Dermalogica age smart range of products and what they can do for your skin. Perhaps you feel you need a step up in your current product

Dermalogica Age Smart - Your Ageing Defense!

Dermalogica Age Smart - Your Ageing Defense!

range – as we all get bored, our skin does too. Then there are those of us who want to prevent the first signs of ageing and keep that dewy fresh young looking skin for as long as possible! Well isn’t it great to know that the Dermalogica Age Smart range will cover all these concerns.
It would have been great to have the fantastic ingredients that the Age Smart Range offers to me, when I was in my twenties so I could have started on it then but for me I use Dermalogica Age Smart Range to help slow down the ageing process and to give me a weapon against further damage.

Dermalogica Age Smart and Glycation

One of the processes of ageing in skin is glycation which is an internal chemical reaction within the body that eventually causes cross-linked collagen (resulting in wrinkles and loss of elasticity), inflammation and the slowdown of cell growth.
Glycation is a result of when sugar comes into contact with a protein (such as collagen) it reacts immediately and generates damaging free radicals that do damage to the cells and cause inflammation. There are many diseases that are associated with glycation such as people who are diabetic (as they have high levels of sugar in their blood and suffer from various health issues).

Glycation is also associated with many diseases of the brain, muscle weakness and heart disease as well as speeding up the ageing process. Reducing glycation is what scientists now believe will help slow down the ageing process and disease formation.

Dermalogica’s Peptide Technology

One of the active ingredients that help control glycation is a polypeptide molecule known as arginine/lysine. This polypeptide acts as a sugar trap and binds to the sugar in the body making it unable to react with proteins and cause glycation, therefore slowing down the ageing process.
This amazing polypeptide ingredient (arginine / lysine) can be found in the following Dermalogica Age Smart products – Dermalogica Antioxidant Hydramist, Dermalogica Dynamic Skin Recovery SPF30, Dermalogica Super Rich Repair and Dermalogica Renewal Lip Complex.


I personally love the Dynamic Skin Recovery SPF30, it feels so silky smooth and the hydration on the skin lasts for ages and even better a SPF30 which gives my skin fantastic protection without that oily, gluggy feel.
As I have already mentioned inflammation in the skin is another ageing process and anyway we can lessen the impact of this, will definitely be to our advantage. Colloidal Oatmeal, Evening Primrose Oil and Chrysantheumum Parthenium Extract reinforce the skin’s lipid barrier, helps to retain moisture levels and calms irritated skin – Dynamic Skin Recovery is a Winner :)

Free Radical Damage and Why I Love to Use Dermalogica’s Antioxidant Hydramist!

Free Radical Damage is also a big no no as far as ageing is concerned. The body has some great defence against these usually in the forms of vitamins, enzymes and some foods that we digest. We are always producing free radical damage and as we get older it gets worse. UV light, oxygen, pollutants, smoking, etc and although some of us, eat a vitamin rich diet the skin is often the last to get its supply of antioxidants so we need to make sure our skin get adequate supplies of topically applied antioxidants so we can help to repair the damage to collagen, elastin, DNA and tissue degradation.

One of the easiest and quickest ways to do this is by using Dermalogica’s Age Smart Antioxidant Hydramist on clean skin under your dermalogica moisturiser or other dermalogica skin care products. By using this twice a day I find it gives me an instant firming action to lift and tighten my skin and bathes my skin in refreshing hydration – you should try this!

Dermalogica Age Smart and the Effects of UV Damage

UV Damage is another ageing menace to the skin it strikes with no mercy and presents itself either early as sun burnt skin or later in the form of pigmentation and age spots (you can actually see the damage what will eventually show up on your face, with a special tool called a skin scanner), loss of elasticity, formation of wrinkles due to breakdown of collagen, skin cancer, leathery dried out skin – the list goes on – not a pretty picture and even though we may protect ourselves now, the damage has probably been done already.
If you get the chance, check out the skin scanners that are available in the professional skin care centres. Not only will the therapist be able to see your skin damage so will you too! That picture will ensure you will always use sun protection and if you are too lazy to apply a moisturiser and a sunscreen, do what I do and get the Dermalogica Dynamic Skin Recovery SPF30 which has both. You can even get mineral make ups with sunscreen protection in, so there is not really an excuse anymore for not wearing sunscreen protection every day.

Inika Cosmetics have sunscreen in there organic mineral makeup range and the amazing Priori Coffeeberry Perfecting Minerals is fabulous, as it always improves your skin’s condition and can be applied as a dry sunscreen for children to wear.
Getting back to UV Damage one of the best things to do for your skin would be to use the Age Smart Dermalogica Map 15 Regenerator. It has a cocktail of high performing revolutionary ingredients to dramatically improve UV damage.

 

 

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Dermalogica’s After Sun Repair – For When Your Skin Hurts Like Hell – After a Day in the Sun!

Dermalogica’s After Sun Repair – For When Your Skin Hurts Like Hell – After a Day in the Sun!

after sun repair

Dermalogica After Sun Repair - Your Skin's Emergency Repair from a Day in the Sun!

Dermalogica’s After Sun Repair is one of those funny products that does not really get enough justice for how good it is, not may salons sell it, not many customers buy it and why? For one it is kinda pricey for a “after sun lotion”, however most of the time it comes down to the beauty therapist and client, not being educated on the sophistication of this superb dermalogica solar product.

You need to be aware that Dermalogica After Sun Repair is not a dermalogica sunscreen, it belongs in the solar range dermalogica category, but it does not provide any SPF protection what so ever. You may want to know what I think of it. Well I have to say, it really is very nice. It’s a clear gel that smells beautiful; I really like the smell (thanks to the homeopathic herbs) and it really is soothing and really silky on the skin. Nothing really exciting here compared to other dermalogica “hero” products but….you need to know that it packed with some super ingredients that will want to make you go and grab one, next time you are exposed to the sun’s rays….

It contains Japanese Alder, this ingredient has amazing properties that scavenges free radicals but it also ACCELERATES REPAIR OF UV-INDUCED DNA DAMAGE from sun-exposure on the day you are burnt in the sun!!! The way this works is Japanese Alder stimulates the DNA enzymes to do the work of repairing your skin’s cells. In fact, if you are serious about sun damage, this product is a must have to put into your skin care routine, during times in the sun.

The homeopathic blend (which I just love) is a mixture of Clove Oil, Szechuan Pepper, Liquorice, Mugwort, Lavender, Cucumber, Chamomile and Yucca, they all work synergistically together helping to reduce pain immediately from the sun’s rays and redness and irritation, I also tend to keep After Sun Repair, in the fridge during a hot spell, so I have it on hand, when needed, or when I go for a long walk along the beach, it’s very refreshing after a day in the sun.

It also helps to restore moisture back into your skin (don’t you just hate that dry, itchy, tight, sun-burnt feeling?), it’s got Hyaluronic Acid (which holds one thousand times it’s weight in water), algae extracts (this helps to repair free radical damage to DNA molecules, while reinforcing the cell structure) and glycolipids, to accelerate the recovery process and preventing peeling of the skin, plus it’s got Aloe Leaf Juice for added hydration and it feels so wonderful, smooth and hydrating when you apply it to your skin, a very nice dermalogica product.

This super-cooling balm not only defeats some of that ageing UV damage you have just caused, but also helps soothe, reduce redness and pain. In fact you will find that some of the ingredients in the homeopathic blend are used in baby teething formulas to take the pain out of teething (not suggesting that you use dermalogica after sun repair in your mouth – or your babies – it’s strictly for sore, sun-burnt body parts only!). Dermalogica took the knowledge of baby teething formulas and developed a topical version – Clove Oil (a great antioxidant), Licorice and Szechuan Pepper really help to numb discomfort!

Dermalogica have also included a nifty reparative complex to help protect your skin’s cells from further damage and also boosting the healing process, so your skin can recover ASAP. This solar product really should be anyone’s must have body product (after sunscreen) when you are going away on holiday – you never know when you are going to be caught out in the sun! Take my husband for example, he went for a dog walk with my grandson, FIVE HOURS LATER, he returned, exhausted, sizzled and dehydrated to the bone – he had got lost in the woods and it took him five hours to get back on the right track! (My grandson was ok – he had his hat, milk bottle and masses of sunscreen applied before hand) – but my husband didn’t – he was a pathetic state, no able to talk, frothing at the mouth (I tried not to laugh), but boy, was he glad I had my trusty After Sun Repair in the fridge that night, it was a life saver – instant pain reliever and comforter! So as you can see, dermalogica after sun repair, comes in handy in times when you need it most – my husband, didn’t get any sun burn or peeling by the way – but was a nice shade of a pink grapefruit!

After Sun Repair, really is a fantastic dermalogica product and much more than your standard after sun balm, that you find at the chemist. It repairs dna from recent sun exposure, re-conditions and re-hydrates the skin, reduces pain, redness and inflammation and accelerates healing, this is a must have product and needs to be applied to the skin after sun exposure and you can see why you pay more than other products – but well worth the extra expense!

If you want more information about dermalogica online products, check out my dermalogica store.

Remember – Your skin really does want to forget it’s days in the sun!!!

What do you think of Dermalogica After Sun Repair? How do you think it compares to other after sun products? Leave you comments below good or bad – I would love to know what you think!

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Dermalogica’s Oil-Free Sunscreen That Can Be Mixed With Any Liquid Foundation

Dermalogica’s Oil-Free Sunscreen That Can Be Mixed With Any Liquid Foundation

Dermalogica Solar Defense Booster SPF30

Dermalogica Solar Defense

Dermalogica Solar Defense Booster SPF30

Dermalogica Solar defense booster is a fantastic sunscreen for all skin conditions and has the benefit of being mixed with your favourite dermalogica moisturiser or foundation. Bare in mind though that when you mix it with equally the same amount of moisturiser the SPF decreases from SPF30 to SPF17. Therefore if you want to have the full SPF30 protection use it alone, over the top of your dermalogica moisturiser.

Solar defense booster is a chemical sunscreen formulated with specific ingredients to give you full spectrum protection. The key ingredients that provide optimum protection are Avobenzone, Octinoxale, Octisalate and Oxybenzone, these sunscreens work by absorbing the damaging ultraviolet rays and protecting your skin. Dermalogica Sunscreens must be applied approximately thirty minutes before venturing out in the daylight as anytime spent in the daylight counts as time when your skin is exposed to the sun.

Dermalogica Solar Defense Boosteris a joy to use as it is lightweight, non-greasy and feels really good on the skin as it glides on. It comes in a very handy size too, just right to pop it into your pocket or purse so you can top up at anytime. I LOVE the fact that not only does Solar Defense Booster protect my skin, it also has highly active botanical extracts and vitamins in it to help combat premature ageing. Vitamin C and E improves skin softness and smoothness and helps control damage caused by free radicals and the soothing botanical extracts of grapeseed and green tea provide antioxidant protection.

Solar defense Booster also calms and soothes the skin with Balm Mint Leaf and Coneflower whilst Sodium PCA which is a moisture binding protein acts as a humectant to allow for more effective moisture absorption. All these goodies to give you the best protection as well as being highly beneficial for your skin. When you apply dermalogica solar defense booster make sure you use a good tea spoon size full for your face and apply using upward strokes. It’s really good for oily skin types and skin prone to breakouts, there are many different types of dermalogica sunscreens available and I have written more about them in this dermalogica blog.

HAVE YOU TRIED DERMALOGICA SOLAR DEFENSE BOOSTER? WHAT DO YOU THINK TO IT? LET ME KNOW BY COMMENTING BELOW!!!

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Why Every Woman Who is Concerned About Ageing Should Be Using Dermalogica’s Antioxidant Hydramist!

Why Every Woman Who is Concerned About Ageing Should Be Using Dermalogica’s Antioxidant Hydramist!

Dermalogica Age Smart Antioxidant HydraMist

Dermalogica Age Smart Antioxidant HydraMist

Stimulate Collagen, Instantly Firm Your Skin and Boost it With Antioxidants

You know are skin is with us all our lives, it lasts longer than clothes, a pair of sunglasses and that flashy looking hand bag and if you are like me and want beautiful, healthy skin, looking after your skin with the best anti-aging ingredients is a wonderful way to ensure that your skin lasts a life time.

Now I have been updating my knowledge over the last few days

 

 on the ageing process and I am glad that I use dermalogica antioxidant hydramist on a daily basis! I cannot believe how powerful and full of goodness it is and if you’re like me and want to do everything you can to slow down the ageing process let me tell you why you need to use this dermalogica age smart product as your first step in the protection of your very best asset – your skin!

Dermalogica’s Age Smart Line  uses the latest in peptide technology and looks at how the triggers of collagen breakdown can be slowed down or halted.

What’s so Good About Dermalogica Antioxidant Hydramist?

It really is another instant effect dermalogica product that not only you feel the difference straight away but it hydrates your skin, has brilliant antioxidant protection, stimulates new collagen formation with the use of peptides and vitamin c (a.k.a MAP) and gives you an instant flash-firming effect.

I really like it because it has ingredients in it that help to combat advanced glycation (sugars that attach themselves to proteins – such as your collagen and break it down) this product has the polypeptide argentine/lyseine that stops sugars binding to your skin’s collagen stopping it from breaking down – a BIG REASON WHY YOU NEED TO USE THIS DAILY!!!!! It contains Glucosamine that controls this processes and stops your collagen from cross-linking which gives you those deep wrinkle lines.

It also protects your skin with my favourite ingredient at the moment which is White Tea Extract (I do drink White Tea daily now, however it’s a sad fact that none of this goodness goes straight to my skin on my face, but gets used in the body – that is why I suggest you use antioxidant hydramist because applying them topically to your skin does give you protection). White Tea Extract stops the enzymes called Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) in particular the enzyme Collagenese that breaks down collagen in your skin when activated either from inflammation or UV.

As we age our natural MMP protectors or inhibitors decline so we need to combat this with topically applied ingredients and White Tea is excellent at controlling these, along with Vitamin C, so you know that any collagen-regeneration products you apply are not going to be wasted, as you know you have White Tea which is inhibiting the MMP’s from breaking down your newly formed collagen!

Packed with Antioxidants such as vitamin C, White Tea is a great antioxidant, liquorice and glycosmine you know that these antioxidants are trapping free-radicals.

What’s so bad about free-radicals? They are responsible (another factor) that may cause damage to your dna, collagen and elastin cross-linking which shows up in your skin as lines, wrinkles, hyper pigmentation and inflammation – you see it’s important!

This amazing topically dermalogica age smart mist also contains Pea Extract which acts like egg white and as the mist dries on your skin it gives your skin that tautness and it’s great to use if you get hot as the cooling mist really helps calm your skin and the beautiful rose, clove and lemon aroma is wonderfully refreshing .

This super-mist also helps to stimulate hylauronic acid with the ingredients glucosamine and Bamboo and sorry to go on about this product but it does have so many great ingredients in it that do so many wonderful things!

The great palmitoyl tripeptide-5 is also in it that helps to stimulate collagen formation and stop the MMP’s from being activated and breaking down the newly formed collagen.

There are great soothing ingredients such as vitamin E, beta-glucan and liquorice and also vitamin a in the form of retinyl palmitate.

If you are concerned about your skin aging and want to keep your skin looking as good as possible, use this product under your moisturiser, it really is every woman’s best friend.

How to Use Dermalogica Antioxidant Hydramist

Prepare your skin by cleansing it with dermalogica precleanse and then your specific dermalogica cleanser, if your concerned with ageing and don’t have sensitive skin then you could try dermalogica’s skin resurfacing cleanser. After you have cleansed your skin, close your eyes and lightly mist your face with the antioxidant hydramist, (don’t let it drip over your face, just a light misting as if you are going to apply hair spray). Next gently press the antioxidant hydramist into your skin and before it’s absorbed into your skin (it should be slightly damp) apply your chosen moisturiser. I really like dermalogica’s dynamic skin recovery for day time use as it does go really well with the dermalogica antioxidant hydramist and it has an SPF30 in with it.

LOVE IT?? HATE IT?? Tell me what you think of dermalogica age smart antioxidant hydramist and comment below, I love to know what you think!

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Hydrate and Brighten Your Skin at the Same Time!

Hydrate and Brighten Your Skin at the Same Time!

 

Dermalogica Chroma White – Pure Night Moisturiser

Dermalogica Chroma White Pure Night

Dermalogica's Pure Night Moisturiser

Dermalogica Chroma White system is a professional skin care system for helping to reduce hyper-pigmentation. It’s a whole system designed to prep the skin, treat the existing hyper-pigmentation and preventing future pigmentation all while providing skin results. In fact dermalogica found that by preparing the skin (by exfoliating the pigmentation – brown patches areas) and protecting the skin from further sun damage are two of the most critical things when trying to treat hyper-pigmentation on your skin. That is why they have six key products that target your skin health and hyper-pigmentation at the same time.

I am going to tell you about dermalogica’s Pure Night which is one of the products from the Chroma White Range and why you should use it, what it will do for your skin and how it works.

Dermalogica Pure Night

Pure Night is a pigmentation brightening moisturiser (that treats hyper-pigmentation and protects)  that like the name suggests for ‘night-time use’. The key brightening ingredients in the dermalogica Chroma White range is the exclusive oligopeptide-34, this peptide which helps to prevent pigmentation in the cells of your skin for superior skin brightening results. When your skin is under stress which could be from UV radiation, irritation, stress or exposure to chemicals your skin responds by making melanin (melanin is your pigment in the skin that controls the colour).

Oligopeptide-34 works by stopping the trigger from reaching the melanin, therefore stopping it to produce pigment. This peptide also stops the skin from transferring the melanin to other cells in the skin. This peptide was developed by dermalogica and an Asian company and so far dermalogica is the only skin care company that is using this peptide. The results from this peptide have been amazing (what I have been told), it is also said to be far superior to Vitamin C and works on lightening your skin.

Pure Night not only boosts the most newest peptide on the market for pigmentation(Oligopeptide-34 – a big dose of it) but it also contains Lactobacillus Pumpkin Fruit Ferment Filtrate which exfoliates your skin to smooth it’s appearance and help to eliminate those dreaded age spots (pigmentation) and boost the brightening process on your skin by treating and fighting pigmentation at the same time.

Pure Night is a moisturiser so it also works by protecting the barrier function of your skin over night with the help from Jojoba Seed, Cranberry and Raspberry Seed Oils that protect your skin from moisture loss. I find that the consistency of Pure Night is kind of  like Skin Smoothing Cream (a medium-weight moisturiser) it’s not too heavy, just right, Pure Night feels beautiful on the skin, very calming and hydrating and conditions your skin at the same time but if your skin is more on the drier side you can actually apply dermalogica’s Super Rich Repair over the top for extra hydration if you need it.

More than just a moisturiser Pure Night has time (over the night) to work on your skin delivering active and stabilised Vitamin C to prevent more pigmentation and deliver brightening and also helps to smooth fine dryness lines! Ninacinamide is used to topically control any inflammation in your skin (dermalogica always use calming ingredients in there products which I like) but it also helps to decrease pigmentation along with White Tea to enhance the brightening process once again.

Pure Night is a really nice moisturiser, very calming, great consistency and feels wonderful on the skin along with it’s brightening properties, however please remember that if you are seriously considering at reducing your pigmentation you need to use the whole Chroma White Range to get results and expect to wait at least sixty days before you can see a difference.

What do You Think to Dermalogica Pure Night or the Dermalogica Chroma White Range – Comment Below – Good and Bad I Want to Know!!!

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Dermalogica Chroma White TRX – How Good is it For Brightening the Skin?

Dermalogica Chroma White TRX – How Good is it For Brightening the Skin?

Dermalogica Chroma White TRX – My Thoughts and Results on Using The New Brightening System

At last dermalogica have given us a fantastic brightening range for our skin called Dermalogica Chroma White TRX. This is the result of five years extensive research and investigation into every new lightening ingredient. At first I thought not another lot of products for brightening the skin but then I looked into the intensive and highly complex ingredients and began to like what I read. (more…)

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