Announcement – Lab Muffin Beauty Science

Free Sunscreen Science E-Summit!

Michelle Wong — Sun, 08 May 2022 13:34:00 +0000

Here’s a special event for all the sunscreen nerds! I’ve teamed up with Jen of The Eco Well to organise the Sunscreen E-Summit, which is happening 15 May! This is a FREE event featuring some incredible speakers that you’d normally have to pay expensive conference fees to learn from, including academic researchers, ingredient supplier representatives, sunscreen formulators and regulatory experts. ...

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I’m a cosmetic chemist now

Michelle Wong — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:30:29 +0000

It’s been a few weeks but I realised I forgot to announce this on my blog: I’m now a qualified cosmetic chemist! A lot of people assumed I was a cosmetic chemist and called me that in comments and interviews (understandable, since I’m a chemist and talk a lot about cosmetic chemistry), so instead of continuing my standard practice of feeling ...

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Dealing with Misinformation + Error Reporting Form

Michelle Wong — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:18:47 +0000

Social media has been a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, experts (scientists, doctors etc.) can become far more prominent – on the other hand, misinformation endorsed by an expert carries more weight and causes more harm than if there’s no authority behind it. Unfortunately, social media algorithms also reward churning out content quickly, regardless of accuracy. Hot ...

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Skincare School Podcast and Beauty Blog Research

Michelle Wong — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:15:37 +0000

I’m taking a short break from proper posts (will be back at the end of the week), so here’s some other stuff you might want to check out in the meantime: Skincare School Podcast I’ve teamed up with Adore Beauty (a popular Australian online beauty retailer) for the Skincare School Podcast! This is a 12-episode series on everything skincare, and ...

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Thoughts on Sponsorships, Disclosures, Product Samples, Bias etc.

Michelle Wong — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 15:13:01 +0000

Hello Lab Muffin readers! Over the last couple of years you’ve probably noticed a few changes here – the launch of my YouTube channel, the growth of Instagram, my eBook debut, the gradual transition from shorter, more frequent content to longer, more in-depth posts, and the appearance of some larger sponsored projects. I’ve had lots of thoughts swirling around my ...

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Powered By Chemicals Coffee and Tea Molecule Mugs

Michelle Wong — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 09:40:48 +0000

Earlier this year I really wanted a molecule mug, but I could only really find ones with caffeine on them. But the chemistry of tea and coffee is so interesting – there’s EGCG in green tea for example, an awesome antioxidant that you’ll also find in skincare products, and there’s a bunch of scent molecules in coffee that smell nasty ...

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Instagram Live – Tomorrow (Monday) at 9 pm AEST

Michelle Wong — Sun, 29 Jul 2018 12:25:46 +0000

I get a lot of questions in my Instagram message inbox and email, and even as comments on unrelated posts – about whether a routine is right, or what I think of a particular product, or what I think of an ingredient, or how to use a product. I usually get more than 20 a day, and I would love ...

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It’s The Lab Muffin Guide to Basic Skincare!

Michelle Wong — Mon, 28 May 2018 22:00:33 +0000

I’ve been really nervous and excited about this for the last few weeks, and the day is finally here: I’m launching my first eBook, The Lab Muffin Guide to Basic Skincare! As you all probably know I’m a massive skincare nerd, and I love researching and writing about it (in case you couldn’t tell from the last 7 years of ...

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Pretty Serious Blogger Collaboration shade: Undercover Mermaid with me!

Michelle Wong — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 03:20:00 +0000

A while ago, Kaz of Pretty Serious contacted me to ask if I would like to collaborate on a shade. YES, I replied. DUH. I mean, who would turn down that sort of offer? A crazy person, that’s who. After bouncing ideas around for a bit, we hit on the idea of a work safe polish with a difference. I ...

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My piCture pOlish collaboration shade: Ultra Violence by Lab Muffin

Michelle Wong — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:00:00 +0000

I’ve been keeping this secret for ages now, so I’m crazy excited to be able to reveal it now – I was chosen for a piCture pOlish collaboration shade all the way back in July 2012, right after Blog Fest! My shade has been in the works for months, and today I finally get to show you swatches. Behold: ...

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