About the author

(Why Lightweight Luxury?)

Lightweight Luxury was founded by Catherine upon realizing that she had a lot of opinions about beauty, makeup, and life in general and not a lot to do with them. Catherine is a proud Chicagoan, Princeton Tigress, Medill Wildcat, and humble servant to one house cat.

FInd My work around the internet

• Finding Peace: A Black History Interview with my Grandfather

• The Chicago Green Book: 100+ Black-owned businesses in Chicago, created for the National Bar Association’s Centennial Anniversary Conference

• Myths about Grieving

• K-Beauty 10-Step Skincare

• How Chicago’s Cyclists Take on Winter

• Understanding Preventative Botox

• What’s Up with Activated Charcoal Toothpaste?

• How to Patch-Test Skincare

• Blueberries for Skin Health

• Tips to Treat Thinning Hair

• Onion Juice for Hair Health

• Parabens in Makeup

• All About Acne Treatments

• Milk Cream for Skincare

• On Black Hair Care

• How to Use Kojic Acid Soap

• Healthy Hair with Sleep.com

• Book Review of a Children’s Guidebook to London (scroll to Guidebooks)

• Review of Moulin Rouge in London (second review)