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BeeCee Beauty Review: Clean Skincare for Gen Z from Counter’s Founder

Raleigh, NC, USA


BeeCee Beauty Review: Clean Skincare for Gen Z from Counter’s Founder
Skincare should be clean and hazard-free, and while we know much more about hidden toxins today than we did decades ago, navigating Sephora with a teenager remains overwhelming. My teen's entry into beauty via competitive cheer means I am the one footing the bill.


BeeCee Beauty Brand

.How Gen Z Discovers Clean Beauty Brands

Teens discover products through TikTok rather than traditional ads, though my daughter often introduces me to great finds. Having used the Counter brand since 2016, I was intrigued when founder Gregg Renfrew launched BeeCee Beauty—a simple, affordable clean line tailored for ages 14 to 30. Teens don't need a pricey resurfacing peel; they need straightforward, clean essentials.
Does Gen Z Actually Care About Clean Beauty?
When asked what clean beauty means, my 16-year-old and her friend weren't quite sure, which is typical for their age, though older teens and young adults in BeeCee's target demographic are far more mindful. BeeCee Beauty launched on September 1 and is already making waves on TikTok.
My Top BeeCee Beauty Product Picks
I'm ordering a couple of items using the provided affiliate discount to test out the line:


 


Shop BeeCee 

Filling the Gaps: My Fall Lip Routine

During the holiday season, Counter typically showcases a small jelly gift set, which sells out within hours. I predict that this new BeeCee jelly will be a very similar formula. I am a big fan of Counter's lip balm and lipstick. It's the best moisturizing lipstick/balm on the market. I use the shade Bitten-a warm berry daily. What I really want is the exact same shade in the Sheer Genius lipstick, too. It is the best lipstick for my lips, but I feel the Sheer Genius lipstick color options in products that offer more moisturizing color pigments are limited. I do look to other brands to fill the gaps in my lipstick choices. I am going to give this Lancome lip balm a try with the lip liner as a new fall option. Reviews say it is buildable, so I am hoping it will give me more pigment than my favorite Counter Bitten Lip Balm shade. 

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I love a berry color for fall 









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The Best Easy Sauteed Yellow Squash Recipe (That Even Squash Haters Love!)

North Carolina, USA

We are officially in the "BER" months (September through December), which means yellow summer squash will soon disappear from our local farmers' markets after North Carolina's first frost. Before the seasonal shift brings in the winter varieties, I have to share a tale of five summer squashes that completely changed the dinner game in my household. 

My husband claims to hate squash and zucchini, and my own kitchen attempts have rarely lived up to my family's traditional Southern country-cooking memories,


Yellow Squash from the farm


My grandmother and Dad used to make the best brown-sauteed squash, which you find served in country-cooking restaurants. I've yet to recreate the right seasoning for it, but I will keep trying. Through the years, I have made mediocre versions in my kitchen, and since no one in my house will eat squash except me, I rarely buy it.

The Produce Box Surprise
As a regular user of Papa Spud's local produce box subscription, I missed last week's weekly customization deadline, so my delivery arrived with five vibrant yellow summer squashes. 
How to Cook Yellow Squash Fast
Pairing it alongside a white bean caprese salad from Colu Henry, I quickly searched online for a simple preparation and adapted it to what I had in my pantry
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Cooked Yellow Squash



Turning a Squash Hater Into a Fan
Despite my husband's initial skepticism at the dinner table, this easy sauteed method won him over enough to admit the dish was genuinely good.



Villeroy and Bach Dinner Plate with squash, white bean caprese salad and pork chop


Transitioning to Fall Sheet Pan Baking
As summer produce wraps up in North Carolina, I am already looking ahead to autumn root vegetables and a sheet-pan roasting method from Southern Living, aided by a new GreenPan Bakeware Quarter Sheet Pan on Amazon 






https://amzn.to/4cyG969 (Greenpan Sheet Pan for Oven)


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5 Easy "End of Summer Recipes" to Transition Into Football Season

North Carolina, USA
Updated September 2026

Before summer is over, I will give you a list of five of my favorite recipes that are perfect for the summer days still left in North Carolina, when it's still a little hot and humid. We're transitioning into football season, but it's still hot. I have already featured these recipes on the blog at some point in my twelve years of owning this website.  

A friend messaged me this week to say she made my spaghetti pie recipe, and it was the dish I took to her 14 years ago when her son was born. Reading that one message took me down my kitchen rabbit hole of finding all the recipes in my archives. 

As my kids have gotten older, meals have become a constant struggle in my home because of our schedules. There are days when I count down until no one depends on me to make nightly dinners. I will regret even making those remarks when those days are gone, but my afternoons were not busy when I started this blog in 2011. The kids played, watched TV, and I prepped dinner. My busy times were from 7 am to 4 pm, whereas the hours between 3 pm and 9 pm are when I'm at my absolute busiest at this stage of life. 

But throughout my 11 years of writing, my goal has always been the same: I like to prepare easy meals with few ingredients. The following collection of recipes is easy and can be used in various ways. 


Easy End of Summer Meals for Weeknight Dinners to Fancy Football Tailgates







This Shrimp scampi recipe can either be made with rice or pasta. And this is more of a Greek shrimp-and-pasta dish than an Italian one. It should not even be called "scampi" but rather "Greek-Style Baked Shrimp with Tomatoes and Feta." Whatever you want to call it, it's yummy. You can also use any pasta for this shrimp and feta pasta recipe. 

This Greek-inspired shrimp with tomatoes and feta recipe is easy when you use frozen shrimp. 



This fresh tomato pie recipe has many versions depending on what Southern church cookbook you are reading at the time. Regardless, it's a classic Southern-style tomato pie. It's best when NC tomatoes are in season: August and early September. I've never used canned tomatoes; if you do, it's more of a process to get them ready to use than with fresh tomatoes. You would need to use whole canned tomatoes, drain them, cut them into slices, place them on a paper towel, and salt them with kosher salt. They would need to sit like this for an hour before using them. The Muir Glen Tomatoes brand has a simple tomato pie recipe using diced tomatoes and fontina cheese. Typically, canned tomatoes are tasty, which may be an easy alternative. This will be juicier. 

Southern Tomato Pie using Fresh Garden Tomatoes is a must-try from August to Mid-September. 



This recipe calls for small white corn, called shoepeg, because it's sweeter than most corn, but I've also used this corn salad recipe with sweet yellow corn because it's sometimes easier to find than shoepeg, depending on the grocery. Does it taste better with shoepeg? Probably, but yellow corn works as well. I've had this sweet corn recipe in my collection for years. It's easy to take to a tailgate, but drain the salad before serving. The flavors also pair well with scoopable chips because, in some ways, they are similar to cowboy caviar, which is often served as an appetizer at Southern parties. 

This canned sweet corn salad recipe is great for reunions and tailgates. 


Grover's Feta and Shrimp Pasta Salad

This simple feta pasta salad with shrimp is easy to make. It's best served cold or at room temperature. You can easily switch out the pasta for your choice and omit ingredients; however, the cottage cheese makes this Greek-style salad delicious, so make sure to include it. 

Easy feta and shrimp pasta salad
Greek Salad with Shrimp and Feta 

Easy No-Mayo Pasta Salad

This easy mayo-free side salad assembles quickly and travels well to football tailgate parties. This dish can be served year-round, not just as a summer salad. It would even be great as a side to soups or gyros. 


Pasta Salad without Mayo
Italian pasta salad with no mayo 






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