Oh how I wish The Inkey List existed when my skincare journey started over twenty years ago. Navigating around drugstore shelves circa 2000 only led me to overstripping my skin with acids I knew nothing about (and definitely did not…
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If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. You know the saying, which is all too often relevant in the beauty industry. I can think of countless products that devolved from their holy grail status to completely unusable overnight. The Farmacy…
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Have you ever been so underwhelmed by a cult favorite product that you wonder if you’re even doing skincare right? I have. From Cetaphil cleansers (do not get me started) to the iconic CE Ferulic from SkinCeuticals (I do love…
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For years, many of my favorite fragrances came from fresh. So when the founders of the brand launched a perfume edit inspired by years of travel, and their more recent project, The Maker Hotel in Hudson Valley, this ex-New Yorker…
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If I were to award the ‘best of’ to indulgent (and effective) face masks, Sisley would sweep the category clean. My experience with the brand has not (yet) spanned the entire skincare collection, but I do already have a few…
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There is something so exquisite about every TATCHA delivery that has landed in my hands since starting this blog. Every fold, bow, and detail in both primary and secondary packaging makes me gasp with joy. In short, it serves its…
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You may be surprised to know that body care products have always held only a passing interest for me. I’ve never been one to demonize foaming body washes or bar soap. To me, there is a time and place for…
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The MAC Hyper Real skin launch was impossible to ignore on social media. The dreamy visuals were nothing short of stunning. A couple of weeks ago, I ended up at Ulta after happy hour and picked up two items from…
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