Rose skincare gets dismissed as pretty packaging and a nice smell, which sells it short. The flower has been in serious formulas for centuries for a reason. Rosa damascena is soothing and anti-inflammatory. Rosehip seed oil is dense with fatty…
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The Ordinary just launched a Caffeine 3% + Escin 1% Face Serum, and the name will trip a few people up. This is not the Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG you reach for under tired eyes. It’s a face serum,…
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The Inkey List Oat Cleansing Balm was a very good cleanser trapped inside a frustrating one. For years it cleansed beautifully and behaved badly. The brand just reformulated it, renamed it the Oat Balm Cleanser, and is hoping you noticed.…
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Are you looking for a review of best moisturizer for your skin type? Keep in mind, there is a huge difference between reporting and reviewing. Well… Nothing opens your eyes quite like a peek behind the curtain. My fascination with…
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Few products are as iconic as the Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm. It set the benchmark for how a cleansing balm could feel, and it has stayed at the top of a crowded category for years. So when the brand teased…
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When Bonjout announced La Cream, I was nervous. Call it concerned in advance. As a committed Le Balm loyalist I was not convinced a new moisturizer texture was something I needed from the brand. It turns out I was wrong.…
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For most of my adult life I filed my skin under oily to combination and left it there. Then an aesthetician looked at my face during a facial and said, plainly, that my skin was dry. Not dehydrated. Dry. I…
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Every May, the beauty industry collectively decides to make your credit card uncomfortable. Memorial Day weekend sales tend to be legitimately good. Discounts that actually move the needle, not the usual 10% off dressed up as an event. I’ve pulled…
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