Lip balm. It has always been a gateway purchase for me since I began my exploration of the skincare landscape twenty years ago. Most always affordable, a brand’s lip balm provides a lens into what I can expect from the…
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I am so not a New Year’s Resolution kind of person, which explains my waiting to come up with one. Now. At at tail end of January. But here it is — I am incorporating a neck cream into my…
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Straddling eye cream and brightening treatment, TULA’s brand new Glow & Get It delivered on both fronts during my weekend of jet-lag just days ago. Fans of this probiotic powered line of skincare may be familiar with their two other…
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It’s early January, which means you’re likely coping with the two apres-holiday realities …the skincare you wished for didn’t make the stocking and wasn’t under the tree or you way overspent and now need to pare back expenses dramatically. I’m…
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If you’re looking to switch things up in your skincare routine, First Aid Beauty has been rolling out some impressive formulas recently. Best known for the super affordable face-and-body Ultra Repair Cream, the line has grown and expanded into skin…
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Were I to credit a single ingredient for most visibly improving my skin over the years, prescription strength retinol would be it. Tazarotene, to be exact. I first learned about Tazorac from Jean Godfrey-June in her book, ‘Free Gift With…
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Paula Begoun, the queen of chemical exfoliation has always been vocal about her distaste for traditional face scrubs. She still is. But only when they’re really scrubby. At the same time and since Paula’s Choice is all about options (choose…
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Launched only days apart, GLAMGLOW unveiled Gentlebubble daily conditioning cleanser and Good in Bed passionfruit softening night cream this holiday season. Praise be. A fan of the brand since the original facial in a jar that is Youthmud, it’s been…
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