The Truth About Beauty Product Reviews and Why Most Roundups Have an Agenda

The Truth About Beauty Product Reviews and …

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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Elemis Pro-Collagen Body Cleansing Balm and Cream Review

Elemis Pro-Collagen Body Cleansing Balm and Cream …

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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Bonjout La Cream Review: The Daytime Answer to Le Balm

Bonjout La Cream Review: The Daytime Answer …

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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This Is the Best Face Cleanser for Dry Skin Right Now

This Is the Best Face Cleanser for …

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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These Are the Best Memorial Day Beauty Sales Worth Shopping Right Now

These Are the Best Memorial Day Beauty …

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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Abel Miami Split Is the Fragrance I Didn’t Expect to Love. Plus 5 More New Launches.

Abel Miami Split Is the Fragrance I …

Last month is a blur. I spent nearly four weeks back in the US, returned to Madrid a week ago, and the city has gone full summer in my absence. I am still unpacking, literally and figuratively, and the product…

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Is the Medik8 Exo-PDRN Prismatic+ the Best PDRN Serum You Can Buy Right Now?

Is the Medik8 Exo-PDRN Prismatic+ the Best …

There are maybe five skincare brands whose launches I follow closely enough to drop everything. Medik8 is one of them. PDRN has been building for a while and I watched it from a distance, waiting for someone I trust to…

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I Tested All Three Fresh Sugar Melt Lip Cream Shades. One Stays in My Pocket.

I Tested All Three Fresh Sugar Melt …

The Fresh Sugar Melt Lip Cream arrived at a good moment. I have been a Sugar Lip Treatment person for years, watched the formula get tweaked at some point, felt something shift, and stopped reaching for it the way I…

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