Cleansers deserve more attention than they get. This is the step that can make or break your entire routine. A bad one strips your skin and sabotages everything you apply after it. A good one, used properly, changes everything for the better. I test each formula morning and night, after SPF and makeup, and in both steps of a double cleanse. I am not picky. I am relentlessly thorough.
This is where I review all of it: balms, oils, gels, milks, foams, and powders.
Dry skin? Start with the best face cleansers for dry skin.
Curious about powders? These are the powder cleansers worth your time.
The Fresh Soy Cleansing Jelly Balm had a lot to live up to. It’s the first major addition to the Soy family since the original cleanser launched in 1994. It’s also being reviewed by the original Fresh groupie. I’m not…
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Am I a little obsessive when I’m packing a travel kit before a trip? Probably. But it’s because I know how a shift in schedule, environment, climate, or time zone (not to mention my mood) can throw off my skincare…
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Ole Henriksen is not a brand that’s a constant in my routine, but it does have some major anchoring moments in my self-care journey. I often say my first encounter with the line was via a mention in US Weekly…
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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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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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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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Over the years, I’ve heard plenty of complaints about Biologique Recherche cleansing milk formulas. And as with anything in skincare, what works beautifully for some won’t impress others. That said, BR has been getting a fair amount of criticism lately,…
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A polished guide to the best powder cleansers to try right now. Just last week, we grabbed lunch with an old neighbor from New York who was visiting Madrid. She brought her daughter, whom we had not seen in at…
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