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.
Pond’s launched a new cleansing balm recently and I’m not exactly sure about the ‘why’? The makers of the original ‘apply to dry skin’ Cold Cream cleanser, which, mind you, paved the way for the onslaught of cleansing balms, is…
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Chasing GLAMGLOW newness like it’s my job (sort of is, really), I couldn’t wait to try the newly unveiled TROPICALCLEANSE™ Daily Exfoliating Cleanser. When the mud-to-foam face washes launched circa 2014, I had been seeking a formula to complement my…
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In a low key move, the Australian brand Jurlique unveiled four newly re-packaged and slightly re-formulated facial cleansers last week. The luxe spa aesthetic comes through in very on-brand white and gold color accents, slim pump bottles, and upgraded natural…
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Searching for a gritty, sugar based, deliciously scented and all natural face scrub wash hybrid? Suki exfoliate foaming cleanser covers all the bases. First introduced to me via a fellow male beauty blogger circa 2014, a jar landed on my…
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The need to wash your face each morning has to be among the most debated concepts in skincare. Should we or shouldn’t we? During a quick instalive recently, someone asked me that very question. Luckily, Susie Wang, a dear friend,…
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It had finally started to warm up in Connecticut only to punish us with multiple ice and snow storms after two perfect Spring days. But even less wacky and predictable seasonal changes in temperature beg for tweaks in my skincare…
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Expanding on the decadent cleansing experiences they offer, TATCHA launched The Deep Cleanse recently, and if your skin hovers between normal to oily, consider this product a dream come true. My fascination with this impeccable brand started via Polished, only…
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My favorite part of a professional facial? The beginning. A thorough cleanse and the aesthetician’s stimulating massage are incredibly gratifying. It’s actually worth walking around all day with my hair standing straight up (suggestions welcome on ways to recover from…
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