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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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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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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Ten products worth considering during the Sephora Spring Sale 2026, from a PDRN ampoule to the eye cream worth every penny of the splurge. One of my core memories of early skincare obsession is saving up for the Sephora sale.…
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At first glance, everything about Beauty of Joseon is textbook K-beauty. The name. The aesthetic. The formulas. And by now you have probably heard the one about how the brand is not actually that popular in Korea. Or wasn’t, until…
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Iceland has been on my wish list for as long as I can remember. The Blue Lagoon specifically. I haven’t made it there yet but the brand has made it to my bathroom shelf more than once. Before the masks…
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