The $245 Face Mask I Can’t Quit

The $245 Face Mask I Can’t Quit

I first discovered Valmont via a handful of generous samples included in my bag by a lovely sales associate after a spontaneous purchase at Osswald in Downtown Manhattan. The Swiss brand is not widely available in the States and stays…

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I Took Perricone MD Skin & Total Body Supplements For A Month (And Fell In Love With A New Serum)

I Took Perricone MD Skin & Total Body …

Sticking exclusively with a single serum or moisturizer for 30 days is almost impossible with so much product I want to try at any given time. Committing a month to a supplement routine seemed much easier. For the month of…

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My Inkey List Highlights & The Limited Edition Sea Kelp Serum You Need

My Inkey List Highlights & The Limited Edition …

For the past six months, the British born Inkey List has become one of Sephora’s most talked about brands. It has also camouflaged itself quite nicely within the retailer’s signature black and white color scheme. Very crafty. Cutting through the…

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REN Perfect Canvas Clean Primer

REN Perfect Canvas Clean Primer

Were I to describe my interest in makeup primers, it would hover between mild to semi-interested. Traditional primers? Not so much since I limit my makeup use to an occasional tinted moisturizer application when I’m in a rush or as…

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Lip Care – Henné Organics Is As Fancy As It Is Effective

Lip Care – Henné Organics Is As Fancy …

While not the case in the summer, it’s mid-October and lip balm has now become my everyday staple. Overnight. I usually think of lip balm, well, as semi-optional, like sunglasses — you should own a pair but not expect to…

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Emma Hardie 10th Anniversary Special, Moringa Light Cleansing Gel & Exfoliating Brightening Tonic

Emma Hardie 10th Anniversary Special, Moringa Light …

First things first — Happy (very) Belated Birthday to Emma Hardie Skincare! Over the summer, the cult favorite British brand celebrated a decade of its iconic Moringa Cleansing Balm. If you have yet to experience this makeup melting potion, the…

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New From DHC: Olive Virgin Oil Crystal Skin Essence & Essential Cream

New From DHC: Olive Virgin Oil Crystal …

Every brand has its hero product. The Japanese skincare line DHC has two. Most of us associate the line with the golden bottles of their silky Deep Cleansing Oil. Others cannot live without the single ingredient treatment that is Olive…

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Holifrog Launches 4 Face Washes So Of Course I Tried Every Single One Of Them

Holifrog Launches 4 Face Washes So Of Course …

Think of a beauty industry buzzword that continues to echo a decade later. Mine is the phrase ‘pH balanced.’ Guilty of scrubbing my face clean with St. Ives Apricot Scrub throughout my twenties (spoiler: my face did not fall off)…

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