Every brand swears its moisturizer is the one. Most are water, glycerin, and a very expensive story. I test each formula in real-life scenarios: morning and night, under SPF, on top of actives, through a scorching Madrid summer and a radiator-blasted winter. Then I read the ingredient list to figure out why it worked. Or why it didn’t.
This is where I review all of it: luxury creams, pharmacy staples, K-beauty gel creams, balms, and face oils.
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The alleged perk of looking younger longer is the only good thing that comes with combination skin. While what is technically referred to as a T-zone can sometimes resemble a dewy glow, during the summer months it can turn into…
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Representing a caliber of luxury all to itself, Natura Bissé has been topping my bucket list of skincare for years. “You’re going to love it” is what my stunning beauty PR friend said as she handed me a set of…
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The Sunday Riley Luna sleeping oil has been in my routine for nearly a decade. I first wrote about it in 2015. At the time I called it one of the best treatments in the history of ever. I stand…
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Like clockwork, certain products return to my vanity at exactly the same time each year. June is usually when my combination skin cannot go on without a tube of Darphin Vitalskin Replumping Energic Emulsion. With longer days, warmer weather, and…
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Rarely influenced by celebrity in the world of beauty, when it comes to Gwyneth Paltrow’s recommendations, I’m hopeless. About everything. When I first learned of Heaven Skincare by Deborah Mitchell, I also discovered that my flawless queen is a huge…
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There is officially a facial oil with my name written all over it. The ARCONA Wine Oil launched a couple of weeks ago and I’m pretty sure my hands were shaking (not like that!) getting the lush bottle out of…
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OGX has been a drugstore haircare staple for over a decade and the Argan Oil of Morocco range is the one that built its reputation. It is still here, still widely available, and still one of the most searched affordable…
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Thrilling and therapeutic, the recent launch of La Mer Reparative Skintint SPF 30 officially ends my moderate to severe depression after the casual phasing out of the original formula a few years ago. Gutted and struggling to recover for years,…
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