Botanical retinol has to be one beauty trend already impossible to miss this year. Particularly prominent in the green beauty space, plant-based Retinol alternatives began to make their appearances in the last few years. At first, Rosehip Seed Oil was…
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I’m trying to be casual but this is actually pretty exciting. Especially, if you’re close to my age and remember the edge-of-your-seat reality TV of the early 2000s. I am not talking about Survivor. America’s Next Top Model, anyone? Here’s…
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Two years ago today, I wrote how the Votary Super Seed Nutrient Cream blew my green beauty socks off (you can read that post here). I am happy to report those feelings haven’t changed. What I am really ecstatic to…
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There is no arguing about the importance of properly cleansed face. After all, it’s the only way to ensure the precious actives, acids, -oids, and -mides get to deliver all the brightening and anti-aging properties we hope for. Some choose…
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My beauty pile of the latest and greatest launches is growing incredibly fast this winter. And that’s a very good thing because I need all the destruction from the miserable cold up in NW CT. It’s brutal even though I’ve…
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The British brand Elemis may be best known for the iconic Pro-Collagen Marine Cream. Or, depending on who you ask, the intoxicating Cleansing Balm. But if you were to dive deeper into the spa-grade range, you’d be amazed at the…
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After the success of the Biolumin-C face serum, Dermalogica added an eye serum to round out its brightening lineup. The face version already sits in my short list of favorite vitamin C serums, so I was glad to see the range grow.…
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I actually salivated the moment I heard Glow Recipe would be launching Banana Soufflé Moisture Cream. Kudos to the brand’s founders on the soufflé visual; I absolutely loathe banana cream pie, which best remains locked in the Yankee Candle archives.…
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