• Best Face Cleansers For Winter Dry Skin

    Is anyone else’s skin taking these winter temperatures way too personally? My recently normal-to-dry (…

  • My Top 3 Deskside Beauty Essentials

    Whether your New Year’s resolutions focus on boosting productivity or prioritizing self-care, today’s …

  • Mount Sapo All-Over Oil

    When it comes to face oils, I’m a tough critic. It doesn’t help …

  • The Elemis Pro-Collagen Green Fig Cleansing Balm Is Back!

    Elemis has brought back the Pro-Collagen Green Fig Cleansing Balm this week, and 2025 is already …

  • Kat Burki Complete B Bio-Correcting Face Crème

    Kat Burki Complete B Bio-Correcting Face Crè…

    Practically a neighbor of mine, the Connecticut based Kat Burki line is one of my all time favorite discoveries this year. A slave to her Vitamin C Intensive Face Cream, I have developed an addiction to the signature aroma each…

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    Jurlique Activating Water Essence & More Summer Newness

    Jurlique Activating Water Essence & More Summer Newness

    Providing us with an Australian take on Korean skincare realness, Jurlique launched Activating Water Essence this month. If you don’t currently incorporate the essence step into your routine, think toner on steroids. Known for some of the best plant based…

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    Sunday Riley Martian Mattifying Toner and U.F.O. Ultra Clarifying Face Oil

    Sunday Riley Martian Mattifying Toner and U.…

    Impossible to avoid, the latest Sunday Riley Martian Mattifying Melting Water-Gel Toner and U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Face Oil are everyone’s summer favorites. Case in point. If your skin is oily, prone to breakouts, easily congested or shines bright like a diamond–not…

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    Indie Beauty Expo(sed)

    Indie Beauty Expo(sed)

    You may not yet have heard about the upcoming Indie Beauty Expo but that’s ok. If you’re in NYC or anywhere close on August 24th, cancel your plans, call in sick, and get yourself a ticket. No longer a newcomer,…

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    Dr Dennis Gross Instant Radiance Sun Defense SPF 40

    Dr Dennis Gross Instant Radiance Sun Defense …

    When you’re best known for the most kick-ass peel pad system in the world, it only makes sense that you’ve also upped the sunscreen game. Yes, I’m talking about Dr. Dennis Gross. His Alpha-Beta Universal Daily Peel is indeed life…

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    Biotherm Wonder Mud – My Canadian Drugstore Find of the Summer

    Biotherm Wonder Mud – My Canadian Drugstore Find …

    Can someone please tell me why I always associate Biotherm with Macy’s or Duty-Free counters at airports? I rarely visit Macy’s (and if you’ve shopped at the iconic Herald Square location in NYC, you know it ain’t no Miracle on…

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    Colbert MD Retensify Firming Cream

    Colbert MD Retensify Firming Cream

    Projecting downtown cool with his Fifth Avenue practice, Dr. David Colbert is always remarkably low key when it comes to his launches. Days ago, Retensify Firming Cream joined the tightly edited Colbert MD range and the latest formula is the…

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    #currentmood: Favorite Body Oils from TEADORA, AHAVA, Jurlique & L’OCCITANE

    #currentmood: Favorite Body Oils from TEADORA, AHAVA, …

    Facial oils may currently be the trendiest step in our skincare routines, however, body formulas have been around way longer. Sadly, the category seems to be suffering some neglect. Not by me though. Hands down my preferred choice for body…

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