• Amazon Prime Day Skincare Picks: Tested Favorites And The Device I’m …

    I do not do many Amazon roundups. Amazon pays creators a pittance, which is the …

  • All About The NEW Fresh Kombucha Sheer UV SPF 50

    When I first saw the Fresh Kombucha Multi-Defense Sheer UV SPF 50 PA++++ online, I thought …

  • The Best Rose Skincare: 12 Products Worth Your Money

    Rose skincare gets dismissed as pretty packaging and a nice smell, which sells it short. …

  • The Ordinary’s New Caffeine 3% + Escin 1%: What It Is and Who It’…

    The Ordinary just launched a Caffeine 3% + Escin 1% Face Serum, and the name will trip a …

  • The Truth About La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVAir SPF50+ Sunscreen

    The Truth About La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVAir …

    Luxury feel, pharmacy price. If La Roche-Posay released this sunscreen under a prestige brand name, gave it a minimalist logo, and priced it at 120 euro, I wouldn’t blink. This is the best daily SPF I’ve found since moving to…

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    Why I’ll Never Be Without The Mila Moursi Refining Lotion.

    Why I’ll Never Be Without The …

    The best glow? Yes. I reached for my Mila Moursi Refining Lotion the other night and thought: have I ever actually raved about this? Turns out, I have—over ten years ago, when the blog (and my SEO skills) were both……

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    How to Exfoliate Without Wrecking Your Skin Barrier

    How to Exfoliate Without Wrecking Your Skin …

    Smoothing and soothing are technically skincare opposites. And opposites attract. Here’s how I combine the two for best results. When it comes to my own skincare efforts, smoothing almost always comes before soothing. My skin isn’t naturally sensitive, so I…

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    La Roche-Posay Made Hyalu B5 SPF 30… Creamy? My Review of the NEW Launch.

    La Roche-Posay Made Hyalu B5 SPF 30… Creamy? …

    A richer take on the Hyalu B5 line, now with SPF 30 and a plush texture best suited for cooler temps and dry skin days. A few years ago, I fell for the La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Aquagel SPF 30.…

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    The Best Clay Masks for Pores, Congestion, and Blackheads

    The Best Clay Masks for Pores, Congestion, …

    From $18 to $105, these fifteen clay masks tighten pores, nix blackheads, and deliver that post-facial glow without the facial. A recent DM asking about my favorite clay mask for congested pores had me answering instantly and then adding two…

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    European Pharmacy Skincare: The Stuff You Can’t Easily Get in the US

    European Pharmacy Skincare: The Stuff You Can’…

    From Madrid with love (and retinal). Moving to Europe ruined American drugstores for me. Once you have wandered into a Spanish farmacia or a French pharmacie and seen what sits on the shelves, the options back home start to look…

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    30 Skincare Empties: The Best, the Worst, and the Surprises.

    30 Skincare Empties: The Best, the Worst, and …

    Warning: this post is long. Like, “used up 30 products since May” long. When we moved to Madrid in mid-May, I didn’t expect to go through quite this many empties. But here we are—and today just happens to be the…

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    10 New Balenciaga Fragrances, One Store Visit, and the Scent I Walked Out Buying.

    10 New Balenciaga Fragrances, One Store Visit, and …

    Full review ahead. It starts with sea salt. It ends in smoke. I wasn’t ready. Are the new Balenciaga perfumes designed to smell like the next era? Balenciaga Makes Scents Again Balenciaga is back in the fragrance game and in signature…

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