The Inkey List Oat Cleansing Balm was a very good cleanser trapped inside a frustrating one. For years it cleansed beautifully and behaved badly. The brand just reformulated it, renamed it the Oat Balm Cleanser, and is hoping you noticed.…
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For most of my adult life I filed my skin under oily to combination and left it there. Then an aesthetician looked at my face during a facial and said, plainly, that my skin was dry. Not dehydrated. Dry. I…
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Over the years, I’ve heard plenty of complaints about Biologique Recherche cleansing milk formulas. And as with anything in skincare, what works beautifully for some won’t impress others. That said, BR has been getting a fair amount of criticism lately,…
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What I’m Using (Up) Before the Big Move My husband and I are gearing up for a year-long move to Madrid, and while I’m beyond excited for the tapas lifestyle, I’ll miss certain comforts of home—like our shower in Connecticut.…
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The Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm is among the most popular balm-to-oil makeup removers on the market. The vividly purple jar is inescapable at major beauty retailers and duty-free counters. Personally I’ve never been a fan — the…
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Not your average step-one cleanser I can’t think of a brand that exemplifies and embraces “less is more” than Vintner’s Daughter. As a single SKU brand for years, it quickly earned the “face oil to end all face oils” status.…
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My congestion-prone complexion thinks so. Combination skin doesn’t really have an off-season. The oily T-zone, the dry patches, the occasional mystery redness that shows up out of nowhere. It’s a year-round situation, and your cleanser is either helping or making…
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There are two ranges within the Dr Jart+ brand lineup that consistently excite me: Ceramidin and Cicapair. Curiously, both collections are geared toward sensitive skin types, so technically I don’t fit the mold. However, they have been very good to…
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