All good things start with that one classic. When I first discovered Kiehl’s around 1999 or 2000, the Ultra Facial range was simple. There was a moisturizer in a bottle. That was it. The original formula had already been around…
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The eighth formula in Kiehl’s iconic Ultra Facial range is also its most targeted. Kiehl’s has been plastering Madrid with it. Bus stops, social media, the works. That unmistakable red jar is impossible to miss, and clearly that was the…
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One unexpected side effect of living abroad is how clearly your beauty priorities come into focus. When products aren’t constantly landing on your doorstep, you stop chasing everything and start noticing what actually lingers in your mind. Also, all PR…
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I did not buy this cream. It came as a GWP with an online order, which is usually where my expectations go to die. Also, I tend to ignore viral skincare. Especially the kind pushed aggressively by very young creators…
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Premier Cru finally catches up to its promises. Over the last decade, Caudalie hasn’t played a major role in my ride-or-die face care lineup. Well, maybe the Caudalie Grape Water, which I own in every size—but choosing a mist feels…
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A silky texture, smoothing payoff, and smart ingredient mix that lives up to the name. Paula’s Choice Pro-Collagen Peptide Plumping Moisturizer is one of the brand’s strongest recent additions. While their Multi-Peptide Booster didn’t fully win me over, this moisturizer…
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Jones Road is best known for its inclusive makeup lineup — the Miracle Balm, the Face Pencil, the WTF. But the skincare side of the brand deserves equal attention. The Oil-Free Moisturizer sits alongside the Known for its inclusive-of-all-skin-tones range…
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Three Products, Three Very Different Opinions Back in 2020, or what I refer to as the first year of the pandemic, Pharrell launched a skincare line called Humanrace. Blame my finding Rihanna’s Fenty Skin shockingly underwhelming, but I was not…
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