I had been circling Mimétique for at least a year. It kept surfacing online, I kept meaning to look closer, and then I kept forgetting. So many products, so little face. What finally broke the loop was a friend. She…
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When Bonjout announced La Cream, I was nervous. Call it concerned in advance. As a committed Le Balm loyalist I was not convinced a new moisturizer texture was something I needed from the brand. It turns out I was wrong.…
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Why I Still Reach for Embryolisse Ten years ago, I turned to goop’s newsletter on French Pharmacy must-haves for my Paris shopping guide. I only know that from a quick search of my Gmail inbox, because does anyone delete emails?…
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This reformulation is quiet, sneaky, and not nearly as soothing as the original. Word is, Caudalie isn’t thrilled about being called out on the Grape Water reformulation. Which, frankly, is even more frustrating than discovering the formula changed at all. Especially after…
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The Only Nuxe Lip Balm That Matters Here’s my problem with cult products: once the hype hits, brands can’t help but tinker. New formats, seasonal scents, fancy packaging. None of it beats the original. Case in point? The only lip balm from…
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It’s simple. It’s understated. And somehow, it’s the balm you will reach for every single night. Nobody amplifies the feeling of “not doing enough” quite like social media. With an already overwhelming array of beauty products out there, constant reminders…
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Especially, if your skin is in recovery mode. The La Roche-Posay Cicaplast B5 serum was not where my relationship with this range started. Have you ever been so underwhelmed by a cult favorite product that you wonder if you’re even…
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Dupe. There isn’t a word in the beauty space I loathe more. Back in the golden days of magazines, I constantly monitored the ‘splurge vs steal’ pages of many weeklies. And while I personally find the concept of a ‘dupe’…
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