This Is the Best Face Cleanser for Dry Skin Right Now

This Is the Best Face Cleanser for …

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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The Best Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Moisturizer For Your Skin Type

The Best Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Moisturizer …

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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This Powerful New Kiehl’s Cream Rescues Reactive Skin Fast

This Powerful New Kiehl’s Cream Rescues …

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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The Best Products for Over-Exfoliated, Angry Skin

The Best Products for Over-Exfoliated, Angry Skin

My thirties were defined by acid toners and peel pads. Not in a reckless way, but in a very compliant, beauty-industry-trained way. Everything was about resurfacing. Exfoliate more. Brighten faster. Turnover, turnover, turnover. If your skin wasn’t tingling, it probably…

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2025 Skincare Favorites: The Best Products That Actually Worked

2025 Skincare Favorites: The Best Products That Actually …

What a year. If you’d told me in December 2024 that 2025 would unfold like this, I probably would have skipped the whole eating-12-grapes-under-the-table-at-midnight ritual in Connecticut for good luck. Clearly, the grapes were feeling bold. What was meant to…

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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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Kiehl’s Body Cream Has No Right to Be This Good

Kiehl’s Body Cream Has No Right …

Ultra-rich, deeply hydrating, and zero greasy residue—Kiehl’s squalane-powered body cream nails it. Anyone else proud to be a body care minimalist? Give me a great shower gel or bar of soap, and I’m all set. I’ll indulge in a body…

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Kiehl’s Keeps It Simple With These High-Potency Serums. Here’s My Verdict.

Kiehl’s Keeps It Simple With These …

Nothing says commitment like a full serum wardrobe. It can be cumbersome to navigate ingredient-specific treatment products that target isolated issues. Ok, it’s actually really annoying. To help us take the guesswork out of stressful skin care situations, Kiehl’s has…

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