I do not do many Amazon roundups. Amazon pays creators a pittance, which is the one thing I like about it here. There is no rate worth chasing, so nothing is shaping this list except the products I actually use.…
View Post
There are maybe five skincare brands whose launches I follow closely enough to drop everything. Medik8 is one of them. PDRN has been building for a while and I watched it from a distance, waiting for someone I trust to…
View Post
Yes, it’s the Medik8 icon. Without a trace of sarcasm, I can say that Medik8 Crystal Retinal being named the #1 retinal serum worldwide* came as absolutely no surprise. Why? It really is that good. It’s quite rare that I…
View Post
Finding the best retinal serum is less about chasing the strongest number and more about finding a formula your skin will actually tolerate. I learned that the slow way. In my early skincare fascination days, retinol felt like the ingredient…
View Post
Encapsulated. Liposomal. Time-released. These terms show up constantly in skincare marketing, usually implying better absorption, stronger results, or advanced science. Sometimes that is true. Often, it is just expensive vocabulary. Delivery systems can improve stability, tolerance, and how a product…
View Post
Peptides have become one of skincare’s most overused words. Not because they don’t work, but because the term has been stretched to mean everything and nothing at once. In creams especially, “peptide-powered” can signal anything from a thoughtfully built formula…
View Post
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…
View Post
I’ve always been a fan of the Best of Dermstore curations, but the new Healthy Skin Edit is on another level. The lineup covers cleansing, treatment, moisture, and protection in a way that actually makes sense. It also spotlights some…
View Post