For someone who doesn’t wear makeup, I sure own a lot of it. After the Westman Atelier bronzing drops became a staple on my shelf, I was delighted when the brand reached out with a lookbook of shades for their…
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Over the past year, azelaic acid has become one of the buzziest ingredients in skincare. It may even rival peptides, which I find intriguing. I have tried more than a handful of formulas built around it. My go-to remains a…
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If quiet luxury decided to have a bold moment, it would look like LILFOX. This Miami-based, formula-forward skincare collection is where luxury meets audacity, without a hint of attitude. There is something very welcoming about the almost intimidating aesthetic of…
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For as long as I’ve been obsessed with skincare, I’ve picked up a few things at European pharmacies during international travels. It was not always sunscreen, though. Believe it or not, I never expected such a vast difference between formulas…
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Because the wrong one will flake, fade, or fight your concealer. Eye gels and I have never had much of a rapport. Too many dry to a tacky film. Some flake within minutes of supposed absorption. Others offer so little…
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Jones Road entered the beauty landscape in 2020, and I tried What The Foundation the moment it launched in 2022. It took me almost a full year to actually master the application and embrace it. Not because it’s a difficult…
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Ranavat, and How Far Back We Go I don’t often get to say my history with a brand goes back to the beginning. With Ranavat, it does. I remember the original packaging, back when there were powder masks and teas.…
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PDRN is the skincare ingredient the internet decided to call salmon sperm. Accurate enough to be funny, wrong enough to need correcting. Flip the bottle over, though, and the star ingredient is not even called PDRN. It reads as Sodium…
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