What Is Ectoin If you have spent any time on this blog, you know I have little patience for ingredients that seem to exist purely for the algorithm. My roundups on retinoids, vitamin C, and barrier repair products for overexfoliated…
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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…
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Smoothing and soothing are technically skincare opposites. And opposites attract. Here’s how I combine the two for best results. When it comes to my own skincare efforts, smoothing almost always comes before soothing. My skin isn’t naturally sensitive, so I…
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How is it July already? The year is flying by and I am going through beauty products almost as quickly. Currently, my bag of empties features a couple of fantastic face cleansers, nourishing hand formulas that have made the constant…
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There is no arguing about the importance of properly cleansed face. After all, it’s the only way to ensure the precious actives, acids, -oids, and -mides get to deliver all the brightening and anti-aging properties we hope for. Some choose…
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Is it me or is Sephora a breeding ground for spectacular skincare launches of late? What makes the issue worse is that they’re all pretty tempting. Over the past month, I’ve gotten to play with a bunch of newness and…
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YASSSS! The Canadian dry skin authority, Skinfix has finally made its presence known stateside! With the brutal winter in full swing, the Hand Repair Cream and Body Repair Balm are working around the clock in this household. If you’re looking…
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