I miss the original formula. There, I said what I said. A note on the reformulation: Biologique Recherche has since updated the Masque Vernix formula. Early reports suggest the new version performs even better — though longtime devotees of the original,…
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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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Royal Fern Purifying Solution proves you can smooth skin, not strip it. To say I wait for each new Royal Fern launch with bated breath, would be quite the understatement. The dermatologist-founded brand from Germany is wrapping this year on…
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Every once in a while, a product surprises the hell out of me. Moisturizers rarely make the list. The Ursa Major Golden Hour Recovery Cream is an exception I have now bought four times. I knew Ursa Major primarily from…
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This is the sunburn relief post I seem to write once a year, apparently because I never learn. That’s my back up there. I’d love to tell you it was an accident. It wasn’t. I checked the UV index, shrugged,…
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For whatever reason, I never got on the ‘cica cream’ bandwagon. When it comes to my skin, I consider myself very lucky. It is naturally more oily than dry and reacts well to almost any product. It rarely needs calming…
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In one week, I took two six hour flights, spent a few days in the desert, and sandwiched a chemical peel precisely in the middle. So, while the Clarity Rx Daily Fruit face mask seemed almost a bit too heavy…
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Real talk: I exfoliate like it’s my job. In addition to products for the face, I probably reach most often for body scrubs as my morning and evening favorite grooming essentials. It wasn’t until Elle Macpherson’s interview with The Daily…
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