The NIVEA Creme Made in Germany Is Better Than the US Version. Here’s Why.

The NIVEA Creme Made in Germany Is …

This blue tin has been around for over a century and the German-made formula still hits different.  Side note as of March 2026: if you’re looking for info on the new NIVEA Creme Natural Touch vegan formula, please check out…

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Biologique Recherche Masque Vernix Is One of the Very Rare Skincare Buys I Never Regret

Biologique Recherche Masque Vernix Is One of …

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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Is the La Roche-Posay Cicaplast B5 Serum the Best Barrier Repair Serum Right Now?

Is the La Roche-Posay Cicaplast B5 Serum …

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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A Doctor-Made Serum That Actually Gets Texture Under Control

A Doctor-Made Serum That Actually Gets Texture …

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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This $54 Ursa Major Night Cream Is The Best Moisturizer In The Clean Beauty Space

This $54 Ursa Major Night Cream Is The …

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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I finally got into Cica! feat. IOPE Derma Gentle Cream

I finally got into Cica! feat. IOPE …

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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Blessed Be The Fruit – Clarity Rx Daily Fruit Mango Mask

Blessed Be The Fruit – Clarity Rx Daily …

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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SPLURGE VS. SAVE On These Body Scrubs: African Botanics, TATCHA & Kat Burki

SPLURGE VS. SAVE On These …

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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