I’ve had the pleasure to chat with many brand founders over the past five years. Among my questions is one that asks them to describe which product was the most challenging to formulate. The reply more often than not is…
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For years, Elemis sold its most famous anti-aging cream without a drop of SPF. A little ironic, given that UV is the single biggest driver of the lines that cream promised to soften. The brand finally caught up. The Pro-Collagen…
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Mila Moursi kicked the New Year off with a surprise addition to its luxurious line up of A-list essentials, the launch of Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 30. And, I’m here for it. Breaking all the rules, this new gel formula…
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A for Avène, B for Bioderma, C for Caudalie… Picked up on a pattern yet? While I cannot speak French to save my life, I know my ABCs of French pharmacy. Clean but far from sterile, these chic ‘drugstores’ carry…
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This post will be short and sweet. But also semi depressing. After another incredible week in London, I am still not over Boots (a similar chain but nothing like Walgreens or Duane Reade here in NY). As I’m stalking the…
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Drunk Elephant? Say what? When Drunk Elephant (no, the brand was not named after me) landed at Sephora a year and a half ago, I knew we were destined to be drinking buddies. I was right. While slightly late to…
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Constantly overexposed and often neglected, our hands, ironically, can be among the most reliable indicators of age. Consumed by fine lines on the face and neck, we need to embrace anti-aging formulas for the hands. Dryness aside, thinking about the…
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Expanding on one of its most popular ranges, Rodial skincare has now added Cleansing Balm, Night Gel and Day Cream SPF 30 to their age fighting Bee Venom line. Getting me *this much* closer to achieving that Kate Middleton glow,…
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