“You look so skinny!” For more than a decade, I longed to hear those words. Although I have never been fat (I’ve always oscillated between UK sizes 8-12), my curves never made me look skinny. No one ever had a problem with my big breasts, but my hips, thighs, and bum were all deemed too […]
Are you Team Glycolic or Team Lactic? If you don’t know what I’m talking about, this is the ultimate battle for exfoliation. Both glycolic and lactic acids want to be the one to get those dead cells off your face and make your complexion glow. But only one can get the gig (ok, some products […]
Back in high school, one of my friends decided to try tightlining. I had never heard of it then, but she swore it’d make her eyes more defined and her lashes look longer and fuller. That was the idea. But when she gave it a go, she just stabbed herself in the eye with the pencil. […]
“How can I make my own DIY vitamin C serum, Gio? I’m tired of spending a fortune on products that go bad before I have time to finish the bottle.” I hear ya. Vitamin C is a skincare superhero with plenty of anti-aging superpowers. Studies show it: Boosts the production of collagen, the protein that […]
When it comes to shampoos and body washes, it’s all about the lather for me. Thick and foamy, it feels like it is really working, taking away all the grime that has somehow managed to accumulate on my body in just a day or two. Such a satisfying feeling! So, you’d think that I’d be just […]
If I had my way, I’d put zinc oxide in every sunscreen. I don’t care if you don’t like the white cast it sometimes leaves behind. Or if it’s a tad too greasy. Nothing’s perfect. But zinc oxide comes pretty close to it. I haven’t found another UV filter that protects skin as well or […]
