Skincare Blog | Skincare Made Easy
Remember when you had to sell a kidney to get your lactic acid fix (yes, I’m looking at you Sunday Riley Good Genes)? Now you can get your hands on it for less than two Starbucks coffees. The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + HA 2% has put lactic acid firmly on the drugstore skincare map […]
Retinol is the most effective OTC treatment for wrinkles. Bar none. While most skincare products work by filling in or plumping up fine lines and wrinkles, so they temporarily look smaller to the naked eye, retinol has a three-pronged, anti-wrinkle effect that, used regularly, reduces their size and depth. No wonder everyone wants to jump […]
If you’re a regular here, you know I don’t have much time for department store skincare. Dior, Lancome & co make the best makeup, but their skincare efforts leave a lot to be desired. The exception to the rule? Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex. Estee Lauder is the one department store brand […]
Is your skin on fire? When your skin’s all red and irritated, you need to call your skin’s firefighters to come to the rescue – like colloidal oatmeal. Believe it or not, your skin’s best firefighters are oats. Yep, the same thing that’s in your oatmeal… In the skincare world, oats often go by the […]
For years, I’ve gotten my vitamin C fix from Paula’s Choice C15 Booster. It’s a dupe for Skinceuticals CE Ferulic serum, the original CEF serum (CEF stands for vitamin C, vitamin E and Ferulic acid). Same benefits for way less than half the price. Sure, I tried different vitamin C serums over the years (hey, […]
Warning: this is NOT your usual toxic skincare ingredients to avoid list. You won’t find the usual suspects here. I won’t tell you to avoid silicones, parabens and mineral oil. Those are all perfectly fine (but they did make it onto my Top 7 Unfairly Maligned Ingredients). The truth is there’s nothing in your skincare that’s […]
