• acid mantle

    Acid Mantle: What It Is And How To Restore It

    Sounds familiar? That’s your acid mantle screaming for help. In plain English, your acid mantle is basically this thin, slightly acidic layer on your skin that acts like a bouncer at a club – keeps all the bad stuff (think bacteria and environmental aggressors) out, lets the good stuff (think moisture and antioxidants) stay in. […]

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    Finally You Can Reapply Sunscreen Without Ruining Your Makeup!

    How the heck do you reapply sunscreen over a full face of makeup?! Taking everything off every two hours is NOT an option. Powders don’t give you adequate protection and they brush off during the day anyway. Spray sunscreens don’t apply well over makeup and they usually irritate sensitive skin. Enter Seriously Fab Zinc It […]

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    Are They Dupes?: The Ordinary Granactive Retinoid 2% Emulsion VS Indeed Labs Retinol Reface?

    Is The Ordinary Granactive Retinoid 2% Emulsion a dupe for Indeed Labs Retinol Reface? The older version of Indeed Labs Retinol Reface used the same two forms of Vitamin A as The Ordinary Granactive Retinoid 2% Emulsion: Retinol and Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate (Granactive Retinoid). The newer version has done away with Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate and replaced it […]

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    These Sheet Masks Are Like A Kimono For Your Skin

    A good beauty mask is like a kimono. Just like a kimono consists of multiple layers, a beauty mask needs multiple layers that can soak up plenty of moisture to deliver to your skin. And just like putting on and wearing a kimono is a precious ritual, using a beauty mask turns your ordinary skincare […]

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    Thermal Water: What Is It And Can It Really Help Your Skin?

    Is thermal water in skincare a scam or do the French know something we don’t? Like, they go gaga over this stuff. You can’t enter a pharmacy in France without bumping into shelves stocked to the brim with all kinds of fancy water. To the rest of the us, thermal water looks like plain old […]

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