• beach day skincare routine

    The Best Beach Skincare Routine For Your Summer Holidays

    What’s your beach skincare routine like? Mine ain’t that different from my everyday skincare routine. I can’t stand to have 10 layers on my face on any given day, let alone when I’m roasting under the sun for hours. Just. No. My beach skincare philosophy is KISS (keep it simple, stupid): the morning’s all about […]

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  • tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate vitamin C derivative

    Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate: The Best Vitamin C Derivative?

    Another one?! Like, we need a new vitamin C derivative like we need a headache. Oh, wait. Trying to decide between 20 different forms of vitamin C will give you a headache. And now Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate has joined the party and added to the confusion. Great… Can I have a Moment? If you can, save […]

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  • how to take care of skin on a plane

    How To Take Care Of Your Skin On A Plane

    I’m sitting in the airport lounge, waiting to board my flight to Budapest. It’s a short trip. Two hours and then I’ll be soaking up the sun at an outdoor spa, going for romantic moonlight walks by the Danube, and snacking on chimney cake. I can’t wait. But… my skin is dreading it. Because plane […]

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  • the ordinary mandelic acid 10 + HA

    Best The Ordinary Exfoliator For Your Skin Type (2026)

    So, what’s the best The Ordinary exfoliator? The Ordinary’s got like 10! different acid bottles that all look identical. Lactic Acid 10%, Glycolic Acid 7%, Mandelic whatever – just a bunch of percentages and words you don’t recognize. And you start thinking… wait, should I be using all of them? Do they stack? Is that […]

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