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Niod Survival 30 is a sunscreen on steroids. It doesn’t just protect you from UV rays. It also has a ton of antioxidants and other cool technologies that strengthen your skin’s defences against environmental assaults. And it’s super lightweight. No greasy feeling. No white cast (at least, not on pale skin). Is this the perfect […]
“Gio, this cream has a drop of [insert known comedogenic ingredient]. Will it give me pimples?” Look, I get it. If you’ve got acne-prone skin, the last thing you want to do is slather on something that has even the remotest possibility of giving you another breakout. But NO ONE can look at an ingredient […]
Sunday Riley Good Genes vs The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + HA 2%: are they dupes? FYI, I’m talking about the US version. The EU one had to be reformulated with glycolic acid. Now, that’s out of the way, you shouldn’t need to sell a kidney for good skin, know what I mean? But… if the dupe’s so cheap, […]
Have you ever wondered why you’re always told to apply sunscreen 15/20 minutes BEFORE sun exposure? If you’re anything like me, you’ve often put it on 5 minutes before leaving the house. Aham… What can I say? Girl’s busy… But does it matter – as long as you put it on in the first place, […]
Is retinol’s reign over? Up until now, no other retinoid was a serious threat to its OTC supremacy. Everything else was too gentle to make a dent on wrinkles or too unstable to be of an any use. Those days are over. Meet retinaldehyde, a form of vitamin A that promises to work faster than […]
Say what???!!! Oils for acne-prone skin?! “Have you gone mad, Gio? Oil is the reason my skin is in such a mess in the first place! And you want me to add more?!” Yes. Hear me out. I’m not saying you should use just any oil. Some do make your acne flare up like crazy. […]
