reviews

  • the ordinary retinol 1

    Best The Ordinary Products For Acne + Routine (2026)

    I lost count of how many of you have emailed me in the past few months asking me how to use The Ordinary anti-acne products. I get it. They’re so cheap, you want to get ALL of them. And then you end up with a 10 steps routine that takes all morning to put on. […]

  • niod survival 30 review

    NIOD Survival 30 Review: Is This Mineral Sunscreen Worth It?

    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 […]

  • the ordinary lactic acid dupe sunday riley good genes

    Sunday Riley Good Genes Vs The Ordinary Lactic Acid: Is It Really A Dupe?

    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, […]

  • medik8 crystal retinal 6

    Does Retinaldehyde Works Better & Faster Than Retinol For Wrinkles?

    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 […]

  • coola sunless tan anti aging face serum and dry oil mist

    COOLA Sunless Tan Dry Oil Mist & Anti-Aging Face Serum Review

    If you’re a regular here, you know I don’t review tanning products often. I’m proud of my pale skin and I don’t see the need of turning into an Oompa Loompa just cos Allure says it’s cool. But I do like antiaging serums. And when I heard that Coola combined the two, a sunless tan […]