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Stop the press! The Ordinary has finally come out with its first cleanser – and it removes makeup, too! It’s the news we were all waiting for. I love having my pick of exfoliants and retinoid serums, but a girl needs a cleanser to complete her skincare routine, know what I mean? I knew I […]
Is Moon Juice Exfoliating Acid Potion a dupe for Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum? I’m not a fan of using more than one exfoliating acid in your skincare routine – unless they come in the same product. The reason is simple. If you’re trying to fit 3 exfoliants in your regimen, chances are […]
Newsflash: it doesn’t matter if you call it lip balm, lip mask or lip lotion, it’s all the same thing. A moisturiser for your lips. No wonder that Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask “doubles up” as a lip balm then. I’d be surprised if it didn’t… So do you need it? It depends. You DON’T need […]
Paula’s Choice Defense Essential Glow Moisturizer with SPF 30 isn’t a moisturiser with SPF. It’s a moisturising sunscreen. This isn’t just semantics. You need a ton of product (one third of a teaspoon for your face + neck) to reach the SPF level stated on the bottle. With a sunscreen, you know you need that […]
Skinceuticals CE Ferulic is the gold standard for Vitamin C serums. All the brands are duping it. So why did Skinceuticals make another Vitamin C serum? It’s called Phloretin CF. Instead of the classic 15% L-Ascorbic Acid, 1% Vitamin E, and 0.5% Ferulic Acid, Phloretin CF jazzed things up a bit. It lowered the amount […]
Do you measure the pH of your cleanser? Since word got out that anything with a high pH is terribly drying and irritating, everyone’s buying pH strips like they’re going out of business and testing every cleanser in their stash. Wouldn’t it be easier if a cleanser told you straight what its pH is?! Cosrx […]
