acne

  • dry winter skin

    How To Treat Dry Winter Skin While Avoiding Breakouts

    It happens every year. As the temperatures plunge down and freezing winds hit your face, your skin turns into a dry and flaky mess. Ugh. You throw an arsenal of facial oils, balms and rich creams at it to try and fix it, but now your skin’s breaking out like crazy, too. Double ugh. Isn’t […]

  • paula's choice bha exfoliants guide

    Paula’s Choice BHA Exfoliants Comparison: Which One Is Right For You?

    Remember the days you couldn’t find a BHA exfoliant to save your skin? Paula’s Choice took care of that – with a vengeance. Last time I counted, the brand makes 13 BHA exfoliants. 13! How do you even begin to pick one?! Talk about skincare overload! Makes you want to close your eyes, grab one […]

  • 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. […]

  • comedogenic ingredients and acne

    Do Comedogenic Ingredients Cause Acne? Here’s What The Science Says

    “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 […]