My skin is afraid. Panicky, even. This time last year, the unrelenting cold coupled with a bit too much retinol made it peel like a reptile. It was ugly. Even makeup couldn’t hide it. Foundation made it look A LOT worse. It was painful, too. I tried to barely touch the area as I slathered […]
And the awards for “Best Clinique Products” goes to… Oh my, was it hard to pick. Clinique is one of the few skincare brands I bother to check out at department stores. While everyone else (yes, La Mer, I’m looking at you) asks you for a kidney for a basic moisturising cream, Clinique fills its […]
“You don’t have to tell me what to do,” Clinique Smart Custom Repair Serum boasts. “Just put me on your skin and I’ll figure out the damaged areas that need fixing.” “Erm… how?” Skeptical me wants to know. “Easy peasy,” the serum says, “different kinds of damage – like, let’s say, dark spots or loss […]
I’ve never jumped on the Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion bandwagon – and NOT just because my skin isn’t SO dry to need something so heavy duty. I just think it’s boring. Take a look at the ingredient list: it looks like something that came out of a 60s lab. Revolutionary at the time. Nothing […]
Clinique All About Eyes Rich likes to boast. It claims it can do everything: it moisturises skin, fights wrinkles and makes dark circles go away. But when I put it to the test, it didn’t exactly live up to the hype. Here’s why: What’s In Clinique All About Eyes Rich? SHEA BUTTER Clinique All About […]
I learned to take care of my dry skin the hard way. It all started when I moved to London. The harsh winters, the unrelenting winds that blow all day long and the high temperatures indoors were no match for my dry skin: they sucked all the moisture out of it, leaving it all dry […]
