Every winter, it’s the same old story. At first, it’s just uncomfortable. A feeling of tightness on my cheeks and undereye area that gets more intense after cleansing. Little by little, it gets worse. My skin starts to flake. It itches. Everything irritates it. Even applying moisturizer with the gentlest touch of my finger hurts […]
My body is SO dry. I blame all those boiling hot baths I like to take in the middle of winter (and spring, and summer, and fall…) It doesn’t help that I sometimes neglect my body care routine. I do my face religiously every day and every night but in winter, when your body is […]
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 […]
Can skin be oily AND dry at the same time? Your skin has always been an oily nightmare. It has visible shiny patches on your forehead, gigantic pores on your t-zone and is always riddled with a pimple… or ten. But now winter’s coming round, you’re experiencing a sense of… tightness? Worse, it has even […]
Winter is coming. It’ll bring Christmas, hot chocolate, and… That’s pretty much all I like about winter. What I don’t like? The freezing cold temperatures and unrelenting chilly winds that cause havoc on my skin and hair. Gone is the soft, glowy, flawless skin I enjoyed all summer long. In winter, when I look in […]
