Taking the guesswork out of skincare
“It’s potent!” Benefits shout, at the top of its lungs, in the middle of Sephora. But who is it trying to convince? Women desperate to fade their dark circles and wrinkles… or itself? I think it’s deluding itself (or just lying outright). Because, there’s nothing potent about Benefit It’s Potent! Eye Cream. On the contrary, […]
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 […]
Fallen in love with Erborian CC Creme A La Centella Asiatica? I’m with you. This brightening CC Cream evens out the skin tone, blurs away fine lines and large pores and neutralises redness. It’s love at first swipe. But did you know it has a matching eye cream (or should I say CC eye cream)? […]
If there’s one product that’s let me down this year, it’s The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG. Not that’s it a bad product. It makes my puffy eyes disappear faster and helps me keep crow’s feet away. But when it comes to treating dark circles, it fails. So when I heard The Inkey List […]
You know me. I don’t believe in eye creams. But I do like to keep eye patches at hand. You know, for those mornings when you need to wake up early after a sleepless night – and don’t want to show it. I don’t have a fave pair of patches. I like to try new […]
Can we talk about Japanese skincare? I feel like lately, it’s all about Korea, Korea, Korea. But before SoKo got good at marketing, Japanese skincare was the talk of town. So what happened? Are they so confident in their products, they don’t feel the need to market them as heavily? Or was it all just […]
