Skincare Blog | Skincare Made Easy
Ever noticed panthenol on the label of your moisturiser and wondered what it’s doing there? Hyaluronic acid gets all the credit for hydrating skin, but it ain’t the only ingredient that deserves a spot in your bathroom. Panthenol helps keep skin soft and hydrated, soothes irritation and supports your skin’s protective barrier. If your skin’s dry, tight and throwing a tantrum, that’s […]
Sunscreen gave you a bad rash? Still got a sunburn after a few hours in the sun? So many sunscreens aren’t up to the job. Their UV filters are either irritating as hell or are so unreliable, they stop working within a couple of hours. But how can you tell which ones you can trust? […]
It’s already starting. The past couple of days have been unusually sunny and warm in London, so Mr BWB and I had grabbed the opportunity to enjoy the last few romantic walks in the park before the colder winter weather turns me into a hermit (did I mention I HATE the cold?). As we were […]
Is thermal water in skincare a scam or do the French know something we don’t? Like, they go gaga over this stuff. You can’t enter a pharmacy in France without bumping into shelves stocked to the brim with all kinds of fancy water. To the rest of us, thermal water looks like plain old water […]
What are the best la Roche Posay skincare products in 2025? The older I get and the drier my skin becomes, the more I appreciate French skincare. In the past, I complained about their lack of antioxidants or their insistence on using just one active per product. Now I get it. Sometimes, basic is just […]
I know I sound like a broken record sometimes, but winter for me is all about staving off dehydration. As soon as those cold winds start to blow and the temperatures drop down a few notches, my skin starts screaming for moisture. It. Can’t. Get. Enough. In my quest to find the right skincare products […]
