Is The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% a dupe for Paula’s Choice 10% Niacinamide Booster? I get this question a lot. I totally get it. Paula’s Choice 10% Niacinamide Booster is one of the best skincare products I’ve ever tried in my life. But it costs an arm and a leg. If there’s a […]
Niacinamide is always the odd one out, isn’t it? You’ve already got your skincare routine down to a T: AHA/BHA exfoliant? Check. Vitamin C serum? Check. Retinol serum? Check. Moisturising sunscreen? Check. But none of them has niacinamide! Argh! How do you fit this antiaging superstar into your skincare routine, too?! Fret not. You don’t […]
The older I get, the less time I want to spend fussing about my skincare (ironic, because older skin needs more care and attention!). That’s why I like multitasking products like Epionce Intense Defense Serum. This baby promises to hydrate your skin, fight wrinkles and fade away dark spots to boot. It’s a tall order, […]
Vitamin C and Niacinamide are the Britney and Xtina of skincare. Rumour has it, these two skincare superstars hate each other’s guts and can’t stand working together. But, when you peek behind the curtain, you’ll see them get on like a house on fire. What the heck is going on here? Here’s the truth about […]
Skincare ingredients can be such divas. All the best anti-aging superstars do wonders on their own but ask them to collaborate and they throw a tantrum. They just won’t do their best work. So frustrating! Wonder who these prima donnas are? Here are the skincare ingredients you should never mix (and how you can force […]
Remember the old days, when we used to spend entire summers in the sun without sunscreen, or slathered our bodies in oil to top up our tans? Little did we know then there would be hell to pay now. *sighs* Wrinkles, sun spots, dull and rough skin, sagginess… these are just some of the “presents” the […]
