Skincare Blog | Skincare Made Easy
If you’re a regular here, you know Paula’s Choice C15 Booster is my fave vitamin C serum. I dig the lightweight texture, the bright glow it gives my complexion, and… it doesn’t break the bank (girl’s gotta eat, too). I’ve never thought I’d strayed. Why fix it if it ain’t broken, right? So, when Drunk […]
Got acne? Back in the day, you’d be drying your skin with benzoyl peroxide, exfoliate with salicylic acid twice a day every day and add a witch hazel toner to the mix… and then you wondered why your acne came back with a vengeance. Truth bomb: drying out acne dries out skin, too. When skin […]
What’s the best Paula’s Choice moisturizer for oily skin? You’d think this would be easy. Then you discover Paula’s Choice has approximately 847 lightweight gels, lotions, and “weightless” moisturizers to choose from. And no, the lightest one isn’t automatically the best. Oily skin still needs hydration, and the right moisturizer depends on what else your skin is dealing with: acne, dehydration, sensitivity, wrinkles, or enough shine to […]
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 […]
“I’m scared of retinol side effects. I know retinol is the best wrinkle-fighter out there, but I don’t want to deal with redness and irritation. What should I do?” I hear ya. Retinol can make your skin worse before it makes it better. The most common retinol side effects are significant dryness, peeling, redness, itching and irritation, especially when you first start using it. Mild irritation often improves as your skin […]
“I’ve tried EVERYTHING to get rid of blackheads and acne but nothing works. Help!” I get this a lot. Sephora is loaded with products that promise to get rid of blackheads, kick acne in the butt, and keep your oily skin under control. But 99% of them DON’T have what it takes to do the […]
