serums

  • Kiehl’s midnight recovery concentrate review

    Can Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate Restore Your Skin Overnight?

    Did you know your skin never sleeps? It spends the night repairing itself from all the damage it sustained during the day. Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate claims to help this process. Kiehl’s says it “works with the skin’s natural nocturnal activity to dramatically restore skin”. If you don’t know what that means, it’s marketing lingo […]

  • vichy liftactive vitamin c skin brightening corrector

    Why Good Vitamin C Comes In Small Bottles

    Wanna know why I like Vichy LiftActiv Vitamin C Brightening Skin Corrector? Let me ask you a question: can you ever finish a bottle of pure Vitamin C? It’s a rush against time. You use it religiously every single day but you’ve barely gone through half the bottle when you see it. The slightest brownish […]

  • Paula's Choice C15 Booster 02

    My Fave Vitamin C Serum For Brightening And Wrinkle Prevention

    It’s no secret that Paula’s Choice C15 Booster is my fave Vitamin C serum ever. If you’re a regular here, you’ve heard me rave about this baby for years now, so I thought it was time for it to get a full review. I know, I know. It’s expensive. Can’t you just get something from […]

  • the ordinary resveratol and ferulic acid 01

    Does Your Vitamin C Serum Lack Ferulic Acid? Supplement It With This

    Does your Vitamin C serum lack ferulic acid? If so, my smart friend, you’re doing your skin a disservice. It’s no secret that Vitamin C + Vitamin Em + Ferulic Acid is the most powerful combination in the skincare world. And yet, very few brands use all 3 in one skincare product! But if you […]

  • estee lauder advanced night repair II review

    Product Review: Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II

    If you’re a regular here, you know I don’t have much time for department store skincare. Dior, Lancome & co make the best makeup, but their skincare efforts leave a lot to be desired. The exception to the rule? Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex. Estee Lauder is the one department store brand […]

  • best vitamin C serum: drunk elephant c-firma day serum

    This Skinceuticals Dupe Goes The Extra Anti-Aging Mile (And Is Way Cheaper, Too)

    For years, I’ve gotten my vitamin C fix from Paula’s Choice C15 Booster. It’s a dupe for Skinceuticals CE Ferulic serum, the original CEF serum (CEF stands for vitamin C, vitamin E and Ferulic acid). Same benefits for way less than half the price. Sure, I tried different vitamin C serums over the years (hey, […]