Taking the guesswork out of skincare
What are the best high SPF sunscreens? And should you even use one? Rumour on the street has it, high SPF sunscreens give you a false sense of security. You think you’re better protected, so you don’t bother touching it up… or applying enough in the first place. Imo, that’s true of ANY sunscreen. This […]
You think dealing with oily or dry skin is bad? Trying dealing with both. At the same time. Combination skin is a nightmare. I know because I have it. When I use products for oily skin, I banish the shine only to get drier cheeks. If I opt for richer formulas, my cheeks are happy, […]
What are the best products for fine lines and wrinkles? Like, what really works? It’s a minefield out there. From retinol to peptides and papaya enzymes, everything promises to rid you of those wrinkles and turn the clock back 10 years. How do you make sense of it all and chose products that can get […]
Wait…. Is PRE-serum a thing now?! What the… is this a new marketing ploy to sell us another serum we don’t need or do pre-serums actually do something for your skin? I’ve put Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate (a sample of it, anyway) to the test to find out: What’s In Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate? […]
“But I don’t want to wear sunscreen! It’s greasy, it turns me into a disco ball and it slides off my face within half an hour! Can’t I just skip it?” I hear ya. If you have oily skin, sunscreen is the last thing you wanna put on your skin. Blame UV filters. A lot […]
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? […]
