spot treatment

  • starface acne pimples

    Starface Hydro-Stars Review: Cute, But Are They Worth It?

    Starface is kind of genius from a marketing standpoint – instead of making you feel like you need to hide your spots, they basically turned acne patches into accessories. Little hydrocolloid stars in yellow, pink, purple, blue. You stick them on your face and suddenly breaking out is almost… cute? That’s the whole vibe, and […]

  • smacne acne treatment

    Smacne Acne Treatment Review: Can Oils Really Fight Breakouts?

    Look, I get it. The idea of putting oils on acne-prone skin sounds batshit crazy. Like, isn’t oil literally what clogs your pores and gives you breakouts in the first place? And yet, that’s exactly what Smacne acne treatment does. It’s betting on the idea that you can kill acne bacteria AND keep your skin […]

  • COSRX Acne Pimple Master Patch

    Are COSRX Pimple Patches The Best K-Beauty Acne Trick Or Just Hype?

    Let’s get real: nobody actually likes waking up to an angry blemish. You know the kind-cystic acne popping up right before an event, or a tiny whitehead that looks ten times bigger in the mirror. Patches like the COSRX Acne Pimple Master Patch are said to be a little bit of extra help to keep […]

  • I Tried the Target Acne Treatment Everyone Talks About. Here’s the Truth

    Ever had a pimple pop up right before something important (date night, big meeting, family photo, whatever) and thought, “If I don’t deal with this right now, I might actually cry”? Yeah, same. So when I heard my US friends swear by topical acne medication Up & Up Acne Spot Treatment, I was curious. We don’t […]

  • review mario badescu silver powder

    Can Mario Badescu Silver Powder Really Unclog Pores?

    Can I be honest about Mario Badescu Silver Powder here? The name Silver Powder makes me think more of a scammy concoction some snake oil salesman whipped up in his kitchen than a professional skincare treatment to unclog pores. But if it works, I’ll take it. Does it? Work, I mean. Here’s the truth about […]

  • la-roche-posay-serozinc

    Why La Roche Posay Serozinc ISN’T Worth The Hype

    I love it when skincare is stripped bare. Take away all the unnecessary layers and extra frills and leave in only the stuff that works. You know, the active ingredients that do the heavy lifting. Less chance of irritations that way. And wading through the label becomes a breeze. La Roche Posay Serozinc is stripped […]