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    What Are The Best Drugstore Facial Cleansers?

    What are the best drugstore facial cleansers? If there’s a product you can skimp on, this is it. Forget all the antioxidants and fancy anti-aging extracts brand sneak into their cleansers to supercharge them. They just get rinsed off down the drain together with dirt and grime. What a waste! A cleanser has one job […]

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    What Are The Best Exfoliants For Combination Skin?

    What are the best exfoliants for combination skin? The exfoliating rules are simple: Got blackheads, pimples or any form of acne? Salicylic Acid is your BFF. Got dry skin and/or sun-damage to fade away? Glycolic Acid will do the trick. Combination skin often has acne AND dry patches. Which option should you go for? It […]

  • ordinary buffet revolution peptide serum dupe

    Are They Dupes? The Ordinary “Buffet” VS Revolution Skincare Multi Peptide Serum

    It’s hard to come across a peptide-rich serum cheaper than The Ordinary “Buffet”. Revolution Skincare did it. Their Multi Peptide Serum is just a couple of £ cheaper. If budget’s your main criteria, you may be tempted to switch. Is it really a good idea? Mmmm… Let’s find out: What Ingredients Do The Ordinary “Buffet” […]

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    Caffeine + Green Tea: Can This Antioxidant Combo Reduce Puffy Eyes, Too?

    I’m a skincare minimalist. I like to strip down my skincare routine to the essentials. That’s why I don’t usually bother with eye care. Why pay twice when my face moisturizer does the job just as well? But when I found out The Ordinary had an eye serum, I just had to try it. Because, […]