Category: Skincare
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Trying the new serum from Dr. Dennis Gross on my dry skin
Let’s break down the Dr. Dennis Gross Fill + Repair serum. It is part of the brand’s Derminfusions line and designed to improve your skin barrier and give more plumper, more hydrated skin. Key ingredients are hyaluronic acid, ectoin, and peptides. I previously wrote about my experience with the moisturizer in the line. If you…
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Trying out the new cream from Dr. Dennis Gross on my dry skin
It is undeniably winter right now, and my skin shows it. It is dry and in need of serious moisture. This is the perfect time to test moisturizers on their hydrating abilities. It was time to try Dr. Dennis Gross’s Blur + Repair Cream. The brand claims that this cream will improve your skin texture…
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A device that will tell you exactly how old your skin is
What if you knew what you would look like in 20 years? What if you had a tool that told you exactly how your skin would age? What would that change for you? At CES 2025, L’Oreal debuted an innovation that could tell you precisely that information. It is called Cell BioPrint. It is a…
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The skincare advice I refuse to follow, to my detriment
I don’t know when or why it started, but for some reason I developed a drinking problem. By that I mean I struggle to drink water. It’s so bad that I had to set a goal to consume 16 ounces each day. And even then, I couldn’t do that, knowing full well there are people…
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My unsung skincare hero of 2024
Laneige’s Cream Skin Toner & Moisturizer has been the unsung hero of my skincare year. I’ll start with a backstory and its major con, but stick with me. It gets better. Laneige Cream Skin Toner & Moisturizer $30 for 170 mL A nourishing milky toner for hydrated, glass skin 2 years ago, I tried a…
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I tried the Rare Beauty eye patches
I was in Sephora, wasting time while traveling. We have already established previous that is a bad idea, but alas there I was. I noticed that box and decided to pick up the Rare Beauty Hydrating Under Eye Patches. I had not tried any face products from the brand previously, so this what my way…
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This Sephora Collection mask saved my morning
I have to admit, I am testing a new moisturizer that is really letting me down. But I am trying to give it a chance. That has meant dealing with dry skin, constantly in need of help. On a morning where my skin was feeling particularly dry, I remembered I had a Sephora Collection Hydrating…
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Hoping the B Hydra Serum would work for my dry skin
With the way that I am trying to make Drunk Elephant work for me, you would think I were a newly Sephora-obsessed twelve year old. I keep giving the brand re-dos to let me understand the hype. So that’s why I’m here trying their B Hydra Intensive Hydration serum. Let’s start with how the brand…
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Quick review of the Body Shop muslin cloths
What it is- Muslin Cleansing Cloth from the Body Shop– $7 for 1 What it is for- Facial cleansing Why I like it- It helps me make sure my face is really clean. Any lingering cleanser and makeup is more easily removed What I don’t like- It is a bit rough in texture. It feels…
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Tell me how you really feel about the Caudalie Beauty Elixir
I sat watching the video, as they praised the Caudalie Beauty Elixir. It was a must-have that multiple staff members kept at their desks to mist throughout the day. I kept that parked away in the recesses of mind. “Must be a good product. I should try it one day.” And then I found myself,…
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