What’s the most important criteria for good skincare, in your opinion? Maybe it’s ingredients and formulation, texture and experience of using or measurable benefits for the skin. I take my job as a skincare reviewer seriously. I like to make sure I put products to the test and see exactly how they measure up to …
Having sensitive skin isn’t always easy. You must be careful when introducing new products and you must be diligent with ingredients lists, avoiding those ingredients that can flare up your skin. For my sensitive skin, one of those ingredients that must be avoided is essential oils. It’s been a long and winding journey to figure …
There’s something special about the brands that have made a big impression on your skincare journey. Those brands that have captured your imagination, earned your trust and skincare dollars over the years. But as we progress on that journey, we change. Our skin changes, our knowledge deepens and our philosophy around skincare evolves. And sometimes …
Continue reading Klairs Fundamental Ampule Mist and Watery Oil Drop Review
Sunscreen is the trickiest skincare product to get just right. Outsiders think it’s as simple as the amount of SPF coverage and whether you prefer chemical or mineral filters… how hard could it be? I know you’re laughing at reading that sentence because you and I know it’s waaaaay more complicated than that! To list …
Continue reading New Purito Centella Green Level Unscented Sunscreen | Essential Oil Free SPF
When you’re searching for information on how to heal or strengthen your moisture barrier, one ingredient comes up over and over again — ceramides. Just add lots of ceramides into your routine and your barrier will be golden. And that’s not bad advice; ceramides make up about 50% of your moisture barrier so they definitely …
Continue reading 6 Ingredients to Strengthen Your Moisture Barrier (that aren’t ceramides)
Damaging my barrier was such an eye opening experience. Not only did I intimately understand the relationship that my barrier had to the health of my skin, I also learned how to take care of it and keep it strong! Two products were vital to my journey, first to heal my barrier and then to …
Continue reading Stratia Lquid Gold VS Krave Great Barrier Relief | Skincare Showdown
We all have those K-beauty brands that are close to our heart. A few for me are Benton, Cosrx and surprisingly Laneige. I say surprisingly because it was a brand that was a bit of a letdown for me when I first tried it years ago, early in my skincare journey. Laneige was a brand …
Are you a skincare minimalist? Maybe you still perform 10+ steps in your routines but you prefer to use straightforward products with simple ingredients lists? If you fall into the latter category, then I have a product for you! This is the Missha Time Revolution Artemisia Treatment Essence, and it contains only 1 ingredient — …
Continue reading There’s Something About Mugwort | Missha Artemisia Treatment Essence
New releases in K-beauty are always an exciting thing, but many new releases have not lived up to their hype (Cosrx, I’m looking at you). But recently I discovered a new-to-me and relatively new-to-the-scene brand, Keep Cool, and their Soothe Bamboo Toner and newly released Soothe Bamboo Serum. And I’m excited! As someone who tests …
Continue reading Keep Cool And Soothe Bamboo Toner and Serum Review
I think one of the biggest questions/controversies in K-beauty these days is the trend of putting essential oils in everything. I consider myself a K-beauty OG (original gangsta). I’ve been rolling strong with my Korean skincare routines for about 7 years and I’ve seen a lot of trends come and go – donkey milk, snail …