It all depends on your skin type.     Have you seen a moisturizer advertised as “the best”? Tread carefully. Skincare products are highly subjective to your skin type. And we’re not talking just Dry or Oily. When choosing our skincare, we should also consider our age, our skin tendencies, […]

We look at the ingredients beloved by ancient Greeks, Romans, and the Chinese and the products they’re in today.      Skincare has been evolving for thousands of years. It should be no surprise that our ancient ancestors were just as concerned about preserving and treating their skin as we […]

Minimalist, Trend-Seeker, Quick Fixer, or Connoisseur?I’ve been a minimalist since childhood.While my friends were chatty about the last skincare and makeup products, hair wands, and gels, taking a mall trip to visit Sephora and spending their allowance on little vials of this or that, I was happily clueless. Today, as I […]

What is it and why do we do it?     Maybe you’ve seen it in your favorite beauty and skincare store, or at the Derm. If you’re like me, when you picked up the small needle-pricked roller attached to a handle you had visions of self-flagellating 14th-century nuns. “Huh,” […]

Mistakes. They happen to the best of us!     I hate the be the bearer of bad news, but chances are we’re all making a mistake or two with our skincare. Far be it from me to add yet another step into your well-situated regimen or to contradict the […]

Tips to wear it well and make it lastApply, then reapply. We all know the basics, but we discovered some surprising facts about sunscreen that could change how you apply it.  It pays to prep. Sunscreen builds up in your stratum corneum (the outermost layer of the skin)1, so if […]