Product Reviews

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The Ordinary’s New Milky Toner Gave Me Mochi Skin

When I was first presented with the Ordinary’s new Saccharomyces Ferment 30% Milky Toner, I’m pretty sure I turned into the 😍 emoji. Very few new products these days can elicit a strong emotional reaction from me but I needed this in my life, on…

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The Most Important Thing We’re Ignoring About Retinol

Despite being the most widely available retinoid, retinol has always been a very inconsistent experience for me. Some formulas with 0.5% retinol would give me more skin irritation than prescription tretinoin whilst others with 1% retinol in their formulas give me almost no side-effects. The…

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The Anti-Oxidant Experiment

  I partnered with SkinCeuticals to do the Anti-Oxidant Experiment using their gold standard, CE Ferulic serum. Honestly, I’ve always wanted to try this out for myself to see if it really works! This L-Ascorbic Acid serum was game-changing for me. It was the first…

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The Best Balms with HiddenHarmonyWorld

As an oil serum obsessive, naturally, I am fascinated by balms. Other than a few, trusty skin savers such as Egyptian Magic and my favourite Badger balms, I have yet to explore this universe of luxurious healing salves and I need help navigating my choices, so…

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A Journey from “New Age” Retinoids to Retinol

This year, I introduced Retinoids back into my life after 2 truly off-putting, not to mention, unsightly attempts. Admittedly, I had no idea wtf I was doing then and barely stayed on the stuff longer than 2 weeks because I practically burned my face off…

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