Well, the truth is it’s “more what you’d call ‘guidelines’ than actual rules.” Skincare is personal, so what works for me might not work for you. And that mostly holds true even when it comes it mixing skincare ingredients. If you’ve ever looked up skincare …
Hyaluronic Acid is EVERYWHERE these days. It seems like brands are just shoving it into all their products cuz the skincare community is crazy about it. Personally, I think it’s just a bit excessive. Like, I don’t need HA in my toner, serum, moisturizer and …
Let’s get right down to it. Collagen skincare products cannot increase collagen levels in your skin! Collagen is a very large molecule, much too large to penetrate your skin barrier. Even when it is “chopped up” to form Hydrolyzed Collagen (aka collagen peptides), it’s still …
When you first get into skincare, it’s easy and completely normal to make mistakes. Maybe you accidentally mix up the order of your products. Or perhaps you forget to wash off your makeup before going to bed. Mistakes like these can be resolved quite quickly …
First of all, it’s easy for a skincare blogger or a “skinfluencer” to say you need to wear sunscreen all the time. As a “skinfluencer” (and a pale white one at that) I have access to a lot of sunscreens that work for me, don’t …
There are many different conditions that can cause skin redness. I have personally experienced a few of them myself so those are the ones that I will be focusing on. One thing I want to note is that darker skin tones can also experience all …
You may not have heard of Cell Forte before. They were a new brand to me when they first reached out to me about their products. But after exchanging a few emails with one of the founders and looking over their ingredient lists, I became …
In the last 6 weeks of 2020, I did my best to empty as many products as possible, and I think I did an alright job! One of my goals for 2021 is to empty more products and buy less because I am becoming a …
Are you looking to literally burn some money? If so, then scented candles are the way to do it! Not to mention, they make great gifts. Below, I have listed almost all the candles I own in order from the lowest cost per hour of …
Whether you consider a brand or a product to be “budget” or “affordable” is entirely relative. It depends on a multitude of factors, from your income to how much you are willing to invest in beauty vs. other things. For me, budget skincare products tend …