reviews

  • skinceuticals 0 5 retinol refining night cream

    Is Skinceuticals Retinol 0.5 Refining Night Cream Worth The Splurge?

    Have you been using retinol for a while and are now ready to up your dose? 0.5% is a good concentration for intermediate users. And one that’s hard to find. Most products out there either give you a tiny smidgen or go straight to high 1% concentrations. One of the few options in between is […]

  • after lola brows

    LoLa Brows: The Brows Game Changer

    Blending eyeshadows is so much fun. Putting on lipstick makes me feel confident. Doing my eyebrows is a chore. One I try to avoid whenever possible. If something isn’t fun, it’s just ain’t worth doing. At least, when it comes to makeup. I just wish I could paint my eyebrows on, and have them last […]

  • benefit total moisture facial cream 01

    Say Bye Bye To Dry, Flaky Skin With Benefit Total Moisture Facial Cream

    It’s so rare to find a moisturizer that does what it says on the tin. These days, they’re all competing for attention by making the most outlandish claims. Like: “It detoxifies skin!” – Nope, your kidneys do that. “It can activate genes that slow down aging!’ – Thank goodness they don’t, cos messing with genes […]

  • face-paint-lisa-eldridge

    Face Paint By Lisa Eldridge: The Hottest Makeup Book Launch Of The Year

    Synopsis: Make-up, as we know it, has only been commercially available in the last 100 years, but applying decoration to the face and body may be one of the oldest global social practices. Lisa Eldridge, one of the world’s foremost make-up artists–with a very large and loyal public following of her own–has written the first […]

  • by terry light expert click brush foundation 03

    My-Skin-But-Better: By Terry Light Expert Click Brush Foundation

    Foundations with in-built brushes: yay or nay? I’ve always been firmly in the nay camp. Sure, they’re convenient, but those brush heads get dirty so quickly, and they’re impossible to clean. Just think of all the germs and gunk that end up on our faces every time we swipe them on. Ewww! Not with By […]