Hottest Beauty News and Posts in January
All the things you might have missed this month – from Fenty news, new brands, new launches, to very sad news. Also, a LOT of skincare tidbits, and some thought-provoking posts on mental health....
View ArticlePreventing products from pilling – your first aid kit
Pilling, i.e. the balling up of products on your skin, most often happens with moisturiser, sunscreen, or foundation. I’ll tell you my skincare hacks how you can start preventing products from pilling,...
View ArticleSkin Analyser: what, why and how.
I’ve seen a lot of differing reviews of skin analysers, especially of the rather cheap ones made in PRC. I’ll tell you how I use mine, and what you can expect from yours if you decide to buy one, and...
View ArticleRice, Rice Baby: cosrx Ultimate Nourishing Rice Overnight Spa Mask review
Why rice is an awesome ingredient, and how the result’s of cosrx’s overnight mask made it one of my favourites from the brand. I think I might have mentioned before once or twice (cough) that cosrx...
View ArticleGlow Recipe Watermelon Mask review: where is the glow?!
Oh, the allure of wait lists, magazine and online features, and millennial pink in instagram shelfies: the buzz surrounding product launches can be both intriguing – and off-putting at the same time....
View ArticleThe hottest beauty news and posts in March
Good news! China inches slowly closer to a ban on animal testing, Lush is going egg-free, sustainability is on the rise and female friendships are going strong. Bad news (for wallets everywhere) – a...
View ArticleBody care products you might need (or not)
Self-care is ingrained in us (see Cleopatra and her milk baths, the Romans with their oils). The line between self-care and self-optimization is thin, though, and easy to cross. And, of course, the...
View ArticlePaula’s Choice – five favourites
It’s very easy to fall down the rabbit hole with PC products, especially if you’re a newbie and have either never tried products with active ingredients or never tried PC products before. Here’re my...
View ArticlePaula’s Choice: Radiance Renewal Mask review
(Alliteration ftw!1) After reviewing both a Korean and a K-Beauty adjacent overnight mask recently, I’m determined to show you a Western product that’s comparable and good. I also want to show you as...
View ArticleHow to get youthful, wide-awake looking eyes
Eyes are the one feature in our faces that show our age the most. I’m quite happy with the state of my skin (sunscreen pays off!) and people routinely think I’m younger than I am. But on bad days after...
View ArticleSave or Splurge? The Glowy Heroes Edition: NIOD CAIS 2 vs The Ordinary Buffet...
NIOD CAIS 2 vs The Ordinary Buffet + Copper Peptides. How to decide which one to get? Is one better than the other? Let me start with saying that I am a fan of the NIOD CAIS 2 (aka NIOD Copper Amino...
View ArticleThe hottest beauty news and posts in August
Sunscreen scandals! Beauty myths! Fake reviews! First teaser pics for some Holiday collections! Self-affirmation! In other words, it’s time for the hottest beauty news and posts in August. (Don’t...
View ArticleHow to wreck your skin and lose lots of money
Hello, I’m Dorit and I’m a skincare junkie. Skincare turned from being something rather boring and necessary to something intriguing a few years ago. And what started as something that was supposed to...
View ArticleAzelaic Acid: skincare superstar you should know
You’ve heard of glycolic acid, salicylic acid, and lactic acid: but have you heard of azelaic acid? If you’ve similar skin problems to me, you really, really should. Because (spoiler alert) nothing in...
View ArticleUplifting pampering routine for sensitive skin
The more we transition into Fall and Winter, the more I want to spend my evenings with some kind of pampering skincare routine. Give me all the potions and masks, and just let me relax with a book and...
View ArticleWant better skin, finally? Do this.
You started searching for a product that will make your skin better quite a long time ago. But: You haven’t found it. You’ve circled through acids, various vitamins, peptides, ceramides, what have you:...
View ArticleThe hottest beauty news and posts in October
Deciem news! Snail mucin! Sustainable clothes! The patriarchy! Why we all will look like clones soon! And: what Kim Kardashian’s butt and MAC have in common. In short: The hottest beauty news and posts...
View ArticleAugustinus Bader – The Cream: worth it?
It’s incredibly expensive. It’s hyped as hell. It has outrageous claims. But can it keep its promises? This is one of the very few not sponsored reviews of Augustinus Bader’s The Cream, and I tested it...
View ArticleRun out of gift ideas? Read this.
I love a good gift guide. No matter that I know both magazines and online publications use beauty gift ideas as an easy way to make money (sponsored content ftw!), for me, it’s the at-home version of...
View ArticleThe hottest beauty news and posts in November
The beauty news you need, the essential info you want: does skincare equals self-love? What do you need to survive the Holidays (and the long, dark winter) AND holiday travel? Also: a few facts about...
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