Picture this scene: It’s a chilly winter evening. I’m laid out in a steaming bath with scented salts and a fluffy towel waiting for me when I get out. I’ve decided to treat myself to a spa day. There’s candles…
If you aren’t a hardcore skin care fan like I am, then the name and appearance of The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution might scare you. “AHA” and “BHA” sound more like exclamations that ingredients, should you…
There’s nothing more trendy in the skin care world right now than freckles. I’ve seen them everywhere, from across my Pinterest feed to in person at parties on the faces of my friends. It’s probably something to do with how…
I have shit skin. There, I said it. I always have. I’m not going to bore you with the details (you can find those here and here). Nevertheless, I freaking love skin care and still treat my skin like a…
Obviously, I like skin. I choose to write and read about and experiment with it day in and day out. I like the way healthy natural skin looks and feels. But sometimes I do also want the confidence boost I…
I think we’ve all had that one point where we’ve looked into the mirror and wondered: “Why is my skin so bad, even though I try so hard? Surely my acne must be more than just bad luck?“. And inevitably,…
A skin care routine without a place for it to live is chaos. Like that drawer that seems to exist in every teen boy’s bathroom – you know, the one where the handle is broken, they’ve crammed in just about…
CeraVe and Cetaphil are possibly two of the most hyped-up “dermatologist recommended” skin care brands ever. Both are available pretty much everywhere, are super affordable, are no-frills and – frankly – really good. Even their packaging looks remarkably similar, with…
We obviously reach for active ingredients to treat skin issues because we want to get rid of a skin problem. When the issue is textural – like closed comedones beneath the skin that won’t come out – the idea is…
Tight is a word I’m more than happy to associate with a good pair of skinny jeans. Tight skin, on the other hand, is not a phrase I like to hear. Tight skin is best characterised by that feeling when…
