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Product Recommendation: Arcona Magic White Ice

    I’ve been chatting to a few dermatologists in the know recently, a few of which were raving about the Arcona Magic White Ice hydrating gel. Now I haven’t tried this myself (yet!) but I’ve heard glowing reports from a lot of people and looking at the ingredients list I can see why it [...]

Simple Skincare: Muslin Cloths

Muslin cloths are a brilliant way to exfoliate your skin if you’re sensitive to regular scrubs. Particularly great if any of the following applies to you. Dry ‘flakes’ of skin. Are on any kind of harsh skin treatment like acutane and retinoids. You have sensitive skin. You shave regularly but would like to use a [...]

Review: Laneige Strawberry Yogurt Peeling Gel

Today’s product from my drawer of weird and wonderful cult Asian skincare (sidenote: skincare is a big deal in Asia, dontcha know?) is the Laneige Strawberry Yogurt Peeling Gel. This mild exfoliating gel, gently removes dull surface skin cells to reveal radiant skin. The naturally occurring alpha hydroxy acid in strawberry sloughs away dead skin [...]

Review: Olay Regenerist Night Resurfacing Elixir

You need to try this. The Olay Regenerist Night Resurfacing Elixir (launched recently in the US and some time in 2011 for the UK) is an incredibly well formulated glycolic acid moisturiser, one of the best and most gentle ones I’ve ever come across and it’s easy to get hold of. Great! First, a little [...]

Highly recommended – La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo

So a few weeks ago I came across an amazing product that’s pretty much a must-try for a broad range of skin-types and issues. It’s called Effaclar Duo by the french skincare brand La Roche Posay: EFFACLAR DUO is a complete skincare solution that combines 4 active ingredients to act on the 2 major signs [...]

K-Y Jelly – The moisturiser you never knew you had!

Don’t look at me like that, you know you have a tube of this stuff lying around somewhere. Well it’s time to grab that tube lying in your drawer (on second thought, it might be better to buy a new one..) and put it to new use because, as it happens, K-Y Jelly is a [...]

Simple Moisturisers for Acne-prone or Sensitive Skin

If you suffer from either acne-prone or sensitive skin (or both!), you’ll know that oftentimes all you want is a good moisturiser with no bells and whistles. You just need something that’ll provide your skin with the perfect amount of moisture without breaking out your skin or irritating it. Read on for some recommendations! First [...]

Drugstore Gems!

Here are a few things for you to look out for on your next trip to your local drugstore or chemist! Olay Regenerist UV Defense Regenerating Lotion SPF 50 A US-only product for now but not for long. This offers great protection with a PPD rating of 12 to 13 and niacinamide features as the [...]

Dealing with sesitive skin.

Senstive skin can be difficult to deal with, it can become easily irritated at the slightest hint of ingredients such as fragrance in a product and can leave your face looking red and agitated. I’ve covered a host of excellent products in my reviews for shaving products and cleansers so i’m going focus today on [...]