Category Archives: Skin Care
Fenty Skin Pre-Show Glow Review
Remember those scrubby gloves you used in the shower or that scrubby cloth? Well the new Fenty SkinPre-Show glow comes with that and they recommend you use it once or twice a week gently in your skin. I don’t know … Continue reading
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Tagged AHA, Fenty, Fenty beauty, Glycolic Acid, Review, skincare, Treatment
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Aveeno Restorative Skin Therapy Itch Relief Balm Review
I’m a little windswept, the sunrise, and Aveeno Restorative Skin Therapy Itch Relief Balm (gifted in the past, rebought now). It has a really mild numbing ingredient in it. The numbing is supposed to stop the itching and I find … Continue reading
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Micellar Water Review
New cleansers are here part of the Neutrogena Canada Hydro Boost line, and there’s finally a micellar water in this collection. Micellar water is best for dissolving and removing eye makeup and anything that’s generally long-wearing, but sometimes I use … Continue reading
Ella i Skin Pumpkin Puree AHA and Resveratrol Dermal Peel
Smells like Pumpkin Spice but tingles like nothing else! I’ve been the @ellaiskin Pumpkin Puree AHA and Resveratrol Dermal Peel for a few weeks. It is a little tingly on my retinoid-flaky skin, but it’s better than a glycolic serum … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian Skincare, Ella i Skin, Glycolic Acid, Peel, Review
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Strivectin Super-C SPF 30
New Vitamin C + Sunscreen + Moisturizer from @Strivectin. Maybe it’s the price point, but this brand does facial products so well and this is a beautiful rich formula. I’m not crazy about the jar packaging. Dipping my fingers into … Continue reading
New Vichy LiftActive Serum
When was the last time you found a product that was truly offering you something you didn’t already have? At the end of every week when I clean up my bathroom counter, I put away 3 or 4 bottles of … Continue reading
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Tagged Glycolic Acid, Hyperpigmentation, Niacinamide, Serum, skincare, Tranexamic Acid, Vichy
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Empties: Aveeno, KeratinWorks, Differin,
Things I finished! Didn’t go through much this week, and I definitely forgot to do a mask even though I’m trying to use them all up. I started Tret and I’m done my last tube of Differin. They’re both retinoids … Continue reading
Murad Retinol Youth Renewal Night Cream
Non-prescription retinols do have something going for them: the formulas are often cocktails which pair the retinoids with other skin-benefitting ingredients like peptides and antioxidants. If you use your basic prescription retinol you’d have to add these on top via … Continue reading
Antipodes Vitamin C Glow Ritual Vitamin C Serum
I’m done my bottle of Antipodes Glow Ritual Vitamin C serum, so I think it’s time to review it. I like vitamin C serums to be light and quickly absorbed into my skin so that I can move on to … Continue reading
Favourite Retinols
I posted a picture of my prescription retinol last week, and I don’t use that everyday because it’s pretty potent. On other nights, I use one of these – some of them are press samples. Some I’ve paid for, and … Continue reading