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April 1, 2020 Deep Dives

Everything You Need to Know about pH and Skincare

The pH of skincare is a hot topic, and an issue that can have a dramatic impact on your skin.

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June 23, 2016 Deep Dives / featured

Skin Types, Proclivities, and Conditions: Knowing Your Skin for More Effective and Less Frustrating Skincare

For me, the most difficult part of building a good skincare routine was actually listening to my skin. I’d get

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February 16, 2016 featured / Fun with DIY

Fun with DIY: Beginner’s Recipe + Shopping List

Jan 20, 2022 update: I’ve removed the section about heating and holding. After much research and trial, I don’t believe

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January 29, 2016 A'Peiu / Aritaum / Full Reviews

Two Sides of the Same Coin: A Review of Two Extremely Different Oil Cleansers

To Westerners like me, oil cleansing is maybe the most counterintuitive part of the Korean skincare routine. We’ve been taught

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January 27, 2016 Cerave / Cosrx / Deep Dives / Hada Labo / Ingredient Spotlights / Innisfree / Too Cool for School

INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT: Surfactants

As evidenced by the five-paragraph preface to my last review, I’m a little bit obsessed with cleansers right now. My

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January 25, 2016 Full Reviews / Holika Holika

THE HUNT FOR DRY SKIN CLEANSERS: Holika Holika Skin & Good Cera Steam Cleansing Lotion

As an addict of Asian skincare products beyond any hope of redemption, I go through phases. Obsessions, if we’re being

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January 12, 2016 Fun with DIY / Skinceuticals

Fun with DIY: Skinceuticals-Dupe Vitamin C Tutorial

UPDATED 8/10/16: I am so thrilled that people still find this tutorial useful! I’ve grown a lot as a DIYer

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December 31, 2015 Dr. Jart+ / Mini-Reviews / Sulwhasoo

My Favorites of 2015: Creams and Sleeping Packs

Throughout the rest of December, I’ll do some roundups of my favorite products of 2015. These aren’t necessarily products that

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December 30, 2015 Banila Co / Mini-Reviews / Sana / Scinic

My Favorites of 2015: Serums and Oils

Throughout the rest of December, I’ll do some roundups of my favorite products of 2015. These aren’t necessarily products that

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December 21, 2015 Makeup Artists Choice / Mini-Reviews / Pocketderm / Skinceuticals

My Favorites of 2015: Actives (AKA, skincare that does stuff)

Throughout the rest of December, I’ll do some roundups of my favorite products of 2015. These aren’t necessarily products that

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December 13, 2015 Mini-Reviews / My Beauty Diary / Sasatinnie / SNP

My Favorites of 2015: Sheet Masks

Throughout the rest of December, I’ll do some roundups of my favorite products of 2015. These aren’t necessarily products that

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December 7, 2015 Full Reviews / Sana

REVIEW: Sana Nameraka Isoflavone Wrinkle Eye Cream

I first started experimenting with eye creams when I was 15. I had just become intensely self-conscious about my physical

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December 4, 2015 Cosrx / Deep Dives

Skin pH and Urban Legends: An Argument Against Wait Times and pH-Adjusting Toners

Although I did listen to way too much The Who in high school, my blog is actually named after skin’s natural

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