I read and hear a lot of “you don’t actually need toner” slander, and to those people, I say you’ve obviously never had a very oily, congested complexion. I need the constant oil reduction, chemical exfoliation, and sloughing away of skin cells of a toner if I want anything close to a smooth complexion. While I have come across some good, even great, products in the last decade, U Beauty’s currently on-sale Resurfacing Compound is in a class of its own; it’s literally changed the base state of my skin. Read More...
Acne has plagued me since I went through puberty. Its severity ebbs and flows according to the beauty products I’m testing, hormonal fluctuations, stress, and sometimes unpredictable factors. In trying to subdue my angry and inflamed skin, I’ve found that Murad’s Deep Relief Acne Treatment is one of the few products that proves its worth, bottle in and bottle out; the spot treatment has become a very important and comforting part of my acne-fighting kit. Read More...
I love foundation, skin tints, tinted moisturizers—all of the complexion products. Even when my skin looks as close to flawless as it ever will, you’ll still catch me in a skin tint on the daily. Thankfully, one of the perks of this job is access to more beauty products than I know what to do with. My testing log is quite backed up, but complexion products are never on the waitlist for long. Read More...
