Skin Care

This Cleansing Balm Gives You a Double Cleanse in a Single Step, and *Actually* Removes My Most Stubborn Waterproof Mascara

On a random Thursday about a month ago, I decided I was tired of looking at my short, stubby fingernails and treated myself to a set of gel extensions. While I immediately fell in love with the way they looked (they’re so long! and pretty! and make me feel deserving of a businesswoman special!), I realized there’s one major problem with being a long-nail girlie: Doing literally…
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Skin Care

This Vitamin C-Infused SPF Simultaneously Brightens and Protects Your Skin\u2014And It Has a Near-Perfect Rating

A good skin-care regimen isn’t necessarily one that incorporates over a dozen products and steps—it’s one that consists of high-quality formulas with potent ingredients to target and treat concerns while protecting and elevating the complexion. The products we use should work smarter, not harder, condensing extraneous steps into products that pull double-duty (sometimes triple or…
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Skin Care

Yes, TikTok\u2019s Trendy Headbands Really Do Make Face-Washing *So* Much Easier\u2014Here Are the 11 Best To Shop

Move over, designer water bottles and viral bronzing drops. The latest TikTok-accessory to have a moment is actually so much more than a trendy status symbol, a product that’ll sneakily elevate your daily wellness routine tenfold. Headbands for face-washing, like the famous, croissant-looking one influencers are wearing to cleanse their skin and apply makeup (aka, “GRWM”), really…
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Skin Care

This One-Step Darkish Spot Therapy Has 2 Elements an Esthetician Says Are ‘Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful’ for Preventing Spring Hyperpigmentation

Slowly however absolutely, the solar is getting extra intense as we creep into hotter climate. For these of us vulnerable to hyperpigmentation, it means we have to get vigilant about defending our pores and skin from the overproduction of melanin that comes from solar injury. Staying on prime of sunscreen is the first step (snag one with iron oxides for the most effective protection), and step two…
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