Tag: skincare

An essay condemning women who choose to spend their money on and enjoy skincare went viral this week and people were predictably outraged. Titled The Skincare Con and published on The Outline, author Krithika Varagur makes the case that we’re all ... ( read original story ...)

Hands up if you have a dressing table packed full of lotions and potions promising to firm, lift, plump and smooth, but no real idea how they work, or how they combine to slow the signs of ageing. Throw in the latest beauty buzzwords and sometimes it's ... ( read original story ...)

How many times have you bought a skincare product because you were lured in by its pretty packaging? While companies today use the product’s package as a strong selling point, we have to look past it. I’m not only speaking in terms of how good the ... ( read original story ...)

The beauty—and absurdity—of the Internet lies in its ability to rile people up in such a way that the drama of the day can be reduced to one tweet with no context. I saw one last night—“Black Mirror: Skin Care”—and I knew exactly what the ... ( read original story ...)

When I hit puberty, like so many other adolescent girls, my skin began to rebel against me. I tried every old wives’ tale and skincare hack in the book. Toothpaste, peroxide, baking soda, and cold cream were regular ingredients in my acne-treating ... ( read original story ...)

We can't remember a time when applying products like sunscreen and moisturizer wasn't a thing, but thanks in part to social media, which has made sheet mask selfies and the creation of thriving virtual beauty communities possible, skincare is more popular ... ( read original story ...)

Of course it is. It’s literally skin deep. It’s a concern with the outer bit of your body rather than charitable acts and philosophical conversations. But that doesn’t make it dumb, shame-worthy, or deserving of ridicule. You would hope that how ... ( read original story ...)

To say the Canadian winter is harsh would be putting it mildly. In the war on winter-induced dryness, exposed skin is our front line of defence. Come February, however, our epidermal soldiers are battle weary. "We're all in trauma mode," says Charmaine ... ( read original story ...)

When you first started in on your skincare regime, remember how great the results were? You glowed, your face was clear, your eyes seemed brighter and, overall, you looked healthier. And you loved it. Lately, that's changed. What's happened? There are lots ... ( read original story ...)