Last week, I suddenly had a bad case of dermatitis on my face – both cheeks and forehead were covered in an itchy, red rash which refused to subside despite generous applications of Calamine lotion. To make matters worse, I also had two painful boils and sensitivity and peeling around my mouth area and I […]
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NIOD NAAP Review
Even before I became a beauty blogger, I was always enamoured by and fascinated with skincare products. I liked to read up on the different ingredients and try out new launches, especially if they claimed to have some new science behind it. Recently, I got to know about NIOD (Non-Invasive Options in Dermal Science) which […]
Mudmasky Facial Detox Purifying Recovery Mask Review
My love for face masks is well known and be it clay masks, sheet masks, sleeping masks…I like using them all. In fact, I have written a post on all the various types of face masks and what mask is suitable for what sort of skin types. You can read that post here. Even as I […]
All About Acids in Skincare
A for Alpha Hydroxy Acid B for Beta Hydroxy Acid H for Hyaluronic Acid R for Retinoic Acid…. Anyone with even the slightest interest in skincare would be aware of the importance of AHAs (Alpha Hydroxy Acid) and BHAs (Beta Hydroxy Acid) in maintaining healthy, youthful and acne-free skin. If you aren’t aware of them, […]
Giveaway! Win Korean Sheet Masks From Skin18!
By now, you all undoubtedly know of my addiction to Korean skincare products. I had always preferred cream or clay based masks over sheet masks but I am a total convert now and use sheet masks once or twice a week depending on my skin’s requirements. Recently, this wonderful e-store Skin18.com (read post here) sent me […]
Vichy Aqualia Thermal Serum Review
I’m sure by now you think that I am obsessed with Vichy. Well, you could be right; perhaps I am but that is simply because over these 11 years that I have been using products from this brand, I have found them to be consistently effective. Of course, as I moved from my 20s into […]
OST C21.5 Serum Review
To kick off the Skincare Week on the blog, I’m going to start with a Korean skincare product; a serum that has garnered rave reviews from almost all the bloggers who have used it and one that I, too, was very very eager to try out. I’m talking about the OST C21.5 serum which is […]