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Your Skincare Can’t Fix What Your Sleep Is Breaking — Here’s the Evidence on Sleep and Skin, and What Actually Changes With Better Rest

A friend texted me a photograph of her skincare shelf at 1am in January. She was 38, had been averaging

Your Skincare Can’t Fix What Your Sleep Is Breaking — Here’s the Evidence on Sleep and Skin, and What Actually Changes With Better Rest Read Post »

Blog, Best Picks, Education, Wellness
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The Retinoid Sandwich Method Isn’t Just for Sensitive Skin — Here’s When It Helps, When It Doesn’t, and the Proper Technique

A reader messaged me last spring asking for my opinion on her evening routine. She’d been on prescription tretinoin 0.05%

The Retinoid Sandwich Method Isn’t Just for Sensitive Skin — Here’s When It Helps, When It Doesn’t, and the Proper Technique Read Post »

Best Picks, Blog, Education, Reviews
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Dermaplaning at Home Is Mostly Fine — Here’s What It Actually Does, What It Doesn’t, and Why the Peach Fuzz Grows Back Thicker Panic Is Nonsense

A friend stood in my kitchen last summer holding a Tinkle Eyebrow Razor she’d just bought at the drugstore and

Dermaplaning at Home Is Mostly Fine — Here’s What It Actually Does, What It Doesn’t, and Why the Peach Fuzz Grows Back Thicker Panic Is Nonsense Read Post »

Blog, beauty tools, Education
Top-down view of citrus eyes skincare products including eye cream surrounded by fresh oranges and green leaves.

Those Tiny White Bumps Around Your Eyes Aren’t Whiteheads — They’re Milia, and Squeezing Them Makes Everything Worse

A friend has a cluster of tiny white bumps along her lower eyelid and across the crests of her cheekbones.

Those Tiny White Bumps Around Your Eyes Aren’t Whiteheads — They’re Milia, and Squeezing Them Makes Everything Worse Read Post »

Blog, Education, Problem-Solution
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If You’re Removing Makeup With a Face Wipe, You’re Doing It Wrong — The Correct Method That Prevents Breakouts and Barrier Damage

My friend used makeup wipes for eleven years. Every night, she’d pull one from the pack on her bedside table,

If You’re Removing Makeup With a Face Wipe, You’re Doing It Wrong — The Correct Method That Prevents Breakouts and Barrier Damage Read Post »

Blog, Education, Glow guides
A minimalist skincare setup featuring eye cream and a tulip in a glass on a soft backdrop.

Your Under-Eye Circles Aren’t What You Think — The 4 Different Causes and Why Only One Responds to Eye Cream

A reader messaged me with a photograph of her eye creams last autumn. She’d bought seven over the previous three

Your Under-Eye Circles Aren’t What You Think — The 4 Different Causes and Why Only One Responds to Eye Cream Read Post »

Blog, Education, eyecare, Problem-Solution
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