I’ve been testing a lot of The Ordinary products over the past year, and so far I’ve been pretty impressed. The Ordinary Granactive Retinoid 2% Emulsion is no exception. I’m already on my second bottle of this stuff. It’s so good I actually repurchased it. That says a lot. I hardly ever buy something twice. This is a light milky…
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The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 is incredibly cost-effective ($8!) and is an excellent hydrator. So if you’re looking for a basic hydration serum, you’ve found it! It contains 2% hyaluronic acid (which can hold 1000x it’s weight in water btw…) and vitamin B5. I don’t think it’s quite as good as the Hylamide Low-Molecular HA (read my review HERE),…
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Every now and then, when I have built up a box full of empty product bottles, I like to go through them all and post my final thoughts. I planned to do this sooner, but it turns out I only ever get around to doing this every six months or so. Multiple moves and a home purchase have taken up…
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The Ordinary Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate Solution 20% with Vitamin F serum is Just. So. Good. Seriously, I’m in love. This is exactly the type of Vitamin C serum I’ve been looking for. It is super light, slightly hydrating, and brightens my skin. Also a bonus: I don’t feel like I need to make a deal to sell my first born just to be…
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Sheet masks have become super popular in skincare these days. I like them because they provide a potent burst of ingredients geared towards a certain issue. They come as a presaturated sheet inside a package and you open it up and stick it on your face. Then you literally saturate your face with vitamins, antioxidants, anti-inflammatories, hydrators etc. And unlike…
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The Ordinary Alpha-Arbutin 2% + HA Serum is an effective and very affordable serum if you need skin brightening/evening. It is a clear, medium-textured gel serum dispensed from a dropper style bottle. I found about 4-6 drops was about the right amount for each use. The Ordinary serums are (mostly) really good options for sensitive skin, since they are almost…
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The Ordinary Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 2% is a very basic, but effective vitamin C serum for an extremely reasonable price ($6.50!!!). This particular vitamin C serum is a milky emulsion dispensed from a squeeze tube. It is a fairly heavy serum and has a bit of a gritty feel from the ascorbic acid powder. In other brands’…
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The Ordinary Buffet Multi-Peptide Serum is a multi-peptide anti-aging serum that (based on the impressive ingredients list) should be very effective. Peptides comprise the building blocks of skin. Basically, over time (aging) they break down and without them your skin wrinkles, sags, loses firmness, and just overall looks older. Hence why peptide serums are becoming even more popular than they already…
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Something I’ve been meaning to do ever since starting this blog is give my final thoughts about products once I finish using them up. I started the blog in May 2016, and I’ve been saving my empties ever since. Originally, I planned to do this every few months, but I’ve been procrastinating…so this is going to be a long post.…
Leave a CommentOne of the busiest shopping days of the year is upon us again…Black Friday! OK lovelies, time to scope out some Black Friday beauty deals. Sephora Deals Sephora has some good beauty deals for Black Friday. Most are value sets, such as the Bite Beauty Lipstick Vault which contains every single shade the brand has in their entire range. But…
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