Blonde woman with a finger on her lips
22 Sep 2023 Skincare Comment

The 10 best ingredients to fight hyperpigmentation | Ask Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER   Just like the seasons change, so does the focus in my skincare routine, and when fall approaches, my main concern is fighting hyperpigmentation. So today let’s talk about the best ingredients to do that and why you usually need more than one thing to make those stubborn spots fade!   What is your main skin concern at the moment – hyperpigmentation…

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A bottle of Tocobo Bio Watery Sun Cream SPF 50+ standing in front of a dark background with white flowers
15 Sep 2023 Skincare Comment

Tocobo Bio Watery Sun Cream SPF 50+ PA++++ – right up my street | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER   When you click on the video linked below, you will realize that in the introduction I claim to talk about something else than the regular Korean sunscreens and probably ask yourself: But isn’t the Tocobo Bio Watery Sun Cream SPF 50+ exactly that? A sunscreen from a Korean brand?     Yes. Yes, it is. But I had it open and…

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A tube of pixi DetoxyfEYE Serum standing in front of a dark background with white flowers
11 Sep 2023 Skincare Comment

pixi DetoxifEYE Serum – a morning pick me up | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER   You know how I feel about the claim of products “detoxifying” anything (if somehow you don’t: it is a scam, your body detoxifies via liver and kidneys, surely not with the help of skincare or supplements), so it took me a while to warm up to the pixi DetoxifEYE Serum.     It does contain caffeine though, just like my long…

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The best skincare routine in your 30s
08 Sep 2023 Skincare Comment

The best skincare routine for your 30s | Ask Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER   So you are in your thirties now and start to see changes in your skin you don’t like that much? Or you are wondering if it is too late to start with a skincare routine now, or if you are the right age to use retinol? Let’s talk about the best skincare routine in your 30s then!     Three things…

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Products from Catrice, Facetheory and sunscreens from La Roche Posay and India standing in front of a dark background with white flowers
01 Sep 2023 Makeup Comment

New In Beauty – Catrice, Facetheory; La Roche Posay and Indian Sunscreen

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER   I have a dear friend who is from India, more precisely from Kerala. She has ben in Germany for a few years now, working on her PhD and we met through Krav Maga, the self defense I train and more recently, also teach to children and teenagers (More info: Explaining my bruises). One fine day, I was away with the kids,…

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A bottle of Real Barrier Extreme Essence Toner standing in front of a dark background with white flowers
25 Aug 2023 Skincare Comment

Real Barrier Extreme Essence Toner – My precious! | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST, BUT THE VIDEO LINKED IS SPONSORED. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER Back in December 2022 I received a few products from the brand Real Barrier, a Korean skincare brand I hadn’t heard of before. As December is a busy time, I kind of forgot about them until I one night, on a whim, reached for a sheet mask they had sent me.     I don’t often…

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One bottle of Clinical Skin Polypeptide Firming Serum standing in front of white flowers on a dark background
21 Aug 2023 Skincare Comment

Clinical Skin Polypeptide Firming Serum – Lovely, but… | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER   I admit I have used pricey skincare in the past, but the Clinical Skin Polypeptide Firming Serum is among the most expensive stuff to ever grace my face. You would imagine it comes in a bottle made from pure gold, but while the packaging has a luxury air to it, being weighty and white and silver, that’s not the explanation.  …

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A tube of elf Blemish Breakthrough Acne Clarifying Cleanser standing in front of white flowers on a dark background
18 Aug 2023 Skincare Comment

e.l.f. Blemish Breakthrough Acne Clarifying Cleanser – Only for teenage skin? | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER   Sometimes skincare is a throwback to the olden days when I was a teenager – the elf Blemish Breakthrough Acne Clarifying Cleanser for example. I struggled with acne since my early teens, and back then skincare advice was rare. Especially qualified advice. So I did what everyone did and turned to the drugstore, where I found a variety of affordable, but…

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A tube of pixi Dream-yEYE Replenishing PM Patches standing in front of white flowers on a dark background
15 Aug 2023 Skincare 1 comment

pixi Dream-yEye Replenishing PM patches – beauty sleep | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER   I think by now I have three different tubes of pixi eye patches in my fridge, the latest being the pixi Dream-yEye Replenishing PM patches. Now just to be clear, you don’t need three different ones, to be honest you don’t even need one tube to have a good skincare routine, and you surely don’t need to keep them in the…

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Stop! Why microneedling at home might not be your best idea.
11 Aug 2023 Skincare Comment

Microneedling – Is it safe and effective? | Ask Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER   I have talked about different procedures you can do in the office and at home, but so far never touched on microneedling. One of the reasons for that was that I never had it done professionally and am not a big fan of microneedling at home for reasons I will talk about later on.     But first, let’s talk about…

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