skincare

A tube of La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume B5 with SPF 50 standing in front of white flowers on a dark background

06 Feb 2023 Skincare 1 comment

La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ with SPF 50 – not a fan | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: PRODUCTS DISCUSSED IN THIS BLOGPOST ARE PURCHASED MYSELF AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER I will admit that I purchased the La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume B 5+ SPF 50 by accident – I wanted the original one to see if the recent reformulation had made it worse (it didn’t), but because the tubes look incredibly similar and I was in a rush, I overlooked the tiny “SPF 50” on the tube. (YES, it is bright…

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One tube of La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ Repairing Cream standing before white flowers on a dark background

03 Feb 2023 Skincare Comment

La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ Repairing Balm – the 2022 version | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: PRODUCTS DISCUSSED IN THIS BLOGPOST ARE PURCHASED MYSELF AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER It is always risky to reformulate a cult classic, so when La Roche Posay announced they would come out with a new version of their Cicaplast Baume B+ Repairing Balm in 2022, the skincare community did hold its breath. Would the 2022 version be as good as the old one? Or would we, once again, end up with a product that didn’t…

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30 Jan 2023 Skincare 1 comment

Balea Beauty Expert Day Cream with 3% Peptid-Solution & 1% Ectoin – Drugstore peptides | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PURCHASED MYSELF, LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER I often get asked about peptides in skincare, and while I personally use Copper Peptides in my routine year round, I understand that given the lack of evidence we have, most people would rather try something like the Balea Beauty Expert Day Cream with 3% Peptid-Solution & 1% Ectoin before investing into some of the pricier products out there. (More info: Everything you…

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One tube of First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration in front of white flowers on a dark background

23 Jan 2023 Skincare Comment

First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration – Worth the award? | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: PRODUCTS DISCUSSED IN THIS BLOGPOST ARE PURCHASED MYSELF AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER There are a ton of awards in the beauty industry and not all of them tell you anything about the quality of the product they are awarded to. The First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration has been featured on so many of these lists though, it has to mean something. On top of that it claims to provide…

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First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser in front of white flowers on a dark background

20 Jan 2023 Skincare 1 comment

First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser – Pearly white and gentle | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: PRODUCTS DISCUSSED IN THIS BLOGPOST ARE PURCHASED MYSELF AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER When it comes to cleansers, texture and scent is as important to me as the actual performance is – I love something luxurious for the mundane task of getting rid of the daily makeup and grime, it helps me unwind at night. Now the First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser is unscented, but the texture, a pearly white whipped cream like…

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Blonde woman looking at her hands in pain.

13 Jan 2023 Skincare Comment

Dry, cracked and bleeding hands – This is what you need to do! | Ask Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: PRODUCTS DISCUSSED IN THIS BLOGPOST ARE PURCHASED MYSELF AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER I did a post on dry and flaky skin on the face in December (you can find it here) that triggered quite a few questions about how to deal with the excessive dryness that happens to the hands during winter. And while basically the same principles apply, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to talk about your hands in a separate post:…

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06 Jan 2023 Skincare Comment

Holy grail skincare – my favorites for 2022 | 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 In 2019 was the first time I did a blogpost called “Holy grail skincare – the products I would immediately repurchase if all my skincare disappeared over night”. It is supposed to be a routine made up of only favorites, the basics I wouldn’t want to be without, and each year I come back to it and see if anything has changed…

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02 Jan 2023 Hair Comment

New In Skincare: Versed, Olaplex and a whole lot of SKIN1004

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 My New In skincare posts seem to get later and later, now I am publishing the one for December 2022 in January of 2023 rather than on the last day of the month, but I do hope you will forgive. For one I was off between Christmas and New Years Eve, which meant that I had no idea which day it…

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30 Dez 2022 Skincare Comment

One year of empties – skincare, hair care and makeup I finished in 2022 | 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 Over the years I have published many empties posts – I know not everybody likes them, but with the amount of products I test, it actually says something when a product stays in my rotation long enough for me to finish it. This year I decided on a special project: Collect everything I finish and do a “One year…

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A tube of Geek and Gorgeous Happier Barrier standing before white flowers

26 Dez 2022 Skincare Comment

Geek and Gorgeous Happier Barrier – a moisturizer to repair the skin? | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: PRODUCTS MENTIONED ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER Once it gets cold, I am all about barrier repair – even more than I usually am, so a moisturizer called Geek and Gorgeous Happier Barrier is something that I immediately need to put to the test. After all, my skin and skin barrier didn’t react too well to the sudden onset of freezing cold last weekend! (More info: How I am updating my skincare routine…

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