skincare

01 Okt 2023 Skincare Comment

New in skincare – facetheory, ZIIP and The Ordinary

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 Didn’t I just show you a whole lot of facetheory skincare products in last months New In Beauty for August? Yes, indeed I did. And only days after I hit publish, I received a new parcel called “All eyes on peptides” with even more skincare and the reformulated version of the oil-free moisturizer. But that wasn’t the only thing, I was…

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A travel size of the Purito Defence Barrier pH Cleanser standing in front of a dark background with white flowers

29 Sep 2023 Skincare Comment

PURITO Defence Barrier pH Cleanser – no harm done | 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 If you can only bring one cleanser on a trip, what would it need to do? The PURITO Defence Barrier pH Cleanser is the one Purito picked to put in their Weekend Getaway Kit, claiming to provide you with a full routine for a short trip that would work for all skin types. But is that even possible? Can one cleanser meet…

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22 Sep 2023 Skincare 2 comments

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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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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