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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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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 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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NIOD Non-Acid Acid Precursor 15% Review
10 Jul 2023 Skincare Comment

NIOD Non-Acid Acid Precursor 15% – What is it? | 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 it rarely happens that I look at a product and have no clue what it is supposed to do, but the NIOD Non-Acid Acid Precursor 15% left me confused. What is an acid precursor? What is it supposed to do in the skin?     Where do the 15% come from? And where do I fit it into my routine?…

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Glow Recipe Plum plump Hyaluronic Serum (travel size) standing in front of a dark background with white flowers)
08 Mai 2023 Skincare Comment

Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum – Plump as a … plum? | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PURCHASED MYSELF AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER   I am a fan of alliterations, I really am, but calling the product Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum? I mean, have you ever looked at a plum and thought “that plumpness”? It might be my medical background, but when I think of plums, I think of prunes and their digestive benefits, so anything but plump and bouncy skin.     Before…

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A pot of the fresh Black Tea Firming Corset Cream in front of a dark background with white flowers
03 Apr 2023 Skincare Comment

fresh Black Tea Corset Cream Firming Moisturizer – Long time ago | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PURCHASED MYSELF AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER   The fresh Black Tea Corset Cream Firming Moisturizer is just one out of three different moisturizers in the fresh Black Tea line and is specifically aimed at sagging skin, promising an instant lifting effect. Similar to what a corset would do, I assume, as it pulls everything in tight, adding structure and definition to previously soft tissue.     I am no…

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Balea Beauty Expert Tagescreme
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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Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream Review
03 Okt 2022 Skincare Comment

Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream – Exception from the rule? | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: 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   No, you don’t really need a dedicated eye cream, I talked about that in length already. There obviously are exceptions to that “rule”, as there always are in skincare, and one if them is: I want a separate eye product or a product with a special texture. (More info: Are eye creams just a waste of money?)     So today let’s…

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NIOD Neck Elasticity Catalyst Review
19 Aug 2022 Skincare Comment

NIOD Neck Elasticity Catalyst – So many peptides | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: PRODUCTS DISCUSSED IN THIS BLOGPOST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER    About a week ago I talked about the best ways to take care of your neck and chest, and one of the things I mentioned was that no, you do not need to buy specific skincare for that area. At least not in general – every rule has exceptions! But is the NIOD Neck Elasticity Catalyst one of them? (More info: The…

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