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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 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 Murad Acne Control Rapid Relief Acne Spot Treatment, white with a blue label, standing in front of a dark background with white flowers
07 Aug 2023 Skincare Comment

Murad Rapid Relief Acne Spot Treatment – What can you expect? | 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   The claims regarding the Murad Rapid Relief Acne Spot Treatment on their website use all kinds of superlatives – “within 4 hours”, “97% agree…”, “maximum strength formula” and usually that would make me suspicious. But as Murad is a brand I have used for a long time and whose claims I trust, I decided to look a little deeper to see…

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A tube of SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Air-Fit Suncream Light SPF 30 PA ++++ standing in front of a dark background with white flowers
04 Aug 2023 Skincare Comment

SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Air-Fit Suncream Light SPF 30 PA++++ – Surprisingly heavy | 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   Please tell me that I am not the only one that expects a Korean sunscreen called SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Air-Fit Suncream Light to be, well, light in application? Especially when it is only SPF 30, something I usually see associated with cosmetically more elegant formulations. While you usually see me talking about SPF 50+ sunscreens here and I do prefer them,…

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The Beekman 1802 Bloom Cream standing in front of a dark background with white flowers
31 Jul 2023 Skincare Comment

Beekman 1802 Bloom Cream Daily Face Cream – Packaging | 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 The brand Beekman 1802 has a lot of features they would probably love to be mentioned here – they are certified microbiome-friendly, believe in the power of goat milk, have a kindness program – but I want to first and foremost mention the packaging of the Beekman 1802 Bloom Cream Daily Face Cream. Why that? Because it is what puts the Bloom…

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A round glass dropper bottle of Beekman 1802 Smooth Booster in front of white flowers on a dark background
24 Jul 2023 Skincare 2 comments

Beekman 1802 Smooth Booster Willow Bark Exfoliating Serum – hundreds of years ago | 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 Beekman 1802 might sport the 1802 in the brand name, but the company itself was founded much later. It gets its name from the farm the products like the Beekman 1802 Smooth Booster I want to talk about today were created. Created as in “thought into existence”, thankfully no one here claims to mix them by hand at the kitchen table. They…

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A bottle of Alpha-H Advocate Vitamin C Serum (orange with a white pipette) standing in front of a dark background with white flowers
21 Jul 2023 Skincare Comment

Alpha-H Advocate Vitamin C Serum – nice, 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 have found my favorite Vitamin C serum a while ago. It ticks all the boxes, is affordable, never failed me… still I feel the need to stray sometimes, just for the excitement of trying something new. And the latest one that led me astray? The Alpha-H Advocate Vitamin C Serum. You see, Vitamin C is a fickle ingredient, hard to…

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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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