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Creating a skincare routine for rosacea skin – Before and After! | Ask Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THE PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST MIGHT BE PR (GIFTED) AND LINK USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER   A while ago I showed you the step by step process of how I build a skincare routine for my sister struggling with hyperpigmentation (you can find it here). After watching that video, an old friend approached me, asking me to help her build a skincare routine for her rosacea skin and kindly agreed to let me use her pictures…

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Seasonal skincare routine switches for Spring 2022 | Doctor Anne

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    It might still be cold here in Germany, but there is no denying that the seasons are changing, the days are longer and that my skins needs have shifted – again.     Because while the backbone of my skincare routine stays the same, there are subtle tweaks, either different products or different steps, that are adapted every season, and I figured…

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Why you need to change your skincare in winter – Tips for all skin types | Ask Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THE PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST WERE PURCHASED BY ME OR ARE PR (GIFTED). LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER  In early November, Germany was hit by the first episode of cold weather, and I immediately noticed the changes in my skin. Time to adapt my skincare for winter and the cold! But what is winter skin? It is not a medical term (the closest we have there is Xerosis), it simply describes skin that is dry, dull,…

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Creating the best hyperpigmentation skincare routine for my sister, with before and after! | Ask Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THE PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST MIGHT BE PR (GIFTED) AND LINK USED MIGHT BE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER I often get asked about the best skincare routine to fight hyperpigmentation, but while I have some sun damage and some post-inflammatory erythema, it is not my main skincare concern. So to be able to really show you what a skincare routine targeting mainly hyperpigmentation looks like and which effects you are able to get, I roped my baby sister…

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Skinimalism – Is a skincare diet the key to healthy skin? | Ask Doctor Anne

Have you heard about Skinimalism? Or maybe the skincare diet? And no, I am not talking about the effects of your diet on your skin (More info: Does your food affect your acne?), I am talking about reducing the amount of skincare products you consume.     Figuratively speaking, obviously, don’t eat our creams. Despite the amount of products I review on here, I am a fan of keeping my actual routine as simple as possible, and today we are going to talk about why I think this is a…

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The best skincare to use in your 20s – and the mistakes you need to avoid | Ask Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THIS BLOG POST USES AFFILIATE LINKS AND PR-SAMPLES. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE IT. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER You reached your 20s, you finished school, you may be living on your own, working or going to university. And even though your skin still looks amazing, you might also start to think about establishing a skincare routine to prevent premature aging already. If you do, you have come to the right place, because today I am going to break down what to do (and what NOT to do!) to…

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Which skincare and ingredients are safe to use during pregnancy? | Ask Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THIS BLOG POST USES AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE IT. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER. So you are pregnant? Congrats! I bet you are excited and at least a little bit overwhelmed by all the things you have to think about now. Like, what skincare is safe to use during pregnancy? Which ingredients should better be avoided? And why on earth is your skin freaking out? We will talk about all that in today’s post. After all, the tiny human growing is – literally – attached to…

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Is using an eye cream really necessary? Or are they just a waste of money? | Ask Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THIS BLOG POST CONTAINS GIFTED ITEMS (PR) AND USES AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE IT. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER.    It might not be obvious by the amount of skincare reviews I do on this blog, but I am actually a fan of a streamlined routine. Seriously, most of the time less is more when it comes to skincare, and if you focus on only the products you really need, it is helpful for your skin, your wallet and the environment! So with that in mind,…

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The best skincare routine for teenage skin | Ask Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THIS BLOG POST CONTAINS GIFTED ITEMS (PR) AND USES AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE IT. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER.   Although for me that was like 100 years ago, I still remember how confusing being a teenager is. So today I am here to make sure that among the many things that are confusing right now – falling in love, growing in unexpected places, figuring yourself out – that among all these confusing things, one thing is clear and easy: Picking the best skincare routine for…

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My skincare routine to fight hyperpigmentation | Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THIS BLOG POST CONTAINS GIFTED ITEMS (PR) AND USES AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE IT. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER. I admit this blogpost is much later than I had planned – it was supposed to be uploaded weeks ago, because it is actually the skincare routine I fall back on in autumn, not the one I have for winter.  Now life rarely goes as planned and as the recent lack of  activity here has shown my day job has taken over again – no thanks to…

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