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Medik8 Crystal Retinal Review: Worth the Investment? | 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   I remember a time when there was only one brand that offered a Retinaldehyde product, and that brand was Medik8. They weren’t cheap, but if there is no competition, that usually isn’t an issue. With more affordable Retinal products on the market now though, is their Medik8 Crystal Retinal still worth paying for?     Medik8 has six different strengths available,…

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Medik8 C-Tetra Luxe Serum Review: Gentle Vitamin C for Sensitive Skin? | 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   I love Vitamin C, but I’ve had mixed experiences with the oil-soluble versions that are often recommended for sensitive skin. Stable and less irritating? Sure. But that oily feeling? Not for me. So, I was skeptical about the Medik8 C-Tetra Luxe Vitamin C Serum using an oil-soluble derivative of Ascorbic Acid and not exactly cheap at 82 €.     Would…

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Timeless Matrixyl 3000 HA Serum Review: Can It Really Reduce Wrinkles? | 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   Can the Timeless Matrixyl 3000 HA Serum actually get rid of deep wrinkles is a question I found online when looking for others peoples experiences. Well, if you have been around here for a while, you know the answer to that: No. It certainly can’t, and no serum will ever be able to do that, as deep wrinkles are structural changes…

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Banish Vitamin C Cream Review: Effective solution for hyperpigmentation? | 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   Dark spots left on your face when the acne lesion that caused them is long gone already? Don’t you wish there was a magic cream to make them go away overnight? Well, there isn’t. But there are things like the Banish Vitamin C Cream that promise to help you get rid of them.     If it can actually do that,…

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Can the Banish Dark Spot Corrector Serum Erase Hyperpigmentation? Doctor Annes 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   Acne scars and hyperpigmentation left over from struggling with acne are really annoying, so I understand why products claiming to erase them like the Banish Dark Spot Corrector Serum are so popular.     But is it really effective? After all it isn’t exactly cheap. Before we dive into the review, let me remind you that despite being used interchangeably, acne…

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Balea Beauty Expert Glow Toner – it depends | 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 am actually quite happy with the fact that I didn’t like the Balea Beauty Glow Toner enough to make it a permanent fixture in my regular routine. Because summer is almost here and with the opportunity to show more skin than usual. And while my face has a pretty good routine year round, I sometimes struggle to show my limbs the…

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Garnier Vitamin C Daily UV Brightening Fluid Invisible SPF 50+ – Drugstore gems | 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 often get asked about sunscreen recommendation from the drugstore, and I get that not everyone wants to go through the hassle of ordering online. So today let’s talk about the Garnier Vitamin C Daily UV Brightening Fluid Invisible SPF 50+ that promises lightweight and invisible broad spectrum protection with additional skin benefits.     Garnier has several different sunscreens both…

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facetheory Supergel Moisturiser Oil-Free PRO vs Original – Which one is better? | 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 was really lucky that I got both the original facetheory Supergel Moisturizer Oil-frrr as well as the Supergel Moisturizer PRO that promises more actives, but also is quite a bit more expensive than the original. That way I get to compare them side by side and am able to tell you what has changed – other than the ingredients. Does…

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facetheory Ocuwake Eye Cream PRO – Reformulated | 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   It is kind of hard to review a product like the facetheory Ocuwake Eye Cream PRO that you only get to know after it was reformulated. “Increased peptide power!” is what they say, and they increased the price quite a bit for that. Now I can imagine you would like to know if that was worth it, but I can’t tell.…

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TIA’M My Signature C Source Serum – special | 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 I opened my first bottle of the tia’m My Signature C Source Serum, two things made me pause. Firstly: It really smells like lemonade. And second: It also sounds like a soft drink when you twist open the cap, as it fizzes quite a bit. Nothing I have come across in other serums so far, so I admit I was…

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