Milk Makeup is the all-vegan Glossier.
In 2018, Milk Makeup went totally vegan, opening up their full range of products to a vegan & cruelty-free market. When I think of Milk,...
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Forget baking, 2021 is all about printing your makeup.
So, the title may not be 100% accurate, but when I heard about Opte being chatted about by the ladies of the Breaking Beauty podcast, I...
Hate wearing sunscreen? You’ll love Supergoop.
I’ll spare you the “sunscreen is very important, you need to wear it daily, you shouldn’t invest time and money into skincare if you...
Stressed skin? Here's 3 ways to combat it.
2020 was synonymous with stress - and heading into 2021, it's not exactly like we're in a place of calm. When you're stressed, your body...
Whatever happened to Clarisonic? (And why you never needed one).
For a period of time, the Clarisonic was THE big ticket skincare item. All of a sudden, our hands felt deeply inadequate - how on earth...
Software makes prescription skincare foolproof.
I've known about prescription skincare for several years, and in the last few it's been clear to me that using prescription products is...
The coolest fragrance brand that never advertises.
Le Labo. If you don't know exactly what it is, you've definitely heard the name. It's the cool-kid on the fragrance block, but it has...
Ice, ice baby. (What it can and can't do for your skin).
Hollywood icons like Joan Crawford have long praised daily ice baths as skin-tightening miracles, and ice in different forms has...
These silver bullets house a cult-favourite beauty line.
There's so many ways to go about "natural" makeup (and no, I don't mean something that's plucked straight from the earth). In my mind,...
The real secret to dewy skin.
We have a love-hate relationship with our skin's sebum don't we? On the one hand, dewy is IN - there's hundreds of memes out there...
To tone, or not to tone? (And why hypochlorous acid is your skin's new BFF).
Cleanse, tone, moisturise. The "3-step routine" that one particular white-lab-coat-wearing brand has made famous. It feels like the toner...
Should you micro-infuse your skincare? NASA says yes.
I love me a gadget. Maybe the word “accessible” is overused, but it’s true that skincare gadgets aren’t just massive clunky things that...
"Synthetic ingredients are super safe and well-tested." We speak to Ashli Templer of Yours Only.
In a skincare market that's so saturated with products that promise you the moon and stars, crammed full with ingredients and actives,...
The cruelty-free brand cornering the affordable brow market.
There's big business in big brows. Think about it - brow shaping, waxing, tinting, lamination, conditioning treatments, grow serums - not...
'It's about feeling cool', about-face by Halsey launches, and why celeb beauty lines grind my gears.
If you're feeling like it's groundhog day with the number of celebrity makeup line launches, you're not alone. A quick browse in the...
Give Mr. Sandman the night off with these vegan sleep aids.
In case you didn't know, "beauty sleep" is more than just a phrase. While you sleep, your skin (and the rest of your body) goes to work...
The TLDR of TEWL (in other words, how to avoid dehydrated skin).
Isn't just the worst when you're in a hurry, and you've done your morning skincare, applied the recommended amount of sunscreen (read: a...
Doing the least, and the 2021 anti-shelfie.
Today I was inspired by Jessica DeFino's piece for Coveteur, "WHY 2021 WILL BE THE END OF THE SHELFIE—AND THE RISE OF “SKINIMALISM” where...
Gloss over it with these 3 non-sticky lip heroes.
There’s no question that gloss is back big time, and it’s not exclusively for the party look or editorial shot - we’re talking wearable...
Can you brew your way to clear skin? We try the raved-about herbal tea.
It can be difficult to isolate exactly what turns your skin around - is it hormones? Is it diet? Is it that random product sample you...
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