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CV Skinlabs: Gentle *and* beautifying?
As someone with sensitive skin often plagued by inflammation, I was beyond excited when I had the opportunity to try CV Skinlabs. Why? The entire line is explicitly designed to offer luxurious, soothing solutions for sensitive skin. I wanted to know if it could deliver on all these claims. Typical “sensitive skin care” generally falls
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Your Best Face (YBF) Skincare: A Line that Lives Up to Its Name
Not long after I started researching interesting actives, I came across Your Best Face (YBF) Skincare, an artisanal skincare line that seemed to feature almost all of them across its range of products. I inquired about the products, and YBF Founder and Formulator Darrell Owens personally responded, generously granting me the opportunity to sample and
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CyberDERM Simply Zinc Sun Whip: A Natural and Highly Blendable Sunscreen with 22% Zinc Oxide?

CyberDERM, also known as the Sunscreen Company, was founded by two Canadian physicians who happen to be married to each other: Dr. Denis Dudley, a retired obstetrician and reproductive endocrinologist, and Dr. Sharyn Laughlin, a renowned dermatologist. The Sunscreen Company makes two incredible sun protection products (with more formulations to come): Every Morning Sun Whip
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Uliv Skincare Golden Chai Facial Soufflé: Meet the Delicious $39 Organic Face Cream Refinery29 named “a $200 face cream in disguise”

Uliv Skincare Golden Chai Facial Soufflé: Glowing, Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, Skin-Healing Organic Goodness I first heard about Uliv Golden Chai Facial Soufflé through buzz it generated at the Indie Beauty Expo. My interest was immediately piqued when I read that the ingredients included turmeric and Manuka honey, two of
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Face Masks Based on Wound-Healing Science: Nuvesse
While masks and serums have become recent skin care superstars, Nuvesse masks work quickly, achieving visibly smoother and more radiant skin with one 20-minute use and continued improvement with regular treatments, delivering almost a month’s worth of serum in each mask treatment. Cellulation Technology allows each Nuvesse mask to deliver up to 26 times more
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Hale & Hush: Sensitive Skin Care that Delivers Visible Results

I have encountered many wonderful and generous people in the skin-care industry through writing my blog, and no one is more of a standout in this regard than Kris Campbell, the founder of Hale & Hush. After I contacted her about her line, she not only gave me the opportunity to try and feature a
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Erasa XEP 30 Review: Time in a Bottle

This product was provided in exchange for an honest review. No additional compensation was provided. What it is: Erasa XEP 30 Extreme Line Lifting and Rejuvenation Concentrate ($160) is an anti-aging concentrate that promises to deliver brighter, clearer, more youthful skin –and visible results in two weeks or less.* How it works: Its power player, the patented
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Intelligent Nutrients: Nutritious, Safe, and High-Performance

Intelligent Nutrients (IN) is one of the most appealing brands I have come across in some time. First, there is their motto, “Everything we put in and our bodies must be nutritious and safe.” This is so sensible, and yet for the beauty industry, still somewhat radical. IN was founded by the the father of
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VENeffect: Because Without it, Hormonal Aging is Real & Swift

Cecil Booth, a beauty expert, and Rebecca Booth, a gynecologist & expert on hormonal wellness, were discussing the vital role of estrogen in women’s radiance and beauty when it dawned on them that hormones were never discussed in the beauty industry—despite their huge relevance. The sisters decided it was time to start
