Here’s my most recent haul from The Ordinary and some initial thoughts. Mandelic Acid 10% Hands down, my favorite of the bunch, and just may be my favorite purchase ever from The Ordinary! I am seeing such quick changes in my skin and I’ve only used about a quarter of the acid. Still testing but should have a full review…
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There’s no doubt in my mind that salicylic acid is effective against acne; when I was a teenager I had really bad active acne and the only thing that worked for me were Noxzema Pads. I know those had at least 2% salicylic acid in them back in the 90s and I know they were chock full of alcohol –…
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I have had one professional chemical peel in my entire life, and it was so special because my skin looked so radiant afterward, and even more radiant in the days that followed. I have forever been trying to reproduce those results; the peel lightened my acne scars and evened out my overall skin tone – but alas! I am not…
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I went and got a sample of Drunk Elephant’s $72.00 Virgin Marula Oil from Sephora for the purposes of this comparison review. In this review, I’ll be comparing it to The Ordinary’s Virgin Marula Oil to determine if it’s worth the extra cost. Recall that I wrote a similar review comparing The Ordinary’s Squalane with Biossance’s Squalane and it was…
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I have quite a few products to review from The Ordinary so I’ve been polling my audience on social media to find out which reviews they are most interested in. The one that gets the most votes, I post it first. The Lactic Acid 10% + HA 2% won this round, so here’s my review and some before and after pics.…
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