The short answer? Serums go first, no doubt about it. “It’s best to layer lighter products like serums before heavier products like moisturizers,” board-certified dermatologist Hadley King, M.D. tells mbg. This is because moisturizers contain some occlusive ingredients, which help them trap moisture in the skin but prevent other ingredients […]
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Vella Bioscience Vella women’s pleasure serum Photo by Kendall Mills After years of scientific research, Vella Bioscience has introduced a revolutionary pleasure serum that promises to increase the frequency, intensity and satisfaction of a woman’s orgasm. Developed by a medical team, including Dr. Harin Padma-Nathan, the lead principal investigator for […]
My skin doesn’t give me too much trouble. It’s dry, but that’s nothing a good moisturizer and face oil can’t fix. My biggest issue is the handful of pimples I get around my period that leave behind stubborn dark spots. From acid peel pads to $160 serums, I’ve tried tons […]
Does your routine feel incomplete? We’ve partnered with Garnier to share the “It-gredients” that may be missing. Take this quiz to discover which one you should try first. No two skin-care routines are the same — or at least, they shouldn’t be. While it’s fun to ask friends for product […]
Refinery29 Reese Witherspoon’s New Gig Is A Commitment To “Clean” Skin Care Over her decades-long career, Reese Witherspoon has only ever partnered with one beauty brand, and that’s Elizabeth Arden, one of the most iconic of them all. Today, that changes, as the actress and entrepreneur just announced a brand-new […]
Image Source: Getty / Anna Efetova The bar isn’t the only place where you can be a mixologist. A new skin-care trend has people combining two or more serums to form their own unique concoction and load up on the benefits. It’s called “serum cocktailing,” and it’s taking the beauty […]
Refinery29 I Threw Out All My Complicated Skin Care & My Skin Looks So Much Better Perhaps the most notable perk of being a beauty editor is that we get to try many exclusive, lusted-after products. In particular, I go wild for getting my hands on skin-care newness. I’m not […]