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Cheap Face: Skincare

If there is one good thing about my love for fancy skincare, it’s that when I come across something cheap that I like, you can be relatively certain it’s decent quality. Of course, it may still not be right for you, because your skin is different, but it’s u..

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Cheap Face: The Makeup Edition

I know I’m not great at „beauty on the budget“ advice, as I usually use pretty pricey products myself and I’m not a professional blogger who tries and assesses everything on the market. This does not mean that I think expensive stuff is always better: there ..

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A Day in London

It’s such a cliche, but I really do like London. I like that it’s big, diverse and free and then there’s of course the conditioning by books, movies and music that makes it feel familiar and full of meaning. It’s also a relief that I can – literally – unders..

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Excellent Moisturisers: Going High, Going Low

Remember when skincare used to be all about creams? These days are gone. Now, we focus on serums and oils and layering and the good old moisturising cream has been humbled. Most people still need a day cream, however (it’s easier to get by with an oil or bal..

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The Three-Minute Face

For all my love and talk of makeup, I actually leave home most days without having any on my face. It’s not that I have suddenly embraced my natural beauty, it’s just that I’m constantly late. And it’s OK, I can handle my bare face. Do I feel better at an im..

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Spring Updates

It feels a bit strange writing this, as I’m not entirely sure spring has properly arrived in Brussels and Tallinn, while in Senegal – where I am now – things are obviously way past what I’d usually call spring. Still, the blog is a monster that needs to be f..

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The Ordinary: Retinoids and Vitamins

Last September, I did a post on The Ordinary skincare and my first impressions of the five products that I had bought. Since then, it’s become by far the most read article on my blog and the interest in the brand is clearly not going anywhere. And I get it. ..

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My Korean Skincare Stash Update Vol 1

When I did my first post on Korean skincare almost two years ago, the products seemed so exotic and the beauty rituals of Korean women mystical and incomprehensible. 10 steps! Snails! Sleeping packs! How far we’ve come, the barbarians of the West. Sheet mask..

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Smith & Cult: The Most Exciting Nail Polishes Out There

Compared to many other things, my enthusiasm for nail polish is only moderate. I do like a good colour, but as I’m crap at doing my nails, the number of polishes I buy and use is relatively limited. Another factor is that my clothes vary so much that they pr..