Skincare and beauty picks I tried on my own face and skin. A hair serum with no grease, under-eye patches that worked on crow’s feet and forehead lines.I tell you what I saw, how fast, and whether I’d buy it again. This category is small for now and growing.
Good Molecules Hydrating Facial Cleansing Gel is a low-foam jelly cleanser that rinses off clean and leaves skin soft, with nothing left behind. It was sent to me to try and it’s been my once-a-day face wash for months.
I just turned 48 and my hair turned 57, so I gave the ArtNaturals argan oil shampoo and conditioner a week and a half to do something about it.
AHSUO’s hard water shampoo set is two 16 fl oz pump bottles in eucalyptus mint. What one wash did to my hair, and the one thing I can’t tell you.
I tried RoyceDerm 2% coal tar shampoo on an irritated scalp. It felt calm going on, my hair came out soft, and it smells like tea tree, not tar.
OELY sent me their sulfate-free biotin shampoo right as I started noticing more hair in the drain at 48. The directions ask for a five-minute scalp massage, and that turned out to be the whole point. Weeks in, here’s what I can and can’t say.
Hempz sent me their Winter Mint and Frosted Cranberry lotion right after I’d gotten too much sun. Very fragrant, a little like a holiday candle, and it fixed a dry arm without any residue. The bottle alone makes it a gift.
I am almost 48 and most exfoliating toners sting me. JiYu Toning Polish Pads did not, even on the first use. Here is how eight Korean actives held up.
The JiYu NAD+ cream stacks five forms of hyaluronic acid, niacinamide and vitamin C in a whipped texture that absorbed in about a minute on my skin.
I tried the Remilia Cosmocap hair serum on my color-treated hair and the capsule format surprised me. Silky on the first use, but a catch waits for fine hair.
These Lorelis Lab green tea eye patches went straight into my fridge before I tested them. Here’s what actually happened when I put them everywhere on my face.
