Skincare has always been at the centre of beauty: from the classic blue tub of Nivea Crème to Tretinoin, topical formulations keep the industry alive. But lately, a new generation of products has entered the fold, claiming far more in terms of results, even those comparable to professional procedures. But how do they measure up?…
I’m not surprised that my TikTok algorithm delivered me countless videos of the viral 11-step haircare routine, said to deliver dry and damaged hair back from the brink. I’m constantly on the hunt for clever tricks and hardworking products that aid me on my own hair health journey. As someone who bleached their hair and…
It can’t be denied: 2025 has been the year of the gourmand. Research from the global market intelligence and research agency, Mintel, showed that launches of saccharine, food-y fragrances have increased by 24 per cent in the last year alone. In fact, it’s even been suggested that a reason behind their sudden surge in popularity…
Whenever I’m hungover, I fantasise about opening a flap at the top of my skull so I can lift out my brain and rinse it under cool water. I just feel like that sensation would hit just right. So when I received an email from Rituals alerting me to its new Brain Massage at the…
There was a brief, glittering moment when the internet felt honest. When skin looked like skin—textured, hormonal, sun-speckled, lived-in. A time when creators zoomed their cameras closer, not further away, to show the angry cyst they were scared to leave the house with; when brands flung open their casting books and put people with acne,…
K-beauty is taking over our makeup bags, with fresh launches reinventing the skincare industry almost every day. But there’s one category that I believe deserves much more attention, and that’s K-beauty foundations. From K-beauty hair products to Korean skincare and ingredients, and even K-beauty brands on Amazon, there are very few things in the beauty…
Skin regeneration has been the predominant beauty trend for 2025, and there’s no sign of it going anywhere anytime soon. Along with exosomes, polynucleotides, and PDRN serums, there’s another ingredient that has captured the attention of skincare aficionados. Enter: colostrum. While those of us who have already heard of colostrum will know it only in…
If there’s one thing we can all universally agree on, it’s that there’s nothing fun about having an ingrown hair. They’re sore, itchy, and look red and inflamed, meaning just one can cause all sorts of issues. However, whether they appear on your bikini line, face, underarms or legs, there are ways to prevent them,…
As we inch closer and closer to Christmas Day, there’s one thing that can transport us into holiday mode faster than the first time you hear Mariah Carey sing, “It’s tiiiime”—and that’s scent. From freshly cut pine to sumptuous florals warmed with spice, the right fragrance can spark nostalgia, set the mood and make even…
At 32, I randomly started experiencing acne. It worsened over time, and nothing I seemed to throw at it stuck. At last, I visited a couple of trusted experts, at my wits end and almost ready to give up. That was when I discovered my acne was mostly hormonal in nature. Now, a year on,…