Essence

January best beauty finds and more
Fall updates for your beauty routine
Inspirations

Fall (and Winter) updates for your beauty routine

The urge to refresh a personal (read: stuck) routine can be overwhelming when the seasons change, but at this point,

July beauty favorites and more
Inspirations

July beauty favorites (and more)!

Drugstore makeup highlights and a show about a murder-y podcast (no, not that one). With a tangent why baked powders

Hauharu Wonder Black Rice Hyaluronic Toner review
Reviews

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Hyaluronic Toner (fragrance-free) review

A hydrating and soothing toner from K-Beauty brand Hauharu Wonder, whose sunscreen I love. Is the toner as great as

Paula’s Choice Replenishing Toner review
Reviews

Paula’s Choice Resist Advanced Replenishing Toner review

This toner has a cult following, and in all my Paula’s Choice years, I haven’t tried it yet. Let’s remedy

Scinic First Treatment Essence review
Reviews

Scinic First Treatment Essence review

A toner with a lot of Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, and everybody will cry SK-II dupe. But is it?! And is

May best beauty finds
Reviews

May’s best beauty finds (and more)!

*Taps mic* – ‘Hello?! Hello! Is this thing on?’ Um, hi. I feel a bit rusty in my blogging skills

beauty news in February
Inspirations

Beauty News, Launches & More in May

Breastmilk soap, a resurrection of a makeup brand, new celebrity brands but make it good, Martha Stewart and super fakes.

rainproof make-up products
Inspirations

Totally rainproof make-up products

Let’s face it: while we always think winter will bring those idyllic sprinkles of snow, it only rarely does –

beauty news in February
Inspirations

Beauty News, Releases and Stories in September

The best beauty news and posts in September 2021: new launches! (Juvia’s Skin, Purito’s new sunscreen!) New accounts to follow!

April beauty releases
Inspirations

April beauty releases to be genuinely excited about

Whenever I see release info for new makeup and skincare nowadays, usually my first reaction is either ‘boring, pass’ or

Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum and Missha Geum Seul Essence Booster
Reviews

A Sulwhashoo First Care Activating Serum Dupe?

Do you need a First Care Serum, something between a toner and the rest of your skincare? Is the $18 Missha

quick and easy brows
Inspirations

Effortless, easy brows for lazy girls (and guys)

Wearing face coverings regularly due to Covid, there’s a new focus on eye makeup. So, today’s topic is the best

guide Fall 2019 makeup collections
Reviews

The lazy girl’s guide: Fall 2019 makeup collections

The end is nigh… Conventional seasonal collections are a somewhat disposable model for all but the biggest high-end brands nowadays.

cosrx pampering routine
InspirationsReviews

Pampering winter skin with cosrx (five favourites)

Sometimes, you just want to pamper your winter skin – and add a lot of hydrating and calming products into

Easy quartz nails tutorial
Inspirations

Wintery, easy and grown-up nail art

Quartz or marble nails are so good for that ice queen, winter look – also great if you’re working in

SK-II Facial Treatment Essence – worth the money
Reviews

SK-II Facial Treatment Essence – worth the money?!

Toner (or essence; however you want to call it) is notoriously difficult to review, because it’s so hard to gauge

Inspirations

Who does it best? Asian vs. Western skincare products

After staying in Asia for nearly three I’ve of course branched out to Asian beauty brands (and you followed me

best budget lipliner
Reviews

Budget Beauty – Essence draw the line instant colour lipliner in so un-grey-tful

I rarely write about drugstore makeup, but drugstore brands have come a long way, and my latest find is from

best beauty products to buy right now
Inspirations

Enable me! My current beauty wish list

I’m back in Europe right now, and that means – beauty shopping! I always stock up on things when I’m

must-have items in your liquids bag
Travel

How to survive an overnight flight – must-have items in your liquids bag

Long-haul flights are exhausting, and in my opinion, overnight flights are even worse. I’m not one of the people that

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