Beauty hor d’oeuvres

Beauty hors d’oeuvres serves up bite-sized nuggets of information about new beauty releases, store openings or events with quick, cursory thoughts on them. It is presented as an appetizer to whet your appetite for something meatier and designed to offer quick information. More detailed write-ups are found in the product reviews.

Beauty hors d’oeuvres: Murad Retinal ReSculpt™ Overnight Treatment promises to lift sagging skin in just 2 weeks

July 7, 2023 Paris B Leave a Comment

Retinol and/or its derivatives are a hot topic right now. People have learnt that this is one of the key ingredients that actively slow down the signs of aging, and can actually make your skin look more youthful, with regular use.

I’m particularly keen on a new one in the market that was launched recently – the Murad Retinal ReSculpt™ Overnight Treatment.

While I’m evaluating it on myself, here’s a little preview of what it is, and what it can offer those of us who need something a little stronger than what is available on the market (or for us who need a little more help 😛 ).

Beauty hors d’oeuvres: L’Oreal Paris Revitalift Hyaluronic Acid Eye Serum

June 26, 2023 Paris B Leave a Comment

l'areal Revitalift hyaluronic acid eye serum

I attended an event recently for an eye product. Regular readers will know that I don’t use any (I know it flies in the face of all beauty blogging logic, but I don’t!) but I always receive questions about eye products. So really, this one was for all of you! 😀

I also picked this as it was for the L’Oreal Paris Revitalift Hyaluronic Acid Eye Serum, and this is a brand that is easily available and relatively affordable. We all want and need affordable products these days, I know.

While I take it for a little whirl, here’s a little more info on it, if you’re thinking about getting an eye product this weekend.

Beauty hors d’oeuvres: Decorte Age-Defying Liposome Power Duo for face and eyes

April 13, 2023 Paris B 2 Comments

If there’s one thing that every skincare brand can agree on, is that aging is synonymous with loss of moisture in the skin. As we age, our skin barrier weakens, and allows moisture to escape more quickly, which then leads to dry, dehydrated skin, and the resulting fine lines and wrinkles.

Japanese brand Decorte has something to address this.

Decorte uses a new Multilamellar Bio-liposome, which is an ultra-fine 0.1-micron microcapsule that encapsulates moisturizing ingredients. These microcapsules (1 Trillion microcapsules in a single drop, apparently) penetrate easily and deeply into the skin to boost moisture from within.

The Liposome technology isn’t new, and Decorte has been using it since 1992 in their serum. This year, it’s a new formula.

Beauty hors d’oeuvres: Shiseido Eudermine Activating Essence

April 6, 2023 Paris B 2 Comments

shiseido eudermine activating essence launch

A few weeks ago, I was at the launch of the upgraded Shiseido Eudermine Activating Essence. It is a product that has been in Shiseido’s line-up since 1897! I didn’t know about it, did you?

It was formulated then, using the most advanced Western pharmaceutical technology of the time, and the name is derived from the Greek words “eu” and “dermine” (derma), meaning “good” and “skin”. I guess it’s self-explanatory there!

What Eudermine is, is an essence, that you apply on your skin after cleansing and before your serum and moisturiser. It can be used day and night.

I think most people aren’t strangers to the concept of an essence anymore – it is more about what this essence will do for your skin.