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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.

Might this Skin Rocks Retinoid 2 Serum by Caroline Hirons be the best Vitamin A serum I’ve ever used?

March 6, 2023 Paris B 10 Comments

Few skincare afficionados would be unaware of THE skincare guru, Caroline Hirons. I have been following her and her blog for many years, and her advise and product recommendations have often been spot on, and practical.

I do have a little quibble with her early takes on sunscreen, but she has since taken a more conventional approach to recommend that we wear sunscreen daily, not just in Summer.

So, when Caroline Hirons launched a product under her Skin Rocks brand, I sat up and took notice. Any product she releases should be something to be reckoned with.

And it is.

The first product in the Skin Rocks range is their Retinoid, which comes in 2 variations – Retinoid 1 and Retinoid 2. On launch day, I logged in and snagged a bottle of my very own. I just HAD to see if it is, or will be, one of the best retinoid serums in the market! 😀

Dehydrated skin is plumped up immediately with the lightweight Natura Plumping Bio-hydrating Serum

October 3, 2022 Paris B Leave a Comment

I was recently introduced to the newly launched Natura Plumping Bio-Hydrating Serum, and being the sucker for hydration that I was, I immediately dropped it into my current rotation. It was opportune of course, that I had just run out 🙂

I was intrigued to have a go, as I generally fare quite well with Natura brand skincare products, and well, hydration is key, always.