A plain-spoken account of testing CeraVe Hyaluronic Acid Serum through a brutal Ohio winter, from a former beauty counter manager who has tried everything.
A former beauty counter manager spent months testing CeraVe Hyaluronic Acid Serum on combination skin. Here is what it actually does, what it does not, and who should skip it.
I spent a month with each serum on opposite sides of my face. Here is the honest breakdown.
A plain-spoken take on CeraVe Hyaluronic Acid Serum: texture, wear, price and who should skip it. Tested by a former beauty counter manager.
A plain-spoken account of testing CeraVe Hyaluronic Acid Serum through a brutal Ohio winter, from a former beauty counter manager who has tried everything.
A former beauty counter manager walks through the exact order, wait times, and pressure-free application that keep CeraVe Hyaluronic Acid Serum from balling up under your moisturizer.
Fourteen years behind a department store beauty counter taught me to spot a serum that overpromises. This one mostly doesn't. Here's the plain version.
Six months of daily use on combination skin: how it wears, how it blends, and who should skip it.
Six weeks of daily testing on fair, easily burned skin. Two good mineral sunscreens, two very different jobs, and one plain answer on which bottle belongs in your morning routine.
A former beauty counter manager spent a full summer testing La Roche-Posay Anthelios Mineral Light Fluid Sunscreen. Here is what earned it a permanent spot in her routine, and who should skip it.
I spent 14 years behind a beauty counter recommending sunscreen I barely wore myself. This is how La Roche-Posay Anthelios Mineral Light Fluid finally made the habit stick.
A former beauty counter manager walks through the exact order that keeps mineral sunscreen under foundation all day, with the La Roche-Posay Anthelios Mineral Light Fluid as the base.
Plain-spoken take on texture, wear, and who should skip it, from someone who spent 14 years selling sunscreen behind a department store counter.
A former beauty counter manager puts Moroccanoil Intense Hydrating Hair Mask through weeks of real use on fine, color-treated hair. Texture, wear, who it helps, and who should skip it.
A former beauty counter manager put both to the test for six weeks. One makes your hair feel better tonight. The other fixes what is actually broken.
A plain-spoken look at what a weekly hair mask actually does for color-treated hair, tested on fine, shoulder-length hair that gets touched up every six weeks.
A former beauty counter manager spends a humid Ohio summer testing Moroccanoil Intense Hydrating Hair Mask. What worked, what didn't, and who should skip it.
A former beauty counter manager explains the exact routine that lets fine, color-treated hair get the deep conditioning it needs without turning into a flat, greasy mess.
A month of weekly use, tested by a former beauty counter manager. The texture, the fragrance, the learning curve, and who should skip it.
A former beauty counter manager puts Maybelline Sky High through weeks of everyday wear. What holds up, what smudges, and who should skip it.
I spent a month wearing each mascara on opposite eyes. Here is the plain-spoken verdict from a former beauty counter manager.
Fourteen years behind a beauty counter taught me what lash extensions really cost. Here is what I use instead.
Plain-spoken take on Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara: texture, wear, price and who should skip it. Tested by a former beauty counter manager.
A former beauty counter manager walks through the exact routine she uses on her own 48-year-old eyelids, plus why Maybelline's Sky High is the tube she keeps reaching for.
A plain-spoken, three-month test of the mascara everyone keeps asking me about, from someone who spent 14 years behind a department store beauty counter.
I spent fourteen years behind a beauty counter, and I do not trust gadgets that promise fast results. Here is what this silicone brush actually did over months of real use on combination skin.
I spent six weeks washing one side of my face with the COSLUS brush and the other with my hands. The honest results, and who should buy which.
A plain-spoken look at the COSLUS Facial Cleansing Brush: what it actually does for your skin, how long it lasts, and who should skip it.
A former beauty counter manager spends six weeks with the COSLUS Facial Cleansing Brush and gives it to you straight: who should buy it and who should skip it.
A former beauty counter manager walks through the five-step routine she uses with the COSLUS Facial Cleansing Brush on her own combination skin.
Plain-spoken take on the COSLUS Facial Cleansing Brush: texture, wear, price and who should skip it. Tested by a former beauty counter manager.
A former beauty counter manager spent months testing CeraVe Hyaluronic Acid Serum on combination skin. Here is what it actually does, what it does not, and who should skip it.
Fourteen years behind a department store beauty counter taught me to spot a serum that overpromises. This one mostly doesn't. Here's the plain version.
Six months of daily use on combination skin: how it wears, how it blends, and who should skip it.
Plain-spoken take on texture, wear, and who should skip it, from someone who spent 14 years selling sunscreen behind a department store counter.
A former beauty counter manager puts Moroccanoil Intense Hydrating Hair Mask through weeks of real use on fine, color-treated hair. Texture, wear, who it helps, and who should skip it.
A month of weekly use, tested by a former beauty counter manager. The texture, the fragrance, the learning curve, and who should skip it.
A former beauty counter manager puts Maybelline Sky High through weeks of everyday wear. What holds up, what smudges, and who should skip it.
A plain-spoken, three-month test of the mascara everyone keeps asking me about, from someone who spent 14 years behind a department store beauty counter.
I spent fourteen years behind a beauty counter, and I do not trust gadgets that promise fast results. Here is what this silicone brush actually did over months of real use on combination skin.
Plain-spoken take on the COSLUS Facial Cleansing Brush: texture, wear, price and who should skip it. Tested by a former beauty counter manager.
