Spoiler: I wouldn’t call The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% a dupe for Paula’s Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster. If you know The Ordinary (and who doesn’t?), you know they’re one-trick ponies. They give you one active per product – that’s how they keep the prices low. Paula’s Choice takes the opposite approach. She packs […] The post Are They Dupes?: Paula’s Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster VS The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% appeared first on Beautiful With Brains ..read more

Don’t you ever wish you could look Facetuned in real life? Get yourself a bottle of Niod Photography Fluid Opacity 12%. It’s like having a makeup artist, digital photographer and Photoshop all rolled into a bottle. I know, it sounds insane. I picked this baby up on a whim, thinking it’d be just a fun […] The post Niod Photography Fluid Opacity 12%: Photoshop In A Bottle? appeared first on Beautiful With Brains ..read more

I wouldn’t call 6% glycolic acid “extreme”. My skin’s used to higher doses. But Nip + Fab Glycolic Fix Liquid Glow Extreme 6% is one of the strongest glycolic acid exfoliant the brand makes. If you’re a teen or young adult – Nip + Fab’s target audience – and your skin’s still behaving as it […] The post Is Nip + Fab Glycolic Fix Liquid Glow Extreme 6% As Extreme As It Claims? appeared first on Beautiful With Brains ..read more

What are the best Perricone MD skincare products? I admit I’m partial to the supplements. I try to eat as healthily as possible, but there are times when life gets in the way and I fall back on sandwiches and frozen foods. Popping a supplement on those days helps. I’m glad that Dr Perricone admits […] The post Fave Five: The Best Of Perricone MD appeared first on Beautiful With Brains ..read more

If you had told me I’d be exfoliating my face with a giant Q-tip one day, I’d had told you you were crazy. Who does that?! Me. Ahem… I spent the last couple of weeks testing out Dr Oracle A-Thera Peeling Stick, giant Q-tips infused with an exfoliating acid solution. It was totally weird. I […] The post I’ve Exfoliated My Skin With A Giant Q-Tip And This Is What Happened appeared first on Beautiful With Brains ..read more

What’s the best The Inkey List moisturiser for YOUR skin type? At roughly £20 a pop, it’s tempting to haul them all and put them to the test yourself. But what if something goes wrong and you end up with a bunch of pimples on your face or flaky patches where your skin used to […] The post The Complete Guide To The Inkey List Moisturisers: Which One Is Right For You? appeared first on Beautiful With Brains ..read more

Do you ever wish you could go back in time, when your skin was flawless and glowy, without a wrinkle in sight? Retinoids products are the fairy godmothers that can grant you that wish. Sort of (there’s always a catch with fairy godmothers, ins’t there?). If you’re 50, retinoids won’t take your skin all the […] The post Want To Transform Your Skin? 3 Reasons To Use Retinoids Products For Brighter, Younger-Looking Skin appeared first on Beautiful With Brains ..read more

Have you noticed how your skin shrivels up like an old prune when it’s not hydrated? All the retinol + exfoliation in the world won’t smooth it out. If anything, they’ll make things 10x worse. What dry skin needs is a dollop of ceramides, little plasters that can patch up any hole in your skin’s […] The post The Ceramide Serum That Saved My Skin From Winter Dryness appeared first on Beautiful With Brains ..read more

I remember the days when I thought moisturiser wasn’t that important… I was younger then and lived in sunny Italy, where the weather never got harsh enough to suck all the moisture out of my skin and wither it like an old prune. That all changed when I moved to London. My first winter here, […] The post Can Sebamed Anti-Dry Day Defence Cream Really Prevent Dry Winter Skin? appeared first on Beautiful With Brains ..read more

What are the best skincare brands? I’m an elitist. When it comes to skincare, only the best products will do. And why not? You’re not exactly going to achieve the glowing, flawless skin you want if you settle for second best, are you? But with the a new skincare brand or two joining the market […] The post What Are The Best Skincare Brands? appeared first on Beautiful With Brains ..read more