Skin on the Outside

Vitamin C and Niacinamide are often grouped together as “brightening” ingredients.Because of this, many people assume they do the same thing for the skin. But in reality, they work in very different ways. I like to think of skin as a house. Vitamin C is like a renovation expert.It focuses on correcting visible concerns —…

A few years ago, I tried using retinol on its own for the first time.My skin felt irritated, and I didn’t feel like I was seeing much improvement, so I eventually stopped using it. For a while, I assumed retinol simply wasn’t for my skin. Later, when I reintroduced it more slowly and started using…

Over time, I realised that skincare is not about using what everyone says is good. What works for one person doesn’t always work for another.Skin has its own pace, and its own needs. Depending on skin type and condition, some ingredients help, while others simply don’t make a difference.It took me a long time &…

At some point, skincare stopped being about quick results for me. There was a time when I thought good skin meant fixing things quickly — smoothing lines, correcting changes, trying to hold on to a certain version of my face.But over time, my perspective changed. Now, I think of skincare as something quieter.Not something to…