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REN Skincare Evercalm Mask review

This face mask was included in Sephora's Sun Safety Kit 2018, and includes probiotics, shea butter, and a slew of other skin-calming ingredients.

REN Clean Skincare is a London-based company that claims that its products don’t contain any harsh chemicals, and that it only uses clean, natural ingredients that benefit skin. It’s also clean as in green—the company has pledged to become waste-free by 2021. Sephora’s Sun Safety Kit 2018 included this mask, perhaps as a soothing post-sun mask.

Asutra lavender yoga mat cleaner review

This all-natural cleaner has a pretty strong lavender fragrance. On the plus side, it includes a microfiber cleaning cloth.

I practice yoga occasionally (keyword: “practice”). I usually only do it at home because I hate the idea of laying my mat on the ground and then rolling it up (the dirty side touches the “clean” side unless you have one of those newfangled “fold and roll” styles like this). But back when I was using ClassPass, I attended a few yoga classes at actual studios, aka not my living room—so I had to invest in a yoga mat cleaner. This post will review the yoga mat…

The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% Review

Azelaic acid may help fight acne and inflammation, but this formula is a bit too thick and silicone-heavy.

When I first visited the DECIEM store in NYC last April, I picked up a bottle of The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% upon the store associate’s recommendation. I’ve been using a pea-sized amount every morning for months now, per instructions from The Ordinary customer service team (I emailed them for help). In this post, I’ll finally be sharing my honest thoughts on The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% (spoiler alert: this post is categorized under “disappointing…