Who doesn’t love a good spot treatment? I’ve tried many kinds over the years—ones that contain salicylic acid, others that use benzoyl peroxide, ones that are clear gels, others that are thick pastes—but I like the ones that contain sulfur the most (even though they smell the worst). Alba Botanica Fast Fix for a Pimple spot treatment is one such spot treatment, and it’s also tinted. Let’s take a closer look at the ingredients.

I love a good acne spot treatment. Sometimes I think it’s more for psychological benefit than anything else—just completing the action of sticking something onto a big fat pimple is enough to temporarily make me feel better about that unwanted intruder. Even so, I have yet to come across a spot treatment that I love. AcneFree’s sulfur mask is a rinse-off treatment that will do in a pinch, but I haven’t been able to find a leave-on spot treatment that does the trick. A few years…

I love buying stuff online. But I also like shopping for products in person, and when I don’t feel like having my senses bombarded by the loud music, bright lights, and strong perfumes at Sephora, I head to Ricky’s NYC. It’s one of my favorite places in the city to explore skincare products at my leisure. They also stock The Ordinary products, as well as items from a bunch of other brands. I noticed quite a nice hodgepodge of American and international brands, including lots of…