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The ultimate guide to pH for crazy-good skin (in plain English :)

This article tells you why the pH of your skincare is important, how to read pH levels and how to order your skincare routine to get the most out of your products. The truth is, pH isn’t a complicated concept - and knowing how to use this information can greatly enhance your skin and help you get your glow on.

Does Beauty of Joseon’s Glow Serum really make you glow?

When I broke out in acne and got a horrible sun burn on my face, I turned to the Glow Serum from Beauty of Joseon. It’s from the best-selling serum of a trio from this Korean brand known for their clean, Korean herbal formulations. The Glow Serum in particular is said to restore radiance to acne-prone skin. Bingo. That’s exactly what I needed.

Our review of Jumiso’s All Day Brightening and Balancing Serum 

A good vitamin C serum is an integral part of my skincare routine. Stuck with oily, rosacea-prone, sensitive skin that is occasionally susceptible to hormonal acne (oh, the joys), using vitamin C has helped fade acne scars, counteract redness, and, if it’s a really good serum, make me glow like a mermaid highlighter. Does Jumiso's All Day Brightening and Balancing Serum stack up? Read on to find out.

Preventing Eczema with SVR Topialyse

My review of the Topialyse skincare range from SVR Laboratories, which is formulated to treat extremely dry and atopic skin conditions such as eczema and dermatitis.

THE VITAMIN C ISSUE - these are literally the best vitamin C serums we've ever tried

Undo the summer damage with the best of a bright bunch! These vitamin C serums will leave you looking like a lightbulb got switched on inside you. Whatever your skin concerns - sensitivity, hyperpigmentation, fine lines, acne etc - we have you covered when it comes to choosing the right vitamin C product.

Your sensitive skin gal is back to give you the DL of the highly rated Midnight Blue Calming Cream from Dear, Klairs. TL;DR I’ve been using this on and off for 3 months now. It is such a great product to have for my 'angry skin' days. If my skin is feeling a bit damaged, it'll settle redness and breakouts in a jiffy.

Read my review of A313, and our guide on how to use this potent little tube of pharmaceutical-grade French retinol. When Kanvas Beauty first started stocking A313 (formerly known as Avibon), I was EXCITED, because it's famous for producing results. Fine lines and texture improve, while pores magically appear smaller. But there's a few tricks to using this thick, goopy, oily paste on sensitive skin.

KOREAN BRAND PYUNKANG YUL CLAIMS THAT THE GOOPY PUDDING TEXTURE OF ITS CLEANSING FOAM BONDS BETTER TO DIRT AND OIL, LEAVING YOU WITH CLEANER PORES. BUT DOES IT ACTUALLY WORK? WE TRIED IT FOR A WHOLE MONTH - AND THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND OUT.

Treating hyperpigmentation: what works (and what doesn't)

Nearly all of us will experience it at some point in our lives, and for some of us, it’ll be a constant plague. The good news is that your skincare routine can effectively treat and in certain cases, vanquish Hyperpigmentation for good!