Skin Notes

Frosted window and a bottle of skincare on dusty rose linen, illustrating winter skin barrier care in Canada

How to Stop Your Skin Barrier Breaking Down in ...

Cold air holds almost no water and indoor heating makes it drier still. Here is how to tell a damaged barrier from ordinary dryness, the four mistakes that cause most...

How to Stop Your Skin Barrier Breaking Down in ...

Cold air holds almost no water and indoor heating makes it drier still. Here is how to tell a damaged barrier from ordinary dryness, the four mistakes that cause most...

Dappled sunlight falling across dusty rose linen with scattered dried petals, representing sun-caused pigmentation

Dark Spots on Your Face: What Causes Them and W...

Sun spots, melasma and post-spot marks are three different problems with three different answers. How to tell which you have, and what works.

Dark Spots on Your Face: What Causes Them and W...

Sun spots, melasma and post-spot marks are three different problems with three different answers. How to tell which you have, and what works.

A pane of glass beaded with water droplets refracting light on dusty rose linen, representing the glass skin look

Glass Skin, Honestly: What's Achievable and Wha...

Glass skin is part routine, part genetics, part lighting and part editing. Here is the split, and what you can actually change.

Glass Skin, Honestly: What's Achievable and Wha...

Glass skin is part routine, part genetics, part lighting and part editing. Here is the split, and what you can actually change.

Five glass vessels of ascending size in a row casting soft shadows, representing skincare layered thinnest to thickest

Skincare Routine Order: What Goes On First, and...

The correct order for a skincare routine, morning and night, and the simple rule that means you never have to memorise a list again.

Skincare Routine Order: What Goes On First, and...

The correct order for a skincare routine, morning and night, and the simple rule that means you never have to memorise a list again.

Soft white cleansing foam in a pale ceramic dish with water droplets on dusty rose linen

The Gentlest Cleansers for a Compromised Skin B...

Your cleanser is the product most likely to be keeping your barrier damaged. What to look for, what to avoid, and which ones we recommend.

The Gentlest Cleansers for a Compromised Skin B...

Your cleanser is the product most likely to be keeping your barrier damaged. What to look for, what to avoid, and which ones we recommend.

A bowl of clear water beside a dish of golden oil on dusty rose linen, representing the two steps of double cleansing

Double Cleansing: Is It Necessary, or Just an E...

Double cleansing is the most-recommended step in East Asian skincare and the most over-applied. Here is when it earns its place and when it is doing damage.

Double Cleansing: Is It Necessary, or Just an E...

Double cleansing is the most-recommended step in East Asian skincare and the most over-applied. Here is when it earns its place and when it is doing damage.