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Are They Dupes? The Ordinary Granactive Retinoid 2% In Squalane VS Mad Hippie Super A Serum

Gio — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:15:00 +0000

Is The Ordinary Granactive Retinoid a dupe for Mad Hippie Super A Serum? Mad Hippie Vitamin A Serum got an upgrade. It’s now called Mad Hippie Vitamin A Super Serum and it has three forms of retinoids + bakuchiol (does the same thing). Granactive Retinoid 2% In Squalane and Granactive Retinoid 5% In Squalane used […]

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Are They Dupes? Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant VS The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Solution

Gio — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:15:00 +0000

“What’s the best salicylic acid exfoliant, Gio?” My answer’s always the same: Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant or, if you’re on a budget, The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Solution. No, I’m not cheating. I just like to give people choice. 😉 Cos what works for me may not work so well for […]

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Are They Dupes?: The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG VS The Inkey List Caffeine Eye Cream

Gio — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:15:00 +0000

Is The Inkey list Caffeine Eye Cream a dupe for The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG? I’ll be honest. If there’s one product that’s let me down this year, it’s The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG. Not that’s it a bad product. It makes my puffy eyes disappear faster and helps me keep […]

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Are They Dupes?: Paula’s Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster VS The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%

Gio — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:15:00 +0000

Spoiler: I wouldn’t call The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% a dupe for Paula’s Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster. If you know The Ordinary (and who doesn’t?), you know they’re one-trick ponies. They give you one active per product – that’s how they keep the prices low. Paula’s Choice takes the opposite approach. She packs […]

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Are They Dupes? Niod Superoxide Dismutase Saccharide Mist VS The Ordinary EUK 134 0.1%

Gio — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:15:00 +0000

Is The Ordinary EUK 134 0.1% a dupe for Niod Superoxide Dismutase Saccharide Mist? You’d think a company wouldn’t want to cannibalise itself. And yet… Both brands belong to Deciem. Both promise their products will give you the same results. And yet one is considerably more expensive than the other… Makes no sense… Shouldn’t we […]

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Are They Dupes?: Creme De La Mer VS Nivea Creme

Gio — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 01:15:00 +0000

When I reviewed Creme De La Mer, I compared it to Nivea Creme. The two have more in common than the fancy seaweed cream dares to admit. But just how similar are they? Could you just use Nivea Cream as a dupe of La Mer – and save yourself hundreds of dollars each year without […]

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