The Best BB Creams

BB creams (aka blemish balms aka beauty balms) became all the rage in the early 2010’s but have actually been around for quite some decades – sometimes labelled tinted moisturizers with SPF. In this regard CC creams (mainly launched as a follow-up to the BB craze) are not that different from BB creams, although they sometimes offer better coverage, closer to that of a foundation. Read more about BB creams… Read More »

Avene Mineral Light Hydrating Sunscreen Lotion SPF50+

The Best Sun Creams for Face and Body

Sun protection is a must for everybody regardless of age and ethnicity. However, a sun cream is no good if it merely sits unused in your bathroom cabinet because you don’t like the feeling of it on your skin. Therefore it can pay off to spend a little time to find a sun cream which feels great on your skin. Multiple brands have made sun creams especially formulated for the… Read More »

4-in-1 Pressed Mineral Makeup

Best Pressed Mineral Powder Foundations

The most important step of any skincare routine, no matter how simple or complicated, should be to protect your skin against the sun’s UV rays. Therefore you should use sun cream or a moisturizer with SPF every day, but if you are anyway using makeup in the daytime, why not make sure that it is as beneficial for your skin as possible by containing one or more sun filters –… Read More »

EltaMD UV Clear SPF46 Sun Cream

The Best Sun Creams for the Face

The most important step of your daytime COMP skin care routine is definitely the last: P for Protect. If you want to use one skin product only, it should without doubt be a sun cream which will protect your face against UVA and UVB rays of the sun – not least because the face is the most exposed surface of skin. However, it should also be a sun cream which feels… Read More »