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I’m a sucker for a charcoal mask of any kind, from any brand. As long as it doesn’t contain harsh, pro-aging denatured alcohol, I’m down. For some reason, a lot of brands think they need to load charcoal masks with alcohol, presumably because they’re generally targeted to oilier skins. Even though alcohol is the last thing an oily skin needs, it gives the effect of soaking up the uncomfortable surface oil for an instantly refreshed, cooling effect. But I digress. City Block Purifying charcoal clay mask from my friends at Clinique is infused with Charcoal Powder, Kaolin, Silica and Magnesium Aluminum Silicate — all very high up on the ingredient list. The texture is so dope. I love the creamy application and fresh, clean, natural-earthy smell! As it dries down, it gets just tight enough — and deep into these pores (esp on my nose)! 👃🏼👀 ✅@clinique City Block Purifying charcoal clay mask ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Check the Skincarma blog for smart product reviews and ingredient knowledge. Link in bio 👆🏼 🖤 SKINCARMA ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ • • • • #clinique #menwhomask #skincarma (at New York, New York)

DON’T MISS MY LATEST BLOG POST! “PRODUCTS I 🖤 AND BELIEVE IN : The Body Shop's 100% Vegan Masks 🍚🌿” Link in bio! 👆🏼 ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ What a surprisingly fun, effective, and inexpensive mask! Of course, great skin care doesn’t have to cost a lot. Brands like The Ordinary and e.l.f. have proven time and again that well-formulated products can be made inexpensively and accessible to everyone. I know e.l.f. is a pop culture sensation for its inexpensive makeup. Most people don’t think of e.l.f. for its skin care, though. But, as someone who meticulously analyzes product ingredient labels, I can assure you, e.l.f. nails it with skin care as well as it does with its makeup — the products are first-rate. Brands like these put to shame brands like La Prairie and Lancôme, both universally believed to have excellent skin care. And that would be false — I repeat, FALSE — for both high-end, high-priced brands. Both load their formulas with fragrance and denatured alcohol that have no business on your skin. And both make up absurd complexes and nonsensical ingredients like platinum, LR2412 and caviar (!!!) backed by multi-million dollar marketing glitz. It’s all b.s. That’s where brands like The Ordinary from @deciem and e.l.f. come in. The e.l.f. ACTIVE Redness Relied Express Mask is chock full of outstanding pro-skin health ingredients like Glycerin, Cucumber Fruit Extract, Licorice Root Extract, Green Tea Leaf Extract and, of course, super-soothing Centella Asiatica Extract! I found one objectionable ingredient listed, a very tiny amount of fragrance in the formula that’s virtually undetectable. It’s ingredient #32 of 38. This mask is simply well-made, super effective and, best of all, SIX DOLLARS! ✅@elfcosmetics ACTIVE Redness Relied Express Mask ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Check the Skincarma blog for smart product reviews and ingredient knowledge. Link in bio 👆🏼 🖤 SKINCARMA ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ • • • • #elf #deciem #skincarma (at New York, New York)

LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT LIGHTWEIGHT + BRIGHTENING SUMMER SUNSCREEN?👆🏼 _______________________________________________ I love the Solara Suncare brand — and the incredibly functional, elegant sunscreens that the brand’s founder, Stephanie DiPisa, has created. So it was no surprise to me that the new Solara Suncare Go! Vacation Glow Illuminating Mineral Sunscreen would be just as exceptional. . As the name indicates, Vacation Glow is great for tossing in your weekend getaway bag. And I did exactly that on a trip upstate two weeks ago. To start, Vacation Glow has a lightweight creamy texture that lights up your skin as you apply it. Psst…if you’re looking for a mineral sunscreen with a tint, a subtle blurring effect and a shimmer, this is it! . As with all of the @solarasuncare facial sunscreens, the new Vacation Glow is much, much more than a mere SPF cream. It’s packed with multiple pro-skin health ingredients at relatively active levels. The top 10 of the INCI is front-loaded with water-binding humectants and two solid antioxidant botanicals, including Açai Fruit Extract, and tried-and-true Green Tea Leaf Extract — one of the best antioxidant ingredients in skincare. . It’s a bit thicker than the @wander_beauty Pack Up & Glow Priming Mineral Sunscreen I reviewed on the blog. I’d almost go so far as to say Vacation Glow has the qualities of a BB Cream. Hmm…is it a BB Cream?! You tell me! . Curious? Discover my picks of tinted sunscreens for summer on the Skincarma Blog at skincarma.com. Link in bio! _______________________________________________ . . . . . . . . . . #skincarma #maleblogger #explore #skinfluencer #brightening #sensitiveskin #oilyskin #healthyskin #sunscreen #spf #tryitout #beautyhacks #solarasuncare #primer #bbcream #tintedsunscreen @skincarma @skincarmanyc @solarasuncare (at Downtown Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf6JTrUuB6z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT LIGHTWEIGHT + BRIGHTENING SUMMER SUNSCREEN?👆🏼 _______________________________________________ I love the Solara Suncare brand — and the incredibly functional, elegant sunscreens that the brand’s founder, Stephanie DiPisa, has created. So it was no surprise to me that the new Solara Suncare Go! Vacation Glow Illuminating Mineral Sunscreen would be just as exceptional. . As the name indicates, Vacation Glow is great for tossing in your weekend getaway bag. And I did exactly that on a trip upstate two weeks ago. To start, Vacation Glow has a lightweight creamy texture that lights up your skin as you apply it. Psst…if you’re looking for a mineral sunscreen with a tint, a subtle blurring effect and a shimmer, this is it! . As with all of the @solarasuncare facial sunscreens, the new Vacation Glow is much, much more than a mere SPF cream. It’s packed with multiple pro-skin health ingredients at relatively active levels. The top 10 of the INCI is front-loaded with water-binding humectants and two solid antioxidant botanicals, including Açai Fruit Extract, and tried-and-true Green Tea Leaf Extract — one of the best antioxidant ingredients in skincare. . It’s a bit thicker than the @wander_beauty Pack Up & Glow Priming Mineral Sunscreen I reviewed on the blog. I’d almost go so far as to say Vacation Glow has the qualities of a BB Cream. Hmm…is it a BB Cream?! You tell me! . Curious? Discover my picks of tinted sunscreens for summer on the Skincarma Blog at skincarma.com. Link in bio! _______________________________________________ . . . . . . . . . . #skincarma #maleblogger #explore #skinfluencer #brightening #sensitiveskin #oilyskin #healthyskin #sunscreen #spf #tryitout #beautyhacks #solarasuncare #primer #bbcream #tintedsunscreen @skincarma @skincarmanyc @solarasuncare (at Downtown Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf6IwZmOG6D/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

HOW OFTEN DO YOU EXFOLIATE – DAILY, WEEKLY, RARELY? DROP BELOW! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 _______________________________________________ I’m always cautious about over-exfoliating my skin. But I’m also hyper-focused on clearing out my pores. In fact, “pore maintenance” is an essential part of my daily skincare routines — both AM and PM. Clogged pores are the root of all skincare evils: blemishes, blackheads, irritation, and dullness. My solution for keeping my pores fresh and clear? Salicylic Acid! And my go-to BHA powered treatment has long been the Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant. I use it 2x daily right after cleansing and toning. . But as much as I rely on that velvety “perfecting liquid” to keep my pores clear, I recently discovered a mildly exfoliating, pore-clearing treatment that’s such a pleasure to use it’s almost ridiculous: the Glow Recipe Strawberry Smooth BHA + AHA Salicylic Acid Serum. I’ve been using it off and on for the last several weeks and as I’m about to use it up, I’m feeling some serious #fomo. . Powered by pore-flushing Salicylic Acid and Niacinamide, the silky layering treatment contains a blend of gentle acids, including Mandelic Acid, Succinic Acid, Azelaic Acid and even Strawberry Fruit Extract, which gives it a wonderfully subtle strawberry scent. . If you’re like me, concerned about irritation, Strawberry Smooth has a skin-soothing cocktail, too, in the form of Allantoin and Bisabolol. Plus, Sodium Hyaluronate, the salt form of humectant Hyaluronic Acid, helps to keep skin hydrated. . A few drops morning and night and skin is smooth, bright, clear and more than a bit healthier. You can’t go wrong with Strawberry Smooth. And I can’t get enough of this stuff! I can honestly say it’s good to the last drop. Jeez, the #fomo is real! . Curious for more? Check out the Skincarma Blog at skincarma.com! Link in bio… _______________________________________________ . . . . . . . . . . #skincarma #maleblogger #explore #skinfluencer #brightening #exfoliation #healthyskin #hydration #itreallyworks #tryitout #glowrecipe #SalicylicAcid #Niacinamide #sensitiveskin #pores @skincarma @skincarmanyc @glowrecipe (at Downtown Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/CftQ2QOu1Zh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

IS THIS THE BEST NEW PAULA’S CHOICE PRODUCT? Psst…Found out on my TikTok @skincarma Link in bio!👆🏼 _______________________________________________ I was fortunate (and honored!) to be among the first to try the new Paula’s Choice C5 Super Boost Moisturizer. It just might be the best product from Paula’s Choice this year! . I’ve been using the deliciously lightweight brightening face cream for the last 12 weeks and have to say it’s the crème de la crème. . The C5 Super Boost Moisturizer is powered by 5% Ascorbyl Glucoside — a form of Vitamin C which is much more gentle on the skin. But don’t be fooled by that seemingly low 5% concentration! Ascorbyl Glucoside converts to Ascorbic Acid, pure Vitamin C, in the skin. So you get the best benefits of Vitamin C without irritation — brightening, firming, and antioxidant protection. . Curious? Discover everything I love about it in my latest TikTok! Link in bio! _______________________________________________ . . . . . . . . . . #skincarma #maleblogger #skinfluencer #EXPLORE #healthyskin #reels #thisstuffworks #facecream #oilyskin #brightening #complexion #dryskin #antioxidants #vitaminc #paulaschoice @skincarma @skincarmanyc @paulaschoice (at Downtown Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfoHLlXuHku/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

OH, HONEY! STRUGGLING WITH DRY, ITCHY, IRRITATED OR ECZEMA-PRONE SKIN? _______________________________________________ Two weeks ago, I was fortunate to get away for the weekend and headed upstate NY, about 3 hours out of the City. I took a bunch of new skincare products with me to test drive. Among them were two honey-infused creams from indie brand Eczema Honey. It was colder upstate than it is down here in Brooklyn and it was the perfect opportunity for me to try these two richer face creams. . The Concentrated Cocktail Renewal Cream is a deliciously rich moisturizer that feels like thick whipped cream on the skin. (Minus the stickiness, of course!) It’s loaded with, well, a cocktail of non-fragrant plant oils that help soothe, replenish and restore the skin barrier including bio-compatible Squalane and Shea Butter. Humectants honey, aloe, Glycerin, Saccharide Isomerate and Sodium Hyaluronate (the salt form of Hyaluronic Acid) help prevent TEWL to keep skin hydrated. . Even more, I appreciate its blend of pro-skin health anti-aging actives, among them Niacinamide, Bakuchiol, Resveratrol and Retinal. Good stuff! . More unique and far richer is the @eczemahoneyco Original Skin-Soothing Cream — a serious eczema treatment. I’ve only had one bout of eczema (in 2018) but I know people who suffer from chronic eczema and it can be tough – and very, very itchy. This soothing balm with 1% Colloidal Oatmeal, honey, olive and almond oils was “voted one of The Best Eczema Products to Relieve Itch by Allure”. . The texture is everything. It feels like a glaze and I can imagine it would be super soothing for dry, irritated, cracked and itchy skin. (Swipe left for texture shots.) . Both products are cleanly formulated and exceptionally pro-skin health. Contrary to the brand name, they’re effective for all human skin — mine included! . Curious for more? Check out the Skincarma Blog at skincarma.com! Link in bio… _______________________________________________ . . . . . . . . . . #skincarma #maleblogger #explore #skinfluencer #healthyskin #hydration #itreallyworks #tryitout #eczemahoneyco #eczemahoney #eczema #sensitiveskin #antiaging @skincarma @skincarmanyc (at Downtown Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfWFriRuKRy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

HAPPY #maskmonday ! Swipe left and check out the full vid on my TikTok @skincarma 👉🏼 Link in bio! _______________________________________________ 💟@dermae | Purifying 2-In-1 Charcoal Mask . . . . . . . . . #SKINCARMA #CARMINENYC #EXPLORE #healthyskin #reels #pores #oilyskin #dermae #selfcaresunday #tryitout #facemask #claymask @skincarmanyc @skincarma (at Downtown Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfTgxnAOX7J/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=