How to Start Using Retinol for Beginners: A Complete Guide

18 Okt. 2024 Lifestyle 1 comment

How to Start Using Retinol for Beginners: A Complete Guide | Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER You decided you want to start a retinol, but are an absolute beginner and wondering how to best incorporate it in your routine? Or you have tried and failed a few times already due to your skin getting irritated? Let’s talk about why you want retinol in your anti aging routine and why you need to be armed with…

View the Post

My fall evening skincare routine for acne and hyperpigmentation

20 Sep. 2024 Skincare 1 comment

Doctor Anne’s 2024 Fall Evening Skincare Routine: Niacinamide, Retinol, and more for Hyperpigmentation and Adult Acne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER This is part two of my seasonal skincare routine update, my skincare evening routine for fall 2024. (Click here to read about my morning routine) I make slight changes to my seasonal skincare routine each season. While the basics stay pretty consistent year round, as someone that suffers from adult acne I need to build my routine around my prescription, there are…

View the Post

One bottle of innbeauty Project 1% Retinol Remix standing in front of a dark background with white flowers

02 Aug. 2024 Skincare Comment

Inn Beauty Project Retinol Remix Review: Effective for Hyperpigmentation? | Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER Hyperpigmentation is something I get a lot of questions about and I understand that finding the right products to treat it can be a struggle. As the inn beauty project Retinol Remix 1% aims to do exactly that, I wanted to take a closer look at the product, the combination of ingredients and its performance on the skin to answer the…

View the Post

Novoretin - a plant-based retinol alternative?

12 Juli 2024 Skincare Comment

NovoRetin: The Plant-Based Retinol Alternative for Acne and Anti-Aging – Does It Really Work? | Ask Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER NovoRetin, called the plant-based retinol alternative by its manufacturers, has gained a lot of interest, especially since The Inkey List released their SuperSolutions Acne Clearing Moisturizer featuring 2% NovoRetin. About time we take a closer look! What is Novoretin? How does it work in the skin? What are the benefits and side effects and how does NovoRetin compare to…

View the Post

A tube of The Inkey List Scar, Mark and Wrinkle Solution standing in front of a dark background with white flowers

06 Mai 2024 Skincare 1 comment

The Inkey List 1% Retinol Serum – Scar, Mark and Wrinkle Solution | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER When launching their Supersolutions, a product line called “highly specialized and clinically proven skincare for people who have a persistent, stubborn skincare challenge”, they also came out with The Inkey List Scar, Mark and Wrinkle Solution, a 1% Retinol serum. I find the naming a little confusing – I never know if I should call it Scar, mark and…

View the Post

A travel size pot of Glow Recipe Avocado Melt Retinol Eye Cream standing in front of white flowers on a dark background

16 Okt. 2023 Skincare Comment

Glow Recipe Avocado Melt Retinol Eye Cream – Guacamole | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER My husband is an amazing cook, and I will get into how that is related to the Glow Recipe Avocado Melt Retinol Eye Cream in a minute. First though let me quickly address that on the website, it is called eye sleeping mask in the description. They explain the difference to a regular eye cream with the „more powerful…

View the Post

17 Apr. 2023 Skincare Comment

Balea Beauty Expert Night Cream with 0,3% Retinol and 2% Bakuchiol – Untrue! | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PURCHASED MYSELF AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER I dislike misleading claims on the label anyway, but in case of the Balea Beauty Expert Night Cream with 0,3% Retinol and 2% Bakuchiol it really annoys me. Why? Because the main approach of the Beauty Expert line is to focus on effective ingredients, which would be great – if they did it with this cream. Ingredients like Retinol for example…

View the Post

12 Feb. 2021 Skincare Comment

The Inkey List Retinol Eye Cream | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THIS BLOG POST USES AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE IT. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER. I don´t think I have ever had so many requests to do a review than I had for The Inkey List Retinol Eye Cream. Should not have surprised me, after all both The Inkey List reviews and Retinol products are among the most searched after topics that lead people to my blog – why not combine both? So far The Inkey List released three eye creams: Their Caffeine Eye Serum,…

View the Post

02 Juni 2020 Skincare Comment

Is it safe to use Retinol in the summer? Ask Doctor Anne

There aren´t many skincare ingredients that cause as many questions in my comments as Retinol does. And with summer fast approaching, the one that pops up over and over again is: Do I have to stop using my retinol in summer? Time for another episode of #AskDoctorAnne, in which we will discuss the pros and cons of using retinoids in the warmer months. Background information Retinol is an amazing ingredient, and one that I already did a ton of posts about (here for example). It is however also one that…

View the Post

03 Apr. 2020 Skincare 5 comments

Murad Retinol Youth Renewal Night Cream and Eye Serum – Do you need them?

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THIS BLOG POST CONTAINS PR SAMPLES (GIFTED ITEMS) AND USES AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE IT. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER Just when you think you have seen it all in terms of different retinoids, you stumble upon something new – in my case when I started testing the Murad Retinol Youth Renewal Night Cream and Eye Serum. If you look at the claims, you will see that Murad advertises with a „Tri-Active Retinol Technology for a gentle yet extra effective retinol treatment“ – but what does…

View the Post