€39.50 for 30 ml: The pro-collagen serum is the most expensive product in its line, and its price is on par with Krème Paris. Don’t miss any skincare insights. Click «Follow» to receive my upcoming analyses of active ingredients and product reviews directly in your Google app. Follow Beautydecoded on Google…
Filorga promises to firm the skin day after day with a peptide complex. I’ve analyzed the formula. Don’t miss any skincare breakdowns! Click «Follow» to receive my upcoming ingredient analyses and product reviews directly in your Google app. Follow Beautydecoded on Google → 📌 See also: Want to avoid…
Want to avoid injections? Here’s the anti-aging alternative that’s all the rage 📌 See also: How long does a facelift really last? No one can answer that question. You look at your reflection, see the first wrinkles starting to appear, and the same question keeps coming up: «Should I get injections?…”
You may have seen it listed on the labels of serums and moisturizers, often accompanied by an impressive claim: it can hold up to 5,000 times its weight in water—far more than hyaluronic acid. That’s enough to make polyglutamic acid (PGA) the new hero of hydration. Don’t miss any skincare insights. Click «Follow…”
You often hear people say «10 to 15 years.» But what does that mean exactly? 📌 See also: Deep Plane Facelift vs. SMAS Plicature: Is the Trendiest Technique Really the Best? Do you think that after 10 years, your face will suddenly start to sag? Of course not….
Between ultraviolet rays, blue light, and pollution, our skin faces multiple aggressions every day that accelerate wrinkles, spots, and sagging. A latest-generation organic filter, Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine, better known as TriAsorB, is changing the game: it combines broad spectrum, photostability, and respect for marine ecosystems; and...
58 € for 30 ml at Sephora: the Hyaluron Activ Procedure serum is Avène’s most expensive product. For a brand built on thermal water and sensitive skin, this sends a strong message. 0.1 % retinol, 3.42 % trehalose, «dermo-aesthetic» marketing claims: we’ve taken a close look at the…
RoC’s Intense Hydra+ Hyaluronic Plumping Serum (€36.90 for 30 ml) is marketed as a treatment «inspired by dermal fillers,» featuring «7 concentrated forms of hyaluronic acid» and «Pro-Collagen amino acids.» The brand cites instrumental measurements taken on 34 people, of whom 100 % of the…
SVR's Sebiaclear Active Gel is a skincare product for acne-prone skin. The brand has just revised its formula, and the change is significant: salicylic acid is no longer included. It has been replaced by a «mild acid complex,» described as more gentle on the skin, for which SVR has filed a patent application…
What Kiehl’s promises: three promises—«visibly plumper» skin, penetration into the deep layers of the skin, and a formula that’s «free of fragrance and colorants.» One of these claims gives me pause… 📌 See also: Remedy Copper Peptide Serum: Dr. Shah’s formula from Doctorly, explained…
It’s (almost) never classic acne. First, let’s clarify: most bumps on the buttocks aren’t acne in the strict sense. There are three main causes. Folliculitis. This is an inflammation of the hair follicle, often triggered by friction, sweat, and moisture. The follicle becomes irritated or even slightly infected: you can see…
It is, of course, impossible to establish an objective ranking of the «best» surgeons. However, certain names enjoy particular recognition, whether among the general public, on social media, or within the profession itself. Television, groundbreaking surgical procedures, technical innovations, international conferences, scientific publications, YouTube, or Instagram: here are 10 French surgeons…
On social media, the consensus seems unanimous: the Deep Plane facelift is said to be the «next-generation» technique, superior in every way to the older SMAS plication method. But what do scientific studies actually say when the two techniques are compared based on objective criteria? 📌 See also: Courteney Cox,…
Copper peptides have become one of the hottest anti-aging ingredients of the moment, driven by a wave of serums that compete over the number of ingredients listed in the INCI. Remedy is the brand of Dr. Muneeb Shah, an American dermatologist followed by several million people under the name «The DermDoctor» and co-host of…
«I didn’t recognize myself anymore.» Courteney Cox, one of the icons of the ’90s thanks to her role as Monica on *Friends*, has herself spoken publicly about her regrets following the injections. How could a woman surrounded by such professionals have ended up with the opposite of the result she was looking for? 📌 See also: This cream for…
For years, we’ve been told the same story: healthy skin is clean skin. So we cleanse, purify, scrub, and kill bacteria. Except that the skin isn’t a sterile surface—and it has no reason to become one. Right now, bacteria are living on your face…
Effaclar is undoubtedly La Roche-Posay’s best-known line for oily and blemish-prone skin. I took a closer look at what the INCI list really reveals behind the scientific claims. 📌 See also: This vitamin C cream is going viral on TikTok—its real strength isn’t what you’d think. The chemistry…
Medicube’s Deep Vita C Capsule Cream checks all the boxes for a viral Korean beauty product: a clear gel, vitamin C capsules to mix in upon application, and a staggering 500,000 ppm of sea buckthorn water. But when you read the ingredients list in order, the star ingredient isn’t the one the marketing highlights…
Avène’s Hydrance line is one of those moisturizing products that have been a staple in French bathrooms and drugstores for years. But the formula for the Hydrance Light Moisturizing Cream has changed. Avène now markets it as a cream with a light texture, designed for normal to combination skin—including sensitive skin—that is meant to leave the…
Ten million units sold, cult status among makeup artists, and a «6-in-1» promise since 1950. Embryolisse’s Concentrated Cream Lotion is a staple of French skincare. But beyond the marketing hype, what does its INCI list reveal? An uncompromising breakdown. 📌 See also: I’m reviewing this copper peptide serum that’s all the rage…
Copper peptides have become one of the hottest anti-aging ingredients right now. And this Korean serum doesn’t hold back: it combines 0.5 % of Copper Tripeptide-1 (GHK-Cu), 0.25 % of bakuchiol, niacinamide, and a whole range of peptides. 📌 See also: My review of the Sebium Mat Control cream by…
On paper, this product checks all the boxes for combination to oily skin: 12 hours of shine control, 93 % users who find their skin mattified, zinc, vitamin B6, salicylic acid, and mattifying powder. 📌 See also: Laser + LED hair caps: How good are the new NOOĀNCE models, really…
The NOOĀNCE Paris brand is launching a «new generation» of laser + LED hair helmets: the X400 and the X600, sold as a set with a scalp serum. The marketing claims are ambitious: «2× more powerful,» «the most powerful hair cap in the world,» «enhanced hair beauty…”
In the world of skincare, retinal is emerging as a powerful active ingredient with numerous benefits. But what is retinal, and how does it differ from retinol? Let’s explore the characteristics, benefits, and precautions for using this promising ingredient. Don’t miss any skincare insights. Click «Follow» to receive my…
