We all are familiar with singer and entertainer Rihanna and her distinct sound. But did you know she quietly (yet not so quietly) launched a beauty empire late 2017? Fenty Beauty.

Glossier’s business model seems to gravitate to this growing trend of inclusive beauty rather than the traditional exclusiveness that has often plagued the industry. And while their marketing tactics seem to focus on this inclusive beauty trend, how do their products hold up with respect to claims and ingredients?

To the topic of beauty, skincare, and cosmetics -- we know that wellness and incorporating natural ingredients has been a huge topic of discussion. Which brings me back to the benefits of green tea and matcha infused products.

Now, aside from the ever-continual search of finding that perfect foundation or concealer; bronzers and anything to assist in the contouring of one’s face is high up there – at least for me.  I’ve tried them all. Powders, liquids, creams. High-end brands to more affordable drugstore brands. But when RMS Beauty was first introduced in my line of vision – I was intrigued.  

When I started to “need” something more potent than just your run of the mill store bought lotion – I knew I needed to escalate the situation. This was when I was on the hunt for the coveted “moisturizing body oil” that didn’t have “ridiculous” ingredients. I figured, lotions have oils – why not skip the middleman...

Ah, blue tansy. We meet again!  There have been quite a few products that have surfaced in the last few years featuring or including blue tansy as its starring role (or supporting role) ingredient.

This is truly the little bottle that could. A lot has been said about this lactic acid product. A lot of hype and general excitement just seems to circulate around the Sunday Riley products overall. But whether you subscribe to the frenzy or somehow stumbled upon the results of their skincare marketing and branding strategy...

This little bottle of loveliness packs a humongous punch containing grape, orange blossom, rose, lemon balm, mint, and rosemary oils. So many packed lovely ingredients toting antioxidant this and that – only reviewing the list can really reveal whether the claims are substantiated.

Whether you’ve heard of it through the beauty grapevine, read about its promising capacities via published scientific journal, or simply have seen its propagation all over much of Asian skincare – this is something worth investigating.  Enter, our review of The Ordinary's Alpha Arbutin 2% + HA product.