Dark Spots/Uneven

Keeping our skin looking smooth and glowing takes a lot more work than it did when we were twenty-one and could wake up after a late night out and a couple, okay, a few, cocktails looking bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by default. Many products are recommended to keep your complexion looking like you woke up like this, but few are recommended more frequently than retinols and retinoids. If you spend even a few minutes researching skincare...

There’s nothing that darkens a sunny day at the beach more than taking stock of your ocean-ready look and realizing that while almost every part of you is glowing and carefree, any time you lift your arms… the sun seems a little less bright. We don’t often think of our underarms when considering our skincare needs, but dark underarms are a really common problem that many people suffer from. You’ll be glad to know that...

It’s no secret — butts are in. The bigger, the better. And if showing off what your mother gave you is one of your favorite things, there’s nothing worse than pulling on your shortest skirt or your favorite pair of shorty shorts, turning around to check yourself out in the mirror and… seeing that your behind has fallen behind. When you get dark marks on your face, you probably know what to do to try...

So you have your skincare routine: your old reliables, your most-loved, your new-and-excitings, your I’m-never-buying-something-from-TikTok-agains. Maybe you have a few splurges in your arsenal, a couple of sheet face masks, a special something that you only break out for an occasion. The point is, even if you have the perfect skincare routine for you, and even room for a little experimentation, we’re always learning and growing when it comes to something as important as making...

Hyperpigmentation. Dark spots. Melasma. Liver spots. Sunspots. There are so many names for the unwanted darker areas that may creep up on your skin. But, no matter what you call them, chances are you want them gone and to prevent any more from forming. Below, we’ll break down what hyperpigmentation is, how to fade the look of it and most of all, how it differs on melanin-rich skin. Hyperpigmentation Explained Simply put, hyperpigmentation is the...

  No matter how religiously you follow your skincare routine, no matter how much research you put into the best products and the best ways of applying, things get in the way. You may have flawless, even skin tone ninety percent of the time, and other times — surprise acne, or maybe you wake up and notice a small sunspot blooming on your cheek. Unfortunately, we can’t control everything, even if there are ways to...

We thought the worst of our skincare problems peaked at the same time as our teenage enemy — high school. While many things contribute to whether or not you have acne, it’s most common and most annoying in your teenage years. That’s because when your hormones are running amok throughout puberty and causing you to cry over some boy who wears the same pair of sweatpants to school every day, they’re also impacting your skin!...

If you struggle with hyperpigmentation or melasma, particularly on your face, you may feel like you’ve tried everything under the sun to reduce the appearance of these dark marks. It can be incredibly frustrating to feel like you’re doing the same things as everybody else to take care of your skin…yet you still can’t escape from these self-esteem-busting shadows over all of your hard work. Among the more popular treatments for dark marks and hyperpigmentation...