The #DamnGood Best of Spring 2025 Edit, As Reviewed By Us: Sheer Lip Liners! No-Fuss Bronzers! Glow-Giving Serums!

25:25They don't pump evenly. and therefore you'll end up with too much of the green and not of the serum and it's just a freaking mess and if you go on Sephora and you scroll down you will see or like yeah there's plenty of people talking about it and it's like one side will like stick yeah and not the other okay and it's like no the idea is that you're getting them out at the same time and mixing it together and you get that like color correction and I love a lot of their formulas and I'm sure that they're working on that right now. Okay. All right. Well, there you have it. I'd be curious once they fix it to try it with all of my skin redness.

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29:39Okay. Are we done with skin tints? Where are we going now? Well, I have one that I'm going to, I teased as something, an OG that had a glow up. Okay. Tell me more. You're not even going to believe that I'm talking to you about the Laura Mercier Skin Tint, which was the Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer, everyone. And they changed the name? They've rebranded. As a tinted, as a skin tint. Laura Mercier Skin Tint. There's two finishes. Oh, no way. One's Natural Dewy. Yep. And the other one is matte. I have not tried the matte. Okay. This, you would love. Which one? The Skin Tint Natural Dewy. Oh, yeah.

30:13It is so good. Oh, I need to try it. They must have, Laura Mercier must have been so rotted this whole time with the skin tint trend. I feel so, I almost felt bad for them. Right? Where they're just like, hi, we've been here from the beginning with our tinted moisturizer and you gave it a new name and now it's like a thing. Yeah. So it's the Laura Mercier Skin Tint Natural Dewy Tinted Moisturizer. But if you look at the packaging, it just says skin tint. And it's$50 US,$68 in Canada. and of course last year we can't forget they went viral for their flawless foundation i don't they're having a bit of a moment oh i didn't realize that sell out it was like the number one foundation at sephora for a solid six months yeah so they've been like tweaking formulas and coming back because they were they kind of bounced around for a while they were with chiseido and then they got bought and right so here we are so that's why so love for 28 years rora mercier's tinted moisturizer has been a staple in beauty bags.

31:11Obviously, she got a glow up. So the key innovations are the tinted moisturizer, natural dewy, SPF 30, now comes in 20 shades with cool, neutral, and warm undertones. 24 hours of hydration for fresh, plump skin. 16-hour wear. Okay. 16-hour wear? Yeah. That was not part of the original. And they have what they're saying is raspberry leaf extract in there, upcycled grape, grape, upcycled black grape pomace. Never heard of it to enhance skin's barrier and smooth fine lines and a prebiotic complex. So it just has a lot more skin care benefits in it. It has a long wear claim now. And I love this. I will, I've been wearing it.

31:55Okay. Well, it's always been damn good. I'm pretty sure it's in our hall of fame also. Yeah. So I'm, I'm very curious to try it. And honestly, it's always been a dream of mine to have Laura Mercier on the show. Like, Like, I don't know where she is in the world, what she's doing, but it's an open invitation because, but we have to sit down in person. Of course. And we need her just like old school tricks that still hold up. Like she was just like such a skin woman. I still use full stop. I still use her loose powder. It's still the best. Yeah. I love it. And so it's great for an everyday five minute phase.

32:31The one thing I will say is in Canada, they don't claim the SPF. So I accidentally did put it all around my eye, whatever. And that's a no-no. Don't do that. But it has a slight, slight bit of mica in there toward the bottom of the inky list. And I think that's just giving this gorgeousness. And the stain power is impressive. Yeah. Okay. This is the type of product that as you're coming out of winter, this is the one you want. Okay. For spring. All right. I got it. Yeah. Well, I think those are probably two amazing complexion products. I guess technically three. I love that. And of course, complexion is just growing and growing and growing.

33:11Who could have missed Gucci Westman with her beautifully packaged little blue drops on Instagram? It's funny. I never saw these at all. Are you serious? Yeah, until right now. Oh my gosh. We probably get served different ads. Yeah, exactly. So I'm holding them up. These are the Westman Atelier Sun Tone Hydrating Matte Bronzing Drops. And they come in four shades. So they're beautiful. So it's like a light kind of Tiffany turquoise, like a bit of a darker one. There's like a beautiful green and some other color. So it just looks like the Riviera, you know. And she's so great at creative directing, right?

33:54the look and feel of these products in addition to the products and just bringing her prowess to it. Talk to me about the price. I'm bracing for it. Bracing for impact. Oh yeah, baby. $58 US each, and they're not large, and$79 in Canada. And funny enough, three out of four shades are sold out at Sephora Canada already. Yeah. I'm going to say something just to give people a little... It looks like a vape. it does okay so let's get into it what is it it's a featherweight liquid bronzer it's a soft matte finish with no shimmer which I really like I've been a fan of this idea for a long time I kind of sometimes can interchange bronzers and contours I tend to apply them always in that way even the say glowy super gel I'll put in the hollows of my cheeks and along my hairline and my jawline.

34:48And, you know, that's kind of my thing. So she launched this one, I think, with the idea that it would be that it's kind of that skincare-esque makeup product. Now, the only thing is, she says that it's perfectly balanced bronze tones. I do find them a bit reddish, like even the paler, you know, one. What does this one say it is, Jill? One or two or three or four? One. One. So that's the lightest one. Soleil Parfait one. Yeah. So this is the lightest one. That's probably two. Yeah. Soleil Parfait two. Yeah. So I'll show you one on my hand, Jill, or maybe you can put it on your hand or, you know.

35:30I don't have a wipe, everyone. So I'll just let you do the demo. So here's the swatching. I'm quite a pale person. Like, it's just a bit warm, you know, for what it like when you blend it in, It can kind of, it can look a little self-tanner-esque, I will say. However, so when I first put it on, I was like, you know, it's supposed to be no streaky. And I was like, I don't know if I love this as much as I should love it for the money. However, I put it on with a brush when I used it the second time, whereas the first time I just tried to use my fingers because I'm lazy like that. And I got a much, much better result.

36:09And so I did it just like she did it in the video. So like I said, you do kind of like that number three on each side. And I do think it's really pretty. It blended in really well. I used a touch of the number two on top just to get that dimensional look like she does. Now, do you really need this product for the amount of money it is? I'm going to say no. If you're in Canada, Salty Face has a liquid bronzer that's$42 Canadian. And I love it. it's like barely any shimmer pretty much for all intents and purposes is a soft matte. One of my favorite complexion products, period, regardless of where it's from, and kind of like the Makeup by Mario Soft Sculpting Bronzing Serum, which is also a very good product and a lot less expensive.

36:57So I think it's just like, look, are you an Atelier Westman girl and you want to add to the collection? Go for it. It is a good product, but I think you can also find others elsewhere. Yeah. You know, even the Say Beauty is half the price. Dew bronzing things are quite nice as well. That's great. So many options. Well, I'm going to hit you with a powder bronzer really quickly. And this is from the Dior Forever line. And the whole thing with Dior Forever is that it's long lasting. And they've come out with four new shades. It's the Forever Nude Bronze. And the shade that I prefer the most is soft matte.

37:39And then they have medium matte. And the four new colors are light matte, soft matte, warm matte, and intense matte. And they do cover a wide variety of skin tones. And so that's the Dior Forever. Now, my favorite of their range is that they came out with Jumbo. So they had Dior Forever nude bronze Jumbo. So there's four shades there. It's soft matte, medium matte, tan matte, and deep matte. And those do cover all a wide variety of skin tones. The jumbo bronze is 64 US dollars and 86 in Canada. Now let's get real. This is something you want to pull out of your purse. It has a freaking gorgeous.

38:22Yeah. Like it has, it's, it's the full size of my palm, full size of my palm. And it has a tan cover that's stitched and it has the gorgeous CD in the middle. It's a silver compact. And then you open it up and of course it has the quilted bronzer. Absolutely stunning. It all matches like the Lady Dior bag, the kind of quilting. Exactly. And I just feel like that is having such a moment right now. And the other thing that they have done, Carleen, because, you know, I know you're typically someone who prefers a cream product, but if you do want long wear bronzer, this is a good one to look at because the new and improvement of this is they've added hyaluronic acid to the formulation.

39:09So it doesn't have, my personal opinion for my skin, it doesn't drag as much as like some other matte powder bronzers might. Now in this Forever collection, they also came out with luminizers. They sent me those. I haven't tried them, but those are like pow in terms of the powder highlight. like you'll it's still beautiful and sophisticated, but it is it is very luminescent. A little bit too much for someone like me with oily skin. I prefer like a matte bronzer like this and it's got its buildable coverage. It's transfer proof, which is something that I am looking for in my summer spring makeup.

39:48And this is going to sell out everywhere. Absolutely. And it still has a natural finish when you're talking about those tones. That is what's so hard to get right with bronzer. And I think that they have done a very, very good job. Yeah. And streak-free as well. Very important. Very important. Now, if you're new around here, you might not know, but Jill has more oily skin type, right? Would you ever use one of these cream products that I mentioned? Or are you more geared toward powder when it comes to like bronzing, contouring and stuff? Given that this is like a spring episode, going into spring, yes, I am looking for powder.

40:25Okay, got it. But in the winter, dead of winter, maybe the makeup by Mario I have used in the winter. Yeah. Things like that. The say isn't really for me. It slides off because I'm too oily. Because of the oily. So this, when I hear the word forever and Dior, match made in heaven because I want it to last. Yes. And I want to have the, I know that they're going to take it to a different level with Peter Phillips there, a makeup artist who has just been crushing it in terms of knowing the tones. Right. And getting it right. Right. And I'm not going to be mad about pulling this out of my bag either.

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43:14Okay, there is another trend afoot, everybody, and it is sheer lip liner. Back to that kind of like blurring trend. So two of them have launched. One of them is the Rode Peptide Lip Shape. $24 US, 39 in Canada, comes in 11 shades. And a lot of people hated this product. I think part of it was for the price, especially in Canada, you're getting up to$40. The expectation did not meet what you got. Now, I'm going to compare it to another product that launched, which I love. It's the Merit Beauty Signature Lip Sheer Liners. I'm holding it here. It's much more chic and grown up, I would say. This launched actually just yesterday.

43:59It's$33 in Canada. So maybe it's going to be like$22 in the US. I'm not sure. Comes in eight shades. Now, I think what happened with Rode Peptide lip shape is that when they describe what it is, they describe it as a lip shaper for contoured lips. I don't think that is an accurate description of what this product is. So what it is, it's a creamier formula than your typical lip liner. So it's going to give you a softer focus effect overall. It almost looks like an eyeshadow stick. That's right. That's right. So because it doesn't have a nice sharp sharp point. Exactly. Now I actually like that because I don't like that hard lip liner look.

44:45I think it's kind of like a bit dated. Like it looks good if you're doing like nudes and browns and stuff like that. But if you're trying to do like a brighter shade, I don't like that at all. Yeah. So I don't mind the fact that it's like wider like that. And then you flip it and it has this other like rubber end to it where it looks like a magic marker. It's kind of angled and that's where you can actually blur it out, which is cool. But not everybody liked that. I think this is a plan. Remember the Revlon one that went that rubber makeup applicator that went viral on TikTok? I think it's like a play of that.

45:23So you don't have to use your finger to blur, which is like not hygienic. But I will say that the cap keeps falling off on me like in my bag. So that's not going to make it hygienic. But I think the problem with this is like, it's not a bad thing that it gives you this blurred effect. I think I personally like that. It's a very easy wearing. You can do this in the back of a cab, throw on that lip gloss and make it look juicy. But it's not really accurate to say it's contoured lips. That's the problem. It's like miss marketed. And I think that's where it set up an expectation because the lip look that Hailey Bieber has been wearing for the past year that everybody has been wearing and loving is that darker lip liner where it is quite defined and then like a lighter or different gloss over top where you still see the lip liner.

46:17So in fact, this lip liner makes no sense to get the look that she's wearing. So while I like it on its own. It doesn't, to me, make sense for this brand or for the consumer or for Haley Bieber. So that's where I think it kind of went wrong. I think that the formula itself is decent. I think the idea is decent. The shades are the best part about it. It's all caramel browns, mochas, you know, plums, 90s, like all of that that she's giving. But I think they set up the expectation incorrectly. And then of course the peptide, that's their signature ingredient that's supposed to help kind of like, you know, boost hydration and all that.

47:00I think that's a bit of a crock when it comes to a lip liner. That's just me. Now, if you do... Yeah, I think she was just trying to do too much. I think she was trying to make it too different and in the process lost in translation. But, you know, what do we know? She sold$90 million worth of stuff in Q4 last And she has a beautiful new store in L.A., which I absolutely want to go to. So, you know, I think it's just one of those, you know, I agree. Maybe they'll need to tweak the talking points, the messaging, but just still selling a ton of them. Yeah. I just think it was like, I think it was one of those things where it was trying to be different and it got lost in what was authentic and what was trending.

47:43So that's the thing there. But aside from that, like, listen, I would I'm fine. It's very creamy. I would use it. Also. I will use it. I like it, but it's not the contoured lip look. Sorry. Now, another product that has this like sheer, because like you said, when you use that rubber thing, it's shearing out the lip liner. So this is another one. It's called Merit Beauty Signature Lip Sheer Liners. I think I mentioned this. I did. $33 in Canada, eight shades. Maybe it's going to be around 20 bucks in the US. and it's got kind of a broader pencil at the end. It doesn't go into a point. What are people doing?

48:24I like this though, Jill. I like it. I don't like that sharp, sharp. I'm talking. I can't talk while I do it. I actually like it. I think it's more flattering. Like the way that I used to apply lip liner is, you can't see me because it's on camera. You know, when you do this to your lips, you straighten them out so that you can clearly see and define the line. Do you know what I'm talking about? No. You've never done that? No. Never? No. I do the method where it's a crisscross on the cupid's bow. I learned this from a makeup artist. And you hold a pencil there. Katie Jane Hughes does this very well.

49:00Okay. We'll link to it. And it's just you up there, crisscross, here, here, and then just there. Never touch the corners, really. Okay. But you don't go like this to get the line straight? No. Okay. Well, what I used to do, I don't know how many of you have done this, but you kind of, Oh, I think there's a method out there for everyone. She's like smiling wide, like the Joker kind of. Yeah. So that you could, it's straight and you can see the line and you're not going to get bumpity bump bumps. And I didn't, that's why I was getting a super defined look that I did not like. Here comes J-Lo, everyone.

49:35I know what you mean. When lip liners kind of started popping off last year, I would leave my lips completely loose, kind of like puffy. Like, you know what I mean? And then I would apply the lip liner that way. And I like it so much more because I know I'm not the only one who applies their lip liner like that. Yeah, no, I think everybody has their own method. But what I have found is it's completely changed. I get a more voluminous, like puffier lip look rather than that defined look that I was getting before. So that's why I've like fallen back in love with lip liners. And that's why I like this broader pencil because I find it gives you a more kind of voluminous, that bit of blur actually like does you favors in that area.

50:23I also like that with this pencil, you can flip it and there's a sharpener on the other end, which is always helpful. I hate a separate sharpener. The shades are stunning. They're these beautiful, like, again, like the browns, the beiges, everything that's on point. And Tracee Ellis Ross actually wore this before it launched. Her makeup artist Molly Greenwald used it on her at the after party, the Oscars Vanity Fair after party. I'm just going to do a quick mention about a combo that everybody needs to try. So I used the liner in Bespoke. And Jill, you mentioned that these are existing. Yeah, the Lip Slick, right?

51:02Yeah, the Shade Slick product. It's like lip color, I guess you call it. So they actually... It's a lip oil is what it is. Is that what it is? Okay. So they actually launched a new finish in this product. It's a sheen. It's the Shade Slick Sheen. And it combines the classic finish with the jelly formula. It has like just a little bit. It's a semi-opaque wash of light color with a pearlescence finish. And when you wear these two together... Love it. Oh, my God, you guys. I will say that. Chef's Kiss. What is the shade so we can tell everybody? It's Twinset. Twinset. You have to get that with the liner and bespoke.

51:49Wear these together. Oh, my. Chef's Kiss, right? Am I right? Yeah. I mean, I haven't tried the lip liners yet, but I trust you. And I will say. They're sure, but they do last longer than the road. Merit is such a trendy brand. And I will be very honest right here and now. I think what they do the best is lips. Everything else, I'm kind of like, the foundation, it's not really for me. I concur. This is what they do best. And I'm glad that they're sort of doubling down on that. Yeah. My opinion. I totally agree. I haven't been uber impressed. I love the branding. I've been uber impressed with the branding.

52:24But the actual formulations themselves, these are the first two products that I actually love and will actually continue to use. I had emptied one of the shade slicks back in the day. I used it one summer constantly. So it is good. It was one of the OG lip oils before Summer Fridays came out with one, before everybody came out with one. So I think that they've done that very well. And speaking of juicy lips, I just want to turn you on to a product that's dermatologist backed that I've been trying because I do feel like you're sort of in that rebirth mode. I mean, the first day of spring is in a couple of days.

52:59and nobody wants to be going around with lips that look like you need to chug water. We've all been around those people, okay? Oh, yes. You're talking about these lip looks. You need your lips, the skin on your lips to look good. And that's why I'm here to talk about Dr. Idris. By the way, everyone in Canada are friends in Canada. Dr. Idris, the dermatologist, aka Pillow Talk Derm. Formerly known as, formerly known as. Her line just dropped at Sephora in Canada. So we can finally get it here. So she came out with two products. You can buy them together or separately. It's the Dr. Idris Barrier Based Lip Basting Duo.

53:36$44 US dollars and it's like around 60 in Canada. To buy them separately, they're$24 US each or$34 Canadian each. And so what she's done here is come out with a lip peel. It's barrier based lip peel exfoliating lip basting serum. and why I really like this, Carlene, is that it has a rollerball on the end. Like the old school from the 80s. Yeah, kind of. It is a bit of a throwback in terms of application. I love that. But it's got mandelic acid in there, which I love already for, and I've been a fan of for breakout prone skin. But I just know that it's a very gentle exfoliating acid. So what you do is you put this on before bed and then you put the lip base, the treatment lip basting balm on top and you wake up with like super smooth lips.

54:26I have been carrying this lip balm around as my lip combo. I've been using a lip pencil for Makeup Forever and just this lip balm. Yeah. I really, really like it. I remember her talking about lip basting when she was on our show. I can't remember which time. She had a viral video. Yes. For this hack. This is her thing, lip basting. So she, you know, it's so genius that she's turned it into an actual product duo. Well, nine, 8.5 million views. Her lip basting hack, the original video. Yeah. I mean, I mean, somebody who was on our show talked about where innovation comes from being hacks or where they look for ideas.

55:06So that's genius. And we're going to link to one of her episodes and episode recaps. And why I do think it's interesting, Carleen, is like we've seen lip scrubs, lip this, use sugar, messy. Ain't nobody got time for that. I can throw this on before bed and because it is a rollerball and it's contained and it's not messy. And I know a dermatologist created it. It's like a gentle exfoliation. No brainer. Truly. Yeah. So if you're like, as you always say, lazy slash busy, go for it. And I realize it's like a little bit of an investment, but I definitely have noticed that I just have sensitive lips in general.

55:46I don't like using scrubs on them because I find the lip area is very sensitive. So I've been using, I got it, opened it immediately, started using it that night and I'm loving it. Yeah. Interestingly, I talked about this concept about probably six years ago on the show with one of my damn good products by Clay Cosmetics, CLE. And they used to have a trio. I still have it at home. And it was, of course I do. No, just because it's so unique, I had to keep it. I'm telling you. But it was a trio and it was like the most genius. I've never seen a package like this. It's like you opened it like a pack of cigarettes and there were three products inside.

56:28It's been discontinued now. But it was the first one was like a lip peel. And so it used like chemical exfoliants. And then the second one was like an oil. So that would be what you based with. And the third one was a tinted shade, like a color. And it was this trio. And I remember I talked about it and I was like, this is the most genius product I've ever seen. Before its time, everyone. It was before its time. I don't know why it got discontinued, but that's a K-Beauty company. And it was so clever. So somebody had to do it. Yeah. And I mean, it just makes all kinds of sense. Dr. Idris, love her.

57:05The product I've been having in my bag constantly for my shredded lips is the Guerlain Kiss Kiss Bee Lift. Have you seen that one? I think so, but I've not tried it. Yeah, it's like a lip primer. I think they had it before, but they just reformulated it. And this is like if Burt's Bees had a glow up, like a massive Hollywood glow up, that would be the Guerlain version, which is like$50. No, it's so chic to have those elevated basics as it were. But speaking of Guerlain, I need to shout out a product. It's the By Royale Youth Watery Oil Serum. Oh, this collection is just so stunning. 110 US dollars and 139 Canadian for 30 ml.

57:49So they have other sizes too. Smaller, bigger price varies accordingly. So this is a serum version of their watery oil. Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me. I want to try it. So I just say, what does the skincare category even mean anymore? Like this is a serum oil. This is a serum version of their watery oil. Like what? No wonder people are confused. Why? Do you know what I mean? Yeah. But for me, I always was intrigued with their youth watery oil. But as an oily skin person, I was always like, too much. Not really sure. But this, I am loving it. It's face oil. Even oily skin types will love.

58:28It's lightweight. It's silky. It's fast absorbing. Now, I will say if you're sensitive to scent, it's not for you. Yes. They have their own signature scent created by their house perfumer, Terry Vossaire, in this product. Now, it does fade. Like I put this on at night and I don't notice that it's like sometimes if skincare is really scented, I can't sleep. It's not like that. It's very, it kind of is about the sensorial journey, putting it on and then it dissipates. But why I love this, it's just like an instant radiance boost. It does have three different types of honey in there. And it really has a unique texture, Carlene.

59:08It's got these little balls in there like that burst upon application. And that's sort of like delivering. That's like a delivery method for their key ingredients. And I also want to shout out that what really sets the serum apart from the predecessor in this Abai Royale line is that it has, and we keep hearing this word, senescence, a mechanism in the product where they're killing off zombie cells, cells that are dead and are kind of like polluting the cells around them. Right. So they are actually helping your healthy skin cells to act younger for longer. And we're just going to keep hearing more and more and more about that.

59:49Anyways, all of that being said, I normally stay so clear of oils and I am I just love this. I love it. Sounds juicy. I feel like I wake up and my skin is just more radiant. It's just so nice. And I've worn it on her makeup too, believe it or not. Yeah, I do believe it. Yeah, it's a very nice consistency. Yeah, it's just one of those things that I think is probably selling out everywhere. I love Guerlain. I really do. Me too. Me too. Okay, anything else that's newsworthy that we need to let the people know before we go. Yes. I think our audience loves a skincare find. So I'm going to tell you about one that's got me excited.

1:00:28And it's actually the Medicaid Liquid Peptides Advanced MP. It's $92. And by the way, it's finally available in Canada. This is the British skincare brand, Medicaid. Yes. They're one of our partners. Yeah. This is not sponsored, though, by the way. That's right. And so it's interesting over the years, Carlene, you and I have talked about how just certain skincare brands end up working really well, like jiving with your skin. With your skin. Everybody's different. I've said since day one, Dermalogica is definitely one of those for me. Like I try every single new product that they come out with.

1:01:00You probably have brands like that. Yeah, for sure. What I've discovered since I only tried Medicaid for the first time last year is that actually so many of their products really jive with my skin. Yeah, because they sent us the whole range, right? Yeah. So I ended up emptying two different moisturizers. I emptied the liquid peptides product, which is kind of iconic now at this point. So I was really excited to try this new one. So this is like the grown up sister. This is the big sister to the liquid peptides product that we've talked about before. Okay. Is it like a more intense version? So what they've done is they, first of all, they put it in a pump.

1:01:33It's not in a dropper and they've added growth factors. Okay. So it probably needs to be dark in there. I guess. Well, yeah, airless. And the other big difference I would say is this is like I would say proper anti-aging. Okay. Versus. We'll say addressing aging. Yeah. Addressing fine lines, wrinkles, all that, which the liquid peptides product did, but that was in a dropper. And I feel like that was like an entree product. Right. Into peptides. Right. It's like great for plumping and all of that stuff. But this one's like going a step further to target wrinkles. So this is with the growth factors and the peptides.

1:02:07It's really meant to target those deeper lines. Yes. And 11s. Yes. The 11s like your like your sub stack. Everybody go subscribe. But it has. Thanks Jill. Of course. So the scientists who founded this brand, they said they were able to shrink growth factors down into mini protein size. So you get the efficacy at boosting collagen, elasticity, and you get hyaluronic acid with genuine sustained results, gradually improving the appearance of even deeply set wrinkles over time. And by the way, everyone, they say you can see results in 10 minutes and you kind of do. How? How? It's the plumping. It also has lactic acid in there and glycolic, which I find to be really interesting for a peptide product.

1:02:54And you get that instant glow. Okay. Would you use it in the morning or at night? I have used both. And I felt like probably most people would use this at night, though, because it was a little bit more of that, you know, heavy, not heavy duty, but it's doing a little bit more heavy lifting because it's got the peptides. It's got the growth factors. It's got glycolic. It's got lactic in there. And that's not easy to formulate without irritating your skin and making you feel like you are, you know, it's just it's not easy to do without irritating your skin. Full stop. So I've been really liking this.

1:03:28I love that it's in that pump, like I said, serum texture. You definitely get that brightening thanks to the glycolic acid. And I'm just going to quickly show you the before and afters. Oh, all right. Yeah, I do like that they have that on their website. It's very like clinically tested, all of those things that kind of tick the box. So this was after 10 minutes on this model. Is that not insane? Look around her mouth. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Her mouth line is definitely less visible. Interesting. I wonder how long the results last. Well, it's the cumulative thing, right? But it is, you do get that popping off like within one use.

1:04:08And then this is another one that's the longer range. Yeah, wow. Yeah. So it's right away. Yeah, the lines are. After 10 minutes and then after eight weeks. Yeah. Amazing. So I recommend, I rate it as the Brits say, I rate it. And by the way, if you do want it, we do have a promo code, which is 20 % off, I think. Yeah, that's awesome. Code Beauty, if you want, this is not sponsored right now, but I just need to let the people know. And if you are a skincare junkie, stay tuned next week. We have Dr. Dendy, the dermatologist with the most from New York City, who we sat down with last time we were there.

1:04:46She's going to be talking about how to transition your skincare routine for spring. So everybody needs to come back next Wednesday. And if you haven't already, subscribe, share, follow us on YouTube as well. And thank you everyone for listening today. Thanks for listening. You can find details on every product mentioned in today's episode, along with our exclusive promo codes on our blog at breakingbeautypodcast.com. While you're there, be sure to sign up for our newsletter. Every episode will be delivered directly to your inbox so you won't miss a single thing. And get social with us. Let us know what you think of the episode.

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