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Clinique’s £60 PDRN cream: read the trial first
Clinique’s Collagen + PDRN Cream costs £60 for 50ml. We examine its consumer-trial footnotes, plant-derived ingredient and the limits of borrowed evidence.
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SkinClinique’s £60 PDRN cream: read the trial firstThe Beauty Question editorial desk · 2 min readClinique’s Collagen + PDRN Cream costs £60 for 50ml. We examine its consumer-trial footnotes, plant-derived ingredient and the limits of borrowed evidence.
SkinShiseido’s lifting serum has two test storiesThe Beauty Question editorial desk · 3 min readShiseido’s Intensive SculptDefine Serum: the £118 UK price, the 68% claim and why its clinical and self-assessed results need separate reading.
Skin Culture85% fewer wrinkles? Read the small print.The Beauty Question editorial desk · 3 min readBYOMA’s new £21.99 serum makes a striking promise. Two small words matter more than the big number.
Skin CultureThe skincare foundation promise is growing upMina Rhee · 3 min readHybrid base products are becoming more serious, not just more dewy
Trend ReportThe return of expensive-looking skinMina Rhee · 3 min readNot shiny. Not masked. Not over-perfected. The new luxury complexion is controlled, calm and believable
Global ShelfCushion foundations are quietly becoming relevant againMina Rhee · 3 min readThe format once felt trend-led. Now it looks useful: portable, sheer, controlled and better aligned with how people actually touch up
Skin CultureBarrier care is no longer the boring bitMina Rhee · 3 min readThe most sensible skincare category became the one beauty editors kept using
K-Beauty NoteThe cushion base is back, but quieterMina Rhee · 3 min readThe new generation is less shiny, more flexible and far less desperate to impress
Skin CultureThe sunscreen test nobody puts on packagingMina Rhee · 3 min readDoes it sit under makeup at 3pm, or does it start a divorce?
Base NotesSerum foundation fatigue has arrivedMina Rhee · 3 min readA formula can be skincare-adjacent and still need to perform as makeup
OpinionExpensive skin is not the same as good skinIsla Hart · 3 min readA glow can be beautiful and still be doing absolutely nothing useful
Skin CultureGlass skin grew up and got a jobMina Rhee · 3 min readThe new glow is less wet-looking and much more believable
Skin CultureWhy Your Skincare Is Pilling Under Makeup — and How to Stop ItMina Rhee · 4 min readTiny flecks rolling off your face? Diagnose pilling in 60 seconds and learn layering, product and technique fixes for a smooth base.
Launch RadarFoundation finally got interesting againEmma Collins · 2 min readCoverage is no longer the headline; adaptability is