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3 SKINCARE TIPS MAKEUP ARTISTS SWEAR BY

Keeping your complexion healthy, glowing, and youthful is constant work–which means we can always appreciate some expert advice. While you can find an abundance of skincare/makeup tips and hacks on...

SKIN CONFIDENCE

Wouldn’t it be nice to wake up every single day and love your skin unconditionally? The good news is: it’s entirely possible. Yes, you read that correctly! Being confident in your skin isn’t necess...

COFFEE AND SKINCARE

Yes–you read that right! Your favourite morning pick-me-up is actually a stellar skincare ingredient. Coffee grounds are naturally soft, which means they are great natural exfoliants and are forgiv...

5 SKINCARE TIPS FOR FALL

With fall rearing around the corner, it’s becoming more and more apparent for us to start thinking about the adjustments our skincare routines will be needing. Every season, it’s normal for our rou...

STRESS ACNE

Maybe you’ve never heard of the term before, but you’ve definitely seen its effects––how many times has a breakout popped up right before a big event, a trip, or a final exam? Probably more times t...

BEATE’S PICKS

If you’re anything like us (AKA skincare obsessed), you may be interested to know what others use as their holy grail products. Or maybe, you just want to know exactly how they keep their skin so d...

UNDERSTANDING PEPTIDES

Peptides (also called polypeptides) are one of the most talked-about ingredients in skincare. It can almost feel like the word is thrown around everywhere and for whatever reason. It sounds nice an...

5 HABITS OF THOSE WITH GLOWING SKIN

Ever look at someone’s skin and wonder what in the world they do to keep it so perfect? Luckily for you, getting a healthy, glowing complexion isn’t exactly the world’s most coveted secret. With a ...

5 WAYS TO SELF CARE LIKE A PRO

Self-care is the most basic and fundamental form of self-love there is. Essentially, any activity where you can bring your attention back to yourself (AKA “me-time”) can be made into a form of self...

INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT: HYALURONIC ACID

Hyaluronic acid is one of the most popular and well-loved skincare ingredients out there. HA is a profound hydrator that can help skin look (and feel) more supple, as it is a protein molecule found...

PHYSICAL VS CHEMICAL

By now, we’re hoping you already know the importance of daily sunscreen application (it’s 2021, after all!). That’s right: SPF is all year long, rain or shine, inside and outside–acting as the numb...

BSE PICKS

We’ll be honest with you––we hate picking favorites. It’s near impossible for us to choose here at BSE because every single product and brand is selected with such care and attention. That being sa...

WRINKLE PREVENTION

We hate to break it to you, but...once they appear, wrinkles can only be truly reversed by medical or surgical intervention. As we age, we produce about 1% less of collagen per year and our skin lo...