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Learn what double cleansing is, and how it benefits your skin. Read who it is best for.

Learn what stress does to your skin, and how the mind is connected to your skin

Discover how to protect your skin barrier during Nordic summer. Learn skincare tips for sun, humidity, and maintaining healthy, balanced glowing skin.

Discover common skincare mistakes that damage your skin barrier and slow progress. Learn how to fix routines for healthier, clearer, glowing skin.

Celebrate a meaningful milestone as Nina from The Violets shares the story of being featured by Lisa Eldridge after years of inspiration from one of the beauty industry's most respected makeup artists.

Discover what natural skincare for mature skin really means and how to choose gentle, effective ingredients that support hydration, elasticity, and healthy glowing skin.

Learn how to recognize the signs of over-exfoliation, repair your skin barrier, and restore calm, healthy, glowing skin with a gentler skincare routine.

In my previous blog post, I showed you how to restore glow to dull skin. In this post I continue with my skincare routine fixes series with basics. You’d think washing your face and neck is something anyone could do without much thought. But I’ve noticed I often use more force than I should when cleansing my skin. Most of the time, I’m not even aware of it. It’s only when I pause and pay attention that I realize how much pressure I’m actually using. That moment tells me somet

Discover my favorite glow-boosting serums that help restore hydration, radiance, and healthy glowing skin for a smoother, brighter complexion.

Discover how sleep, stress, nutrition, and daily habits affect your skin more than products alone, helping you achieve healthier, clearer, glowing skin naturally.

Learn how to do facial lymphatic drainage at home to reduce puffiness, improve circulation, and support healthy, glowing, sculpted-looking skin naturally.

Discover my honest review of the Lisa Eldridge Treatment Cleanser and why I love it. Learn how it feels on the skin, benefits, and results for a soft, glowing complexion.

The Skin-Brain Axis: Why Neuro-Cosmetics Are More Than Just a TrendHi, I’m back from my mini hiatus. I call myself a skin-mind aesthetician because of my own challenges with mental health. I notice a real change for the better in my mood when I do my skincare routine in the morning and evening, 365 days a year. Every year. From my tiny observations, I have pieced together that the mind or brain is connected to the skin. But you don’t have to take my word on it.

I have heard a lot of talk about using a toner, the benefits of a toner lately, you only need a toner and serum talk. But is it enough for everybody? I don’t think so. I prefer essences to toners because they are thicker and have a higher concentration of actives. Toners are great for removing impurities (good for mornings when I feel too lazy to wash my face), balancing the skin barrier pH and lightly hydrating.

Hi there! Did you know that couperose is a common skin condition? When you have couperosa, your surface blood vessels on your face dilate — mostly on your cheeks, nose, chin, and sometimes your forehead. There’s no single vikaa here — it’s about genetics, lifestyle, and environmental things. I have heard that people often confuse it with rosacea, which is like couperose’s angrier, more inflamed sibling. If you catch couperose early, you can actually stop it from turning into

Hi, people! The three previous posts I wrote have been intense and more energy-consuming than I expected. All the fact-checking takes time. If you don’t know what I’m referring to, here are the links to them: Why I Love Micro-Needling Facials with LED Light Everything You Need to Know About a Damaged Skin Barrier The Truth About Moisturising in Winter Mornings Okay, let’s slowly breathe in from the nose, and very slowly breathe out between the lips. Love the power of breath.

Hi Violets! Last Wednesday, I went in for my usual microneedling facial at my favorite local beauty spot, Ancilla. It’s a monthly ritual that my skin has come to love. But this time, something unexpected happened. During the session, Anne (my amazing facialist) pointed out that my skin looked a bit more reactive than usual. I didn’t feel anything odd, but then I remembered: that morning, I had used my CurrentBody LED red light mask (not an ad, just what I use!) before the app

A Winter Beauty Myth, Busted Hi, Violets! This time, I’m busting yet another winter skincare myth in Finland: Using SPF. My previous post was about how to know if your skin barrier is damaged. And the post before that was about busting a myth that you shouldn’t use moisturiser in winter mornings. I personally use sunscreen year-round because I’m the kind of woman who is more damage-preventative. I haven’t actually dug deeper into this topic before, so it was fun to gather inf

Hey Violets, Did you catch my first 2026 The Violet Talks video post on my Instagram @nina.violettexts? Follow me there. Well, if you didn’t, I changed its content so that I go through the blog post of the week, inserting personal insights off the cuff. I do recommend it. Last week I busted a myth. Read the post here. This week, I continue from that subject by zooming in quite heavily on skin health. If your skin’s been bothering you—dryness that won’t settle down, sudden sen

Hi, Violets! I’m back from my winter break and ready to kick off 2026 with some skincare truths. The cold has officially arrived here in Finland — we’re talking -10°C or even lower. And that gave me the idea for this first post of the year: busting the myth that you shouldn’t moisturize your face in cold winter mornings — whether you live in Finland or are just visiting a place like it. Last year, we left off with all-year-round skincare routines for every skin type. I remem