DIY & Natural Skincare

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

Hi, Violet Gang! Happy summer holidays to you from me and my three cats: Enya, Fuksia and little Violetti. Here is my last post before my summer break in July. I wanted to follow up on my previous week's post, "Why doesn't 'clean' skincare work for me?" Last week, I studied myself on why so many “clean” skincare products have disappointed me. It’s not that they’re part of the "Clean Movement"—it’s that my extra-sensitive skin doesn’t tolerate just any formula, no matter how e

Hi, Violet Gang! Welcome to my second-last post before my summer break in July. This time, I want to talk about natural skincare — because, honestly, it usually disappoints me. I love the ideology behind natural skincare products like those from On The Wild Side Cosmetics— a French-made, vegan, wild-plant-based brand. These were the magic words for me: wild-plant based. I bought two cleansers, an eye cream, and the Night Balm, which I’m taking as an example for this post. By

Hi, Violet Gang! Welcome to my blog. In this episode, I look at the alternative retinols such as bakuchiol, peptides, azelaic acid, glycolic acid, niacinamide and vitamin C. I really wanted to understand the differences between them and classic retinols. The first thing that you might be thinking is, which ones are better? Well, are you pro-science or anti-science? Tough questions in the first paragraph, right? Photo via iStock. But those are the core questions that divide pe