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Minkology 101 & Skincare
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Minkology 101 & Skincare.

Minkology 101 & Skincare puts moisturizers under a long lens, tracking how formulas perform over sustained daily use rather than first impressions. Her reviews cover a tight, single-category focus, which means each take tends to go further into real-world staying power than a general-channel review would.

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An independent, unsponsored creator whose track record is built entirely on long-term moisturizer testing with no brand affiliations.
11Products
10 yay100% approval rate
0 nayNothing panned yet
0 hot takesRuns with the consensus

Minkology 101 & Skincare's top picks.

The products Minkology 101 & Skincare has crowned best in their category, and brings up again and again.

★ Best moisturizer
Dewy Skin Cream
Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream
Brought up 2 times
I am using the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream and it is amazing. This is one of the best moisturizers on the market at this point, to be completely honest with you. I am in love with this moisturizer. It is everything. I highly recommend this for morning use, night use. It really moisturizes the skin and, like I said, it is everything. I cannot stress that enough.

What they review most.

Every review.

All 11 products Minkology 101 & Skincare has reviewed, grouped by product type. Click a product to see the full guru consensus.

All takes Yay takes Nay takes Against the gurus
Cleansers3 reviews
PreCleanse
Dermalogica PreCleanse
"This is a pre-cleanse this is just to remove any excessive oils there's anything before I get started. I love love and love their product."
✓Yay
78%Guru Score
Active Clay Cleanser
Dermalogica Active Clay Cleanser
"For my cleanser I use Dermalogica [...] Active Clay Cleanser. I love it. I love it."
✓Yay
84%Guru Score
Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser
La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser
"It has a very refreshing feel. Just from that cleanse, my face is feeling super clean. It feels like I just had some stuff checking out my face. I like it. My face feels so refreshed right now like it's amazing. So far I'm loving it."
✓Yay
92%Guru Score
Body & Tan2 reviews
Brazilian Bum Bum Cream
Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream
"This is really for the body, it's supposed to help tighten and absorb. It may have a nice consistency. If it's light, it's really light. I feel like I may have wanted it to be a bit creamier, but it feels good."
~Mixed
63%Guru Score
Cicaplast Hand Cream
La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Hand Cream
"It is light. So far I like how I feel. I could see me using this every day. I like it. If I had to rate it so far off my first initial use I'm going to give it an eight. You can feel that instant that they're talking about so they're not tricking you, they didn't trick me, it was instant. So I like it. I like it. I put this on my recommendation list."
✓Yay
85%Guru Score
Moisturizers2 reviews
Dewy Skin Cream
Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream
"I am using the Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream and it is amazing. This is one of the best moisturizers on the market at this point, to be completely honest with you. I am in love with this moisturizer. It is everything. I highly recommend this for morning use, night use. It really moisturizes the skin and, like I said, it is everything. I cannot stress that enough."
✓Yay
81%Guru Score
Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer
La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer
"It is really light. It doesn't make me feel like I wash my face for nothing. When you wash your face and then you use a moisturizer, it just feels like you just put everything back on your face. It feels nothing like that. It is very light. I'm impressed for real. I am really impressed because I am very picky when it comes to products in my skin. This stuff is amazing. It is great. This has my face feeling refreshed like with the moist, just with the cleanser and the moisturizer itself. My face really really feels refreshed. I am a bit taken back to be honest. It's good. I like it."
✓Yay
88%Guru Score
Lip1 review
Addict Lip Glow Oil
Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil
"I see a lot of girls brag about this and I see why they spend that 40 dollars on it. [...] I like it, it's not sticky. It feels thick in the brush, the applicator doesn't allow you to get a whole lot, and it still gives you a nice shine. [...] The residue left over from it isn't that bad. [...] The residue is not sticky."
✓Yay
79%Guru Score
Masks & Peels1 review
Daily Microfoliant
Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant
"I highly recommend their daily exfoliant they have one for anti-aging they have one for daily use"
✓Yay
76%Guru Score
Other1 review
Daily Milkfoliant
Dermalogica Daily Milkfoliant
"They also have a milk exfoliant which is extremely good especially if you have sensitive skin. If you're more so dry I would use the milk exfoliant by Dermalogica because that's more so gentle and it won't dry you out as bad. I highly recommend using an exfoliant especially if you suffer from ingrowns."
✓Yay
93%Guru Score
Sunscreen1 review
Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 60
La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 60
"Everything that they displayed on the box or had to say about this product it's true. It does not have a fragrance. The water resistance is up to 80 minutes, but we always know that with sunscreen you always have to reapply, especially if you're going to be out all day. I loved it. I loved it. I'm excited to try the rest of my products. I love that you can open and close it from right here. It's not that you have to press it and open it, it's just like open and close. So even if you had to travel it's great to put in your suitcase. I love the packaging. I'm loving the product so far."
✓Yay
77%Guru Score

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