My Guide to Hydrating Serums and Essences
Time is flying by – end of January is already in sight. Crazy, right? I spent the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024 prioritizing slow time with loved ones, hence the lack of posts. The draft for this one has been in progress for over a month, but I decided to not beat myself up about it. There are only so many hours in a day and sometimes you’ve got to make sacrifices. As much as I love beauty products and writing, they’ve had to take a backseat recently (and they’re not alone). The weather has been extremely cold and depressing, so I thought it was the perfect time to talk about hydrating skin care products. Before I get into the products, it’s important to distinguish between hydration and moisturization. One delivers and attracts existing moisture to the skin, hydrating it, the other locks in the moisture and nourishes the surface of the skin, moisturizing it. You need both. Most moisturizers do both, but very rarely do hydrating serums actually lock in the hydration, so it’s im
