For almost two years, a jumbo-sized Diptyque candle sat on a bookshelf in my living room completely untouched. I insisted I was “saving it for a special occasion.” This, of course, was ridiculous. Life is a special occasion. (And it’s nothing if not unpredictable: I finally burned that candle during a days-long power outage.) Several…

“I go to sleep every night with a bunch of dots on my face,” she shares. “I [like to do my treatments] at night — if I see a pimple, it’s going down.” Mario Badescu‘s fan-favorite Drying Lotion is another elixir she has in her anti-spot arsenal.  Getty Images Though she’s been diligent about her…

We’re willing to bet that pimple patches are a staple in your skin-care routine — as they are for practically every Allure staffer — and that you’re no stranger to one of Cosrx’s bestsellers: the iconic Master Patch. But if you’ve ever found the yellow tint too noticeable for daytime wear or the shape unsuitable…