MoreThanMy More than meets the mirror.

More than my tools.

Brushes, rollers, LED and the gadget shelf. Which earn their counter space, which are theatre, and which are a very expensive way to hold a warm thing to your face.

Tools and Devices

Brushes, LED, rollers, hot tools and gadgets — which earn the counter space and which are theatre.

Round-tip tweezers: what the tip shape decides, and how to tweeze without the red, sore aftermath
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Round-tip tweezers: what the tip shape decides, and how to tweeze without the red, sore aftermath

Slanted, pointed and round tips are made for different jobs. What a round, ring-shaped tip is good at, and the technique that makes tweezing quicker and kinder whichever tool you use.

Dermaplaning at home: what the blade takes off, the myth it does not deserve, and when to leave it alone
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Dermaplaning at home: what the blade takes off, the myth it does not deserve, and when to leave it alone

A dermaplaning razor removes peach fuzz and a layer of dead skin in one pass. Hair will not grow back thicker. There are still a few faces it should not go near.

An electric facial trimmer: where it fits between a dermaplaning blade and tweezers
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An electric facial trimmer: where it fits between a dermaplaning blade and tweezers

Three tools remove fine facial hair, and they are good at different things. What a small electric trimmer does well, what it does not do, and how to use one on brows and fuzz.

Cleansing brushes: who they are wrong for
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Cleansing brushes: who they are wrong for

A cleansing brush is a mechanical exfoliant sold as a cleanser, which is why so many people buy one while already running an acid.

Gua sha and facial rollers: what they actually move
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Gua sha and facial rollers: what they actually move

Worked toward the lymph nodes, a stone moves fluid out of the face — which is why puffiness responds and facial structure does not.

LED masks: what the wavelength numbers mean
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LED masks: what the wavelength numbers mean

The 633 and 830 on the box are nanometres, and only say how deep the light goes. Irradiance decides the outcome, and is rarely printed.