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Beauty

Rosacea-friendly, tretinoin-compatible skincare and cream-first makeup for fair, reactive skin. Tested for weeks before I write a word.

I have rosacea-prone, reactive, fair skin and tretinoin is part of my evening routine, so every skincare pick here is filtered for a barrier that gets cranky fast: gentle cleansers, mineral SPF, richer moisturizers that sit well over tretinoin, and a strong bias toward doing less. Makeup leans cream, because that is what looks best on my coloring and plays nicely with sensitive skin. Nothing earns a review until it has been in my real routine for weeks.

• Rosacea-prone skin
• Tretinoin-friendly
• Fair skin
• Barrier-first