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Features Editor

Laura Reyes

Laura runs the news desk and the texture guides at Second Skin. She keeps a drawer of empty jars she could not bring herself to throw away, sorted by how good they felt to open.

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By Laura Reyes

Why Renée Rouleau chose nine skin types over fast growth
Objects · Interview

Why Renée Rouleau chose nine skin types over fast growth

Laura Reyes · 10 min read
TikTok and Amazon costs now shape what a serum costs
Retail

TikTok and Amazon costs now shape what a serum costs

Laura Reyes · 3 min read
Charlotte Cho on slow care that builds over time
Texture · Interview

Charlotte Cho on slow care that builds over time

Laura Reyes · 10 min read
The facialist’s hands and what attention can do
Texture · Essay

The facialist’s hands and what attention can do

Laura Reyes · 6 min read
Inside Topicals with Olamide Olowe, textures for tender flare days
Identity · Interview

Inside Topicals with Olamide Olowe, textures for tender flare days

Laura Reyes · 10 min read
Daily oiling now has clearer limits beside standard minoxidil
Ingredients

Daily oiling now has clearer limits beside standard minoxidil

Laura Reyes · 3 min read
What Rachel Roff learned from touch in Charlotte treatment room
Identity · Interview

What Rachel Roff learned from touch in Charlotte treatment room

Laura Reyes · 12 min read
Nutrition Business Journal counted $72.88B, powders and gummies set the pace
Market

Nutrition Business Journal counted $72.88B, powders and gummies set the pace

Laura Reyes · 3 min read
Whole plant skincare made slowly by hand, with Laurel Shaffer
Objects · Interview

Whole plant skincare made slowly by hand, with Laurel Shaffer

Laura Reyes · 10 min read
Review revisits bakuchiol retinol comparison for gentler routines
Science

Review revisits bakuchiol retinol comparison for gentler routines

Laura Reyes · 3 min read
Why Minesh Patel built calm around honey and oats
Identity · Interview

Why Minesh Patel built calm around honey and oats

Laura Reyes · 10 min read
Why Desiree Verdejo paired vitamin C with bitter roots
Identity · Interview

Why Desiree Verdejo paired vitamin C with bitter roots

Laura Reyes · 11 min read
Why the return to daily creams matters for your shelf
Market

Why the return to daily creams matters for your shelf

Laura Reyes · 3 min read
Repair keeps skin calm before strong actives step in
Texture · Essay

Repair keeps skin calm before strong actives step in

Laura Reyes · 7 min read
A balm that seals like ointment, with Heather Rogers
Texture · Interview

A balm that seals like ointment, with Heather Rogers

Laura Reyes · 10 min read
What Jared Pobre learned from dry mountain air
Objects · Interview

What Jared Pobre learned from dry mountain air

Laura Reyes · 11 min read
How hillside herbs became textured formulas on shelves
Texture · Essay

How hillside herbs became textured formulas on shelves

Laura Reyes · 8 min read
Why Dr Chaneve Jeanniton chose restraint over strength
Objects · Interview

Why Dr Chaneve Jeanniton chose restraint over strength

Laura Reyes · 12 min read
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