#brand overview

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drinkthismilk.com BRAND OVERVIEW

drinkthismilk.com represents and offers two brands, Skim Milk and WHOLE, one of Ethan Dolan’s favourite brands whose infamous sweaters Ethan was seen sporting in couple of his Instagrams and the twins’ latest video.

Skim Milk, clothing for high class low lives, started it’s journey in 2012 by deciding to make t-shirts into pieces of art, later adding other types of clothing to their brand too. WHOLE, clothes dedicated to the followers of fashion, is a clothing line whose main focus is creating unique shirts made of interesting luxury fabric.

Today, we bring you an overview of these interesting brands inspired by Ethan Dolan!

GET IT ON drinkthismilk.com FOR:

WHOLE PG WAS HERE THERMAL TURTLENECK (PRINCESS GOLLUM COLLAB) (black / white): $111 SOLD OUT

WHOLE THERMAL TURTLENECK (black / white / moss / gold): $100

WHOLE DIAMONDS AND GOLD SWEATER: $150

WHOLE ARGYLE SWEATER: $150 SOLD OUT

WHOLE PATCHWORK LOGO SWEATER (black / heather): $150

WHOLE THERMAL LONG SLEEVE (black / gold / moss): $90

SKIM MILK AHEAD / UR BEHIND HOODIE: $72

SKIM MILK LET GO HOODIE: $70

SKIM MILK LIBERTY HOODIE: $70

SKIM MILK WHY FIT IN WHEN YOU WERE BORN TO STAND OUT HOODIE: $70

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Summer Fridays: Skincare You Want to Be Seen With

Let’s talk about Summer Fridays: the Instagram It Girl of skincare. The one with the minimalist beige tubes and the kind of packaging that makes you rethink your entire bathroom aesthetic. If Glossier is the effortlessly cool girl who probably drinks iced matcha year-round, then Summer Fridays is her slightly older sister who has a yoga mat in the trunk of her Tesla and knows what “skin cycling”…

Summer Fridays: Skincare You Want to Be Seen With

[birdkoskincare]

what are your thoughts on cetaphil and essano?

mandatory disclaimer that i've never used products from either, so cannot speak from personal experience, which is one of the most important things when it comes to skincare.

let's start with cetaphil. it's a good, basic no-frills brand that gets a lot of recs from dermatologists for good reason: their products offer cleansing and moisturization while being hypoallergenic and suitable for sensitive skin. their ingredients don't get much more complex than glycerin, hyaluronic acid, shea butter, and other humectants and emollients — don't expect antioxidants or exfoliating acids here — but sometimes that's all you need, as i previously discussed on my post about the blue tin nivea cream. given the emphasis on moisturizing power, their products are best for normal to dry skin types battling with sensitivity, allergies, or a disrupted barrier function.

as for essano, i'd never heard of it before. i learned that it's a NZ-based brand that's known for using rosehip oil in many of its formulations. rosehip oil is, in my opinion, one of the plant oils with most substantiation for its use in skincare, given its high vitamin C and A content that make it a good antioxidant ingredient. that being said, it isn't for everyone, and its effectiveness will depend on the concentrations at which it is present in the finished product. the products seem fairly priced to me, and i appreciate the emphasis on sustainability on their website's messaging. however, i could very much do without their "free-from promise" — the usual fearmonger-y drivel, though at least this time unaccompanied by any banned ingredient list in specific that i could find.

beyond the rosehip oil line, they offer products including mainstays of cosmetic formulation, like niacinamide and vit C, but their superfood line made me roll my eyes (seriously, just because something is good for you if you eat it, that property does not transfer to topical application). there's nothing in their formulations that stands out to me for better or worse, so i can't really say more without having ever tried their stuff.

[birdkoskincare]

hello~ forgive me if you've answered this already (the app keeps telling me you've posted nothing under any key words 😓) but how do you feel about Tatcha as a brand? i've been really tempted to try their rice wash cleanser and dewy skin cream (they finally have travel sizes) but i'm not sure if it's worth it. 💕

i feel about tatcha the same way i feel about any luxury cosmetics brand: fun if you can afford it, but absolutely unnecessary for actual skin health and improvement one way or another. they have interesting formulations, sure, but there are dupes aplenty, and for all that they employ asian aesthetics for marketing, actual asian skincare is both more affordable and equally innovative, if not more.

[birdkoskincare]

do you have thoughts on oliveda? i feel like theyre fine for my rosacea but theyre not ... doing much in terms of preventing breakouts and i'm curious if that's just my skin or if it's in the formula. have a lovely day !

bleh. another “natural” brand using misleading buzzwords like “detoxifying”, a fixation on a poorly researched, unfounded ingredient (in this case, olive trees and their byproducts), a... very weird, honestly, about page featuring a whole biography of the creator and a story about an astrologer telling him he’d be “an olive tree whisperer” (??? sir? are we still talking about skincare? this sounds cult-y omfg), the whole amber-vial-apothecary-natural aesthetic, very underwhelming actual ingredients, formulations that seem quite rudimentary and outdated, and vastly overpriced...

these brands are a dime a dozen, and i wouldn’t waste my time on them, in all honesty, nor would i expect any major acne benefits from them.

[birdkoskincare]

What do you think about no bs skincare? Am I being sucked in by a gimmick >.<

ugh, well, i didn’t know of this brand, but right off of first impressions, the “no BS” claims ironically immediately come off as BS. it’s got that “clean beauty” angle that ticks me off to no end (clean beauty has had a big role in the normalization of fearmongering, misinformation and cult-like moralism as opposed to factual science, and i could talk about these connections for hours). so immediately, i’m not primed to enjoy this brand’s positioning.

as for the products, they immediately seem simplistic and overpriced. with the likes of the ordinary already filling the no-frills market niche with these sorts of formulas for much less, it feels like a ripoff. they claim to “embrace the funk” of formulas, saying:

Let’s face it, we can only add so much to our products to get them to smell nice. When you think about it though, do you really need to jeopardize your skin’s well-being just to smell like a pink grapefruit?

and yet use citrus oils in their products, which is an interesting contradiction. i have nothing against unscented products (they’re my preference too), but i also have nothing against those who want their skincare routine to be a pleasant sensorial experience and don’t want their faces to smell like fish oil. synthetic perfumes are much safer in that regard than essential oils.

i hate, hate, hateeeee their banned ingredient list. i’m glad they at least attempt to gesture at fighting misinformation with their section on water, acids and alcohols, but the sheer concept of having those “toxic ingredients we don’t use!”, “XYZ-free!” lists is super irritating to me, and it spreads a really narrow, black-and-white view of how ingredients work in cosmetics. why pick and choose some proven and researched ingredients to ban, then pick and choose some that are much less well researched (garden cress extract? pomegranate? this feels like throwing darts at a grocery list) and occasionally commonly acne-triggering (coconut oil) — and others that are so gimmicky it hurts (charcoal, really? what is this, 2013?)? what’s the criteria here?

smells like BS to me.

[birdkoskincare]

Is Drunk elephant worth it?? Specifically the vitamin C and retinol product by the brand. I've heard from professionals that it's pretty great. On the other hand, the general people say not to buy from but when i ask why, its mainly because the brand disregards their customers complaints but that doesn't mean their products are not good or work. I'd love to hear your thoughts! im on a fend cause i just want a product that just works...

i’ve spoken on DE before, and my dislike of them — the reason why i’ll never buy or recommend anyone buy from them — runs deeper than their bad attitude.

i recommend you read my original post so as to understand their shady actions better, but to restate my issues with them in summary:

their bad attitude, as you have stated. as a paying customer, you are entitled to good service, so even if the products are good, why not spend your money on a brand who isn’t condescending and downright rude to its consumers?

the cult-like mentality they have built around themselves, with some really rabid devotees, that continues to spread the fear-mongering misinformation of their “suspicious six” ingredient ban list and their “clean beauty” nonsense.

the way their products’ prices do not in anyway correlate with their quality or pleasantness of use. they’re extremely overpriced, plain and simple.

their products are nothing special or innovative, you can get better for half the price or less. (they have literally infringed on competitors’ patents, to exemplify their lack of originality.)

they were smart in creating a very ‘desirable’ brand image that’s very tempting, but consider these points before buying anything from them.

[birdkoskincare]

do u have any thoughts on physiogel? (am the hada labo anon from a while back btw I experimented and changed my facewash and i think its fine now, thanks so much for ur advice!)

not specifically, i don’t think i’ve ever tried their stuff, they’re a pretty standard pharmacy brand specializing in hypoallergenic, sensitive-skin-friendly products. not particularly compelling, but then again, that’s not the point, i get the sense they’re more geared towards functionality for people who actually need that sort of free-from product (folks with allergies or skin conditions), rather than being the type of brand that’s just fearmongering to attract new customers. i see no issue with them. if they fit you needs and budget, feel free to try their stuff and let us know how it goes!

and i’m glad to hear your skin is doing better, sometimes small changes can make a big difference!