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The Harry & Meghan Netflix documentary is full of royal revelations - but we also spotted one royal beauty secret behind Meghan Markle 's famously radiant skin.

In one clip during the much-talked about doc, a pregnant Meghan is shown wearing a bodycon dress for a bathroom selfie. On her bathroom counter sits the royal-approved 'everyday miracle' : eco-friendly beauty brand Biography's  Long June Everyday Drops face oil .

According to Biography, it was the Duchess of Sussex’s longtime makeup artist, Daniel Martin , who introduced the former Suits star to the antioxidant-rich face oil. The dewy drops are enriched with apricot, chamomile and camellia seed oil to calm, soothe and moisturize your skin.

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Famous fans of Biography’s natural beauty oils include everyone from Sharon Stone, Carey Mulligan and Naomi Watts to Jimmy Fallon (who apparently loves Biography's $52 'Few Words' shave drops ).

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Meghan's love for the oil was revealed in a brief clip from the Harry & Meghan Netflix documentary

And we can see why the brand is popular with eco-conscious Meghan. All of Biography’s oils are vegan, made from 100% sustainably sourced natural ingredients, and are never tested on animals.

MEGHAN ALSO LOVES: Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Water for Sensitive Skin, $10.99, Amazon

According to the brand’s website, Biography is for those “who love their face, embrace their story, and welcome change as a positive force.”

Want to copy Meghan's skincare routine? The brand recommends applying a few drops of the Long June oil morning and night. “Make it a ritual, massage into your skin, take a big inhale, and think of something you’re grateful for.”

Sounds like just what we beauty-lovers need for 2023!

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The Best After-Sun Products to Calm and Reset Sunburned Skin

Even those of us who don’t necessarily worship the sun can at least acknowledge the delight of basking in it, from its first rays in the morning to the hazy warmth of a late afternoon. It’s simply nature at work, as sunlight helps regulate everything from your sleep cycle to your vitamin D production.

Still, having too much of a good thing holds especially true when it comes to the sun—and the results can be uncomfortable at best. “Too much sun exposure, especially when not protected by SPF, leads to an inflammatory response in the skin,” says Geeta Yadav, MD, a dermatologist in Toronto. “It’s one of the major components of a sunburn: inflamed skin that’s hot to the touch.”

This is where the best after-sun products can shine. Dedicated formulas typically offer anti-inflammatory agents to calm skin within minutes, as well as antioxidants (the countermeasure against UV-induced free radicals) to offset longer-term damage to skin. Aloe vera may be the best known ingredient among them. “In addition to being hydrating and naturally full of antioxidants, it's quite soothing on contact,” says Yadav. (The key is to have the unadulterated form in a high concentration.) Another winner is chamomile: “It contains a compound known as azulene, which has potent anti-inflammatory effects.” 

That said, don’t forget that after-sun products primarily only help to relieve the uncomfortable symptoms of a sunburn. “It doesn’t undo the damage caused by the radiation, including increased risk of skin cancer,” cautions Yadav. “If you find yourself having to use after-sun products all the time, it might be that the sun protection you are using isn’t sufficient.” If that’s the case, consider a next-gen sunscreen formula (whether chemical-based or mineral ) to prevent exposure in the first place—and remember to reapply.

But if it’s too little, too late for prevention—we’re only human, after all—here are 18 products that can provide instant relief. Consider it an excuse to take it easy and decamp to the shade. 

Dr. Barbara Sturm Aloe Vera Gel

Touting an impressive 90% organic aloe leaf juice, this face and body gel takes the bite out of a burn with purslane, which helps neutralize free radicals, and soothing panthenol (better known as vitamin B5).

Tower 28 SOS Intensive Rescue Serum

As the follow-up to the AAPI-owned brand ’s soothing facial spray (a runaway hit), this pH-balancing formula doubles down on the hero ingredient, hypochlorous acid—an anti-inflammatory active suited for even chronically sensitive skin.

Nécessaire The Body Lotion With Niacinamide

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While this lotion’s foundation of marula, cacay, and meadowfoam oils adequately nourish and soften skin, it gets a soothing boost from niacinamide, which is known for its ability to quell inflammation. The formula is also carefully calibrated to a specific pH that best supports healthy skin-barrier function.

Dr. Jart+ Cicapair Tiger Grass Calming Serum Mask

After a long day outdoors, this mask delivers instant refreshment, with a potent yet supremely gentle combination of cica, allantoin, and niacinamide. The sheet format, pressed into skin, has an added bonus: It encourages the infused ingredients to better penetrate over the course of several minutes for immediate relief.

African Botanics Marula Intense Skin Repair Balm

This comforting balm is designed to soothe and protect skin amidst all types of extreme weather, hot summer days included. It’s enriched with baobab oil and niacinamide, though the marula oil—sourced from an heirloom variety of the fruit grown by farmers in South Africa—stands out for its ability to mitigate redness and stinging.

Augustinus Bader The Body Oil

Betty Gilpin is a fan of Augustinus Bader’s face oil . As for the body, the head-to-toe version is no less potent—and equally beloved. It contains the German brand’s proprietary stem-cell technology, called TFC8, alongside olive and argan oils, vitamin E, and squalane to renew sensitized skin.

Nuori Sun Repair Serum

Instead of waiting out a flushed face, this potent serum does its best work with immediate application, to replenish hydration and quickly reduce redness. The fragrance-free formula includes soothing chamomile and hyaluronic acid, along with a blend of antioxidants to neutralize free radicals—namely, the powerhouse vitamins C and E.

Fresh Floral Recovery Calming Mask

This velvety mask is an overnight salve for stressed skin, thanks to a strategic blend of flower extracts, including fatty acid–rich passionflower oil and calming cornflower water. In addition, squalane acts as a stable reinforcement to the lipid naturally present in the moisture barrier.

Mario Badescu Facial Spray With Aloe, Adaptogens, and Coconut Water

Few things are more refreshing in the summer heat than a facial mist—and it’s especially true for this one. It pairs aloe with hyaluronic acid and coconut water to calm and re-hydrate, as well as adaptogens to buffer stress in skin (which only spurs more inflammation).

Pai Instant Kalmer Ceramide Serum

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Redness can’t compete with this thoughtful formulation. Designed for hyper-sensitive skin, it brings together sea aster (which stymies inflammation), calming oat extract, and hyaluronic acid to quickly comfort skin. As an added bonus, it also eschews common irritants—including alcohol, peppermint, menthol, witch hazel, and eucalyptus—so as not to exacerbate flare-ups.

Coola Radical Recovery Eco-Cert Organic After-Sun Lotion

Like a thirst-quenching tonic after a long day, this moisturizer pairs aloe, which helps skin retain moisture, with gentle lavender and rosemary. Nourishing sunflower oil helps offset the environment stressors for a formula that can coax the redness right out of a burn.

RéVive Moisturizing Renewal Hydrogel

While the four molecular weights of hyaluronic acid are the headliner in this weightless serum—allowing each to penetrate to a different layer of skin—not to be missed is the combination of aloe vera, cucumber, and chamomile extracts.

MZ Skin Vitamin-infused Meso Face Mask

The active ingredients in this sheet mask read like the greatest hits of skin care, with aloe, licorice extract, vitamin C, and hyaluronic acid. The 15-minute treatment goes above and beyond, not only to hydrate and balance skin, but also to mitigate UV-induced dark spots.

Free + True Body Prophet All-Over Creamy Serum

While this fast-absorbing body serum offers enough botanical oils—seabuckthorn berry, sunflower seed, and pumpkin seed—to nourish dry skin year-round, the addition of antioxidant-rich olive extract and aloe reinforces its soothing benefits.

Cannuka After Sun Care Cream

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There’s more science to cannabidiol, or CBD, than your average trend. Per early research , it has shown promise in addressing skin inflammation—and in this fast-acting formula, it’s paired with aloe and wound-healing manuka honey to deeply moisturize skin and minimize telltale redness.

Babo Botanicals After Sun Soothing Hydrating Gel

Gentle enough for children and adults alike, this lightweight, nonsticky gel creates a protective shield over skin to trap moisture and promote healing. Formulated with 75% aloe vera juice, along with eucalyptus and green tea, it replenishes hydration and delivers key antioxidants.

Biography Long June Everyday Drops Face Oil

This lightweight face oil calms skin and delivers ample hydration without a greasy feel. A blend of camellia and apricot seed oils provides the fatty acids and antioxidants, while chamomile works on making redness disappear. (It also doubles as a makeup primer, in the event you’re heading to a post-beach soirée.)

Boscia Cica Soothing All-Over Body Cream

Cica, long prized for its wound-healing properties, is paired with nourishing ceramides in this surprisingly lightweight formula that’s quick to absorb. Together, those ingredients quickly ease dryness and sensitivity—and protect against future flare-ups.

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Less Might Be More for Sensitive Skin, But There Are Also Products Galore

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It is a woman’s duty to use all the means in her power to beautify and preserve her complexion,” wrote the Irish dancer Lola Montez in her delightful 1858 guidebook, The Arts of Beauty . How closely, but misguidedly, have I followed this advice! From the time I’ve been able to roam the drugstore unsupervised, I have been engaged in a battle for beauty. In my youthful zeal for perfect skin, I leaned upon scrubs and heavy-duty toners, most of which chafed and stung—to my great satisfaction. When acne came for me in college, I armed myself with prescription-grade gels and capsules that blitzed my spots and made my skin flake. A fair price to pay, I reasoned. Recent decades featured laser treatments and powerhouse potions I one-click purchased as I brewed my morning coffee.

But amid the ambient noise about skin sensitivity, I began to wonder: Might it be time to start easing up? Not long ago, an obsession with so-called clean beauty had us all fretting about how our potions might be polluting our insides. Now skin sensitivity—the new gluten intolerance!—has us setting our sights on the surface. A new crop of ultra-​gentle, if not ultra-simple, products caters to those prone to itching, stinging, and inflammation—or who, like me, just want something soothing after a lifetime of chasing the burn.

Skin sensitivity isn’t an official medical diagnosis, though anywhere from 60 to 70 percent of women say that they suffer from it, and women are stepping forward in droves to claim the delicate mantle of the moment. Lila Moss’s sensitive skin played into makeup artist Fara Homidi ’s inspiration for the model’s walk down the runway in barely-there makeup for Chloé’s fall 2023 show. Zendaya, Sofia Richie , and Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney are all sensitive-​identifying, while Marisa Tomei one-upped the lot when she told Vogue she has a “sensitive system.” We are all, it appears, snowflakes, each special in our own way.

Our skin can become sensitive due to an array of triggers—​cosmetic ingredients, pollution, extreme UVs, or TikTok-inspired DIY bathroom-​sink chemical peels. The damage is to the skin barrier; when defenseless, our outermost layer stands no chance against irritants. “Imagine a sheet with a high thread count versus a lower thread count, or a canvas bag versus a plastic CVS bag,” says Manhattan plastic surgeon Lara Devgan, MD , giving me a crash course on the states of skin barriers, and the myriad ways we can wreak havoc on them.

Welsh-born aesthetician Sofie Pavitt , a former designer for Tory Burch, once took regular trips to Korea and learned everything she could about 10-step cleansing routines. It was all so elaborate and thrilling! But now, Pavitt says, “I take a more minimalist approach,” borne out in her newly launched skin care line—a supertight edit of a mere three products. Pavitt’s Manhattan atelier resembles a therapy office. “I specialize in problematic skin,” she advises. “I talk to my clients about their diet and lifestyle, and we’ll work on a home routine.” I start using her products—a gel face wash that takes its time to form suds, and a light exfoliant serum—and they have a gateway effect.

Over the coming days, I set off on a tender bender. Ren Clean Skincare’s Evercalm Overnight Recovery Balm melts on my fingers. I dig into the tinted balms that anchor Bobbi Brown’s “clean no-makeup” line Jones Road . I slather on French pharmacist Natacha Bonjout’s Le Balm , a solution that smells faintly of roses and comes in an ivory tin that looks like a chubby macaron. Every time I apply a dollop of Biography’s Long June , a silky chamomile- and camellia-​seed-packed oil formulation, my face feels as though it’s sipping a mug of herbal tea. I put in a preorder for Lesse’s moisturizer, whose key ingredient is Kakadu plum extract, known to be a potent yet gentle source of vitamin C.

It all feels divine, and smugly salubrious—but am I going overboard? The dermatologist Shereene Idriss, MD , tells me that not everyone needs so radical a refresh. “I just feel like it’s overkill to limit yourself from products that might bring you better results overall,” she warns.

A dose of wisdom comes from celebrity makeup artist Gucci Westman , who recently posted a picture of herself that revealed thumbprint-size red splotches. “I think it started from using overly aggressive active products,” the 53-year-old tells me. Her cult line, Westman Atelie r, is geared for the needs of people with skin sensitivities; its latest Skin Activator serum has 12 ingredients said to strengthen the moisture barrier. I confide that after a lifetime of product promiscuity, it’s doubtful I could ever land on a one-serum solution. The profusion of gentle giants on my bathroom counter has been way too tempting, and I’ve been pouncing on every vial and tube in sight. “It’s okay to be curious,” Westman tells me, saying she too can weaken in the face of possibility. “There is a chance that I might launch something else.”

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Meghan Markle’s Glowing Skin Reportedly Benefits From This Face Oil

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When Harry & Meghan , the docuseries highlighting the love story between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle , hit Netflix late last year, the world watched — and took to Twitter to share thoughts. But the one thing which has stayed the same from the moment Markle appeared on the scene? Our admiration for her natural beauty , of course!

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Yes, she’s a stunner in every sense — with our without makeup. We know the foundation of an excellent makeup look is a healthy complexion, so we’ve been eager to uncover every detail of her skincare routine. This series has served as the public’s first glimpse of her on an intimate level aside from social media, but it surprisingly revealed to Us one of the serums that seemingly sits on her bathroom sink at all times!

Get the Biography Long June Everyday Drops Face Oil for $85 at Amazon! Please note, prices are accurate at the date of publication, January 5, 2023, but are subject to change.

As the Biography brand pointed out on Instagram , their Long June facial oil popped up for a split second while Markle showed off her baby bump in a candid bathroom video. It was a sweet and personal moment, but once we learned this product made an appearance, we had to know more. 

We’re sure Markle’s stamp of approval (she allegedly found this product through a makeup artist) is enough of a sell for many of Us , but there are many reasons why it’s an alluring skin product. The vegan formula is safe for sensitive skin and utilizes a blend of natural oils to calm down redress and irritation — and also moisturize acne-prone complexions.

Plenty of factors come into play in the wintertime, and our skin does take a massive beating from the elements. In addition to knowing Markle may be a fan of this oil, the conditions outside certainly drew Us to  this product . Nourishment is what our skin needs right now, and if this is key, we’re ready to give it a shot. If we end up glowing even remotely like Markle, we’ll call it a serious win!

See it: Get the Biography Long June Everyday Drops Face Oil for $85 at Amazon! Please note, prices are accurate at the date of publication, January 5, 2023, but are subject to change.

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Calm face oil.

A light, calming, dry-oil.  Fast-absorbing, this face oil actively calms and moisturizes irritated, sensitive skin. Redness clears; serenity reigns. 

Scent  - Fresh, herbal, clean, fields

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Biography is made with sustainably sourced natural ingredients. Our formulas are vegan and never tested on animals. Our glass and paper packaging is 100% recyclable.

Camellia seed oil*  Apricot kernel oil*  Calendula oil*  Marula seed oil*  Evening primrose oil*  Natural vitamin E  Chamomile flower oil  Lavender oil  * Organic Ingredient 

Concern: Redness, Sensitive Skin, rosacea

Effect: Reduces redness, calms sensitivities and soothes inflammation, helps to improve acne, relieves sunburn, is fast-absorbing, non-greasy.

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Biography is clean skincare that comes with a clean conscience. We individually select all of our ingredients for purity, potency, and integrity, partnering only with small fair trade suppliers to get the best nature offers while respecting the earth it comes from. While other companies might use stock blends that come off the shelf, we hand-pick fresh ingredients and develop proprietary formulas, which means our oils are like no others on the market.

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Specially formulated for sensitive skin types, this deeply moisturizing elixir imparts anti-inflammatory and soothing benefits with its blend of calendula, chamomile, and marula oils. About Biography Biography's line of vegan, cruelty-free face oils is crafted with the intention to give you the power to change your skin's narrative for the better. Made with high quality, botanically-derived ingredients, each formula is meant to harmoniously integrate into your daily routine.

• Key Ingredients: Organic Camellia Seed Oil, Organic Apricot Kernel Oil, Organic Calendula Oil, Organic Marula Seed Oil, Organic Evening Primrose Oil, Chamomile Oil, Organic Lavender Oil

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