Sienna Laurent
The Glam
Licensed Esthetician & Former Beauty Retail Training Lead
Skincare routines tested on real skin, not press releases. Makeup reviewed under bathroom lighting, not ring lights. If it touches your face, it gets the full trial.
About Sienna
Sienna holds an esthetics license and spent three years as a training lead at a major beauty retailer, teaching product science to sales teams across the Northeast. She reads ingredient lists the way most people read nutrition labels. Every product gets a minimum six-week trial on her own skin before she writes a single word.
Reviews by The Glam
Best Affordable Skincare Under $30: The Bathroom Counter Edit That Actually Works
The glycolic toner that faded a post-acne mark by week three, the $4.75 mask that gives glass skin, and the asterisks on the jar.
The Glam Apr 18 
BIODANCE Bio-Collagen Real Deep Mask Review: Glass Skin or Glorified Sheet
Eight weeks, one mask a week, half in the fridge. The glass-skin claim holds for thirty-six hours. The slippage is real.
The Glam Apr 15 
eos Shea Better Vanilla Cashmere Body Lotion Review
A woman in line asked what perfume I was wearing. I wasn't wearing any—just this $6 body lotion, eight hours after application.
The Glam Apr 15 
Maybelline Sky High Mascara Review: Length Queen, Volume Pretender
Six weeks of Sky High testing. What the Flex Tower wand actually does, where fibers flake, and why this is a length mascara dressed as volume.
The Glam Apr 15 
Medicube Zero Pore Pad 2.0 Review: Six Weeks on Combination Skin
Six weeks of testing the dual-textured K-beauty exfoliating pad on combination skin. Pore results are real. The alcohol in the formula is also real.
The Glam Apr 15 
Mighty Patch Original Review: The Sticker That Earns Its Shelf Space
Six weeks of patching every whitehead. Average flatten: seven hours. Here's what these hydrocolloid dots actually do.
The Glam Apr 15 
Neutrogena Makeup Remover Wipes Review: The Drugstore Staple, Tested Honestly
Six weeks of nightly Neutrogena wipes. They clear 90% of waterproof mascara beautifully—then leave a film you'll want to rinse.
The Glam Apr 15 
The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner Review: The $17 Bottle That Earns Its Cult Status
Three weeks in, my bathroom mirror stopped lying. The $17 bottle earned its cult status, but my week-two mistake cost me five days of healing.
The Glam Apr 15