Bohemian Beauty Care

Weaker sun and calmer routines make autumn the easiest time to start retinol. Here is a gentle beginner plan, plus bio retinol and bakuchiol alternatives from Czech brands.

The yellow-capped bottle in every Czech bathroom cabinet: what Alpa Francovka is, how Czechs use it after sport, in the bath and on heavy days, and which version to pick.

Walk into a Czech drugstore and you will find a whole shelf of shampoo that smells faintly of a brewery. Here is what brewer's yeast, hops and malt proteins actually do for your hair, why late August is the right time to start, and which of the Czech beer ranges to pick.

Dermacol Make-up Cover was not designed for a beauty counter — it was developed at Prague’s Barrandov Film Studio in 1966 for professional make-up artists. Here is the story behind it, how to actually use it, and what else the brand quietly does well.