But watching her heedlessly layer an ascorbic-acid serum on top of a glycolic-acid toner - despite the obvious fact that the combination will destabilize her skin's delicate pH balance and render the expensive ascorbic acid useless - was too cynical, too contrived even for a hardened film critic like myself.
Kepha ukumbukela egcoba ngokunganaki uketshezi olune-ascorbic-acid phezu kwe-toner ene-glycolic-acid - naphezu kweqiniso elisobala lokuthi le nhlanganisela izokuphazamisa ukulingana kwe-pH yesikhumba sakhe kwenze le ascorbic acid ebizayo ingasebenzi – kwakuwugxeka okweqile ngisho nakumhlaziyi wamafilimu ongenaluzwela njengami.