Beauty Problem Solver of the Week: Mario Badescu Enzyme Revitalizing Mask
Exfoliation always seems to be my answer to skin problems. In the summer when sunscreen, sweat and makeup leaves my skin feeling greasy and my pores clogged? Exfoliate. In the winter when my skin is...
View ArticleWant To Meet An Amazing Organic Skin Care Brand? Oui, Oui!
I’d like to introduce my favorite new skin care line. Meltiva, readers. Readers, Meltiva. I have a feeling you’ll fall in love just as I did. It all started when I heard the story of how organic skin...
View ArticleBeauty Problem Solver Of The Week: Dr. Lipp Original Nipple Balm For Lips
Any nursing mother knows how essential nipple cream is during the first few weeks of breast feeding — cracked, bleeding nipples anyone? And so, with the birth of my son Ian, my obsession with lanolin...
View ArticleSuper Easy Homemade Dry Hand Fix
My hands look one hundred years old. The combination of dry winter weather with constant hand and baby bottle washing are the culprits. Yes, I could wear rubber gloves to prevent the scalding water...
View Article5 Essentials I’d Pack for Coachella … If I Were Going
Weekend one of Coachella kicked off yesterday. I’m unfortunately (or fortunately for those of you who wouldn’t dare attend) not there. If you’re lucky enough to be going to weekend two, here’s what I’d...
View ArticleBeauty Problem Solver of the Week: Ole Henriksen Ultimate Lift Eye Gel
The Product: Ole Henriksen Ultimate Lift Eye Gel, $38 Why: I’ve never been one to obsess over an eye cream. To be honest, if you’re using a fabulous moisturizer that’s loaded with anti-aging and line...
View ArticleSpring Cleaning: Let’s Start With Your Skin, Shall We?
Every year about this time, my skin starts to freak out for no reason, totally out of the blue. I can never figure out why this is happening at first, but then I realize I’m using the same thick cream...
View ArticleIt’s Skin Cancer Awareness Month And Today Is Melanoma Monday: Here’s What...
Skin Cancer Awareness Month kicks off today, and with it, we wanted to share tips for how to keep your skin protected. This is serious business — skin cancer is the most common cancer, according to the...
View ArticleMy Mother’s Day Beauty Wish List
Sunday will mark my first Mother’s Day ever. How weird it’ll be to be one of the women celebrated on this day. Weird, but pretty awesome. If you’re new to the mom title, you can totally relate to the...
View ArticleSummer Makeup Essentials: Two New Must-Try Products
Now that we’ve unofficially kicked off summer, I’m ready to dive head first into a sunnier makeup look. Think sheer skin, glowing cheeks and a warmer skin tone (created with the help of makeup, of...
View ArticleSunscreens I’m Using Right Now
When it comes to sunscreen, I’ve been like a mad scientist, testing, reading and researching — what ingredients are safe, which ones work, what feels good on my skin, and most importantly, which ones...
View ArticleReader Beauty Q: My Foundation Slips Right Off. What Am I Doing Wrong?
Question: ”I recently invested in the Make Up For Ever HD Foundation ‘kit’ (for an extra $30 I received a good sized sample of primer and setting powder). I know this foundation is AMAZING and I’m...
View ArticleBeauty Problem Solver of the Week: Tracie Martyn Enzyme Exfoliant
The Product: Tracie Martyn Enzyme Exfoliant, $90 Why: I recently started using Differin (a topical retinoid) to help control my breakouts while fighting fine lines and other aging woes. After using it...
View ArticleBeauty Problem Solver of the Week: Jenna Hipp Essential Nail & Hand Cream
The Product: Jenna Hipp Essential Nail & Hand Cream, $26.99 (for three, four ounce tubes) Why: With all of the bottle and sippy cup washing I do these days, my hands are pretty dry and scaly. I...
View ArticleGood Enough to Eat: Homemade Pumpkin Facial Mask
Halloween is just around the corner, so if you’re wondering what to do with all of the pumpkins you have laying around post October 31, I have an answer: whip up some homemade beauty recipes. Not sure...
View ArticleEasy Homemade Pumpkin Body Scrub
If you’re just getting around to carving your pumpkin, be sure to save all of your pumpkin guts (seeds and pulp). Why? Because you can use them to create a delicious, skin-softening body scrub, of...
View ArticleProblem Solver of the Week: Juice Beauty SPF 30 Oil-Free Moisturizer
The Product: Juice Beauty SPF 30 Oil-Free Moisturizer, $29 Why: I was in need of a new daytime moisturizer and had a very specific hit list of attributes that this new moisturizer needed to possess....
View ArticleProblem Solver of the Week: Epsom Salt
The Product: Dr. Teal’s Epsom Salt Soaking Solution, $5 Why: As a beauty editor, I try everything — from feather eyelash falsies to the latest tricked-out at-home facial scrubbing brush. But once in a...
View ArticleDo-Gooder Beauty Gifts I’m Giving This Year
If you’re looking to earn some gift-giving extra credit this year, pick up these six beauties. They’ll make your mother, sister, friend, etc. look and feel gorgeous while going way beyond that....
View ArticleHow to Deal With Neckne (Neck Acne)
I have (what I’m calling) neckne. Yup, neck acne. It started when I was pregnant and I thought it was exclusive to that crazy hormonal period. But, after taking a brief hiatus after my son was born, it...
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