First things first, what exactly makes a face moisturizer the absolute best face moisturizer? Maybe you’ve perused countless drugstores and makeup counters, browsing the plentiful amount of facial moisturizers that all claim to be the “very best” on the market. Some claim to provide better results, others claim to have acne-fighting antioxidants. How do you […]

Minimalist, Trend-Seeker, Quick Fixer, or Connoisseur?   I’ve been a minimalist since childhood. While my friends were chatty about the last skincare and makeup products, hair wands, and gels, taking a mall trip to visit Sephora and spending their allowance on little vials of this or that, I was happily clueless.  Today, as I start […]

When it comes to layering your skincare products, it doesn’t have to be complicated. Here’s your comprehensive guide, based on our trial and error.     Maybe it’s just us, but it seems like most women struggle with figuring out how to layer their 3 or 5 or 10-step skincare routines. Standing at their bathroom […]

The best and worst cities for healthy skin. Where we live matters to our skin. Is the water where we live particularly hard? Are the UV rays higher than average? Is there air pollution? Is the weather humid or dry?  If you’ve traveled around, you might have noticed that your skin slightly, or drastically, changes […]

Minimalist, Trend-Seeker, Quick Fixer, or Connoisseur? I’ve been a minimalist since childhood. While my friends were chatty about the last skincare and makeup products, hair wands, and gels, taking a mall trip to visit Sephora and spending their allowance on little vials of this or that, I was happily clueless.  Today, as I start to […]

Get your glow on.   Summertime, with its sunshine and heat, can bring a natural radiance to the skin, but – and here’s the kicker – in doses, and with supplements.  Drink Water!  Hydration is the most simple but effective way to keep your skin — you guessed it — HYDRATED! Dehydration sneaks up on […]

Tips to wear it well and make it last Apply, then reapply. We all know the basics, but we discovered some surprising facts about sunscreen that could change how you apply it.  It pays to prep. Sunscreen builds up in your stratum corneum (the outermost layer of the skin)1, so if you apply it daily […]

Say Good-Bye to Chicken Skin It may not be harmful, but gosh it can be annoying to those who have it.  Known as “chicken skin” (also called “strawberry skin”, which seems a bit more appealing to me) because of its goose-bump-like appearance, keratosis pilaris affects as many as 80 percent of teenagers and about 40 […]

What happens when a schizo schedule becomes totally routine? — Keep calm and read on. When you’re living your life in the fast lane, your skin is often the first thing to freak out. An external showing of internal workings.  We have lots of great products to help counteract the damaging effects stress has on […]

“Squeaky clean”? A cure for Acne? Anti-Agers? We look into the truth   Skin isn’t clean unless it feels “squeaky” and tight The phrase “squeaky clean” came into fashion in the 1930s with hair care commercials. The saying referred to the “squeaky” sound hair would make when cleaned and stripped of oils. In skin care […]