Treat yourself to these Valentine’s Day gifts of beauty. Ladies, sometimes you’ve got to take matters into your own hands. Case in point, Valentine’s Day. It’s not always what is cracked up to be, am I right? Take control and grab this mushy overly marketed day by the … um, family jewels … and make […]
Skin Care
Extreme Dream Cream: Three Milk Ageless Night Cream from Farmhouse Fresh
Product review: New Farmhouse Fresh Three Milk Ageless Night Cream firms and hydrates with retinol, advanced firming peptides and botanical milks. How much would you give for a night cream that delivers glowing, lusty, silky smooth by morning? Maybe a couple hundred bucks? Your first born? How about $45? Well, hang on to your spa […]
The Fountain of Truth: Sunscreens
The secret to youthful skin? It’s all in the screen, baby. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Until we unearth the mythical Fountain of Youth, the secret to maintaining a youthful complexion is simply this: Slather on the sunscreen. Shocked? Not likely. You’ve heard this before. Liberal and daily use of a broad spectrum sunscreen […]
Nighttime Beauty: Luxury Finds to Sleep On
Luxury beauty finds that work the late shift. You can’t knock the power of a good night’s sleep. The National Sleep Foundation says a solid 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye helps keep your mind and body healthy. We say use your time wisely. Nighttime is also the right time to repair your complexion, condition […]
Power Powders: 6 Facial Cleansing Powders
Put a little muscle behind your complexion cleansing routine. Stopping dulling cellular build-up in its tracks, facial cleansing powders are the newest superheroes of radiant skin. Part topical exfoliator, part cleanser and part fairy dusty, the latest formulations are packed with innovative and highly effective ingredients. Plus, you can easily integrate one into your daily […]
Must-Have Skincare Power Tools
Get under your skin with these cool skincare tools. A new year heading our way and with it comes the itch to shed our shells and prep our profiles for the fresh road ahead. These home tools put the power of complexion perfection in your hands. A warning though: If you have sensitive or easily […]
7 Facial Masks to Unmask a New You
The best facial masks for coaxing the glow from your complexion. If you’re anything like me and the rest of the entire U.S. population, you’ve polished off your last gingerbread cookie for a while. The time to trade the spoils of the holiday season starts now and to kick it off, start with your skin. Get your […]
Smokin’ Hot Beauty Trend: Charcoal
Fire up your beauty routine with a dose of charcoal. Charcoal is hot. And we’re not talking about grills and barbecues. We’re talking beauty and cleansing products that dig deep to detoxify and balance your complexion. While it may seem the most unlikely ingredient for a deep clean, natural charcoal purifies skin by drawing out and […]
Why It’s Ridiculously Easy to Fall in Love with IT Cosmetics
I didn’t expect to fall in love. But I did. Hard. The new Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream Illumination from IT Cosmetics is the real deal. It’s a full coverage foundation with SPF 50+ UVA/UVB broad spectrum protection along with a brightening color corrector, anti-aging serum, pore-minimizing primer, dark spot corrector and moisturizing day […]
Good Enough to Eat (But Don’t!): Farmhouse Fresh Chocolate Mask
As tempting as it might be, resist the urge to grab a spoon and a glass of milk when you get your first taste of this facial treatment mask. Trust me, you don’t want to eat it. New from the innovators of deliciously fresh skin and body care, Farmhouse Fresh Sundae Best Chocolate Softening Mask […]
All that Glitters
Shimmer and shine with these gold beauty finds! They say it came from outer space. Apparently a colossal meteor shower some four billion years ago deposited the precious stash of gold we now have on earth today. Whether it came from space or not, what we know for sure is that gold calls to some deeply innate […]
Take a Holiday Beauty Break
Give yourself a holiday beauty break with these seasonal gems. Need a time out from the high octane action of the holiday season? Rev up your engine with these three incredibly nourishing and revitalizing winter botanicals. Pomegranate wakes up fatigued skin. Pumpkin perks up your complexion. And peppermint gives your spirits a jingle. Here are six […]