My mornings are typically hectic and rushed, so I may be known for skipping the daily skincare routine from time to time. After confessing my beauty sins, a fellow Spa Girl graciously supplied me with L’Oreal Youth Code Day Lotion – a product that simply does it all. According to L’Oreal, you’ll see quick results [...]
Suncare
Summer Beauty doesn’t have to cost a pretty penny! We scoured the shelves of our local drugstores and mass market stores like Walmart and Walgreens for budget beauty finds to keep you shining all summer long. Nails Sally Hansen Crackle. Everyone’s doing it! The crackled, edgy look has become the new staple of nail art. [...]
WonderTwin powers activate in the form of makeup that conceals and protects! Save time and rev up your summer coverup routine with SPF-spiked hues and tints that fight off the damaging effects of the sun while enhancing your complexion. Eminence Organic Skin Care’s Tinted Moisturizer SPF 25 is a rich, antioxidant-rich formula that provides sheer [...]
If only the fairy godmothers of product development could wave their magic wands and create an all-in-one everyday moisturizer with sun protection and flawless coverage – one that doesn’t make your skin as slimy as an oil slick and erupt with breakouts. Now that would be a miracle. POOF! (Cue thunder from stage left.) Hello [...]
It’s peak ski season spa girls and guys and there’s nothing more thrilling than strapping two sticks on your feet and flying down the side of a mountain (for some of you at least – I prefer a bunny slope run or two followed by a giant frothy hot cocoa). The only downsides of skiing [...]
Watch out waxy petroleum-based lip balms, Buddha Balm is about to rock your world. I wasn’t really expecting much when I cracked open my first tube of what looks like any ol’ lip balm. Oh sure, the name’s cute and kind of mysterious but what could possibly be said about another chapped lip stick? Uh, [...]
It may be a nippy 98 degrees today but fall is waiting patiently around the corner, and the forecast ahead is calling for clear complexions. Reversing summer skin damage is no easy feat but for a gentle at-home approach, try this Sun Repair Kit from Naturopathica Holistic Health and get a FREE Vitamin C Revitalizing [...]
Today will officially be the hottest day of the year here in metro Phoenix. Yipee. For those of you who don’t live here, imagine shoving your face in front of an iron-hot oven. And then imagine trying to breath. Urgh. The only saving grace of living smack in the middle of the hottest spot in [...]
I’m having my first head-to-toe skin screening today. After writing The Truth about Tan Lines for a local magazine, I got all freaked out and made an appointment with a dermatologist about a month ago. So the day has arrived and now I’m really freaking out. I figure it’s got to be better than going [...]
Sunscreen has come a long way. With aerosol sprays, powders and even soap, we’ve got no excuse not to wear it all the time. But truth be told, I’ve never been a sunscreen fan. As a kid, I ran from anyone with a pink Coppertone bottle and had to be pinned down just to get [...]
