Skin Savers: The Path To A Better You

Fortunately for the companies within the multi-billion dollar personal care market, most of us care about vanity. To the outsiders that don’t care about makeup or skincare, the regimes us beauty junkies maintain are time suckers that also drain the bank account. Makeup is also unnatural to those that shun the daily beauty routine and [...]

Bright Eyes: A Roundup Of Eye Creams

When a man that’s never worn moisturizer tells you that you need more sleep, you ask said man, a relative, “do I have lines around my eyes?” No, he says, they’re just, you need more sleep, he says choosing his words carefully. “They’re purple,” I question, fear and vanity taking over me. Yes, he responds. [...]

DIY Travel Beauty

I’m the last person to talk about the benefits about sugar, but I’m not talking about eating it here. Most beauty junkies are no stranger to the many sugar-based body scrubs on the market, the most of popular of which is the brown sugar scrub from Fresh. However, this is definitely something everyone can make [...]

Budget Beauty Finds

There’s no need to convince–when I wax on about Target, I’m usually preaching to the choir. It takes restraint to avoid this big box, but when a publicist pitched something, I was reminded of some fab deals at Target and another budget retailer. The pioneer of designer fashions for the masses, Target has long since [...]

Safe Soap

Keeping your family germ-free while reducing your dependence on petroleum- and chemical-filled products is a difficult endeavor. Lately it seems as though petroleum byproducts and corn syrup derivatives are in most products, even when they don’t seem necessary. Petroleum is often found in various fuel types, plastics, detergent and many other daily household products. The effort to shrink [...]

No Nasties Firming Goods: Get Waisted Giveaway

Mama Mio Skincare is a mecca for safe personal care items that aim to diminish the visible signs of time and gravity. While there is no quick fix, we can hope–and eat right, exercise and use quality products that force mini massages, such as body oils and serums. Some think it’s unnecessary to use firming [...]

Aussie & Kiwi Beauty

The giant hole in the ozone layer over Australia is likely the main reason Australian sunscreen brands are superior to most found in the United States. So, it came as no surprise that some of my favorite beauty finds on my trip to New Zealand and Australia were sunscreen products. In addition, I also discovered products with a few local [...]

No BS Skincare: Derma e

Safe, effective skincare for many skin ailments and general anti-aging, from a seasoned skincare company that respects both its customers and the environment.

Curated Cosmetics: ABC Carpet’s Beauty Bar

If ever there were such a thing as curated cosmetics, ABC Carpet & Home has defined it. Their recent first-floor expansion focused on building a new section devoted entirely to beauty, to usher in fall with a well-planned beauty bar of sorts. From 10 to 15 brands, they selected six to be sold on the ground floor of the Flatiron store. [...]

Israel’s Natural Resources

One thing that unites all women is the love of cosmetics. Israel is often overlooked for some of its greatest resources and we are not talking about technology; this time, we mean amazing mainstays from nature, including olive oil and pomegranates. Here we focus on two skincare lines sourced in the tiny Middle Eastern nation. [...]