s_bukley / Shutterstock.com Broken out? Battling rosacea? Trying to mask a psoriasis outbreak? Feeling like a used dishrag whenever you’re in a checkout line flanked by beauty magazines? We all know by now that Photoshop works magic, and celebrity skin isn’t as flawless as cover shots imply. But do you realize the extent [...]
Back in the ‘80s, a Texas-based cosmetics company called BeautiControl started a bit of a craze. In living rooms and coffee shops across the nation, big-haired women with pinch-rolled jean-cuffs and over-sized neon earrings could be heard asking, “What season are you?” A woman’s “season” described her skin tone and what colors of [...]
The Sunless Tan – Perpetuating the Need for a Tan? What’s wrong the skin you were born with? If it’s very light, most people between the ages of 18 and 29 would say, “It’s color.” This is no matter of racism. It’s just that 58 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds simply think people [...]
Microdermabrasion is a popular lunchtime treatment, manageable in less than a half hour Have you ever used your lunch hour to grab a quick manicure or pedicure? Ever thought about using that mid-day break to do something awesome for your skin instead? There are actually quite a few fast-gratification skincare treats that can [...]
If you don’t feel good about your body, you don’t feel good period. We all sweat. It’s meant to regulate body temperature, but for some people there’s just a lot more of it. My business is to help people feel good, inside and out, so I really have compassion for anyone plagued by [...]
A friend told me a few weeks ago that her doctor suggested she ratchet up her weekly workouts. “That dog you walk?” he said. “You need to walk it more.” She’s pushing 70 and is one of the most physically active people I know. Yard work, snow-shoveling, baseball with her grandson—she’s just a [...]
Baseball caps might be a staple of your wardrobe, but they don’t give a hoot about the sides of your face or your ears. Ball caps also don’t protect the back of your neck. And they aren’t a substitute for sunscreen. That’s because they’re designed not to protect your skin but to help you look [...]
Yummmm…S’Mores! One of my favorite poems starts, “After rain, after many days without rain…” It goes on to talk about what the trees and roots and deep-in-the earth rocks feel when touched by rain after too many dry days. Penned by Mary Oliver, the poem is about happiness, and I like the metaphor. [...]
Sunglasses rank somewhere in our fashion sensibility among handbags and shoes. We usually choose a pair as much because of the way they look as we do for their functionality. Wait, who am I kidding? Most people choose them mainly for how snazzy they look. Just check out the sunglasses wall at Target. It’s a [...]
For years now, we’ve been reading in the news about studies touting the health benefits of pet ownership. Dogs and cats, in particular, have been touted as blood-pressure meds, Alzheimer’s soothers, antidepressants, and even as a defense against the #1 killer of American women, heart disease. Maybe soon we’ll learn they’re walking Botox [...]
