Topic: skin

Fake Made Fantastic: 6 Natural Sunless Tan Products To Keep Melanoma Survivors (& The Rest Of Us!) Safe

Fake Made Fantastic: 6 Natural Sunless Tan Products To Keep Melanoma Survivors (& The Rest Of Us!) Safe

Having grown up as an extremely pale person — really, it’s nearly impossible to find foundation for my skin tone — I understand the desire to be tan. People used to call me Casper, Morticia, Wednesday…basically, any supernatural or superweird being with skim milk skin.

However, going gold does not have to mean harming your body. there are dozens of reasons to go sunless for your tan — these are just a few of the means by which to do it. More »

Can’t We All Just Do Oatmeal Masks?: Kim Kardashian Gets A Blood Facial (It’s As Terrifying As It Sounds)

Can't We All Just Do Oatmeal Masks?: Kim Kardashian Gets A Blood Facial (It's As Terrifying As It Sounds)

Whatever happened to those regular ol’ facials in which an esthetician exfoliates your skin, applies a nice, thick mask of something green and then massages your face? If you were feeling extra fun, you could get some kind of seasonal mask like pumpkin or strawberry. But…no. Gone are those days, my friends. In with the “terrifyingly painful” and out with the “pleasant and relaxing and completely rational.” More »

Winter Skin Tips: 5 Ways To Get Your Glow Back (With Diet, Not Pricey Products)

Winter Skin Tips: 5 Ways To Get Your Glow Back (With Diet, Not Pricey Products)

Aging is, in part, similar to a science equation–it’s the result of accumulated damage to the molecules that make up our cells. Luckily you can get your glow back without resorting to putting chemicals on your skin. Instead incorporate the following foods, packed with antioxidants, essential fatty acids and proteins, into your diet to keep your cells and skin looking healthy (and keep people guessing your age) even as the weather turns and winter sets in. More »

Pimp My Health: 6 Simple Tips For Great Skin

Pimp My Health: 6 Simple Tips For Great Skin

Contrary to what some people think, having a smooth, radiant complexion doesn’t have to mean spending tons of hours (and money!) at the spa every month. Getting better looking skin can begin at home with your daily habits, and that includes what you eat and how you care for your skin and your body. To help you get that glowing–and yes, even younger-looking–complexion that we all envy, we’ve pulled together six simple tips. If you follow these, we can practically guarantee that you will notice a difference! Take a look: More »

Beauty Steal: Get 20% Off Your First Month Of Personalized Products From BeautyMint

Beauty Steal: Get 20% Off Your First Month Of Personalized Products From BeautyMint

The stress of the holidays and the start of dry winter weather has already started to wreak havoc on my skin. But I’m keeping dry skin and breakouts at bay with the help of BeautyMint, which delivers a set of personalized skin care products directly to my door every month. BeautyMint‘s products are specifically tailored to the skin issues I’m dealing with right this minute, but as the weather warms up and my skin gets more oily, I can update my BeautyMint profile to get the products that suit my needs. More »

Tim Gunn: Women Should Stop Showing So Much Skin

Tim Gunn: Women Should Stop Showing So Much Skin

Even if you don’t always agree with his fashion sense (like when he says not to wear yoga pants in public), you gotta love Tim Gunn‘s honesty. In a recent appearance on Lopez Tonight, not only did the Project Runway king who constantly reminds us to “make it work” diss Hillary Clinton and the Jersey Shore ladies for their lack of fashion know-how, he talked about the biggest faux-pas women make today More »

Afternoon Links: 7 Fascinating Facts About Meditation

Afternoon Links: 7 Fascinating Facts About Meditation

• Healthy glowing skin and your confidence (YourTango)

• 7  fascinating facts about meditation (Huffington Post)

• This just in! The recipe for a long healthy, sexy life: olive oil, naps — repeat (Vitamin G)

• 5 exercises to get gorgeous legs (Betty Confidential)

• What your mess says about you (and how to change it) (Shelterpop)

• How to deal with people who bring you down (Third Age)

•The best time to exercise, eat your meals and more (FitSugar)

• Summer Vacation: where healthy New Yorkers are going (Well + Good)

• Giving your back a rest (That’s Fit)

• Why do supermarket tomatoes suck? (Organic Authority)

• 22 things we never thought we’d do for a man…until we did. (The Frisky)

Beauty Counters Aren’t Blissful: Do You Have Skincare Shopping Angst?

Beauty Counters Aren't Blissful: Do You Have Skincare Shopping Angst?

I have a (perhaps unhealthy) fascination with beauty products — partially because a new skin condition crops up on my face at nearly every change of the seasons, and partially because I was just born asking to go to the Clinique counter. It’s not learned behavior; my mother is happy to slather whatever brand of moisturizer she finds on sale at Costco. But the tiny, shiny bottles and vials and jars that welcome all department store shoppers have always been my favorite part of the mall, and my greatest moment of childhood shopping satisfaction was the time my mother bought me my first set of non-drugstore brand soap, toner, and lotion. More »

Beauty Takes a Beating: 5 Ways You Harm Your Skin Every Day

Beauty Takes a Beating: 5 Ways You Harm Your Skin Every Day

Our skin takes work – not to mention a good chunk of our salary. We cleanse, tone, exfoliate, apply sunscreen, and moisturize every day. (And do a facial mask while we watch Weeds.) But it turns out that this normal, everyday routine could be harming our skin. Check out Marie Claire‘s list of five ways we could be damaging our outermost layer, courtesy of Lemondrop.

1. Old glasses prescriptions. If the RX on your glasses or contacts is old, you’re probably squinting a lot more than you realize. That means you’re leading yourself down the path to fine lines and wrinkles around your eyes. Head to the eye doc and get your prescription updated — it’s an excuse to buy some new glasses, too.

2. Steam rooms. Sweating out toxins feels great — but lots of extremely hot air ruins your skin’s elastin and collagen reserve. So try to limit your steam and sauna sessions.

3. High-impact exercise. Running causes your fat pads to slide, which deconstructs elastin and collagen. Try alternating sprints with power-walking — or else you may soon be living in Sag City, sweetheart. More »

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