I grew up near the beach, and I always loved that easy-breezy, tousled look that naturally happens after a day spent in the sun and surf. Something about the combination of sea air and salt water creates perfectly touchable waves and glowing, sun-kissed skin that simply can't be replicated.

Well, now I live hours from any beach, but I still crave ( Read more... )

Last winter, a friend gave me one of those bulk-sized packages of plain glycerin soap. I had been complaining about my skin acting up -- it seemed like the more I tried fancy creams and cleansers, the worse my skin got -- so resorting to a basic, old-school, super-cheap bar cleanser was worth a try. And to my surprise, those 99-cent bars of ( Read more... )

 

If you haven't already jumped on the green bandwagon, this is one "trend" that's worth buying into! There are so many options now to choose from, making eco-friendly beauty choices that much easier. Here’s how to keep the Earth in mind as you ready your skin for the warm weather.

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Is it spring yet?

With snowstorm after snowstorm hitting many states in the US, it seems like winter weather is here to stay for a bit longer. Even Florida, the sunshine state, has been experiencing its fair share of unseasonable lows. So you might be looking for a few ways to warm up your skin. Here's a list of five that can help.
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We all talk about what type of skin we have: oily, dry, combination, and we all talk about what we do to our skin: cleans, exfoliate, moisturize, but what about what is our skin? What is skin? So much more than you might think! Skin is a marvel of engineering, physiology and technology, and quite possibly our most amazing resource.

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