Monthly Archives: February 2008

Celebrate the Sex and the City Premiere with a Facial Cocktail!

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What better way to celebrate the Sex and the City movie premiere than with cocktails (like the ladies themselves)? Here is a cocktail for your face, as well as a Cosmopolitan recipe with NUVO Sparkling Liqueur: Image source: Pro.Corbis.com The At-Home Facial Cocktail for Softer, More Hydrated Skin What You’ll Need: 1 California Avocado (California avocados are the type of choice because of their high oil content) 1/4 cup of plain yogurt According to Shalini Vadhera, celebrity make-up artist and author of Passport to Beauty, the... read more

Product Review: Spin Lash

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Spin Lash is a new product that actually rotates 360o to give you a fuller, more separated lash line.  While the product comes with its own hypoallergenic, contact lens-safe mascara, the rotating brush is suitable for use with any mascara, which is certainly a welcome feature. The good parts about Spin Lash is that it works – lashes really do look fuller and more separated after using the rotating system.  The brush head is also made of synthetic materials, so it feels rubbery, like a silicone brush.  I like it – it reminds me... read more

Product Review: Olay Definity Deep Penetrating Foaming Moisturizer

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Avril Lavigne has perfect skin – and is a fan of Olay Definity, according to the June 2, 2008 issue of OK! Magazine. Photo source: ChrisOnRails.Wordpress.com Olay Definity Deep Penetrating Foaming Moisturizer ($11.69, Amazon.com) claims to “penetrate 10 surface layers of skin” to treat “discoloration, dullness, brown spots, and wrinkles for luminous skin.” Sounds great…and affordable too! Unfortunately, this is an instance of a great product with a claim that frustrates me. The statement... read more

The Best of the Beauty Blogs: Week of May 28

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Ahhh, yes, back by popular demand: my favorite posts of the week! Why rose water is good for your skin I personally have always loved rose water; in fact, my first big department store purchase was a now-discontinued moisturizer with rose water as the main ingredient. And now one of my favorite derms, Dr. Leslie Baumann, verifies rose water’s goodness in an awesome post! Rose water is now available in Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist ($31.00, Amazon.com). 10 Things You Need to Know Before Laser Hair Removal An excellent post by... read more

Why the Atkins Diet Should NOT Be Your Summer Diet of Choice

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Image source: Germes-Online.com Besides, of course, the fact that carbs are yummy.    According to a 2005 study by Beisswenger, the collagen of patients who were put on the Atkins diet aged faster than the collagen of patients who were not on the diet.  Specifically, it was found that the rate of advanced glycation endproduct (AGE) formation, responsible in part for the hardened aged state of collagen, was actually doubled in patients who were following the Atkins diet from those who were not.  (It was verified the patients in the diet... read more

Quick Question: How Much Does The Skin Care Container Matter?

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MEI Skin Care comes in many different containers.  Source: DaxStudioz.com Ah, sometimes in life, it all comes down to the little things.  So as it is with the skin care container, according to Dr. Daniel Yarosh, Ph.D., CEO of AGI Dermatics (Remergent) and author of the new book The New Science of Perfect Skin.  According to Yarosh, containers should in fact be a consideration when you are purchasing your skin care: “Jars are the worst offenders, because they are opened and closed frequently, exposing the entire surface of the... read more

The 5 Biggest Summer Skin Care Myths — Debunked!

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Image source: Ifccenter.com There are certain rumors about skin care that sound so logical, people assume they must be true.  Unfortunately, sometimes the right answer is the one that combats common sense!  Here are five of the most common myths about summer skin care I have recently heard: 1.  SPF 100 means 100% protection. Errrt, wrong!  An SPF of 100 means that the sunscreen blocks 99.0% of UV rays.  And yes, that means an SPF of 200 is not only possible, but also would theoretically only block 99.5% of UV rays.  How did I get these... read more

What Saved My Irritated Skin: Intelligent Aesthetics

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Intelligent Aesthetics Primer is step 2 in the kit that saved my skin. So, recently, I started trying a lot of skin care creams (hey, a blogger’s gotta do what a blogger’s gotta do. ) And, what do you know, I ended up with a pretty bad case of contact dermatitis, resulting in a horrible itchy rash that not even two weeks’ worth of prescription hydrocortisone could cure. But then someone turned me on to Intelligent Aesthetics Gentle Cleansing Gel ($30.00), Comforting Skin Primer ($20.00) and AM/PM Healing Complex... read more