Monthly Archives: May 2012

Expert Service Review: XTreme Lashes by Allison Roth Studio (Eyelashes by Allison)

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Photo courtesy XTreme Lashes Every once in a while in the beauty industry, a trend emerges that is so great, everyone you know starts to look different – and never looks back.  Such was the case in the 1980′s with cool-toned makeup, in the 90′s with primer, and today with eyelashes.  Whether through Latisse, over-the-counter eyelash growth treatments or false lashes, it seems hardly anyone is walking around with stubby lashes – and certainly no one is getting married or celebrating a huge photographed event without... read more

Product Review: Clarins SPF 40 Plus Day Screen High Protection SPF 40

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Life update:  My apologies to my readers for the lull in writing for the past 3 weeks!  Not only did it snow nearly 5 feet in Pittsburgh so far this month, I have been very busy preparing for the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step I, which I will be taking in late April.  Although I am already an allopathic medical (M.D.) student, I was also interested in enhancing my research training with a Ph.D., and so I was occupied with finishing the interviewing process this month for the University of Pittsburgh-Carnegie Mellon... read more

Best of the Web: Week of February 1, 2010 – All Plastic Surgery Links!

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Maybe it’s Heidi Montag’s $40000 plastic surgery makeover, maybe it’s the cold weather (dry skin can emphasize wrinkles and make you appear older), but whatever the case, everybody’s talking about plastic surgery this week!  Here are some of the best links from the web this week for you to enjoy Plastic surgery and your city MSNBC explores why women in the Northeast are more likely to get a nose job, while women in the West Coast get breast implants and butt lifts. How Nicole Kidman, Madonna, Andie McDowell, Jack... read more

Product Review: Chanel Sublimage Moisturizer

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Oh, Chanel.  I love everything about Chanel accessories: the hidden compartments in the bags; the lasting sheen of the shoes; the way the items are classically styled, yet somehow subtlely modern enough to hint at their never-used naïveté. And then there’s Chanel skin care.  Sadly, adding a luxurious ingredient to a moisturizer does not necessarily add the same oomph of 2 extra C’s on a handbag.  In the case of Chanel Precision Sublimage Essential Moisturizer ($364.88, Amazon.com), that special ingredient is vanilla... read more

F.D.A. Cracks Down on Dermatologist Claims before Approval

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As a medical student and part-time researcher, I read a lot of scientific research journal articles.  But as a 25-year-old beauty blogger, I absolutely love to read beauty magazine articles, especially those citing board-certified cosmetic dermatologists as sources. One of my favorite dermatologists, Dr. Leslie Baumann, M.D., was recently reported by The New York Times to have been warned by the F.D.A. for giving her approval of Dysport, a muscle relaxant similar in function to Botox, in magazines and TV appearances before F.D.A. approval in... read more

Unattainable Beauty: The Decade’s Most Egregrious Retouching Scandals (Newsweek)

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As a budding dermatologist, I am always conscious of men and women’s expectations of beauty, particularly as they age.  And despite the fact that we are living longer and feeling younger longer – not to mention all of the advances in dermatology and anti-aging medicine – the fact remains that we are unsatisfied with our appearances, maintaining a $10 billion cosmetic surgery industry, even in the midst of a recession. This 2010 Newsweek slideshow of the greatest airbrushing scandals of the past decade really astonished me. ... read more

Product Review: Lancome Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate

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I remember being a young girl, and watching my mother and grandmother alternate to and fro between the Estee Lauder and Lancome counters.  It’s no wonder, then, that these two long mainstay brands have started to create mirroring products, such as Lancome Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate ($75.49, Amazon.com), no doubt designed to be the French correlate to Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Protective Recovery Serum or Concentrate ($66.99 or $85.00, Amazon.com). Unfortunately, the similarities between the two are not pleasant. ... read more

How to Get Your Thickest, Most Voluminous Hair EVER – in 6 Easy Steps!

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Sometimes, hair can be like throwing a lame party:  despite your hopeful expectations and best preparations, it still falls a little flat.  Thankfully, there’s no reason to have hair remorse anymore, certainly not with the products, tools, tricks, and nutritional supplements available on the market today.  Now, the party, well, that may be another story… 1.  MIT researchers discovered the secret ingredient:  poly beta amino ester-1. According to the February 2010 issue of Elle magazine, the Langer lab (at MIT) has discovered... read more