Some products purchased by me. Some products sent for consideration. Some products lusted after. This post contains affiliate links. All opinions are my own. Bronze Smoky Eyes are hot for Summer! With celebrities like Jessica Biel bucking the trend of black, grey and navy, the bronze eye is lighter and more playful. I’ve got a variety of products to share with you today to help you recreate the trend at home. For lighter shades [...]

You’re nails are one of the most expressive accessories you can have, so it’s important that we not only ensure good nail health but also give them the star treatment once in a while. Venique, a young nail polish company based in California, has over 70 luxurious and flirtatious shades with names like “Deviant Little Sneaker” and “San Tro Play.” But what really sets Venique apart is their unique lacquer formula, which includes diamond [...]

You’ve undoubtedly heard at least some of the studies on smoking and cancer, and lung and brain damage, weakened immune system, yellow skin and nails, mutated DNA, and pregnancy complications. And you’ve probably heard plenty of warnings about wrinkles and smoking. Smoking as little as a pack per week (approximately 50 packs a year) ups your chances of being wrinkled by 4.7 times (Annals of Internal Medicine). But could smoking also be responsible for [...]

Can you eat your way to being beautiful? It’s a growing trend to supplement the ingredients you put on your skin with supplements that you take regularly containing those same ingredients. The idea is that if you ingest them, the effects will be magnified. That’s where products like NeoCell Beauty Bursts ($20.99, amazon.com) come in. As it turns out, while some of the ingredients are Collagen Supplements The only studies that exist about whether [...]

Onychocryptosis, or ingrown toenail, is one of the more common conditions encountered by dermatologists. It might be hard to conceive how a single toenail can be the source of so much pain, yet pain is the main reason that patients suffering from ingrown toenails go to a dermatologist. The nail is a normal component of the anatomy of the toe, but once it breaks the skin, the body treats it as it would any [...]

The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty reports a striking statistic that only 2% of women polled in ten countries think they’re beautiful. Based on these numbers, they’ve created an ad campaign and a commercial that recently went viral. If you haven’t seen it, the commercial (shown above) has women describe themselves to a sketch artist who cannot see them. Then a stranger describes the same woman to the sketch artist. The women’s descriptions, rooted [...]

It’s finally starting to feel like spring, but many of us won’t feel comfortable donning shorter, showier getups without some hair removal first. In the winter, it’s easy to go without taking care of unwanted hair on your legs and other areas, but spring and summer are a different story. Waxing can be a great solution, because it lasts longer than shaving, but isn’t as costly as electrolysis or lasers. And recently, the internet has [...]

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