Regardless of your age, you may have heard the buzz about facial peels and microdermabrasion. It sounds painful, but what’s the real story behind these spa mainstays? And is it safe? There are two ways to undergo the processes: at home or administered by a certified esthetician in a spa,…
You know what really stinks? When you’re working out at the gym and notice an extremely foul odor, only to discover it’s coming from you. It goes without saying that you’re not going to smell completely fresh when you’re breaking a sweat. However, there are steps you can take to…
Are you quick to deem a beauty product DOA when it still has plenty of life left in it? Stop right there! We’ve got some seriously simple ways to revive your favorite polish. The first step is to make sure there is still polish in the bottle. There’s no use…
It’s a miracle salon treatment for some women, who swear by the glossy, smooth tresses they leave with after getting a Brazilian blow-dry. But the fabulous, star-endorsed procedure has some detractors, too, mainly due to the chemicals that go into the process. Since the revolutionary treatment was exported from Brazil,…
We’ve got a beauty aid that will leave you feeling cool as a cucumber. In addition to being a refreshing and healthy snack, it can actually be your go-to green for boosting your appearance. As it so happens, cucumbers are 96 percent water which makes them extremely beneficial when you’re…
Want the blow-by-blow on how to get hair that looks like it’s been blown out at a salon? Here’s the way to get that great, professional-looking blowout look. Start by washing and conditioning hair, being careful to leave just a little conditioner residue in hair – this helps smooth down…
Beauty fads come and go, and all most of those products do is clutter up your cosmetics drawer. But when we hear of a so-called miracle product, it’s tempting to find any excuse to head to the mall, drugstore or online to snap it up. Whether it treats acne, minimizes…
You don’t have to be a beauty expert to realize the benefits of exfoliating. Sloughing away dead skin is a necessity. What most people fail to realize is that you don’t have to spend an arm and a leg on costly beauty products, especially when you can make your very…
You probably wouldn’t eat food past its expiration date, so why put expired makeup on your lips and the rest of your face? It may surprise you, but just like food, makeup has expiration dates. The trick is to know how quickly your products expire and to keep track of…
Before the days of Photoshop, spray tans and hair extensions, ladies had to get gorgeous with whatever they had on hand. And that usually meant finding a multitasking product that had some other purpose in mind when it was created. We can still take the simple beauty lessons of yesteryear…