Don’t let your skincare take a vacation this summer! Read these tips to protect your skin and perfect your summer skincare routine. 1. Cool off with a face mist. Mists are amazing because they set your makeup and hydrate your skin. Pack a face mist in your bag and give yourself a quick spritz for… Read more »
Category: Skin
June is Acne Awareness Month | Helpful Tips
Acne is the most common skin condition in the U.S., affecting 40-50 million people, and the number of adults with acne is growing. Recognizing the physical and emotional impact acne and acne scarring can have on an individual, we are offering adults helpful tips and treatment considerations in honor of June’s Acne Awareness Month. In… Read more »
Under the Surface: The Importance of Sun Protection
Approximately 90% of the visible signs of aging are caused by sun exposure. Also known as photoaging, these pesky signs of aging can be prevented with the right tools and knowledge. Together with our Director of Education, Kristin Cristiano, and Product Manager, Anna De La Cruz, we’ve compiled a simple Q&A to help give you… Read more »
Skincare Tips for Every Age
When it comes to aging skin, most people agree that they would like to age as gracefully as possible. The changes you see as you age can depend on several factors like genetics and sun exposure, however; if you develop healthy skin habits, you might be able to focus on prevention more than reversal. Take… Read more »
Mineral Makeup on a Budget: Pro Tips on What to Pick
For anyone trying to stick to a budget, makeup might seem like something you can skimp on, but when you apply products to your skin every day, you want to be sure you’re spending your pennies on quality ingredients such as those found in mineral makeup. Plus, the perfect lipstick truly can make you look… Read more »
Face Mapping: What is your face telling you about your health?
According to Face Mapping, what’s happening on the surface of your skin can give us very real insight into what’s going on inside our bodies. There’s something intuitively healthy about clear skin. A fresh, glowing visage doesn’t just look radiantly youthful… It speaks of deeply vibrant health that is beaming to the outside world! If our… Read more »
Break Up With Your Zzzz’s in Make Up!
You have probably done this once or twice. You’re out late, get home and are just way too tired to wipe that night’s makeup off of your face. Instead, you plop into your bed, head dive for the pillow with face makeup from 8am this morning (or from 8pm pre social time). For some of you,… Read more »
10 Beauty Resolutions to Make This Year
Ring in the new year with a list of resolutions that will help improve your skin (and your makeup collection!). Set goals that are good for your health and will keep you looking your best. 1.I will clean my makeup brushes. Cleaning your brushes will help them last longer and will reduce your chances of… Read more »
The Toxic Trade in Fake Make-up
By Charlotte Kemp for the Daily Mail How counterfeit cosmetics containing dangerous levels of arsenic are being sold online to unsuspecting bargain hunters When Mandy Lanham saw her favorite foundation for sale online at a greatly reduced price she snapped it up — after all, few of us can resist a beauty bargain. The product… Read more »
How A Pigmentation Spot Forms
Hyperpigmentation is a common challenge in the treatment room. One question we get frequently, is how exactly do spots and demarcations form? Of course there are a variety of factors that come into play here – overall health, stress levels, sun exposure, medications, and the list goes on. A breakdown of the process, however,… Read more »