LUSH LOCKS: 5 CORRECTIVE HAIR CARE FINDS
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A few years ago I was up in Cape Cod during the dog days of summer when my hair took on a life of its own. If you’ve ever seen the episode of Friends where the group traveled to Barbados and the humidity got the best of Monica’s hair, frizzing up to the 10nth degree, that was me. My own husband almost didn’t recognize me and had to take a double take. Lots of hair gel and a slicked back look was de rigueur the rest of the week until the humidity level took a nose dive. Since then I’ve embraced the holy grail that is keratin to help me keep things in check. I know I should consider myself lucky to have an abundance of hair, even if the weather can make it hard to control at times. It seems th
BOOK REVIEW: THE BEAUTY OF DIRTY SKIN BY DR. WHITNEY BOWE
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I’m eagerly anticipating my “Bowe Glow” thanks to the info gleaned from reading The Beauty of Dirty Skin, by internationally renowned dermatologist and scientist Dr. Whitney Bowe. This beauty bible shares the secrets to beautiful skin, dispels a number of long-held skincare rules and beliefs and also shares a 3-week program to help you get glowing while addressing the many ways you can maximize your skin health and do away with numerous skin disorders including but not limited to acne, rosacea and premature wrinkling.
Though surface-level treatment can greatly improve your skin’s appearance, Bowe shares that in order to get consistently healthy and radiant skin you need to treat the root
HOW WE DO SPRING BEAUTY
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By April, I’m finally ready to come out of hibernation and my #Ihatewinter phase. So, I recently got a sample of a miracle matte lipstick from Make Up For Ever in a subscription box and the color was perfect for me. This is brand I normally wouldn’t buy because I feel like I’ve aged out of it, but now I’m hooked on this product (which speaks to the value prop of sampling….). Make Up For Ever Artist Liquid Matte Lipstick ($20) is the penultimate matte lip color in a handy skinny tube. I am loving shades #105, 107 and 103 which are all bare colors that would suit all or most skin types. And for $2
HELLA HIGHLIGHTED SKIN
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There was so much to love at the Spring/Summer 2018 runway shows. Christopher Kane had floral and jeweled touches, Fenty x Puma showcased bright neon and body-con pairings, and Giambattista Valli’s models strutted down the catwalk in romantic offerings. Though they — and many other runway shows — differed greatly in fashion, they had on thing in common, an abundance of gorgeously highlighted skin!
Lit-from-within skin is trending in a very big way, and when done right it flatters absolutely everyone. Whether you get the look through shimmery, matte or dewy products, here’s how to nail it every time:
SHIMMER: Shimmery highlighters work by attracting light to mimic the look of naturall
