6 BEAUTY GADGETS EVERY WOMAN NEEDS NOW
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Beauty gadgets have transformed how we look after ourselves, from applying skincare to styling frizzy hair to solving our niggling dilemmas from smoothing wrinkles to stopping breakouts to keeping our teeth bright white.
I’m down for anything that can minimize my grooming time and deliver a spa-like experience without waiting for an Uber. So, I set off on a mission to find some cool tools that are musts to get you through this holiday season and beyond.
ghd Glide Professional Hot Brush ($169)
I am one of those women who will spend any amount of cash to avoid going for blowouts, and am pretty useless with my hair. I’ve tried several hot brushes over the years, none of which
IT’S OFFICIAL: NOVEMBER 20TH IS NATIONAL BOTOX COSMETIC DAY
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There’s National Inner Beauty Day, National Lipstick Day, National No Makeup Day and a host of other commemorative occasions, mostly celebrated on social media.
So it makes perfect sense that there’s now a National Botox Cosmetic Day. Although for some of us veterans, every day is Botox Day…
November 20, 2019 will be the first-ever such occasion. This date was chosen because it serves as the busiest day on record for booking Botox cosmetic treatments in the U.S.
To celebrate, Botox maker Allergan is offering an exclusive “buy one, get one” deal for one day only. For every $100 gift card purchased on November 20, youth seekers will get an additional $100 gift card while
WE TRIED SKIN LAUNDRY’S SIGNATURE LASER AND LIGHT FACIAL AND HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED…
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‘Tis the season for dry, irritated skin, so when Skin Laundry offered us a light and laser facial, we jumped at the chance.
With locations across the US, UK and Hong Kong, Skin Laundry aims to make skin care accessible, affordable and ultimately, addictive. Much as its name implies, Skin Laundry spas are clean and sleek. Their signature two-step laser facial involves a combination of a YAG laser and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL). (NOTE: Your first one is always free!)
Their laser and light facial is a medical procedure and the powers that be take this seriously. Intake involves photos and a multi-page questionnaire about your skin and overall health. (No paper though. It’s all done
THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT DERMAPLANING
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From chemical peels to microdermabrasion, there are many professional skin procedures that can minimize the build-up of dead cells that contributes to fine lines, dullness and clogged pores. Dermaplaning is one of them, but this treatment goes beyond simply exfoliating the skin. According to board-certified dermatologist and president of the Dermatology Institute of Boston Dr. Emmy Graber, “Dermaplaning leaves the skin smoother and brighter while helping makeup glide on better.”
The advantage as compared to other professional exfoliating treatments? During office-based dermaplaning, a trained aesthetician uses a scalpel to manually scrape away dead cells, taking “peach fuzz” along
