Skincare doesn’t stop at your jawline, but most routines do. I give the rest of the body the same scrutiny I give my face. I look for formulas that feel good enough to use every day and work hard enough to show results. If a body cream smells divine but leaves me itchy or greasy, it’s out.
This is where I review all of it: body washes, scrubs, lotions, hand creams, and the occasional hair and scalp treatment.
Dry, cracked hands? Start with the best hand creams for dry, aging hands.
Want to turn a bath into a treatment? Here is my bath skincare routine.
Hot baths and long showers, it goes without saying, can help fight the winter blues. The downside? My skin has been dry, tight and itchy, of late. The ashy look is also very unbecoming. Though I regularly advocate proper face…
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Offering a kaleidoscope of gift options, philosophy successfully covers the skincare, fragrance, and bath & body landscapes with its cleverly named and innovative formulas. Bordering on a lifestyle brand, the whimsical empire pulls out all the stops for the holidays.…
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Millennial pink usually looks terrible on me, the Glossier Body Hero duo actually proves otherwise. Sort of. The new daily use formulas, Oil Wash and Perfecting Cream, take self care below the neck to cleanse and moisturize in and out…
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We always have a bottle of the ubiquitous Dr. Bronner’s 18-in-1 Pure Castile Soap *somewhere* around the house, but that doesn’t qualify me as a faithful user. Not gonna lie…marketing a personal care item as a solution for the face,…
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Did you know that July is UV Awareness Month? To help remind everyone how important it is to wear sunscreen, the French pharmacy legend, Avène, is offering a generous sun care bundle ($140 value!) for one lucky blog reader and…
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Three areas that show signs of aging sooner than we’d like are our eyes, neck and hands. Back in 2008, Dr. Hauschka launched the Regenerating range and helped us address the first two with respectfully targeted formulas. Last month, the…
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Among the robotic and meaningless ‘how are you’s” we exchange daily, there are many for whom the response isn’t that easy. Did you know that 1 in 5 adults experiences some form of mental illness every year? Helping to raise…
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Equal parts luxurious and addicting, the Christophe Robin range of hair care is hands down the chicest product in our shower. Its low key yet stylish packaging through the dreamy on-point aromas to its overall impressive performance, I have yet…
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