The need to wash your face each morning has to be among the most debated concepts in skincare. Should we or shouldn’t we? During a quick instalive recently, someone asked me that very question. Luckily, Susie Wang, a dear friend,…
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The good news: we are days away from gaining an hour of daylight. The bad news is that despite the gorgeous Spring weather we’ve been having in the New York area this week, another nor’easter is on its way. And,…
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Greetings from Japan! This is what I learned in my 24 hours in Kyoto: the Kanji for ‘long-winded’ takes sixty four strokes (oh, the irony), Japanese purple potato soup is a breakfast dish, and most importantly, the best face washing…
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For forever, I have described the stylish and stark apothecary aesthetic of Perricone MD as unisex. Recently, the impressive range of cosmeceuticals launched a gender specific CBx for Men trifecta. Geared specifically to calm and balance skin that is prone…
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A welcome break from rich balms and oils, my skin is embracing the newly arrived Spring weather with lighter textures this week. Formulated to fit even the most low maintenance guy’s grooming routine, the new Lab Series PRO LS All-in-One…
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You know the morning when coffee doesn’t taste right and unfolding a sheet mask seems like a task of incomprehensible proportions? When more concealer and dry shampoo won’t make you look any more alive because you feel like a bona…
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My very first experience with natural and organic skincare went down in 2007 during a mass splurge on the Stella McCartney CARE range of products, popular at the time. Does anyone even remember it? The heavy, oily and very earthy…
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Known for incorporating some of the most beneficial raw materials into its products, Shea Terra Organics delivers pure, natural, borderline miraculous skin, body and hair solutions. Surprisingly affordable, the range popped on my radar while researching facial oils a decade…
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