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Posts tagged with skincare
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Power Up with Plus Ones…Unmask Your Best Skin
Your skin is acne-prone but also sometimes sensitive. Your main concern is fine lines, but you’d also like a brighter complexion. That’s where face masks come in! Designed to be paired with all skin types, these masks deliver visible improvements to specific skin concerns. Apply the mask of your choice…
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“Summerize”!
The urban dictionary says the definition of “summerize” is the act of preparing for summer. Well, in my book, that absolutely must include maintaining the best faux glow fake tan out there! And this post is here to teach you how to do so The only safe way to tan…
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Eyebrows Are The Gates….
“Eyes are the windows to the soul…and eyebrows are the gates” or so the saying goes…I think brows can make a huge difference with your look, both taking years off (by giving you that “instant facelift”) and by framing your eyes so that your peepers pack a bit more of…
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The 5 things you are doing wrong when it comes to your body’s skin…
Are you a numbers person? Yes? Well, ok then, here are the top 5 things you are doing wrong when it comes to taking care of your body’s skin! These are in no particular order…they are all bad…
1. Not Exfoliating! Did you know that your body skin is thicker…
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Groovee Uuuuuveee
We have all heard about the UV index but I am willing to bet that very few of us actually understand what in the world it is and what it tells us…if you believe that all the hullabaloo about sun damage and sunscreen is BS or overblown, the UV…
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Can You Change The Size of Your Pores?
“I hate my pores.” It’s a seemingly constant complaint among women over 30. In fact, a recent Harris Poll found that 45% of women wish they could change the size of their pores, and almost 30% are more concerned about their pore size than they are about wrinkles Dermatologists have…
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It’s Not Too Late - 5 Things You Still Can Do To Look Your Best This Holiday Season
It’s not too late…to whip it…whip it into shape!”…ah, so sang DEVO when I was growing up and the same refrain applies today in early December. It’s not too late to look your best for the holiday season. Here are 5 things you can still do that will make a…
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Talking Turkey
Many men and women are shocked to hear that there is no such thing as a “neck lift.” Unfortunately, as with many things in life, there’s no “quick fix” procedure for that area. Reversal of the sag requires an invasive face lift (a minimum of 2- 3 weeks to heal)…
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Head-to-toe beauty on the plane.
GUEST BLOG FROM DR. KATIE RODAN AND DR. KATHY FIELDS From favorite foods to family traditions, there’s much to look forward to over the holidays—but spending long hours in transit is probably not one of them. Air travel can bring added stress to your skin and body, so this month…
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The Secret to Glowing Summer Arms and Legs
“It just feels amazing on legs and arms, and gives your skin a kind of perfect, dewy, “I’ve-just-spent-four-days-on-an-extremely-humid-island” glow you might otherwise only be able to get on vacation.” When I read this line in Vogue last year, I was immediately intrigued and set out to (1) find the spray…
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A quick chat with the Doctors about brown spots…
Many of you know that I have partnered with Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields with regards to skincare. These two doctors are arguably the best known dermatologists in the world. First because they created ProActive, which has helped millions and second, because they are now global with their…
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Complexity is the enemy of execution…
True, right? Is your makeup or skincare routine confusing? Too complicated? Old? Stagnant? Let’s change that! I love to go to parties, and I love to present at them as well. I’ve had the honor of doing so for many of my clients and it’s a wonderful event all around.…
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Fact or Fiction: If I use a moisturizer, I won’t get wrinkles.
Fiction! While moisturizers provide vital hydration to the skin, they alone cannot prevent wrinkles. The best defense includes sunscreen to help prevent sun damage and extrinsic aging, as well as a variety of cosmeceuticals, which can help to improve the quality of the skin, including diminishing the appearance of existing…
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Every easy choice will have its consequence tomorrow.
“Every easy choice will have its consequence tomorrow.” - From the movie DOUBT, 2008 As human beings, we are confronted with superfluous decisions all the time. Did you know that there are biological costs to decision making? The more decisions you rack up in one area, the fewer decisions you…
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Skincare is less important than procedures. Discuss…
Remember those college essay prompts on exams that always ended with “Discuss.” I detested those. So open-ended…so fraught with confusion…Well, when I thought about the above topic, it reminded me of those types of essay prompts…But let me try to clear up any confusion on this one. When it comes…
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It’s a New Year … Express Yourself
Did you know that the human face can make more than 10,000 unique expressions? It is a landscape of our emotional life, displaying our amusement and intelligence, our vulnerability and strength, our compassion and kindness. As we get older, many of these expressions begin to “stick,” revealing themselves in expression…
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Incredible Body Lotion and Oils - Must Haves
Here are the best options for taking care of dry, flakey cracked skin all over your body For those of you who like a rich, deep, penetrating lotion that “takes no prisoners”, it’s Goe Oil all the way. A combination of 28 plant, fruit and flower oils and butters, and…
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Washing your face - the right way!
There is actually a “right way” to wash your face! Many people, just “splash and dash” (I made that term up!), and that’s simply a waste of product, as well as, inefficient. If you are going to wash, which you should, you might as well do it correctly and get…
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Reason #167 to take care of your skin!
“We’ve all heard it said that men look more distinguished as they age, that they become more masculine in appearance. The unfortunate reality is that women do, too. As women age, they, too, become more “handsome” because their skin and facial features begin to lose the defining characteristics that the…
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You Control Your Skin’s Destiny
A very interesting study about how twins age and the effects of genetics on our skin…here’s a summary. Come in for your complimentary skin analysis - you have nothing to lose except wrinkles, brown spots, and dull skin
Ex Factors: Exposure to sun, facial expressions and other extrinsic elements of…