My favorite skin care brands that I’ve used (or still use) personally are typically ones that I used professionally in the past. This is usually because I was thoroughly trained via classes and seminars put on by the brands themselves, attended aesthetic conferences with workshops, or simply taught by...

One of the main reasons I consider myself an expert in skincare is because I always want to know the “x” factor. I want to know why products work. And simply put the “x” factor is the active ingredient(s) within the product themselves. Think of back in the day when women simply lathered a thick coating...

I promised I would end my series on the best 5 Star customer rated products with the best regimens customers have reviewed and rated on SkinStore.com. They are all rated as the best regimens (with the maximum of 5 stars) and most I have tried as well or have used on others in the professional setting...

Body Products with 5 Star Ratings! Here’s my list of the best of the best in body products! As you’ve read in my last couple of entries all this week I will be featuring my favorite top rated products from SkinStore.com. They are not only my faves but SkinStore’s customers as well. They are some of the...

I promised you my coveted list (aka Karen’s Picks) of the best reviewed (5 star ratings from SkinStore.com customers) products for anti-aging, wrinkle repair treatment and prevention and I’m not going to let you down. So here they are! Best Wrinkle Treatment: Lancaster 365 Cellular Elixir Best Anti-Aging...

Being that I was born on Mother’s Day (by the way…isn’t that the best day to be born? ); I can’t help but notice Mother Day sales. However, the one that was just emailed me today I found rather disturbing. It was a mother-daughter sale on Botox and other injectables such as Restylane and Juvederm. I...

I’m always so exhausted by evening sometimes I don’t even have the energy to wash my face before bed. Yes…I know it’s a cardinal sin not to and I can’t believe I’m even admitting it. I have always been so adamant about it and rarely ever skipped more than a day or two a month since age 18. And that speaks...

Does everyone hate the word “wrinkles” as much as I do? I mean the word alone sounds bad. Is it because we automatically cringe when we hear the word, oftentimes identifying it with our own skin or because it reminds us we’re getting older? I can’t remember for sure, but I don’t think I ever gave the...