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...

If only I had a nickel for everytime somebody has asked me what's the best thing they can do to get rid of and prevent razor bumps or ingrown hairs...I'd be rich!! Well, I was never quite lucky enough to collect the nickels each time I was asked but I am thrilled to report that I do now have...

Gimme a head with hair, long beautiful hair…Shining, gleaming, steaming, flaxen, waxen! Flow it, Show it. Long as God can grow it, My Hair! Ah, what words of wisdom. There is absolutely nothing like shining beautiful hair. And the only way to get it is to pay for it. Bottom line! This is one beauty category...

After yesterday’s CosMedix article I got so many great responses about this brand that I thought I ought to tell you all about an incredible kit from this phenomenal company. CosMedix Correct Kit is a retinol based regimen that is mega skin brightening and a complete skin correction program. It comes...

Nothing makes us feel more beautiful than a new haircut, do or style! Whether it’s just giving myself bangs and a trim or adding mega highlights and a conditioning treatment, I feel amazing afterwards. Hair along with skin, are the first two things that seem to make an impression. Well, we all know how...

Today we step away from the academic side of the Beauty Ingredients Snob series to talk about straight up beauty. Today is all about beauty, drama and more beauty! Well I suppose that’s not entirely true because I suppose the ingredients in these products play an important role as well. If they didn...

You know how some days you sort of feel the gravity of the world pulls you down more than other days? Like your body and particularly your legs feel extra heavy? And then other days you may feel light as a feather and have much more energy? That to me is called “heavy legs.” And by that I don’t mean...

What can younger men and women do to prevent aging skin? Of course we’re aware of the obvious such as, don’t smoke or stop if you do; drink plenty of water; eat well, cleanse and moisturize twice daily and use sunscreen. But what products out there are formulated specifically for women and men in their...