When Clarins releases a new skincare product, I tend to perk up eagerly, an almost Pavlovian response developed after years of primarily positive experiences with brightening, soothing, anti-aging, and radiance-boosting formulas.
What makes a woman mysterious?
The poet William Goldsmith Brown once wrote, “The sweetest sounds to mortals given are heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven.” This Sunday, remind your mom of how sweet you think she is and how thankful you are for her being an endless source of encouragement, love, forgiveness, understanding, and inspiration.
Don’t let its name fool you — the purplish red fruit known as “prickly pear” (and the vital ingredient in the Christophe Robin Regenerating Mask) actually grows atop the rounded pads of the Opuntia cactus indigenous to the Mexico rather than dangling from the branches of leafy trees like the Bartlett, Bosc, and Anjou pears harvested in the orchards of Washington state.
You might just hum Mariah Carey’s “Honey” when you apply the new Lancôme Absolue Precious Cells Nourishing Lip Balm ($50 at Lancome-USA.com, Lancôme counters, and Saks.com), as the lyrics, “Oh baby, I’ve got a dependency/Always strung out for another taste of your honey” surfacing from the depths of your memory.
Mother’s Day comes a few weeks early for Mother Earth, as we celebrate her today, on April 22nd, other wise known as Earth Day.
It’s scary to think about some of the toxins lurking inside many widely available nail polishes, most notably: formaldehyde, the very substance morticians used to embalm corpses, which is a known human carcinogen; toluene, which is listed in California’s Proposition 45 as being toxic and linked to birth defects, cancer, and infertility; dibutyl phtalate (DBP), a plasticizer and solvent used for dyes that, when absorbed through the skin, could disrupt endocrine activity and enhance other chemicals’ ability to morph into mutagens, potentially leading to everything from liver and kidney failure to infertility.
Inspired by Mesoamerican beauty rituals dating back to 2600 BC — when the Maya civilization began to take form in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize — haircare brand T’Zikal offers products that incorporate simple, natural, undiluted ingredients that hearken back to ancient times and honor tradition.
The best things in life are free, and for a limited time, that includes the L’Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream and the L’Occitane Shea Butter Light Comforting Face Cream.
Slowly, steadily, and with fine-tuned precision, butter LONDON has been expanding beyond nail lacquers, bringing bold and inventive hues to eye lids, lashes, cheeks, and lips.
