Beauty experts, including yours truly, have been extolling the wonders of coconut oil for quite some time, urging anyone who will read (or listen) to apply the lauric acid-rich substance to their skin, hair, nails, and cuticles.
Earlier today, I appeared on KXAN’s “Studio 512″show to chat about how superfoods have made their way into the skincare and haircare realms.
I literally don’t want no scrubs — and I’m not using that expression as a euphemism for disrespectful, ambition-less, opportunistic men!
I may love makeup, but I know better than to wear a full-coverage foundation, blush, mascara, and a long-wearing lipstick when going to the gym or playing outside with my son and our dog.
Albert Camus once wrote, “I grew up with the sea, and poverty for me was sumptuous; then I lost the sea and found all luxuries gray and poverty unbearable.” If you’ve every lived by the sea, then you understand this sentiment: there’s a magic to the ocean.
Some people get positively giddy when learning about new iPhone models, tinkering with virtual reality viewers, trying out new gaming consoles, and tracking calories burnt and hours slept with new wearable gadgets but, when it comes to tech innovations, I’m most excited learning about those pertaining to the beauty realm.
When Marilyn Monroe sang about diamonds being a girl’s best friend in 1953’s Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, she couldn’t possibly have known just how true that statement would ring.
It’s a good thing my husband has a sense of humor because, while he finds my product-testing shenanigans bewildering, he always gets a good laugh out of them.
There are days when, even after cleansing my face, rolling a cooling de-puffing gel under my eyes to eliminate any bags, applying an illuminating eye cream to disguise under eye circles, then massaging a radiance-boosting serum and a number of hydrating moisturizer all over my complexion, I still look about as exhausted as I was a week after childbirth — which, was 12 years ago!
It’s the New Year, which means we’re all hitting the gym with renewed enthusiasm and motivation, focusing on meeting our fitness goals and establishing a healthier way of life.
