I’m always anxious when brands begin to tinker with the formulations of crowd-pleasing, editor-approved, best-selling skincare products.
With fall only weeks away, you may be preparing yourself mentally for the inevitable moment when you have to pack your bikinis, shorts, sarongs, and straw fedoras, but don’t even think about stashing your sunscreen along with your beach attire!
Guided by their shared philanthropic ethos, footwear company Jack Rogers and eco-conscious beauty Josie Maran Cosmetics have partnered up this month, unveiling an exciting campaign designed to raise funds for Imagine Program, a non-profit global initiative that Through August 14th, when customers log onto JackRogersUSA.com and buy one of the four sandals in the “Josie Maran’s Picks” section, 10% of the proceeds will be donated to Imagine Program, which seeks to empower women in developing countries, helping to instill in them a greater sense of self-worth, thereby giving them the agency to seek out the resources and opportunities necessary to lift themselves out of poverty.
In Greek mythology, the goddess known as Iris was regarded as the personification of the rainbow and hence served as a mediator between the heavens and the earth — in fact, when loved ones died, colorful iris blossoms would be planted atop their burial sites in an attempt to summon the deity and have her escort their souls to the hereafter.
It’s been four years since Algenist revolutionized the anti-aging game by introducing a range of products formulated with a groundbreaking ingredient: alguronic acid, a polysaccharide compound that protects the microalgae cell ands which, in lab results, was found to increase elastin synthesis by up to 32% and boost cellular regeneration by up to 55%.
Forget slathering your face with a thick green or purple mask, waiting 25 to 30 minutes for it to dry, then rinsing your face for another 10 minutes to remove all traces of the substance.
You know what Katy Perrry said: California girls are so hot, they’ll melt your popsicle!
Sunscreens may come in different forms (serum, gel, spray-on, lotion, swivel stick, etc,), but, in terms of their formulations, they can basically be divided into categories: chemical or physical.
Streaky, heavy, chalky sunscreens that leave a white residue behind hardly create the best canvas for a selfie-worthy makeup look.