In recent years, a growing number of beauty companies — among them Ojon, Tarte, Rahua, Kiehl’s, L’Occitane, and Taya Beauty among them — have ventured into the Amazon region in search of the most nourishing natural ingredients to incorporate into their skincare and haircare formulas.
Usually, if a publicist were to describes one of the brands he or she represented as “life-changing,” I’d take it with a grain of salt — or, rather, a boulder of salt.
When L’Occitane founder Olivier Baussan travels to different destinations, he does so with an insatiable curiosity and a voracious appetite for knowledge but also with the utmost respect and humility, wanting to honor cultural traditions and to experience the sounds, scents, and flavors endemic to the region in question.
Without a doubt, the beauty essential that should top your list all summer long doesn’t involve a mascara wand, a tube of neon bright nail polish, or a crayon-like lip pencil.
Over the years, I’ve bemoaned my seeming inability to develop petal-soft hands and long, strong nails that don’t break or peel into weak onion-like layers.
I’ve long admired Korres’ rich, velvety, indulgent body butters — available in mouth-watering scents like Fig, Guava, Japanese Rose, Vanilla Guava, and Jasmine.
Though I typically prefer smoothing lotion onto my body because its creaminess offers a more satisfying sensory experience, I’ve been growing increasingly fond of body oils.
As any parent knows, kids have the remarkable ability to see the world with optimism and hope, to appreciate all of its wonders, to dream without any inhibitions, to think of the world as their personal oyster.
Just two years ago, BB creams were the talk of the beauty world: multi-tasking products that sauntered down a fine line between skincare and makeup, moisturizing the complexion, boosting luminosity, reducing the appearance of pores, concealing any dark spots or blemishes, reducing the visibility of fine lines and wrinkles, and providing natural-looking coverage along with UVA and UVB protection.
Whether you’re traveling for Memorial Day or staying local and planning a staycation, chances are your holiday weekend agenda involves plenty of time in the sun.
