Vitamin C is a well-established, powerhouse nutrient in skincare products, offering numerous anti aging benefits, including fighting oxidative stress, promoting collagen synthesis, boosting glow, and fading discolorations. Because vitamin C is a key player in collagen production, it can help improve skin elasticity and firmness, reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, and even work to prevent stretch marks. And that's not all — vitamin C can also help protect our skin against sun damage and environmental stressors, leading to a brighter, more even complexion. Vitamin C can work wonders for a variety of skin concerns, including hyperpigmentation, dullness, and uneven texture. By promoting collagen synthesis and inhibiting melanin production, it reduces the appearance of dark spots and brightens the complexion. It also has anti-inflammatory properties that can soothe irritated skin and reduce redness.
Festival season is upon us, and with it comes the challenge of keeping our beauty game strong amidst the dancing, the elements, and the crowds. Whether a Coachella veteran or a first-timer, it's important to have some tricks up our sleeve to keep the long days and late nights all about laughter, movement and beauty, and less about hair, skincare, or makeup malfunctions.
It may be official Self-Care Day today, but by now, we all know the importance of having those regularly, regardless of how wide or narrow the intervals are between them. Once again, we are facing the importance of consistency and the big power within
Earth Day is every day! However, it is also a global event acknowledged and celebrated on April 22nd every year since the 1970's. As our world reshapes continually and as climate change awareness grows more deeply in societies worldwide, we keep witnessing the changes both the fashion and beauty industries are implementing with sustainability in mind; one of them is the rise of waterless products, offering us quality face and body care, only plastic-free and zero-waste.
If you don't get on the volume train, like now, you'll definitely miss out on something special, babe. Big, voluminous waves with cat eye eyeliner, add to that a mandatory calm confidence in your feminine self in the way you walk, a flattering outfit that you can make sleek moves in — it's liberating, as simple and necessary as that. Thanks to Jennifer Coolidge's voluptuous exposure lately, the spotlight also fell on her signature big hair, just as much as on her talent, work and presence she delivers. It has become a trademark of hers, and as beauty, fashion, culture and society-loving people, we do like it when fellow humans stick to their own through ever changing and recycled trends. Plus, we're all heart-eyed for major Bardot vibes at 2023 SAG Awards.
Are you in negotiations with yourself? The bangs vs new color one particularly? Well, Valentine's is very much over and some may have gotten kissed, and others may have kissed something goodbye; whenever we find ourselves starting fresh within ourselves, be it in or after love, with career or educational switches or changes, or even in quietly deciding on changing our personal patterns, let's be honest: our hair is the first one to take the proverbial hit. For some reason, our spruced up life has the effect of us wanting to do something to our hair.
Transitional care, i.e. skin and hair care in between seasons, may get a little frustrating from time to time: we could feel like we have just gotten used to a new routine, finally found and provided what our skin needs, and then it starts to feel like it's time to re-adjust, all too quickly. Luckily, plum oil could be that "just right" transitional partner to us.
To honor and celebrate Black History Month, we've put together a list of emerging, newly launched, as well as some long-standing Black-owned beauty businesses you should know about — because you're going to be obsessed! We can safely assume you are very familiar with Rihanna's brand, as well as that of Pat McGrath (both featured often on our pages, among others), so we wanted to introduce you to some that may be new to you and just as deserving of your (money and) attention.
The Grammys happened! The Grammy awards fall into the kind of awards ceremony where high fashion and beauty tend to be (or are encouraged to be) to be accentuated by edgy. That's always been welcome, and Grammys are, traditionally now, one of the best places for celebs to rock the experimental, very extroverted and fierce couture.
Hey, no one said we're low maintenance. All joking aside, though, we did want to compile a list of products we would need should we find ourselves: 1) in an unexpected, getting-ready-to-go-out disaster, or in a less dramatic, but panic-provoking nonetheless, issue of being late; and 2) having a long, late night. The list includes all of these saviors, and then some — and all are gloriously pink!
In terms of usage and function, some of these products are more unusual, others are something we are accustomed to, but what they all have in common is momentary fix of your current hair woe, as well as over time. That means you'll get to feel good about your hair right after using one of these lovelies — and as far as realistic hair revival expectations go, they really do deliver.
This year's 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards was mostly old-Hollywood glamour through and through. The ladies were overflowing in sophistication, natural beauty and elegance — the hair was either messy- or precision-styled, while the makeup trend happened to be more on the enhancement of natural features than on the artistically experimental side, keeping most of the focus on soft, but flawless complexion. Click through and enjoy the beauty looks of nominees, winners, announcers and guests alike!
"I wish everyone the Happiest New Year! I wanted to share some of my FAVORITE things I think every woman should have in 2023. Hope these goodies bring you as much joy as they've brought me...let's get into it!!" — Halle Berry.
The limited edition Blue Mesas Collection by natural skincare brand Salt & Stone, created in collaboration with Grammy-awarded artist Leon Bridges is infused with soothing, natural fragrances carefully curated by Leon Bridges himself. This extra strength natural deodorant is formulated with seaweed extracts and probiotics to care for skin while providing 24-hour odor protection. The silky, woody black rose and vetiver fragrance with notes of lily, spiced cloves and mahogany will delight both men and women alike.
Roses are always a good idea, especially in skincare, but do you know which part of rose is in a product you've got your eye on? Upon seeing "wild rose" in the name, it makes sense that our first thought would be about that recognizable rose scent. Beauty products with wild rose can contain scent-bearing rose petals (or their derivatives), but that's not what "wild rose" in beauty products actually means. You, dear reader, are buying something even more precious than petals — rosehip seed oil from specific rose varieties.
This gorgeous, limited-edition palette consisting of 18 matte, shimmer, and metallic shades is just what the doctor ordered for the holiday season. The shadows are rich and pigmented with true color payoff, and the mirror is removable!
With November 15th being National Recycling Day, we turned our focus more towards eco-friendly beauty brands, aka brands that are all about: sustainability, ethical sourcing, recycled materials, refillable product options, world water resources, fair trade, who are zero waste oriented and/or plastic-free and plastic-negative. This all means that they are also vegan and cruelty-free. The upside to these brands (other than the obvious)? A lot of them give back, and do it through, for instance, educational seminars or giving a part of their profits to be invested into the environment or communities, or using exclusively recycled or even plantable packaging. The new generation of environmentally conscious brands actually produces palpable results. And really good products.
Your hair feeling a bit blah lately? Is it just hanging there, all lifeless-like? Or is it that your scalp is acting up again? And just as you've had some peace and got to enjoy all the lovely hair products you've been dying to try? Has it punished you with itchiness and dryness in return? Might be just the right time to introduce a scalp serum! Let's get right to it: all scalp serums are scalp treatments, but not all scalp treatments are scalp serums. The difference? Well, what does a serum make? Just as in face and body care, where we have facial serums and body serums, the skin on our heads also requires skincare. And sometimes that skincare, scalpcare (sorry), means bringing out the big guns, each for a target of their own.
Variety is the spice of life, is it not? Well, the holiday season is here, and new holidays-themed value sets are going to be popping up more and more, making it SO hard to pick and choose, while being mindful of our spending at the same time.
Fall is the perfect time for some renewing and refreshing and one of the swiftest ways to achieve this is by giving your hair cut and/or color a little bit of a makeover.
