Full-Bodied Skin Care: Splurge vs. Save
Anti-aging shouldn’t stop at the neck. In fact, hands are one of the easiest places to spot someone’s age; they’re rarely cared for as well as the face is, and the rest of the body often ends up...
View ArticleFrugal Snob: & Other Stories Launches Stateside
Unlike COS which has been around for awhile now across Europe and Asia, Swedish brand & Other Stories - which like COS is owned by H&M - just launched overseas about a year ago and recently in...
View ArticleFrugal Snob: Soap & Glory For Your Stocking Stuffers
I'm spending more and more of my time traveling so I'm all over the holiday gift sets, which tend to not only be packed with travel sized products, but more often than not are bundled in value...
View ArticleFrugal Snob Friday: The Seaweed Bath Co.’s New Launches
The Seaweed Bath Co., a brand started by a psoriasis sufferer, just expanded massively. I wrote about them over four years ago when they were just getting started. You can now find the homegrown...
View ArticleLancer Skincare: Bikini Body Talk
All right, it’s finally time for shoulder-bearing – and in some cases, belly-baring – clothes, and if you’re doing it right, getting skin ready for the season is half the fun.Read the full post Lancer...
View ArticleOrganic Essence: Beauty Products that Meet Organic Food Standards
That's right! Organic Essence's products all meet organic food standards so if you get the munchies you could literally eat all their products, but you know...I hope it doesn't come to that for any of...
View ArticleBest Beauty Travel Sets: The Jet Sets
Those who travel a lot know that if you don’t absolutely need to bring a product, it stays at home (and I say that as a Beauty Snob!). Any excess cream, oil, or cleanser is just another pound to carry...
View ArticleArnica: This Skincare Ingredient will Boost Your Workout
Soreness is good. It means you actually worked hard during your workout and now it's time for your body to repair itself. I spoke with Eric Orton, the famous run coach in Born to Run, a few weeks ago...
View ArticleStop the Water While Using Me!
Love this line! I discovered Stop the Water While Using Me! while using the restrooms at Scorpios Beach Club in Mykonos a few weeks ago. The packaging is great, the products smell good (unisex), and...
View ArticleAveeno: A Lifetime Commitment
I started using Aveeno back in college. Whenever I had skin issues, switching to Aveeno helped get me on track; so after I gave birth, I wasted no time in making my baby boy a convert, as well.Read the...
View ArticleHere’s Why Bathing in Chocolate Might Be Just As Good As Eating It
Bathing and eating chocolate both sound pretty fabulously indulgent (and I hate the word fabulous!). As I write this, I'm munching on some brandy-infused chocolates I bought at Demel while in Vienna....
View ArticleHoliday Gifts with Heart
The oft-quoted statistic says that 20% of New Yorkers go to bed hungry, and that one in four children in New York goes to bed hungry. Horrifying. A close friend of mine was one of those kids, and to...
View ArticleYour Cleanser Can Now Also Be Your Sunscreen
One of my best friends just found a cancerous mole on her back. She lives in NYC and works ridiculous hours in an office, and yet still managed to spend enough time unprotected in the sun for this to...
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