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Pur~lisse Brings Chinese Beauty Secrets to You

Pur~lisse Brings Chinese Beauty Secrets to You

pur~lisse is a product line created by Jennifer Yen utilizing science and Chinese beauty secrets to create products good for you. You'll find most products have either Blue Lotus Flower or White Tea (antioxidant) in them.

pur~moist ($65.00) is a moisturizer that feels like a hybrid of gel and cream. ...

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Clarisonic for Better Overall Skincare and Appearance

Clarisonic for Better Overall Skincare and Appearance

Clarisonic ($195.00) is one of those products you tend to hear raves about, but you take one look at the price tag and run in the other direction. But you're always wondering, "Does it actually work? Is it worth it?"

Yes, and yes. Most definitely.

The Clarisonic Skin Care...

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M LAB Travel Collection with Insane Levels of Active Ingredients - Does it work?

M LAB Travel Collection with Insane Levels of Active Ingredients - Does it work?

M LAB is a line of products designed by Milbar Laboratories, which challenged their scientists to create skincare products without any limitations--they could use the most efficacious and luxurious ingredients and formulations, and as a result, M LAB products use high levels of clinically active...

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Philosophy Purity Made Simple Lives Up to the Hype

Philosophy Purity Made Simple Lives Up to the Hype

Philosophy Purity Made Simple ($20.00 to $40.00) is a cult favorite when it comes to finding a gentle, one-stop cleanser. The original is a creamy formula with no real lathering/foaming properties. They recently launched a version that is high-foaming, which is not a creamy formula, and instead...

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Kate Somerville Oil Free Moisturizer Gets Rid of Afternoon Oil Spills!

Kate Somerville Oil Free Moisturizer Gets Rid of Afternoon Oil Spills!

Kate Somerville Oil Free Moisturizer ($65.00) recently became part of the Kate Somerville product line after customer demand for a moisturizer that worked well on combination and oily skin. This particular moisturizer is aimed towards those with sensitive, combination-to-oily skin; something that...

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NARSskin Potent EFA Cream - Lipid Support Line

NARSskin Potent EFA Cream - Lipid Support Line

NARS Potent EFA Cream ($70.00 for 1.7 fl. oz.) is the third NARSskin product in my daily routine. While I told you about my two favorite PM products, the Hydrating Moisture Cream and the Aqua-Gel Hydrator, let me tell you about a third. It is a thicker cream than I typically use, but it sinks into skin...

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NARSskin Is Underrated: Treat Yourself with Aqua-Gel Hydrator

NARSskin Is Underrated: Treat Yourself with Aqua-Gel Hydrator

NARS Aqua Gel Hydrator ($76.00 for 3.6 fl. oz.) is beyond phenomenal. It is the perfect treatment for everyone, but especially for those with normal-to-oily skin, because it is water-based (hence the "gel" in the name). It's actually made of 87% water! It is designed to be considered a mask, rather...

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NARS Cosmetics Knows Skincare - Hydrating Moisture Cream

NARS Cosmetics Knows Skincare - Hydrating Moisture Cream

NARS Hydrating Moisture Cream ($72.00 for 3.4 fl. oz.) is my night cream of choice. I consider this my current staple, and I've actually be ignoring a lot of my other favorite night creams in lieu of this fabulous one. I also credit my lessened acne and breakouts to using this deliciously rich and...

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The Surgery-Free Makeover - Botox, Restylane, & More

The Surgery-Free Makeover - Botox, Restylane, & More

The Surgery-Free Makeover by Brandith Irwin ($24.00) seemed like it was going to be a very interesting and helpful book. When I read the introduction, I thought I was going to learn all about which ingredients are good, which ones are bad, what treatment options I had to combat different skin...

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Philosophy Never Let Them See You Shine Collection

Philosophy Never Let Them See You Shine Collection

Shiny skin got you down? You should check out Philosophy's Never Let Them See You Shine line. The line is a trio of products, consisting of a primer ($20.00), a cleanser ($20.00), and a scrub ($20.00).

The primer feels smooth, velvety - it sinks into the skin and helps keep your makeup looking fresher...

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