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Cetaphil UVA/UVB Defense Facial Moisturizer SPF 50 Review

Cetaphil UVA/UVB Defense Facial Moisturizer SPF 50 Review

Cetaphil UVA/UVB Defense Facial Moisturizer SPF 50 ($13.99 for 1.7 oz.) is a drugstore option for a great summer moisturizer. I find it to be fairly lightweight (maybe light to medium), but once it dries, there's no heaviness or super greasy residue. What I like about Cetaphil products is that...

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For Your Purse: Kinesys Sunscreen Spray

For Your Purse: Kinesys Sunscreen Spray

Make sure you keep yourself protected this holiday weekend! It's the official start of summer, and with that, I know a lot of you are spending sometime outside and (hopefully) enjoying summer rays. Sunscreen should be one of the first items...

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Clinique's New Suncare Line-up for Summer Beach Bags

Clinique's New Suncare Line-up for Summer Beach Bags

Clinique's newly revamped Suncare line is definitely a product that's going to make it into my beach bag this summer. The line includes a SPF 30 Face Cream ($17.50), SPF 50 Face Cream ($17.50), SPF 45 Targeted Protection Stick ($17.50), SPF 15 Face/Body Cream ($20.00), SPF 30 Body Cream ($20.00),...

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LUSH Cosmetic Warrior Fresh Face Mask Review

LUSH Cosmetic Warrior Fresh Face Mask Review

LUSH Cosmetic Warrior Fresh Face Mask ($7.95) has all of the ingredients and benefits that I'd want in a face mask. There's just one major problem -- the scent! Oh, my goodness, it is a mix of garlic and tea tree oil, which are both incredibly powerful scents. The garlic is what really gets me, I...

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Combat Dry Skin with Herbal Hydrating Serum

Combat Dry Skin with Herbal Hydrating Serum

Mario Badescu Herbal Hydrating Serum ($30.00) is my go-to for ultra hydrating spot treatment. Sometimes when I use acne treatment products, my skin dries out in certain spots, so to counteract the drying factor of many acne treatments, I always have this at the ready. I use it in conjunction with my...

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Best Sunscreens: Clinique SPF 30 Face Cream

Best Sunscreens: Clinique SPF 30 Face Cream

Get Sunkissed Without the Risk: Try Clinique

Clinique Sun SPF 30 Face Cream 9$17.50 for 1.7 oz.) is a newly launched product by Clinique as part of their suncare line. It uses "SolarSmart" technology, which is meant to stabilize high-level protection against aging and burning effects from both UVA...

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Best Makeup Remover: MAC Cleanse Off Oil

Best Makeup Remover: MAC Cleanse Off Oil

MAC Cleanse Off Oil ($21.00 for 150ml) is my new best friend. When I heard my favorite MAC girls gushing and I mean, GUSHING!, over Cleanse Off Oil via Twitter all during Fashion Week, I knew I had to try it for myself. Despite being a huge MAC fan and collector, I must admit I tend to overlook...

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LUSH Cupcake Fresh Face Mask Review

LUSH Cupcake Fresh Face Mask Review

LUSH Cupcake Fresh Face Mask ($7.95 for 2.6 oz.) is one of Lush's quick and easy face masks that you can purchase in-store (because they're just *that* fresh). Cupcake is designed for oily, more acne-prone skin. According to the label, Rhassoul mud cleanses and soothes skin, while several other...

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LUSH BB Seaweed Fresh Face Mask for Your At-Home Spa!

LUSH BB Seaweed Fresh Face Mask for Your At-Home Spa!

LUSH BB Seaweed Fresh Face Mask ($7.95 for 2.6 oz.) is an excellent all-types-of-skins kind of mask. It's friendly for both oily and dry skinned folks, and it works well even on sensitive skin. Lush recommends this mask for when you just feel like a treatment, but you don't "need" one for any...

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Acne Spot Treatments: Mario Badescu Drying Cream!

Acne Spot Treatments: Mario Badescu Drying Cream!

Mario Badescu Drying Cream ($12.00)

When it comes to small, flesh-colored acne, this is the king for me. Whenever I spot any that crop up, I'll smear a little of the Drying Cream on the area before I go to bed. In the morning, they've totally vanished, and I mean vanished! I'm pretty skeptical about...

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