Sunscreen

Few skincare/beauty products are getting as much buzz as BB Creams right now. I haven’t had much experience with them mostly because I’m loyal to my Sensai liquid foundation, but I was sent a sample of Hydroxatone BB Cream ($49.95), so figured I’d give the product a whirl. BB Cream stands for “blemish balm” or [...]

Hot weather, salt water, humidity, chlorine and vacation travel all take their toll on our skin during the summer months. As a celebrity esthetician, here’s some of my favorite summer skin care tips and solutions for keeping your skin safe and beautiful all summer long. It’s not about the SPF number, it’s how often and [...]

Hands down the BEST sunscreen I have ever, ever, EVER used is Prevage Triple Defense Shield SPF 50 Sunscreen PA +++ ($79). The brush applicator is totally genius. Not only does it make for an easy, controlled application, but you don’t waste any product (think about how much lotion you waste by first applying it [...]

I’ve been crushing on Sunday Riley‘s products for over a year now, and recently, I started using her Cashmere SPF 30 Sun Defense (I blend it with my foundation or BB cream for an extra glow!). As the name suggests, this sunscreen makes my skin as soft as cashmere – with no weird sunscreen smell [...]

Right now, I am in Taiwan, the Land of Flawless Skin…where even 60-year-old women glow with natural grace. Instead of getting envious, I get curious. Their secret? BB cream. I wrote about these creams a year ago, but most were Asian brands you couldn’t find in the US or Europe. Now it seems every brand [...]

For the longest time the only thing I looked to Philosophy for were bath/body products (think Mimosa scented body wash), which now I can’t even believe! For some reason a company that made Cinnamon Buns body products didn’t seem like a brand that I could trust to make skincare that won’t leave me broken out. [...]