Fashion & Beauty Advice: How to Save Face

Women have a fear of aging, but with Dr. Jeanine Downie’s advice you can learn how to keep your skin looking its best. Here is her advice on how women of all ages should tend to their skin:

20s: In our teens, we tend to do pick up unhealthy habits that can affect the health and [...]

Beauty Product Patrol: Lexli Acne & Skin Care System

Skincare is a top priority for me, and I am always looking for the most innovative new products. The Lexli Acne & Skin Care System immediately caught my eye because it is not water-based, but rather uses aloe as the main ingredient. The system, which contains “a 100% pure, pharmaceutical grade of highly concentrated aloe vera,” [...]

SMW’s Winter Skin Care Guide

Winter doesn’t play fair. If you live in San Diego, Phoenix, or Miami, you can take a pass on this article (just teasing!). But if you live in Chicago, where today’s high temperature is forecast to be below zero, or so many other places in America, from Seattle to Boston where winter can be one [...]

Make Love to Your Face

Not too many years ago getting a facial was seen as a luxury reserved exclusively for the wealthy. In the past twenty years, however, facials have grown in popularity. And while they can be an essential part of an anti-aging regimen, today we know that good skin care habits are best followed when starting young.
Whatever [...]

The Skin You’re In, Part 2: A Guide to Tender Loving Care

hile wrinkle relief is more hype than reality, there is a lot that you can do to take better care of yourself.
 
Begin with the recognition that all of us, males and females, are subject to the effects of aging skin. If you should ever forget what your skin was once like many years ago, just [...]

The Skin You’re In, Part 1: Wrinkle Creams

he very term, “wrinkle creams,” is so tied up with phony over-hyped products that give you little if any benefit that the occasional good product that comes along in this category is often a case of the baby being tossed out with the bathwater.
The good news is that there is a lot you can do [...]

Cellulite- and Wrinkle-Zappers For the Body

Q. I’ve got plenty of wrinkle creams to keep my face looking young—but what about my body? What are some anti-aging body lotions that will help me firm up and ward off wrinkles? 
 
A. If you don’t have the money or the inclination to get a body overhaul at some Beverly Hills plastic surgeon’s office, anti-aging [...]

The Best Beauty Brands You’ve Never Heard Of

Was it Confucius or Sheryl Crow who wisely opined, “A change would do you good”? While we wouldn’t suggest shaving your head Britney-style or showing up to the office with black lipstick, making some updates to your beauty routine is never a bad idea. So allow us to introduce you to a few new friends, [...]

Guilty Pleasures: Sinfully Indulgent Beauty Treats

You have plenty of “Calgon, Take Me Away!” moments. But when’s the last time you actually, like, let Calgon take you away? Instead of slipping into a relaxing bubble bath, you settle for a quick jaunt under the shower head. You’ve got your makeup routine streamlined to two minutes or less, and your body lotion [...]

The Ultimate Winter Beauty Guide

Scaly. Staticky. Ghostly pale. 
The monster in that new horror film? Um, no. 
It’s you come mid-winter, when the harsh elements have joined forces to wreak havoc on your appearance. Your skin is dry, your hair won’t behave, and your pale complexion can only be described as “Six Feet Under.” 
But that doesn’t mean you have to hibernate [...]