Baking soda natural exfoliant

One of my favorite ways to wake up each morning, is with a baking soda face scrub.  This is the perfect scrub for a number of reasons. It is cheap, effective, natural -- the perfect degree of exfoliation ... not too rough, but gets the job done. For years, I've kept a box in the refrigerator to ...

Woman looking happy and refreshed

Since my job is often times to make jet-lagged and over-worked models look perfect for the catwalk, I realized that some of my beauty secrets could be interesting for those of you trying to look a bit more refreshed, no matter where your lives have taken you. Whether you're working hard, playing hard, traveling a ...

breakouts after yoga practice

Yoga is reputed to be the fountain of youth and beauty, but what if you end up with the visage of a pimply teen instead of the serene yoga glow you had envisioned and worked so hard for? Hot yoga and vigorous vinyasa practices make you sweat like a beast, which feels gloriously cleansing, and ...

Bread and dairy products

Perhaps you’ve heard the statement “diet has nothing to do with acne.” Well, that's a lie!  It's a ridiculous statement that has been made by dermatologists and doctors who often have little to no training in nutrition. Doctors would rather take the quick and easy route to write a prescription for a cream or drug to address ...

jennifer lopez at 2013 golden globes

The hottest hair trend seen on the red carpet for this awards season is the side-swept wave, as shown above on Jennifer Lopez. Hayden Panettiere, Naomi Watts and Jessica Chastain are just a few glamour girls featuring this look at this year’s Golden Globes and other red carpet events.   It's actually somewhat easy to achieve ...

Stressed businesswoman

Stress seems to be a regular word in our vocabulary. Most of us probably feel stress every single day. What exactly is this thing, feeling, word that is tossed around on a daily basis?  STRESS DEFINED It can be defined as thoughts, feeling, behaviors and physiological changes that occur when the demands placed upon us exceed our ...

New Year, New Makeup

by Rebecca Casciano on February 5, 2013 | Posted in Answers & Advice, Makeup

New Year:Makeup

The new year is in full swing and with it, fresh starts of all kinds. Along with the many other things you may want to try or begin, a new makeup look is sure to be one of the simplest and most fun! Woohoo! Did you wear the same shades throughout 2012 (and maybe even beyond)? Well, ...

Getting vitamin D from the sun

The most surprising prescription I've been given by a doctor wasn't something I could pick up at my local pharmacy. Instead, she told me to get out in the sun more -- and go easy on the sunscreen. The advice from my doctor came when a blood test revealed I had a vitamin D deficiency. As someone ...

Beth Behrs

On the heels of Hurricane Sandy, I escaped New York City this fall and headed to the sunny, palm tree lined vistas of Los Angeles where I joined the Live Dress team as their makeup artist. Our job was to transform Beth Behrs, from the hit TV show 2 Broke Girls, from a sunny, girl-next-door ...

May Lindstrom with Baby ©Ashley Douthit

I formulate skin care for a living, am obsessed with decadent plant oils and have dozens of lotions and potions from other companies I admire overflowing my bathroom cabinet. So what I did when my three-week-old, beautiful newborn broke out in full body baby acne may surprise you. I didn't reach for a product, rather my ...