Thursday, September 8, 2016

Yours, Mine, Ours! What is the Real Difference Between Men’s and Women’s Products?


It’s a known fact that men’s skin care and hair care products cost significantly less than women’s, but why?  Women are spoiled for choice when it comes to beauty products and the only way brands can get our attention is with enormous marketing initiatives, costing them a lot of money, the expense of which is past along to the female consumer.  Research shows that women will pay more!  So who’s to blame: the brand, or us?

Lots of women know that when it comes to certain products the only real difference might be just the packaging.  However, there are some facts to consider when debating whether or not you should use a man’s product or a woman’s.  Men’s skin is thicker with about 25% more collagen that women’s, so some ingredients found in men’s products can be too harsh on our skin.  These skin differences also mean that our skin loses moisture more quickly, so women’s products are more likely to address these hydration concerns.  Men have more oil producing sebaceous glands making them more prone to acne and breakouts, so their products often contain ingredients to combat the excess oil in their skin.  Shaving exfoliates men’s skin so an aftershave balm or moisturizer needs to contain a good SPF to protect the newly exposed layer of skin.  Fragrance is also a key difference in men’s and women’s products but a lot of women actually find it alluring to have a more masculine scent in their body care products. 

Here are some men’s skin care products that women swear by, and wouldn’t trade for their feminine counterparts:

Yours, mine, ours.  Some things are just better shared.  Don’t be afraid to pay less! 

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Monday, September 5, 2016

Model Crush Monday - Kaia Gerber!


In the ultimate throw-back ever, legendary supermodel Cindy Crawford’s fifteen year old daughter Kaia Gerber, gives all Cindy fans a "round two" as she skyrockets into the modeling world, landing squarely at IMG and into the pages of Vogue.  The resemblance is uncanny and it seems the only thing missing is Cindy’s famous mole.  Kaia’s breakout into the modeling comes at the perfect moment as fashion is currently revisiting the early 90’s, when her mom was THE model of the moment. 


Appearing in a Versace ad campaign at age ten set the wheels in motion putting Kaia squarely on the industry’s radar.  Since then she has appeared on the cover and in an editorial feature of Vogue Paris with her mom photographed by Mario Testino, in the new fashion film for Miu Miu Eyewear, as a part of Alexander Wang’s girl squad, in the recent campaign for Chrome Hearts, not to mention a feature in Teen Vogue, and the covers of Pop, and Love magazines.  She has just been awarded “The Breakthrough Model of the Year” by The Daily Front Row and will be honored during Fashion Week this September.


The similarities to her mom are obvious on the outside but perhaps even more on the inside.  Ciindy is known as being the consummate professional, with a strong work ethic: always on time, always courteous, always kind, and always delivers, and she has instilled the same ideals in her daughter.  Kaia is confident and comfortable in front of the camera without any teenage awkwardness, qualities which her mom has said she did not have when she first started modeling as a teenager.  


Up next is an appearance in Lifetime TV’s Sister Cities, where she makes her acting debut.  I have the feeling we will be watching Kaia for years to come, as she carries on the world’s love for all things Cindy, and becomes a supermodel in her own right.  She isn’t just Cindy 2.0!  She KAIA, thank you very much!


Follow Kaia's instagram @kaiagerber


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Thursday, September 1, 2016

THE FACE THIS Ultimate Guide to Face Masques!


It’s all over Instagram: supermodels and celebrities are sharing their secret weapon beauty treatments, scary face masques and all, proving that – more or less- they are just like the rest of us with, pimples, dry skin, rosacea, etc. 

Sheet masques are ready-to-use and come infused skin brightening and tightening ingredients.  Charcoal and magnetic masques draw out pollutants and blackheads. Others are super hydrating and calming.  You don’t need to go for a facial or to a spa to reap the benefits of masques, as they are now available at every price point and so convenient to use that they should be a part of your regular beauty routine.

There are so many new options available now that it can be hard to choose just the right one,  so here is the FACE THIS Ultimate guide to Face Masques to make choosing the right ones for you easier:

Clay Masques: 

Lush Cosmetics Mask of Magnaminty – contains china clay and mint to exfoliate and calm redness.
Origins Clear improvement – contains active charcoal to draw out impurities and refine pores.


Hydrating Gel Masques:

Fresh Cosmetics Rose Face Mask – calms, tones and hydrates with rose water and rose petals.
Laneige Renewal Water Sleeping Mask – overnight masque for deep hydration.

Breakout Control Masques: 

Dead Sea Mud Mask – draws excess oils out of the skin for less breakouts.
Patchology Smartmud No Mess Mud Masque – a no-mess sheet masque infused with charcoal and volcanic ash to detox skin.

Tightening Masques: 

Kate Somerville Age Arrest Hydrating Firming Mask – wear overnight to tighten and brighten the skin, remove pollutants, and increase collagen.
Dr. Brandt’s Magnetight Age-Defier Mask – uses magnetic properties to pull out pollutants from the skin, and leaving behind skin-firming peptides.

Glowing Skin Masques:

Glamglow Supermud Clearing Treatment – treats discoloration and breakouts.
Korres Wild Rose + Vitamin C Advanced Brightening Sleeping Facial – with “Super C” vitamin absorption for antioxidant properties.

Do-It-Yourself Natural Masques:
  
For those caught with skin troubles and no masques in the cabinet, or those who are committed to an all-natural approach, you only need to look in your kitchen for ingredients that have been applied to skin as far back as ancient Egypt.  Legendary beauties like Cleopatra, Nefertiti, and Helen of Troy were some of the first women to use makeup, and they routinely utilized skin-pampering ingredients to cleanse and treat their faces and bodies.  It was such an important part of their beauty ritual that they even documented it on the walls of their tombs and temples – first recorded use of social media??  I think so!  Maybe not such a twenty first century invention after all!  These ingredients have been used throughout history to treat skin and for good reason, as they are effective and safe, and often the basis of commercially available masques:

Honey and Banana – to moisturize

Warm water + oatmeal + plain yogurt + honey – calms redness

Egg white + turmeric + orange juice – reduces pores and tightens skin

Plain Yogurt + avocado + honey – treats dry skin

Olive oil + brown sugar – exfoliates the skin


For the do-it-yourselfers who want to make a variety of natural gel masques themselves, the Beauty Juicer is just that – a juicer that gives you the option to add a collagen capsule to create the perfect gel masque, fresh and ready to use.  It comes with lots of recipes for masques, and since it is an actual juicer, you can skip the masque and simply make your own juices if you choose.  There are even recipes for things to make with the leftovers after making your gel masque, as well as natural scrubs.  Win-win.  Beauty inside and out!
  
Add a weekly or bi-weekly masque to your beauty routine and watch your skin begin to glow and absorb your treatment products so much better.  And while you are at it, take a selfie!  Just like the stars!

For my DIY Coffee Mask to Depuff click here  

For my DIY Seaweed Mask for Face and Hair click here



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