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How to Get Rid of Dandruff, According to 2 Hair Experts
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. Growing up, many of us might have believed that an itchy, flaky scalp meant we weren’t clean. Now that we’re older, we’ve realized that this notion isn’t true, and we’re also not alone in our struggle. Dandruff is super common and affects tons of people. In fact, the International Journal of Trichology reports that many studies have found roughly 50 percent of the world’s general populatio deal with unwanted flakes. Dandruff, aka seborrheic dermatitis, can be…
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How to Apply Blush, According to Makeup Artists
Blush is a classic and highly common step in any makeup routine — from an everyday look to full-out glam — but this can cause it to be overlooked and even taken for granted. We sometimes forget how just one swipe of blush can instantly enhance your features or brighten your face, and there is far more variation in techniques when it comes to how to aply blush than you may have anticipated. What’s more, every skin type, texture, and tone has specificities that are most conducive to blush application. From lifting the cheekbones to giving the skin a sun-kissed look sans UV rays, even just a light dusting of…
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Xochitl Gomez’s Best Skin-Care and Self-Care Advice
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. Having a bad skin day is challenging enough on its own, but how would you react if you found your skin care routine was swapped out for an entirely different one? Before you panic, it’s all a hypothetical, but one that never crossed my mind until seeing Xochitl Gomez’s new campaign with CeraVe, called “Cleanse Like a Derm – a CeraVe Soap Opera.” Known for her role as America Chavez in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse…
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Skinfix Acne Adapinoid Gel Review With Photos
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. While I usually can’t complain about my combination skin, the older I get, the more I’m experiencing hormonal acne around the time of menstruation and ovulation. I tend to notice the biggest pores near my chin, and when one particularly pesky underground pimple finally surfaced, I thought it was the perfect time to test Skinfix’s Acne+ Adapinoid Gel ($48). While I’m used to slapping on an acne patch and praying that the bumps go away overnight,…
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Does “Runner’s Face” Impact How You Age?
Social media’s rampant and baseless fear of aging has struck again, and its latest victim is running. People on TikTok are claiming that running, as a frequent activity, can make your facial skin appear older than it should for your age. While the notion that there is only one right way to look at any age is harmful in itself, is there any truth behind the commentary on “runner’s face?” Conversations around the idea originated with a TikTok video by Gerald Imber, MD, a plastic surgeon in New York City, who claimed that long-distance running causes a “gaunt, old face.” This was met with enthusiasm by some commenters (“Another reason…
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Is Epigenetic Skin Care Real or Just Marketing?
There’s a new buzzword going around in the world of skin care. Epigenetics, or heritable changes in gene expression, is being touted as the latest trait that can be addressed by skin-care products. It’s the idea that topical products, like moisturizers and serums, can impact and change gene expression. While nonmedical skin-care brands have long used terms like antiaging, firming, and lifting, many have stopped just short of saying that products could have any real effect on a deeper level, like its pharmaceutical counterparts, partly because of the percentage of each active ingredient being used in these formulas. Still, the use of the word epigenetics in skin-care marketing leaves much…
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Cole Haan Lux Pinch Penny Loafer Review With Photos
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. A good pair of penny loafers are a closet staple. You can wear them from winter to summer, and from work to dinner with friends. But finding the right pair of loafers can be a challenge. Some are too stiff for everyday wear, others are too trendy to be a favorite for years to come. That’s where Cole Haan’s Lux Pinch Penny Loafers ($158) come in. These shoes feature a classic penny silhouette, one that’s been…
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Xochitil Gomez’s Best Skin-Care and Self-Care Advice
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. Having a bad skin day is challenging enough on its own, but how would you react if you found your skin care routine was swapped out for an entirely different one? Before you panic, it’s all a hypothetical, but one that never crossed my mind until seeing Xochitl Gomez’s new campaign with CeraVe, called “Cleanse Like a Derm – a CeraVe Soap Opera.” Known for her role as America Chavez in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse…
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It Cosmetics CC+ Color Correcting Full Coverage Cream Review
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. I’ve been fully committed to tinted moisturizers for years, with Ilia’s Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 being my go-to for delivering dewy skin with a side of mineral SPF protection. I have dry, highly-sensitive rosacea skin, so I tend to cling to products that don’t trigger flare-ups and stick with them. But on days or nights out when I want more coverage, I realized there was only so much a tinted serum could offer. Searching…
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Blake Lively’s Nails Were Inspired By Britney Spears
While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. On August 6, Blake Lively attended the “It Ends With Us” movie premiere in New York City, and we haven’t stopped staring at photos of the event since. Lively stars as Lily Bloom in the film adaption of Colleen Hoover’s novel of the same name, and we aren’t exaggerating when we say we’ve added every single one of her press tour ensembles to our Pinterest inspiration board. For the premiere, Lively wore a Versace dress, which…
