Want to keep up with today’s society?  Then you have to constantly be on the move &  always be one step ahead of your friends.  And maybe if you’re lucky you’ll get to actually enjoy it!  Unfortunately, the down side effects your health which sometimes makes it’s ugly way to your skin.  But help is on the way.
Bach Original Flower Remedies has just released Rescue Cream to help soothe & heal your stressed out skin.  It contains six Bach Flower Essences developed by Dr. Bach to moisturize & heal dry, rough skin which then restores it back to its natural …read more

The other day I experienced the best scalp massage at gavert/atelier located at 9666 Brighton Way in the beautiful city of Beverly Hills.  It was the Grand re-opening and unveiling of the new loft space housing Nagomi Hair Spa and I was lucky enough to cover it.

The entire staff greets you and offers you a beverage once you’ve checked in.  Everyone who enters gavert/atelier is treated like a celebrity for the day!

Nagomi Hair Spa you ask…Co-owners Stuart Gavert and Cody Kusakabe have brought this fabulous hair & scalp treatment over from Japan called Anma Shiatsu.  It is a combination of …read more

I have a magnifying mirror. It is a must for perfect eyebrow tweezing and some tricky makeup application. But, how big is too big? As in, how much of a magnifier do you need?
I was at a display at Bed, Bath, and Beyond and looked into one of their (quite expensive) magnifying mirrors. It was a 15X mirror. What I saw – shocking!!!
I had hairs in places I never new. I could not believe the two small hairs that I had by my upper lip that I must have missed waxing. I really had some messy mascara marks under …read more

Stress. One way said to help beat stress is by using Aromatherapy to help combat it. But I am not sure if I buy into it. I mean, I love to light candles, they just look relaxing. And I love the way a certain scent can take over a room. But is it really doing something to my mind?
The definition of Aromatherapy from Wikipedia:
Aromatherapy is the treatment or prevention of disease by use of essential oils. Two basic mechanisms are offered to explain the purported effects. One is the influence of aroma on the brain, especially the limbic system …read more

Pufferbugs = puffy under eye area of mine.
Actually, more of an upper cheek area, my puffiness is usually talked about as my Pufferbugs. The term actually came form me complaining about my puffy eyes and/or the bags under my eyes. Well, my daughter was very young, and she must have heard part of the conversation and didn’t quite understand what I was talking about. All I remember is her asking me where my pufferbugs were, and the term has stuck. She is the one who points them out to me on occasion, and when the kids see me with a …read more

Best known for her role as Pamela Barnes Ewing on the hit television series Dallas, Victoria Principal, now 57 years old, has some of the best secrets to aging with grace, poise, intelligence, and beauty…and she’s ready to share!
Victoria suggests that as this really is a life style change, the best way to bring the changes to your life is by starting small and setting aside a few minutes each day. This way you can focus fully on one activity that invokes all of your senses, so the benefits can be seen and felt immediately.
The following are Victoria’s tips below …read more

Stress. Life. They go hand in hand.

Unfortunately, stress can not only wreck havoc on our day to day activities, but stress is detrimental to our health.
Short-term (acute) stress can keep you awake at night and make you feel irritable and edgy. High stress levels over a long period of time (chronic stress) can cause serious health problems such as high blood pressure, and it can weaken your immune system and make it difficult for your body to fight disease. Stress is linked to health conditions such as depression and heart disease. via Healthwise.org
In my ongoing effort to find the perfect …read more

Yoga has been around for centuries, and is becoming sort of a phenomenon as of late. I actually just signed up for a session of Yoga classes. I am really looking forward to it.
I was equally thrilled when I saw this recent article on Yahoo! from HealthDay News:
Yoga’s postures, controlled breathing and meditation may work together to help ease brains plagued by anxiety or depression, a new study shows.
Brain scans of yoga practitioners showed a healthy boost in levels of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) immediately after a one-hour yoga session. Low brain levels of GABA are associated with anxiety and …read more

Tomorrow is my big 40th birthday.
I should be excited, jumping for joy. I know that there is a party in the works. I just don’t know if it is tonight or tomorrow. I should be on top of the world.
Instead, I feel uneasy. Perhaps, a bit depressed over the fact that I am entering into a new era of life. I usually think that when you get to a certain point in life, that age is just a number.
So why is it bothering me so much?
Have you had this happen when reaching a milestone birthday, and if so, how did …read more

I hate bikini waxes. I loathe the appointments. The embarrassment. The pain. All of it.
I have an appointment tomorrow. And while nothing can ever get me over the shame of “spreading them” just to get my down yonder regions in tip top shape, I can at least go in knowing that I won’t be going home in pain, with itching or redness.
Last year I discovered Pre-Kini, and I am telling you, it has saved me from so much pain. I apply Pre-Kini right before I leave for my appointment, and add on another layer as soon as I reach the …read more