There’s certain things I don’t expect to be cute.
Tampons and panty liners are some of those things. As long as they do their job, I’m usually pretty satisfied.
But why CAN’T they be cute??? They can…as my new selection from Moxie attests.
Compact in purse-worthy tins, Moxie is an Australian brand that makes everything from panty liners to tampons – all in packaging that looks almost like decor, but at the very least is not remotely embarrassing to be seen fall out of your bag.
Plus, they are 100% recyclable tins – meaning you aren’t just bettering YOUR environment but THE environment.
Anyway, they …read more

OK, so you are washing your hands often, covering your mouth when you cough, and everything else your mom taught you wards off (or contains!) those germs…but is that enough?
Get this: Even getting a manicure during flu season – -especially during the H1N1 (swine flu) scare can lead to getting sick. However, according to Dr. Kenneth Gerenraich (aka Dr. G, founder of Dr. G’s antimicrobial products), there are ways to protect yourself.
1. Ask your technician if they have washed their hands. Imagine a doctor not washing his hands before touching a patient! However it’s not just simply about washing …read more

I had a late night last night – and a very early morning today. The result is my eyes are itching, dry, red, and irritated.
Granted, it’s not all the fault of my crazy schedule, there’s tons of factors involved. But still,“There’s no hiding unhealthy eyes,” says Dr. Elise Brisco.
Luckily, my eyes have hope of being beautiful again! Dr. Brisco offered some fabulous tips to keeping our eyes happy and healthy. (Even if the rest of us isn’t.
Uncomfortable, dry, irritated eyes occur when there are not enough tears, and can happen because of
* Dry environments (windy, sunny / hot, air conditioner …read more

Maintaining your skin is a lifelong commitment.
We know that, sure, but that doesn’t mean we always take the steps necessary to maintain it.
I spend a lot of time hanging with my friends – who also happen to be beauty writers – and shockingly enough, skin issues come up. We all know we should take care of our skin, but all of us have individual processes for going about it. No one is wrong, it’s just a very personal process.

But once you find your “road”, taking care of the skin is just like taking care of the body – it becomes …read more

I haven’t blogged much about this cause it’s well, not pretty – but I’ve spent much of the last week super-sick. As in well over 100 fever – and just when I thought I was getting better, I’d wear myself down and get sick again.
It was so bad that I had to postpone a trip to Jamaica that I was supposed to be on right this moment.
The culprit? Well, clearly a renegade germ. But also…that I didn’t take my vitamins!
I used to be a stickler, and now I will be again…but that means it’s time to stock up in a …read more

Yesterday, I had a flight connection in Mexico City, and went through my very first customs experience in some time.
I am familiar with customs forms. They are sort of like what we use to mail packages, just we ourselves are the package, right?
However, I was not expecting the public health questionnaire!
Apparently, as a way of warding off the spread of swine flu, EVERYONE who enters or leaves the country has to fill out a survey about their health status.
Questions included whether or not the traveler had recently had a cough, a fever, or even a runny nose. And get this …read more

Last night, I flew a red-eye flight from JFK to Mexico City, and am now hanging out in the business lounge awaiting my connecting flight to Cabo.
Last night, as I awaited my flight, I had a glass of wine.
On the flight, I ate a meal of various spices.
I then attempted to sleep.
As you may imagine, now as I sit in Mexico City, with a several-hour layover, I would like to have breakfast – but also have what would be morning breath – if I ever actually had a ‘night’ – but then I found the absolute perfect solution in my …read more

This weekend, Nutrilite flew myself and a few other beauty, health, and sports editors out to Long Beach, California to visit their facilities, and learn about their mission and accomplishments. I learned SO much – and I’m super excited to be able to share some of that knowledge with you!
Here’s a videoed portion of a presentation I attended by Nutrilite’s scientist, Micheline Vargas. Micheline specializes in the development of botanical products with functional properties designed to maintain health and well-being. She talked a lot about protein – and exactly how much our bodies need to function at various levels. It …read more

So, as I mentioned last week, I’m doing the Slim-Fast Challenge. The company has challenged me and a few others to try their products for a few weeks and see if it helps us get our perfect summer bod.
Or, as close to it as my non-exercising butt will get.
So far, the days have been going relatively well, but I am having problems achieving the boundaries of “sensible dinners”. I love the shakes, and have no problem drinking them for breakfast, but when you spend just about every evening at some variant of a cocktail party, how do you achieve the …read more

I’ve been feeling a little bit less spectacular lately, and it’s beginning to show from the inside-out. I finally realized that the outward symptoms may be directly related to my spazzing out on taking my vitamins.
Just in time, I got a shipment from GNC. They sent me a variety of products from the line, and right now, I am testing their BeWHOLESOME.
This is a set of health and beauty vitapaks that contain a month’s supply of essential vitamins and minerals.
Is it hard for you to remember what to take, when? The daily packs are super-travel friendly, and already divided up …read more