Sometimes I become a little bit obsessive about my skin and search every surface for any sort of imperfection.  It might sound strange, but women care a lot about the appearance of their skin and spend copious amounts of time and money taking care of it.  In order to avoid diagnosing myself with a long list of skin disorders that need immediate attention, I try to do a little research to learn more about conditions that I could be worried about.
Lately I have been working on my feet a lot so I have been interested in learning about spider and …read more

I’m excited to announce that amino acid-based skin care company AminoGenesis is sponsoring a Giveaway on Splendicity!  One Splendicity reader will receive the DermaScyne 2 Intense Daily Serum with Natural Moisturizing Factors.  After nearly ten years of research, founder of AminoGenesis Ron Cummings is now happy to offer a full line of products with nourishing amino acids as the base.  He started on a journey to create AminoGenesis after discovering a healing skin cream with a potent mixture of amino acids that was able to treat his life-long dermatitis skin condition.  He knew that his discovery would have an impact …read more

Flash sale websites have grown significantly in the last couple years as a way for shoppers to take advantage of amazing markdowns online.  If you aren’t yet familiar with the popular flash sale websites like Gilt Groupe, RueLaLa, and Ideeli, they are online sale websites that require registration in order to receive email updates about the dates and times of super discounted short-term sales.  Usually the sales feature one specific designer and the discounts are at least 40% off, so the merchandise goes quickly!  The best products are gone in only a matter of minutes and the sales usually last …read more

If you have shine and oil in your T-zone (forehead, nose, chin) and dryness on your cheeks, you have combination skin.  It’s not easy to take care of skin that suffers from both oiliness and dryness, so I was excited to discover the Shiseido Pureness line that was designed to deal with this specific skin condition.  Oh and can I also mention that it’s pronounced shee-SAY-doe and not shi-SHEE-doe, which is what I hear most people saying…it’s Japanese!

I see combination skin as a condition that occurs after the sensitive acne-prone skin of puberty and before the seriously moisture-hungry skin of …read more

Incorporating environmentally-friendly habits and products into your life is extremely popular, so it seems that you find buzzwords like “natural” and “organic” used in advertising campaigns for every product imaginable.  I like to think that I live a fairly green life, so I have to admit that I am definitely attracted to new products that have packaging and descriptions that appeal to my desire to be closer to nature.  Am I being fooled when I buy these products?

I recently read an article by Adria Vasil, author of Ecoholic: Your Guide to the Most Environmentally Friendly Information, Products and Services with …read more

Ingrown hairs (or PFB) are painful and difficult to heal once there is an infection.  Both men and women suffer from ingrown hairs that are usually caused by shaving.  I absolutely hate ingrown hairs, so I’m excited to hear about any way to prevent them!  New shaving products from Shaver’s Choice might be the answer to ingrown hair problems…
Shaver’s Choice Skin Therapy System, which includes the Slick! Shave Gel and Smooth! Skin Therapy, was in development for over 20 years to find a preventative product for ingrown hairs, razor bumps, razor burn, and any other painful skin irritations that are …read more

There are so many different facial treatments out there these days that claim to solve every skin care problem that you could ever think of.  Chemical peels and other harsh treatments might be able to erase a few wrinkles, but you also might be left with one less layer of skin on your face and a lot of short-term damage.
ESPA Super Active Repair and Restore Concentrate
Natural skin care spa ESPA has created an emergency quick-care solution for your extreme skin care problems.  The ESPA Super Active Repair and Restore Concentrate is an intensive six-week regime for sensitive, dehydrated, and stressed …read more

I’m always very curious to try new skin care gadgets, so I was excited to receive a sample of the new Neutrogena Wave Duo.  The first version of the Neutrogena Wave came out last year, but the Duo is new and improved with two cleansing speeds that let you choose gentle or deep-pore cleansing.  I’ve seen this device sitting on the shelves at drugstores and have been wondering just how it works and what it does for the skin…and now I’m here to share my results!

The Neutrogena Wave Duo is a battery-powered massaging and cleansing device that looks kind of …read more

Before I started researching Glimpse Skin Care by XanGo I didn’t really know what a mangosteen was.  I’m not sure that I would recognize it in the produce department and the name sounds like one of those tricky new laboratory fruits that combine a mango and something else that ends with “steen.”

Joe Morton discovered the mangosteen on a trip to Southeast Asia while searching for a special natural nutritional supplement.  His interest in the mangosteen led to research and development of delicious and nutrient-rich mangosteen juice that would be used to start XanGo, a company that now offers a wide …read more

I received some samples of yummy-sounding natural sugar scrubs from a company called Simple Sugars.  The multiple flavors like Pomegranate and Coconut came in a beautiful package with great graphics and containers.  I started to flip through the background information about the company to find out how these products were made and I did a complete double take at the first paragraph…the founder is how old?  Lani Lazzari, the creator of Simple Sugars’ all-natural handmade facial, body, and foot scrubs started the company when she was eleven years old!  Incredible!

I love supporting small local companies that provide handmade products with …read more