I am one of those females who values aesthetics a lot more than comfort, so I have tortured my feet with every sort of uncomfortable shoe possible.  I’ve worn pointy toes, super high heels, strappy sandals, shoes that are too big, shoes that are too small, shoes that rub in the wrong places, shoes that cause blisters, and anything else you can imagine that looks really cute and hurts a lot.

I’ve never even thought of my heels as a part of my body that needed special attention, but I received a sample of HeelTastic Intensive Heel Therapy and decided to …read more

I have friends who religiously swear by mineral makeup.  They speak so highly of these products that they say anything else but mineral makeup causes them to have skin irritations and breakouts.  But is this really true?  Or is mineral makeup just an extremely successful marketing campaign and my friends are products of the placebo effect?

I just read an interesting article on WebMD by Colette Bouchez called The Lowdown on Mineral Makeup.  Mineral makeup is supposedly made from finely ground minerals and does not contain chemicals, dyes, and preservatives that could irritate your skin.  Skincare professionals greatly differ on their …read more

According to the American Academy of Dermatology and the National Rosacea Society over 14 million Americans suffer from rosacea.  This skin condition is currently incurable and is characterized by reddening of the cheeks, nose, chin, or forehead.  Many cases of rosacea go undiagnosed because skin redness can be attributed to many different environmental and life factors.  If you have constant redness in these areas it’s important to consider seeing a dermatologist to find out if you have rosacea.
Rosacea affects three times more women than men, so women oftentimes try to cover their distinct splotchy redness with concealing makeup.  Layering pore-clogging …read more

I have been happily using Venus razors for years, so I am excited to share this opportunity with Splendicity readers.  Venus Embrace is hosting a special giveaway for five Splendicity readers to win a shaving kit that includes: the new Venus Embrace, one replacement blade pack, and one can of Satin Care Lavendar Kiss shave gel.

The Venus Embrace just won one of Allure magazine’s 2009 “Best of Beauty” awards after being tested by top beauty experts and editors!  The Venus Embrace has five flexible blades, which obviously is going to give you a super close shave.  No more stray hairs!  …read more

What are probiotics??  I’ve heard the buzzword floating around in relation to natural supplements and new products, but I recently had an opportunity to find out a little more.  Nude is a skin care line that uses advanced pre and probiotics as a base for all of their face and body products.
Bryan Meehan “made organic food sexy in the UK” with his Fresh & Wild organic food markets.  He wanted to create a natural skin care line that would allow his customers who valued a natural diet the opportunity to avoid using chemicals on their bodies as well.  He became …read more

If you have never had eczema yourself, you probably know tons of people who have.  Eczema is an extremely common skin condition characterized by chronic extremely itchy and rashy skin and it is extremely annoying and difficult to live with.  The National Institute of Health estimates that 15 million Americans suffer from some sort of eczema, which tends to worsen during the winter months due to weather conditions that dry out the skin.
Skin care brand Surgeon’s Skin Secret developed a special line of moisturizers to treat eczema.  These products use natural beeswax as a special ingredient that protects skin from …read more

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