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The Benefits of Using a Jade Roller
If you’d like to add a cool and refreshing element to your at-home facial massages, you may want to consider using a jade roller. What is a jade roller? A jade roller is an ancient Chinese beauty tool used for facial massages. The roller is a rounded jade (or...
The Benefits of Eyelash and Eyebrow Tinting
If you’re tired of dedicating so much of your morning beauty routine to applying mascara and filling in your brows, you may want to consider eyelash and eyebrow tinting. What is eyelash and eyebrow tinting? Tinting is a process of applying a safe, semi-permanent dye to your eyelashes and...
The Benefits of Waxing
If you’ve grown tired of thinking about hair removal every couple of days, you may want to swap shaving for waxing, and get longer-lasting results. Keep reading to learn more about the benefits of waxing—either at home or at the spa. What is waxing? Waxing is a type of...
5 Ways to Boost the Effectiveness of Your Sunscreen
Even if you’ve used sunscreen for years, chances are you can boost its effectiveness by making a few small changes. Let’s look at what sunscreen does and doesn’t do, and how you can protect you and your family from too many rays this summer and all year round. What...
The Benefits of Meditation for Active Women
If you’ve heard about the benefits of meditation but haven’t started a regular practice, you’re not alone. Many active women with maxed-out responsibilities at home and work wonder how they’d ever find the time to fit in another activity. Today, we’ll talk about why it’s time to reconsider meditation,...
The Benefits of Threading
Move over tweezers! In recent years, a hair removal technique called threading has become popular in North American spas. Keep reading to learn more about threading so you can decide if it’s right for you. What is threading? Threading is a type of hair removal that originated in India,...
How and Why to Boost Your Collagen Intake
Collagen is a protein found in abundance throughout our bodies. It is an essential building block for our skin, bones, cartilage, tendons, connective tissue, and teeth. Collagen is well known for its effect on skin, but the benefits go beyond beauty. We’d like to share with you the benefits...
Self-Care for the Sandwich Generation
The sandwich generation is a group of people—usually in their thirties or forties but also includes baby boomers—who are raising their own kids and responsible for the care of their aging parents. They are carrying the weight of two demanding roles: parent and caregiver. Women are more likely to...
What is LED Skin Phototherapy?
You may think of LED lights as the newest, and most energy-efficient, lightbulbs on the market. But did you know that LED lights are used in a popular beauty treatment called LED skin phototherapy? Keep reading to find out more about this painless therapy that reduces the signs of...
What is Microneedling?
Anti-aging and scar-reduction treatments are hot topics in the beauty world so it’s no surprise that microneedling is an increasingly common cosmetic procedure. What is microneedling? Microneedling—also known as collagen induction therapy—is a minimally-invasive treatment, typically performed by a dermatologist in a professional setting. A needle roller or pen...