Natural remedies for dry skin
If you have dry skin, you may be relieved that winter is over here in the St. Louis region. Our icy winters combined with dry indoor heating systems can really exacerbate and irritate dry skin,...
View ArticlePrep your legs for shorts season
As the weather heats up for another steamy St. Louis shorts season, ask yourself: Are your legs ready? Every woman has her trouble spots, but if you are feeling uneasy or uncomfortable about the...
View ArticleToo Faced Beauty in a Box: Endless Summer
There's just something about all-in-one makeup kits that makes them irresistable. New makeup is always fun to play with, but an entire box of new makeup, new colors, new textures? Count us in!...
View ArticleBest of beauty at the Billboard Music Awards (Photos)
Sunday night's Billboard Music Awards brought plenty of style misses (and some hits!), but several divas really brought the red carpet to life not just with their dresses but with their hair, their...
View ArticleHot hair looks for summer
Even though the official start of summer isn't until June 21st, the St. Louis region is already expecting temperatures reaching the mid-90s throughout the first weekend of June. These uncomfortably...
View ArticleSun damage adds up: Why you need to practice safe sun
I try to keep this a place where you can come to get advice on the latest, best, most reliable, or most innovative beauty products around. Today, however, I'm going to share something very personal...
View ArticleThe most important beauty product you aren't using properly
Did you know that while most women are most worried about breast cancer, they are far more likely to develop skin cancer throughout the course of their lifetime? It's true: Skin cancer affects more...
View ArticleThree summer beauty strategies to beat the heat
With temps heading into the nineties all across the St. Louis region over the next several days, if you haven't already kicked your beauty routine into its normal summer schedule, it's certainly time...
View ArticleTop 5 beauty questions: Avoiding makeup meltdown
St. Louis ladies have unique beauty issues that often aren't addressed or aren't addressed fully in national women's mags. Over the next weeks, we'll be addressing each and every question we'...
View ArticleTop 5 beauty questions: Hair extensions (Photos)
We St. Louisans have unique beauty questions that may not be adequately addressed in national women's mags. Over the next couple weeks, we will address each and every beauty question we are most...
View ArticleTop 5 beauty questions: Allergies
Have you ever opened a national women's magazine and realized that their beauty advice had little or nothing to do with you? National markets have to be geared towards the wider interest: What's...
View ArticleTop 5 beauty questions: Pollution
Have you ever opened a national women's magazine and flipped it open eagerly, only to realize very little of the beauty advice applied to you? St. Louis tends to have unique weather patterns, with...
View ArticleSoftsoap Body Butter Strawberry Smoother Body Smoothing Wash
Nothing quite says “summer” like freshly-picked berries. Whether you like to PYO berries from Eckert's Orchards in Belleville or Millstadt or you just grab a pint (or 10) at Soulard (St. Louis'...
View Articlemark's Calm and Composed Super-Soothing Moisturizer
Sensitive skin is not a fun condition no matter where you live. If you're a St. Louisan, however, you've got to deal with tons of sun and pollution in addition to anything else life happens to...
View ArticleSensitive teeth? Try Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief
One of the most important aspects of your personal beauty is your smile. A genuine smile can put everyone around you at ease, elicit positive reactions from others, and draw people to you. Although...
View ArticleColgate Optic White produces whiter teeth with less hassle
I have a secret: I’m not all that happy with my teeth. When I was nine, I had an accident which left me with irreparable damage to one of my front teeth. Nearly three decades and tens of...
View ArticleYour worst Halloween beauty emergencies: Solved!
Halloween is a fun night for kids and adults alike, but if you had a little too much fun, you may be regretting it in the morning. You need Halloween beauty rehab right now! Read on for the top fixes...
View ArticleDIY natural liquid hand soap or shower gel
Have you ever found the perfect bar soap at a local craft fair or Soulard Market and then found it melted quickly or you just didn’t like the – well – bar? In a liquid soap world, bar...
View ArticleSoftsoap Scentsation: Wintermint Party and Molten Chocolate
It’s that time of year again. The crisp cool temps have us breathing a little deeper; the scent of burnt leaves hangs heavy in the air. Leaves crunch underfoot, cashmere sweaters snuggle warmly...
View ArticleRenee Taylor's face LOVE
Aging gracefully may be a goal we all have, but in reality, it can be pretty hard to do. Super models, actors and others all seem to look stunningly fresh and unlined well into their 40s and 50s. As...
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