Have you heard? The French swear a glass of red wine at dinner is the secret behind their youthful complexion. I don’t drink wine (boring teetotal here!), so I need to get my fix in another way. And that got me wondering… What if I add grape seed extract to my skincare routine? Will that […]
I can’t think of anything better to wake you up in the morning than a good cup of coffee. But can it perk up your peepers and rid you of dark circles, too? The skincare world thinks so. If you’ve been skincare shopping lately, you’ve probably noticed caffeine is popping up in eye creams, antiaging […]
Who said the original is always better? L-Ascorbic Acid is the original form of Vitamin C but it’s irritating as hell. It’s super finicky, too. Use the wrong ph or expose it to light and air and it stops working. Compare that with the copycat, Sodium Ascorbic Phosphate. It does the same job but without […]
Do you ever wish you could go back in time, when your skin was flawless and glowy, without a wrinkle in sight? Retinoids are the fairy godmothers that can grant you that wish. Sort of (there’s always a catch with fairy godmothers, ins’t there?). If you’re 50, retinoids won’t take your skin all the way […]
I can’t get enough of antioxidants. If a serum or moisturizer isn’t loaded with them, chances are I won’t even give it a second look. Antioxidants are your skin’s police force. They patrol your body looking for free radicals felons ready to form wrinkles, give you dark spots and inflame your skin. Once they get […]
Disclaimer: I’m Italian = biased. I was raised on olive oil. In Italy, it’s the only oil you use for cooking. You drizzle it on everything. Salads, bruschetta, pizza… Don’t even get me started on people who use canola oil or vegetable oil. Like, no. Please, get yourself a bottle of olive oil. It’ll change […]
