Earlier this year I reviewed Prep by YBF, and declared it one of the best skincare items of the year. Now I have another favorite by YBF, one that works especially well for those with irritated, blemish-prone, and oily skin: Balance.
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MD Forte Glycare Perfection Gel is simplicity at it’s finest. Combined with the Glycare Cleansing Gel, this little miracle will help keep all your blemishes and imperfections under control.
Because I am addicted to French skin care, I have managed to experiment and find a line that works well on my troubled skin. This is my ode to the serum in the Votre Vu troubled skin care line.
For the most part, I’m pretty good at doing a full makeup removing ritual along with cleansing, toning, moisturizing, serums, creams, and whatever treatments and masks I’m currently using. Not so much that I’m worried about anti-aging or anything like that, but that I know if I leave my makeup on, there is a good chance that I will wake up with a full-blown breakout. And I really hate breakouts – even more than I hate wrinkles. So at the very least, no matter how exhausted I am, I can usually manage to at least cleanse my face.
I know it sounds like fun, and for the most part it really is, but Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week is brutal. Last September I came away with a case of H1N1 influenza with resulting pneumonia to remember it by. I actually missed my last two days there because I was so ill in bed. And last February was so crazy that I don’t even remember much about it now. But when you’re running around the fashion elite and making pronouncements about being a beauty blogger, the pressure is on to look your best. These are the 10 products that will be in my luggage as I try to survive yet another NYFW.
If you don’t know the story behind Erno Laszlo, you are definitely missing out. Dr. Laszlo was born in Hungary, and developed a method of cleansing skin by using soap and water instead of cold cream. This method healed the then-princess Stephanie’s skin, and while still reeling from that success, opened the very first Institute of Scientific Cosmetology in Budapest. He was the first to formulate sunscreens, introduce products that were pH balanced, design water based products for oily skin, develop a skin care system for men, create a skincare system for teens, and prescribe personalized skin care rituals. Clearly, [...]
“The urge to pop a pimple, in spite of knowing the damage it can cause, is sometimes simply overwhelming,” says noted clinical psychologist and dermatologist, Richard Fried, MD, Ph.D.
I mention it all the time, but my skin can get pretty oily and breakout prone, especially this time of year when the humidity is at 1502% and the temperature is 98 degrees. Keeping shine down is a constant battle, and eventually you just get sick of it and give up.
