summer beauty
Five Tips To For a Girl's First Leg Shave
Do you remember your first time shaving? Mine wasn’t pretty. I snuck my dad’s razor and shaved my legs dry. It wasn’t pretty. Get your daughter ready for this rite of passage with the right tools and a quick education. We've got five tips to help you navigate your daughter's ...read more
Momtrends MVP’S: The Best Self Tanners
The best thing I ever did for my skin was give up tanning in my early twenties. Sure, a golden glow was and still is covetable, but it wasn’t enough motivation for me to risk the danger that comes with too much sun exposure. Thankfully, I came to my senses about tanning fairly ...read more
Beat the Heat Beauty Product Roundup
With the first day of summer arriving this weekend, it's time to pay attention to your skin and make sure you are ready for the hot temperatures to come. I've rounded up a bunch of beauty products to help you beat the heat too! It will be sweltering for the next few months, so ...read more
Our Favorite Summer Beauty Tips
While you might focus more on skincare in the winter because the colder temps tend to be harsher on your skin, it's important that you maintain a good regimen during the summer time too. You can probably get away with using less products because your skin will most likely need ...read more
Momtrends Beauty Labs Presents Tria Age-Defying Laser
Watch and learn how the Tria Age-Defying Laser gave me more radiant skin. I took the Tria Age-Defying Laser to our "beauty labs" (otherwise known as my bathroom) for 3 months. I wanted to see if the product really worked without the brand hovering over me. To Tria's credit, ...read more
Buxom Mascara Bar Launching at Sephora
Beauty Alert! Sephora is getting new exclusive product line from Buxom! The Buxom Mascara Bar will debut in August exclusively at Sephora. We got a peek at what's new in lashes. Click here to see the complete Buxom line at Sephora, and visit the stores in August to experience ...read more
Ban Total Refresh Cooling Body Cloths
Anyone who lives an active lifestyle knows that while getting all the activity in that we need to be healthy is doing what's best for our bodies, it can leave us feeling less than fresh. If a shower isn't an option, and we need to smell and feel fresh, what do we do? Well, we are ...read more
Summer Essentials for Kids
Summer is quick approaching, and with vacations and less rigurious schedules it is a special time for our kids. During that time, we also have to stay protected and safe from the sun during all of our travels. Here are some of favorites essentials for the kids: Summer Hats: We ...read more
Beauty & Beyond: Nourishing Oils
I was first introduced to facial oils (a counterintuitive device - don't you want to be free of oil?) at Shu Uemura in Boston a few years ago. They had the most sublime cleanser that combined eight botanical oils. Hence the name ultime8 sublime beauty cleansing oil. Ever since, ...read more
Sofia Vergara for Covergirl
Yesterday I popped into Manhattan for the COVERGIRL Beauty Remix event with Sofia Vergara. The event was held to kick off summer and to about announcing the LARGEST group of new products from COVERGIRL in over a decade! The picture above shows the hostess and spokesperson Sofia ...read more
Beauty & Beyond: Fab Finds for Spring
Im so ready for the spring temps. At least I am now that Ive shaved, worked on a little gradual self tanning and gotten a pedi. But all of these things can fall by the wayside if you dont keep up with them. You can call spring and summer "maintenance months," my friends. One ...read more
ColoreScience Lip Shine with SPF
Lip gloss is addictive. In the summer, my face stays pretty clean. Just moisturizer, mascara and lip gloss. My latest fascination is from Colorescience. Lip Shine is a lip gloss that gives a subtle natural shimmer while shielding my lips from the harsh rays of the sun. Lip ...read more