Skincare

“A 30-year-old woman must choose between her bottom and her face,” Catherine Deneuve famously declared.  You’ve heard it before: After a certain age, you have to make a choice between your—ahem—derrière and your visage. Read more

Spoiler alert: I didn’t end up with flawless French-girl skin (I know, bummer). Au contraire, I’m currently nursing a nasty cheek breakout. So, I won’t lie and tell you these products are the answer to all your skin woes. Read more

As often as possible, my husband and I take these crazy 72-hour international trips. We have small children and don’t like to leave them for very long, but we still love to travel. Read more

You’ve definitely seen them all over Instagram. Everyone from beauty influencers to A-list celebs have taken to their Insta accounts to rave about jade rollers. Read more

While cosmetic injectables are as popular as ever, there are holistic facial rejuvenation alternatives out there too, and we get a lot of questions on cosmetic acupuncture in particular. Read more

A reader asked us about the risks and potential complications of cosmetic surgery. This is, of course, a complex question that deserves a nuanced, thoughtful answer. Read more

At Charlotte’s Book, our job is to stay at the forefront of new products, buzzy ingredients, and trends. We give our honest opinions on all things beauty and share what’s worth the hype (and what’s not). Read more

Who wants to spend their summer worrying about body hair every day? Waxing and shaving can be tedious, we get it.  A lot of people look to laser hair removal as an option.   Read more

Summer is coming. And while that means prioritizing extra challenging workouts, for us it’s also a time to schedule all our pre-summer treatments. We put together a quick cheat sheet on our team favorites: Read more

At Charlotte’s Book, our job is to stay at the forefront of new products, buzzy ingredients, and trends. We give our honest opinions on all things beauty and share what’s worth the hype (and what’s not). Read more

At Charlotte’s Book, our job is to stay at the forefront of new products, buzzy ingredients, and trends. We give our honest opinions on all things beauty, and share what’s worth the hype (and what’s not). Read more

Every once in awhile, a particular ingredient (edible or otherwise) gets a ton of press and starts appearing in everything from drinks to lotions. Why? Read more