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As we age and our skin starts to lose its elasticity and begins to wrinkle, the chest and décolleté (neck and upper chest) often reveal our true age. Read more

Before we dive into what makes you look old, let’s first talk about the pushback against wanting to look young. Over the last bunch of years, it’s become unpopular— unfeminist, even— to voice a desire to maintain a youthful appearance. Read more

Summer is just about here. Finally. Thank goodness. We all need it. Bad. We put together a quick cheat sheet on our team quick fix favorite summer treatments that you can actually go get right now!   Read more

My skin may be young (I’m 24 years old), but that doesn’t mean it’s problem-free. From adolescent acne and eczema to now adult acne, hyperpigmentation, scarring, and reoccurring blemishes, my list of skincare concerns is a long one. Read more

In case you’re not familiar, Vbeam is a type of pulsed dye laser that treats skin issues related to blood vessels. Whether you have rosacea, spider veins, or port-wine stains, a Vbeam laser is a great treatment option. Read more

Over the years, I’ve racked up my share of sunspots, and have also become increasingly aware of the fine lines that look like they’ve taken permanent residence on my face. Read more

As a veteran beauty editor, I’ve been able to test out more than my fair share of skin treatments—everything from electrotherapy to Botox and back again—in an effort to look younger than my years. Read more

There’s a coup happening in your bathroom, led by dozens of electric beauty gadgets just begging to turn you into Charlize Theron. And in an age where we use our phones to fetch a cab and turn living rooms into massage parlors and exercise classes, it’s not surprising. Read more

The big events in your life require their fair share of prep-work. As such, having a treatment done, particularly of the more intensive kind, like Fraxel resurfacing, medium or VI peels, medical facials, and dermal fillers, is no exception. Read more

With age brings wisdom, confidence, experience…and changing, maturing skin. To maintain a healthy, vibrant, timeless complexion, it’s important to know what to expect at every age, and how you can improve the skin’s appearance no matter what the change. Read more

Those little brown spots start appearing after every summer, and at first it’s a cute smattering of freckles. But after a few years, they start to take up permanent residency, and we just want to find out how to get rid of dark spots on legs, face, hands and skin in general. Read more

If you’ve been considering the zap, you probably know it’s a winter-time endeavor, and if you’ve been looking at the calendar (or out the window) you know there’s just a few months left to schedule the series of laser treatments required to clean things  up for summer beach scenes. Read more