4 Softening Scrubs That Will Save Your Skin


Updated 05/17/12 2:19 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 4 comments

The Best Scrubs For Dry Skin

Exfoliating your face is a no brainer, but people often overlook an equally important area: the rest of your body. Body scrubs can be a girl's best friend, working to remove flakes and salvaging dry, parched skin. Here are four we love to slather on — one is even safe to apply pre-airbrush tan. Read more

No Girl Scout Cookies? Make Your Own Thin Mint Body Scrub


Updated 02/20/12 9:25 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Girl Scout Cookies Thin Mint Body Scrub

It's Girl Scout cookie season, and across the USA echoes the resounding crunch of Thin Mints. If you can't get enough of their chocolate-y, minty goodness, here's a super easy DIY scrub that has all the things you love about the cookies and will leave your skin looking, feeling, and smelling sublime, too. To whip up your own Thin Mint scrub, just follow our recipe below. Read more

3 Body Scrubs That Will Slough Your Cares (and Dead Skin) Away


Updated 07/31/11 8:50 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Best Body Scrubs For Summer

With all the swimming, beaching, and short-shorts wearing that you're doing this season, what better time to indulge in a little full-body bliss? As important as it is to exfoliate your face during warm weather, you shouldn't forget about the rest of your skin; creating a smooth canvas for shaving, moisturizing, and applying bronzer is key — and it'll only make your skin look that much more Read more

What We're Sweet On: A Scrub That Brings the Spa Home


Updated 05/11/12 8:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Willow Stream Ener-G Body Scrub Review

When it comes to swanky spa havens, the Willow Stream spas are among the best. There are 16 tucked into Fairmont hotels around the world, and each offers something different. If you want to bathe in floral-accented waters, you can do that in China. If soaking in a marula milk bath is more your speed, head to the Willow Stream in South Africa. Swimming in a rooftop pool? Scottsdale. Point is: if Read more

Brides and Bacne: What to Do


Updated 05/18/12 10:35 AM · Posted by · 10 comments

How to Give Yourself a Back Facial

Everything is going dreamily. You found the perfect wedding gown for the big day. You've been exercising regularly to make sure it fits just right. The problem is, all that sweating you've been doing makes you break out, and not just on your face — on your back and shoulders too. For starters, do not stop working out. All that exercise is great for relieving stress, and there are many things Read more

5 Ways to Beautify While You Sleep


Updated 05/11/12 2:06 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Overnight Beauty Tips

Sometimes there isn't enough time in the day to do all the steps in your beauty routine — cleansing, exfoliating, toning, masking, moisturizing, (whew). So why not maximize your schedule and let the products do all the heavy lifting while you snooze? Just add these simple steps and products to your nighttime regimen, and you can wake up one step closer to a more polished look. Discover which Read more

What We're Sweet On: A Lip Exfoliator That's Unrefined


Updated 05/10/12 3:48 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Fresh Sugar Lip Polish Review

Rough, peeling lips underneath your favorite matte lipstick (or any lipstick for that matter) are never a good thing. Enter your salvation: Fresh Sugar Lip Polish ($23). Unlike most lip scrubs, Fresh's formula doesn't shy away from coarse crystals. The brown sugar granules slough away dead skin, giving your lips a smooth finish, while shea butter, jojoba oil, and grapeseed oil lend moisture. Read more

7 Smart Uses For Vaseline


Updated 05/08/12 3:10 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Uses For Vaseline

Vaseline was originally meant to protect cuts and scrapes, but this jar of petroleum jelly has evolved into an item with dozens of uses. Here are just some of the many ways to use this versatile product: Chapstick: Smear Vaseline on your lips to keep them from being chapped. Do it at night before you go to bed and you'll wake up with smooth, soft lips. Moisturize skin: Vaseline can be used on Read more

Get Glowing With This Easy Homemade Scrub


Updated 02/15/12 3:31 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 5 comments

How to Make an At-Home Body Scrub 2011-08-03 11:58:00

You don't need expensive creams, scrubs, or lotions to get skin that glows. The key is to exfoliate to help slough away dead skin cells. Luckily, it's easy to make a body scrub at home with ingredients you likely already have sitting in your kitchen. Check out our latest video to see how to make it, and get softened skin in an instant. Read more

Get in Mint Condition With DIY Candy Cane Scrub


Updated 12/09/11 5:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Homemade Candy Cane Body Scrub

Peppermint-flavored candy canes go hand in hand with the holidays, and the folks at Las Vegas's Spa & Salon Vdara have found a way to make the seasonal confection into a relaxing treatment. All this month the spa is offering a candy cane manicure and pedicure ($110) that is finished off with polish from SpaRitual's Holiday Glow collection. But if you're not headed to Sin City over the next Read more