Do you ever feel like your DIY facial mask applications look more like you've been pied in the face? Not that you have to have a perfect spalike appearance to your at-home mask, but if there's a cleaner, neater way to get it on, then why not? A few years ago, an esthetician friend gave me a facial mask brush, and I cannot sing its praises enough. Not only does this skin care tool provide a Read more

While some beauty brands go for subtle design — think of Nude's softly curved bottles or Noxzema's solidly blue jars — drugstore standby Montagne Jeunesse does not. Its individually packaged face masks are loud, brash, and a little frightening. (Honestly, look at that blue mask and tell me you don't see Mothra.) But that's the fun of these. I haven't tried all of the offerings, but the mud Read more

Whether you think it's just a slick marketing ploy or you're truly on board with them, self-heating beauty products possess that certain Liz Lemon I-want-to-go-to-there kind of appeal. Most often found in the hair and skin care categories, self-heating products, aka thermal, typically come in hair or face masks or body scrub form. Self-heaters work by creating an exothermic chemical reaction, Read more

I haven't used Origins Clear Improvement Charcoal Mask ($21) since college, so when I came across reader voxtrotlous's review of the pore- and pimple-clearing treatment, I got all nostalgic. But is it worth the purchase? Find out what today's reviewer had to say below: It's not a complete dud of a product. It's less that 20 bucks, so it's not anything you can complain about. All I'm saying [is Read more

If you've been entertaining lately and are now the proud owner of a fridge full of extraneous yams, sweet potato casserole, and beer, I've got the perfect recipe for you. This one's a moisturizing and clarifying mask from Return to Beauty, a book of traditional skincare recipes. Just take a cup of your sweet potato (if it's already mashed or casseroled, great; if it's whole, boil it and smash it Read more

I love the cool weather smells of the season, and what can be more warm and enticing than cranberries and apples? The combo is also, incidentally, an excellent exfoliant for dry Fall skin, and I've got a DIY recipe featuring these two ingredients, to give you the best of both worlds. For a divinely scented kitchen and naturally glowing skin, check out this easy, three-ingredient mask from Narine Read more

After a few weeks of warm temperatures, there's no denying it officially feels like Autumn. Yesterday I passed by one of those makeshift pumpkin patches on the city street corner and then immediately bought myself a long-sleeved turtleneck and a big bag of Brach's Harvest Mix. Now that I'm in the mood for this seasonably crisp weather and I've officially got an addiction to candy corn and other Read more

When it's warm outside, my face tends to be more apt to breakout. Do you hear me on that one? I've shared with you dermatologist Dr. Hema Sundaram's recipe for her Sweet Tea Antioxidant Facial Exfoliator, and now she's got something else for us to help beat the early Autumn heat — and the pimples. Better yet? Most ingredients are probably already in your pantry or refrigerator. Her latest Read more