This DIY gentle facial cleanser recipe takes just minutes to put together yet leaves your face feeling soft, hydrated, and clean. Since it contains thyme (a puffiness reducer) your skin will look calmer and less irritated. I tweaked it to add ingredients that tone and tighten. Although this cleanser won't lather, I guarantee you'll feel it working. Here's what you'll need: 1/2 Tbsp of dried Read more

After mentioning L'Oreal Pure Zone Pore Unclogging Scrub Cleanser in my Bliss review yesterday, I figured I might as well follow up with a review. Not only is this L'Oreal cleanser ($6.49) one of my favorite drugstore finds, but it's also similar to the Bliss Fabulous Foaming Face Wash ($22) that many of you said was out of your price rang. Like Bliss's product, L'Oreal's cleanser has a blue, Read more

Bliss Fabulous Foaming Face Wash ($22) is one of those products I hear about all the time but, until recently, had never tried. This face wash is marketed as a "two-in-one," because it combines a cleanser with "exfoliating gel," but really, it's a pretty basic face wash — that's a good thing — with tiny beads to help slough off dead skin. See reader reviews of this product and add your own Read more

I'm a big fan of Origins products, particularly the miraculous No Puffery Cooling Mask and the refreshing Modern Friction dermabrasion scrub. On my most recent trip to Origins to get my regular anti-puffiness fix, I scored a great new find: the Origins Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash. (Hey, it was included in a gift set with No Puffery; how could I resist?) This stuff seemed fairly ordinary Read more

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