Chase Away Chapped Lips


Updated 12/07/07 7:33 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 28 comments

Chapped lip products

If you're anything like me, you love your lip products! In the past we've covered lots of great lip balms and many different lip scrubs, but here are a few more products new to the market that I know you won't want to miss. Not only are these items must haves for yourself, but at $15 or less, they also make fab stocking stuffers! Karma Creatives Karma Therapy Buddha Balm ($3) is a lip balm 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

How to Get Glowing Skin Now, Even During Spring's Moody Weather


Updated 04/23/12 12:20 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Skin Care Transition From Winter to Spring

While the weather has been in a state of moodiness across the country, there's no need for your skin to misbehave as a result. "The transition from Winter to Spring is probably one of the most remarkable in nature, and that's true for people, too," explains Suki Kramer, founder and president of Suki skin care. And as the dryness in the air starts to dissipate, making way for Spring's welcoming Read more

Fairy Tale: Tinker Bell Is Getting a Makeup Line


Updated 11/11/11 10:55 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Tinker Bell Makeup Line From Pixi

Pixi is known for its glimmery, radiance-boosting products and fairy mascot, so it just makes sense that the brand would partner with one of the most famous, sparkly fairies of all: Tinker Bell. Coming exclusively to Target and Boots next Spring will be PixiGlow, a Tinker Bell-inspired makeup line ($14 to $34) for the cheeks, lips, face, and eyes. "They [Disney] approached us saying we were all Read more

Beauty Must Reads From the Bella Community


Updated 06/05/11 5:15 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 0 comments

BellaSugar Community's Latest Must Reads 2011-06-05 05:15:00

See this fun Vera Bradley-inspired manicure — Beautopia Summer must have: lip stains — At First Blush How to make a protein-building yogurt hair mask — Beautiful Basics Does Proactiv's pore-refining peel really do the trick? — Style Apothecary Why you should go nude with your nails this upcoming season — MeowAlyCat Read more

Hands-On With the Samsung Infuse 4G


Updated 06/09/11 1:17 PM · Posted by · 5 comments

Samsung Infuse 4G Review

I'll come right out and say it: to me, size matters. So when I heard about the Infuse 4G's huge 4.5-inch screen, I asked AT&T to send me a review unit, possibly out of morbid curiosity. Could a phone this big really make a girl happy? The answer is yes, my friends. Oh, yes. I had read from the AT&T press release that the Infuse 4G would be big, but I didn't realize just how large it was Read more

Happy Hour: 2010 Spy Valley Gewürztraminer


Updated 03/24/11 11:01 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Wine Review: 2010 Spy Valley Gewurztraminer

I've had a longtime love affair with the wines of New Zealand, not only for their affordability, but also for their lack of pretension. From Babich to Kim Crawford, I've quaffed my share of Sauvignon Blanc from the famed Marlborough region, but at a trade tasting yesterday, I got my first taste of the area's fine Gewürztraminer. There was only one Gewürzt on pour, a 2010 Spy Valley, but it's Read more

Link Time: Get Kristen Stewart's W Magazine Cover Look


Updated 08/15/11 11:20 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 0 comments

Get the Kristen Stewart W Magazine September 2011 Cover Look

Get Kristen Stewart's W magazine cover beauty look — Beauty High Bust out the shavers, because this close crop rules — Refinery29 Beauty inspiration from Hitchcock's classic blondes — StyleList Here's the first video teaser for ANTM's all-star season — The Cut When your roommate steals your lipstick — Lucky Where to find the hottest crackle nail polishes — InStyle The best at-home Read more

Link Time: Halle Berry Chops Her Pixie Cut, ANTM Cast Photos, and More


Updated 01/03/12 1:35 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 1 comment

Beauty News For August 4, 2011

Halle Berry's pixie cut gets even shorter — InStyle The cast photos for the all-star season of ANTM are pretty amazing — The Cut How to subtly amp up your lips — Real Simple Fall skin care products to buy right now — Refinery29 Get clear skin with these eight face peels — Beauty High Essie's Fall nail polish colors are inspired by postwar handbags— Racked Bobbi Brown High Shimmer Read more

DrSugar Answers: Acne Meds and Pregnancy?


Updated 10/14/11 11:50 AM · Posted by DrSugar · 3 comments

A Doctor Answers Question About Acne Medication While Pregnant

DrSugar is in the house! And she's answering your health-related questions. Dear DrSugar, I have acne and after several years of tinkering, I've found the right combination of several prescription products daily to control it — benzoyl peroxide 6%, Solodyn, dapsone, Retin-A, clindamycin, and the list goes on. While I'm not pregnant now, I'd like to try and conceive in the next three years or so Read more