Doing Drugstore: Clean & Clear Morning Burst Oil Absorbing Sheets


Updated 11/02/07 2:48 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 28 comments

Doing Drugstore: Clean & Clear Morning Burst Oil Absorbing Sheets

This is going to sound weird, but I love seeing oil and sebum. I love them most when they are no longer in my face, which is why oil-blotting sheets are so much fun. There's something satisfying about dabbing your skin, then seeing the "oil spill" on the paper. Better there than on my face, right? I've been using Chidoriya blotting papers, which are great, but I recently tried Clean & Clear's Read more

9 Easy Tricks to Maximize Your Wardrobe


Updated 04/18/12 12:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Maximize Your Clothes

Despite what you think, you actually don't need more clothes. The trick is to just maximize your wardrobe. LearnVest shares how. Whether you live for shopping the latest trends or wish you could spend every day in your favorite pair of jeans and a white t-shirt, your clothes project a message about who you are. The great thing is that you have the power to control that message entirely — as Read more

As Madewell's Epic Road Trip Begins, Creative Director Shares Her Wardrobe Must Haves


Updated 04/13/12 1:48 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Madewell Head Designer Kin Ying Lee

Madewell launched a massive road trip yesterday, using a vintage Airstream as a kind of nomadic pop-up shop to bring its awesome (we can personally vouch for this) denim to cities and college campuses from Boston to Seattle. We stopped by the Airstream yesterday morning to share coffee, donuts, and Spring shopping tips with Kin Ying Lee, the ever hospitable and eternally cool creative director of Read more

11 Bootcamp Workouts to Have You Looking Your Best For Bikini Season


Updated 05/11/12 3:28 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Bikini Boot Camp Workouts

With bikini season just a few months away, get a jump on your fitness regimen now, instead of scrambling one week before your beach vacation to realize it's too late. Do a few of these circuit bootcamp workouts every week, alongside a solid cardio routine and healthy diet, and you'll be beach-ready as soon as the sun comes bearing down this Summer. This boot camp video workout from Jeanette Read more

5 Simple Ways to Go Raw


Updated 06/08/11 1:04 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

How to Eat More Raw Vegetables

Raw foodies argue that heating your food past 115 degrees F destroys the important enzymes found in fruits and vegetables, and by killing these enzymes we're decreasing the nutritional value of our food. These fragile enzymes help us properly and thoroughly digest our foods so we can absorb the vitamins and minerals in our tasty vittles. While I don't think I have the discipline, or the burning Read more

Go Ahead, Cheat a Little: 4 Easy Diet and Fitness Shortcuts


Updated 10/14/11 11:51 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Diet and Fitness Shortcuts

Sometimes being healthy can be a major time suck. There's hitting the gym every day, making sure to cook healthy, and so much more that goes into maintaining a healthy lifestyle. But it doesn't always have to be that way. Between eating right and fitting in exercise, there are a few shortcuts you can take when being perfect seems unthinkable. Best of all, none of these shortcuts skimp out on Read more

Emily Giffin Shares Her Top Moments From the Royal Wedding!


Updated 04/29/11 7:28 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Emily Giffin's Favorite Royal Wedding Moments

Editor's Note: The following is a guest post written by Emily Giffin, author of Something Borrowed and four other best-selling novels. For more from Emily, like her on Facebook. Just as I got up at the crack of dawn with my mother and sister to watch Di and Charles wed, I set my alarm for four this morning, donned my fanciest hat (purchased for Royal Ascot during my years in London), and Read more

OnSugar Blog: Preggo Products I Can't Live Without


Updated 08/31/11 3:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

The Best Stretch Mark Prevention Creams

Lots of moms and mommies-to-be like to think out loud, and Nicole Pearl, the Beauty Girl is one of them. She recently posted about her favorite pregnancy products on her The Beauty Girl blog. I'm having a baby! I'm in the final weeks and am happy to be able to say I'm still feeling good. I haven't gotten swollen or stretched out to the point that I'm miserable. Perhaps I can attribute this to my Read more

10 Workout Secrets (From Experts Who Learned the Hard Way!)


Updated 07/14/11 1:30 PM · Posted by · 8 comments

The Worst Mistakes to Make at the Gym

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar! Nobody is perfect. And neither are our workouts. From the fitness hangover solution to what not to wear at the gym and how to avoid being "that" girl at the gym, 10 fitness pros (and me) give us their "I wish I'd known sooner" secrets for having a better, more effective and enjoyable workout. So you don't have to learn the Read more

Ways to Boost Your Metabolism


Updated 09/12/11 1:19 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 16 comments

Ways to Boost Your Metabolism

Who, regardless of age or body type wouldn't want to burn calories more efficiently? Boosting your metabolism is fairly easy and can be as simple as eating regularly, not sipping some super caffeinated energy drink. Here are some ideas on how to boost your metabolism: Eat breakfast. Eating in the morning will help to jump-start your metabolism for the rest of the day. Plus studies show that Read more