The Best Blusher For Your Skin Tone: Olive Skin


Updated 10/19/11 8:54 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 30 comments

The Best Blusher For Your Skin Tone: Olive Skin

Welcome to part four of The Best Blusher For Your Skin Tone. In this installment, we are exploring blush for olive-colored skin. You lucky girls are the ones with the gorgeous and natural golden glow all year round! For this type of skin, petal pinks and deep peachy apricots give you a subtle warmth. Here are a few of my suggestions—and by all means, please leave comments and share your own Read more

A Reader Recipe: Chunky Cherry-Chocolate Granola Bites


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Cherry-Chocolate Granola Bites

FitSugar reader JuicyNoelle came up with this special cookie for Valentine's Day; she posted the recipe in our Healthy Recipe group. Tied with a festive pink ribbon and a little love, I’m hoping these cookies will be perfect for Valentine's Day. The whole-grain oats, nuts, and cherries in these cookies add heartiness, while the melted dark-chocolate chunks deliver bursts of richness. The chia Read more

What We're Sweet On: Truly Multipurpose Oil


Updated 01/29/12 12:27 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

ONE Skincare Oil Review

Can one product moisturize and balance your face, body, and even your hair? Yes, if it's the right oil. And right now we're rather fond of O.N.E. Skincare ($30). It's not for everybody — quite literally, since oily complexions won't benefit as much — but if you have dry, sensitive skin, O.N.E.'s oil is a lifesaver. It's a gentle blend of olive oil, sunflower oil, lavender, and geranium that Read more

6 Bad Beauty Habits to Break Now


Updated 01/29/12 8:03 PM · Posted by Michelle Phan · 4 comments

Bad Beauty Habits to Break

YouTube star and beauty guru Michelle Phan is all about beauty, and she's here to help you start your year off fresh. This week, Michelle admonishes us against six bad beauty habits we should all break in the new year: Hi everyone, Whether it's not always washing your face or not always washing your brushes, we are all guilty of a few bad beauty habits that we know we ought to break. What Read more

What We're Sweet On: A Nongreasy Moisturizing Cream


Updated 12/19/11 12:40 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Lumene Sensitive Touch 5-Minute Cream Review

If you've made it this far into December without developing a dried-out complexion, consider yourself lucky. For everyone else, tight and flaky skin is par for the course. Or is it? Too many moisturizing creams feel heavy or greasy as they banish dry skin, but not Lumene Sensitive Touch 5 Minute SOS Cream ($20). Designed for sensitive skin types, this cream is free of parabens, silicones, Read more

4 Pointers For Perfecting That Holiday Cheese Platter


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Holiday Cheese Pairing Tips

Pulling together a cheese platter for your next holiday soiree seems like an übereasy task — and it should be, if you know the few basic fundamentals of cheese pairing. Take a few tips from Cathy Strange, cheese buyer from Whole Foods Market, before you stock up your party pantry, and you'll be sure to have a cheese plate that's as dynamic as your Christmas party conversation. Your Read more

How to Fix Your Booze-Induced Skin Care Woes


Updated 12/16/11 9:17 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Recover From a Hangover

Does it seem like all you've been doing lately is eating and imbibing in boozed-up beverage after boozed up beverage? While spiked egg nog, hot toddies, champagne cocktails, and mulled wine are all fine and dandy, the problem is that in excess they can wreak havoc on your skin. The issue: "It doesn't matter what you are drinking, all forms of alcohol are dehydrating," says celebrity Read more

Lil Links: Tips For Handling That Most Unpleasant Childhood Sickness


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Tips For Handling the Stomach Flu

How to handle a stomach virus in your home — Parenting 7 tips for a healthy pregnancy with diabetes – Health 13 ways to keep your kid entertained in a rear-facing seat — The Stir Facebook's COO has figured out how to balance career, family, and life — Business Insider Julie Bowen takes lil Oliver on a breakfast run — Celebrity Baby Scoop Katherine Heigl wants three or four kids — Read more

3 Easy Tips For Soft, Kissable Lips


Updated 12/06/11 5:00 AM · Posted by Michelle Phan · 0 comments

Natural Soft Lips Treatments

We're excited to continue our partnership with YouTube star and beauty guru Michelle Phan! Every other week, we'll be bringing you the best from her website, MichellePhan.com. This week, Michelle has the lowdown on making your lips kissable just in time for that holiday party: Hi everyone, Mistletoe is tricky. You can’t really avoid it, since you never know when it will reveal itself. You Read more