Check Your Sunscreen Labels For Vitamin A


Updated 06/02/10 8:16 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 11 comments

Vitamin A in Sunscreen May Cause Cancer

We all know that sunscreen is a tool to protect our skin against a host of ailments, including cancer and premature aging, but according to the Environmental Working Group, vitamin A derivatives retinol and retinyl palmitate, which are a popular additive in antiaging sunscreens, could speed the development of tumors when used on skin that's being exposed to the sun. It's pretty common knowledge Read more

Help This Reader Find an Eye Cream


Updated 02/07/10 10:52 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 17 comments

The Best Eye Creams

The other day I received an email from a reader looking for a good eye cream, and I thought that instead of just giving her a couple of options I like, I'd open up the floor to all of the eye-stuff experts reading the site. Want to help her out? Then here's what she has to say: "I'm 25 years old, and I've decided I'd like to finally delve into the world of eye creams (I hope I'm not too late!). Read more

Vitamin C Skin Care Part IV: Eye Treatments


Updated 08/17/07 11:42 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 6 comments

Vitamin C Skin Care Part IV:  Eye Treatments

Welcome back to part four of my Vitamin C Skin Care Series. As we all know, eye creams are important for toning, firming and tightening up the sensitive orbital area of your eye. That's where you first begin to see fine lines and signs of aging. Here are three vitamin C-infused eye creams that help to stunt the aging process and keep your eyes looking taut and smooth. Jan Marini C-ESTA Eye Read more

Beauty Marked! An Anti-Aging Eye Cream


Updated 03/07/07 1:20 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 0 comments

Beauty Marked! An Anti-Aging Eye Cream

Ever since I realized my tried and true Shiseido Skincare Eye Revitalizer, $37, lost its effect on my aging eyes, I've been on the hunt for something heavier! Thank you to all of you who responded to my Beauty Mark It! post and shared all of your super powered age defying eye creams! To see all of the anti-aging eye creams that you have chosen for me click here. Beauty Mark #1 found by Read more

Take a Look at the 2010 CEW Award Winners!


Updated 11/07/11 2:51 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 3 comments

List of 2010 CEW Award Winners

On Friday, members from the prestigious Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW), along with some very excited beauty brand reps, got together to find out the winners of the annual Beauty Awards. Celebrities like Whitney Port, Kim Kardashian, and Selita Ebanks were on hand to dish out the awards, along with host Mario Cantone. To win a CEW award is pretty prestigious stuff, so to find out what products Read more

Something About This Ageless Fantasy Smells Funny


Updated 11/07/11 2:50 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 8 comments

Ageless Fantasy Anti-Aging Perfume

It helps to have a little bit of blind faith when working with certain beauty products. (For instance, you might not see results from eye creams now, but 10 years from now, sure. Can't hurt.) With that said, I'm pretty agnostic when it comes to the idea of Ageless Fantasy, an anti-aging fragrance. For $120, you can allegedly look "at least eight years younger," according to the press materials Read more