Dealing With Acne Scars Made Easier


Updated 02/21/12 3:48 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

How To Treat Acne Scars

YouTube star and beauty guru Michelle Phan is passionate about making women feel and look their best, and she always has a trick or two up her sleeve. This week, Michelle helps us with tips for reducing acne scars: Hi everyone, Acne scars are more than just difficult to cover up; they can be very personal for many people. If you struggle with the appearance of acne scars, you are not alone! Read more

Product Review: InviCible Scars


Updated 01/14/10 11:58 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 10 comments

Product Review: InviCible Scars

I have an inch-long scar on a visible part of my body, and just by sheer coincidence, right as I needed an effective scar cream, InviCible Scars ($82) came a-calling. Just as the product's name suggests, this cream is invisible on the skin, and with a silicone-like feel (it's dimethicone doing the job), it glides on really smoothly, leaving no scent behind. Developed by breast reconstruction Read more

Scar Creams: You Helped a Girl Out!


Updated 12/04/09 5:07 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 6 comments

List of the Best Scar Creams

Earlier, I asked if you could help a reader out. She hit up the Problem Solved group in our BellaSugar Community for tips on minimizing the appearance of a brand-new scar. Thanks to all of your amazing tips and advice, I was able to put together a widget of your favorite remedies. Check it out below to peruse all the suggestions, and if you're headed to the drugstore to make a Read more

Scar Creams: Help a Reader Out!


Updated 12/08/09 9:24 PM · Posted by · 24 comments

Best Scar Creams

This post comes to us from the Problem Solved group, where member Jaime not Jamie asked for some beauty advice. Last week, I had surgery on my neck. I'm grateful that it was nothing serious, but I'm left with a scar that's a little over an inch long. Kudos to my surgeon for making such a small incision, but since the mark is on such a visible part of my body, I want to make sure that I do Read more

Love Your Scars, Love Yourself


Updated 08/10/09 1:52 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 40 comments

Looking Good With Scars

We live in a culture that doesn't value women's scars. There are a ton of creams, oils, and gels, in fact, that exist specifically to get rid of them. And while I understand the impulse to erase them and have certainly used scar-fading products myself, I also think that it's wrong to behave as though they're categorically a bad thing. Scars mark your continued survival and tout your ability to Read more

Seven C-Section Scar Healers


Updated 07/08/09 6:00 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 0 comments

C-Section Scar Lotions

Doctors may stitch and staple postpartum mothers up on the operating table, but once they get home the physical results of a c-section are a battle scar women carry for the rest of their lives. After the pain and numbness surrounding the scar fade, many ladies seek lotions and salves to help dissolve the little red line into oblivion. While no one potion is guaranteed to rid you of your scar, Read more

Skin Remedy Bio-Oil is Coming to America


Updated 06/29/07 8:27 PM · Posted by FabSugar · 1 comment

Skin Remedy Bio-Oil is Coming to America

Bio-Oil is a South African skin care remedy that is on its way to the US this Spring. Bio-Oil® is a specialist skincare product that helps improve the appearance of scars, stretch marks and uneven skin tone. Its advanced formulation is highly effective for numerous other skin concerns, including aging skin and dehydrated skin. Bio-Oil is a non-greasy protective formula that contains natural Read more

Christine Taylor on Organic Beauty, Her Must Haves, and Nighttime Hair Routine


Updated 05/10/12 2:46 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Christine Taylor's Skin Care and Beauty Tips

Actress Christine Taylor has signed on to be the spokeswoman for organic skin care line Nourish, and as a vegan and mother, her partnership with the brand seems like kismet. "A lot of times products will say 100 percent natural, but this one actually works," Christine explains. "Every person in my family has different favorites, and it's in every bathroom." Not only does she love the idea of Read more

It's Easy Being Green (If You're Talking Concealer)


Updated 05/03/12 4:45 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

How to Use a Green Concealer to Correct

Ever been confused by the multicolored concealer palettes you see at the stores? The confusion stops here. Over the next few days, let's explore the art of these color-correcting concealers, starting with green. Wicked Witch of the West? Don't think so, my pretties. When it comes to color correcting, it's all about using the color wheel to figure out a balance. Green, for instance, is opposite Read more

Should There Be a War on Makeup For Little Girls?


Updated 05/02/12 10:44 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Little Girls and Makeup

Here's a post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Betsy Shaw about kids and makeup. Hope Perlman survived the moment of mothering girls I dread. In her post for NY Times' Motherlode, she relays the day her 13-year-old daughter begged to be allowed to wear makeup to a Read more