Have you ever met a macadamia nut you didn’t like? Whether it’s plain, honey roasted or covered in chocolate…they are darn good! And they are good for your health, skin and hair. I love using macadamia oil for the many benefits it provides my hair. I’m talking about using it topically now…not eating...

Ever since I’ve been peri-menopausal along with losing my daughter 4 years ago my hair has been thinning and doesn’t grow. It’s weird too because my whole life I had thick hair that grew like crazy. Then ever since the aforementioned things I feel like it’s so thin and seriously the same length it’s...

One of the main reasons I consider myself an expert in skincare is because I always want to know the “x” factor. I want to know why products work. And simply put the “x” factor is the active ingredient(s) within the product themselves. Think of back in the day when women simply lathered a thick coating...

I’ve wanted Alchimie Forever Diode 1 Plus Diode 2 Age Defying Serums forever but didn’t feel like I should pony up the 95 bucks considering I usually only have a couple of hundred dollars each month for fun and extras. But before I knew it I succumbed and used a darn credit card! It turned out my obsession...

You know how some days you sort of feel the gravity of the world pulls you down more than other days? Like your body and particularly your legs feel extra heavy? And then other days you may feel light as a feather and have much more energy? That to me is called “heavy legs.” And by that I don’t mean...

My girlfriend Debbie obsesses over eye cream and it always makes me laugh because she has the best eyes ever! Her brows are lifted and her eyelids are not saggy and the bottoms of her eyes have no bags or dark circles. And then it hit me that maybe the fact that she obsesses over eye products is exactly...

I love checking out the “what’s new” tab on SkinStore.com . I always find the best new beauty products. So I thought I’d do a little series on my new favorites from that great little navigation tool on that great skin care website. Caudalie Paris products offers Caudalie Premier Cru . It’s the first...

I’ve always been pretty lucky because my neck never really aged all that much so I never concentrated a whole lot (on buying specific neck creams) or stressed over it by wearing scarves or turtlenecks. I just figured it looked ok because I’d always pull my face serums and treatments down my neck which...

After answering today’s forums I realized I had never written about the benefits of therapeutic massage. My favorite skin care websites sell lots of great spa quality massage oils so it dawned on me to write a little bit about massage as well as share with you some of the great massage oils and products...

Today I thought I’d continue with my article from last week in which I shared with you all how I transformed my house into a home simply by using candles and fragrant gifts I found on SkinStore.com . First I’d like to share some candles that I purchased but didn’t have room to tell you about in my last...