Is there a natural beauty junkie on your shopping list? Consider Liz Earle. The cult-favorite botanically active line from the U.K. has cooked up a clever skincare subscription of sorts, where you get one bottle of its best-selling eucalyptus, chamomile, and cocoa butter Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser—plus two pure muslin cloths—once a month [...]

Did you know that Molly Ringwald sang on two Disney albums in the early eighties, or that Oprah was Miss Black Tennessee at age 17? Neither did we, until we pulled out the informative product inserts-cum-trivia cards inside Margot Elena Wells’ new line, Love + Toast. The colorful lip glosses, hand creams, and scents will [...]

We told you it was coming. Here, a sneak peak at Forever 21’s new makeup line. It looks…affordable? [Examiner]
The newest antiaging trend? Injecting your own blood into your face. Vampire references—so hot right now. [Daily Mail]
The MediSpa industry has come under scrutiny. Should you really lipo where you facial? [NYT]
Exercise does not, in fact, take [...]

Having secured a loyal celeb following that includes Katie Holmes, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, and one Brad Pitt (he’s a fan of the facials), Decléor is turning its attention to one of the industry’s biggest trends-of-the-moment: the night treatment. Its new Aroma Night collection features seven unique plant-derived formulas that target different skin types using [...]

Shiseido isn’t the only beauty company joining forces with a renowned artist in support of RxArt this season. Kiehl’s has teamed up with graffiti legend and Kanye West favorite KAWS, a.k.a. Brian Donnelly, to create a limited-edition bottle of the brand’s cult-favorite Crème de Corps body lotion. One-hundred percent of the net profits from the [...]

For the green-leaning types out there who, like us, enjoy buying a few keepsake beauty items from foreign apothecaries if only to utter those five magical words—”you can’t get it here”—when friends inquire about their origin, some news. France’s popular organic line Melvita has just become available stateside online, with plans for a San Francisco [...]

For her upcoming role in Precious, a deglamorized Mariah Carey had to drink what she has termed a tall glass of “ugly juice”—a far cry from whatever magical elixir she’d been injecting, er, imbibing to keep her skin perfectly radiant for the past 15 years. [Us]
With tanning beds now officially a no-no (thank you, WHO), [...]

We’re happy to report that our war with seasonal skin disorder is over. Beauty Counter 1, dry unattractive facial issues, 0. We’d like to give a few shout-outs to those products that have helped us claim this victory: Josie Maran Argan Oil, Prescriptives Comfort Cream—we couldn’t have done it without you. But a special thanks [...]

ARNICA/(ar-nik-kah)/n./ 1. A perennial plant, also known as Arnica Montana, with yellow-orange flowers that is native to the mountains of Europe and Siberia and cultivated in North America; /n./ 2. An anti-inflammatory that is popular in homeopathy and applied topically to relieve muscle aches, heal wounds, soothe swollen skin, and diminish acne scars, e.g., “Regroup [...]

Migraine reliever, wrinkle reducer, and now breast lift in a vial. Botox—what can’t it do? [WebMD]
Tweet what you eat. It’s dieting with a large helping of public shame. [Daily Mail]
Just in case common sense hasn’t already tipped you off, extreme-ingredient treatments are often a sham. Turns out, you don’t need bull semen or placenta extracts [...]