Girls Beauty Tips

by Mary Schook Over the last several years I have been listening to customers and friends alike talk about how they can't get pregnant. I originally wondered if it might be stress, poor diet, their partner, etc. I also knew that we had a plastic problem especially since we made ourselves dependent on bottled water. I never did connect the idea that plastic might be leaching chemicals (Bisphenol A) into our water causing endocrine issues or infertility. THEN I found out about a REALLY big problem-The GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH. You initially think that it's just a garbage problem choking and killing the fish. Dig a little deeper and you find out that plastic in the sun and heat leaches unknown chemicals that are polluting our waters killing the fish and then in turn slowly killing us! You can read more about the Pacific Garbage Patch HERE. In the beauty world if you kill the fish, you kill your skin. We need fish to give us essential fats that our bodies need for our skin, br...

by mary schook Advertisers have been swooning and pitching us with their generally over-inflated and even sometimes deceptive terms since the beginning of time, yet we keep falling for it. The cycle is endless. For example, your eye catches an ad or review about the latest mascara in the magazine. It's THE best mascara EVER with some new technology voted by some beauty authority. The mascara company has it right this time. You know that you've been burned by these promises before, yet you still fork over (up to) $30 for the holy grail of mascara only to find that your Maybelline Great lash mascara that sells every 1.7 seconds alone in this country (ref NY Times) is still your go-to mascara. It's happened to us all. I had one client mention to me once she finally stopped buying "the best mascara" after eight tubes. Other terms such as Hypoallergenic, Natural, Lifting, 100 Percent Pure, For Sensitive Skin, Broad-Spectrum, Organic, Water-resistant, Brightening, Cli...

The fall season is upon us and Thanksgiving is right around the corner and everyone is now making plans and preparing their bellies for the amount of food they are going to eat. On a more serious note, however, with this time of the year the weather is changing and so must our beauty regimen in order to keep our skin in top condition. Cold weather leaves your skin feeling parched and dull. Fortunately for us, this fall season is not only good for decorating our houses with pumpkins but these vitamin packed mega squashes can protect our delicate skin from premature again, clogged pores, and an uneven complexion. Pumpkins are enriched with many vitamins and anti-oxidants that can boost the elasticity of our skin. So after carving those pumpkins don�t throw out all the puree instead we are going to put it to good use. So, to keep with the holiday theme, here are scrubs and masks to keep every area of our body hydrated and glowing. After all w...