Posts Categorized: In the News

From Allure Magazine, October 2017: Top skin docs across the country pick their favorite products to for silky smooth skin — straight from the tube, jar, or bottle.   SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic Serum The Doctor: Rachel Nazarian is a dermatologist in New York City. Why She Loves It: You’d be hard-pressed to find a derm anywhere… Read more »

It’s time to get serious, my friends. Serious about taking care of the largest organ of our body — our skin. We chatted with Naomi Fenlin, owner of About Face Skin Care, and asked her to lay it all out — what are we all doing wrong in the warmer months (and hopefully it will… Read more »

Lately, the skin on my face has felt like an overstuffed plastic grocery bag that’s stretched to the point that it’s juuuust about to break and dump my groceries all over the sidewalk: taut, that is, thanks to a seeming inability to retain any ounce of hydration, and unpredictable. I keep a container of Kiehl’s moisturizer… Read more »

Full Disclosure: Melody’s “About Face” Chemical Peel series is sponsored by About Face Skin Care, but the amazing results and my opinions are my own. #melodysaboutface Sadly, my Chemical Peel Journey with About Face Skincare in Philadelphia has come to an end, for now. As a woman of color, I always thought the procedures I could… Read more »

Looking to bring your dry, dehydrated face back to life? These Philly skin pros have a few suggestions. By Lauren McGrath  |  December 20, 2016 at 1:05 pm With temps swinging from frigid to practically balmy these days, you might notice that your skin isn’t too happy. Changes in the weather combined with radiator heat… Read more »

  Shared from Philadelphia Magazine: On the day I turned 23, two things happened: First, I realized that it might not be true that nobody likes you when you?re 23, but it is definitely true that nobody cares when you turn 23; and second, my skin decided it was ready for its rebellious stage. Since… Read more »

Full Disclosure: Melody’s “About Face” Chemical Peel series is sponsored by About Face Skin Care, but the amazing results and my opinions are my own. #melodysaboutface You know how people start off the new year with that old saying “New Year, New Me”? well, I may find myself saying that bit early now that my… Read more »

This product is basically the holy-grail for people who HATE sunscreen, but know they need to use it. With the consistency of water, no odor, and an ultra-light, sheer splash of skin-perfecting color, SkinCeutical’s Physical Fusion UV Defense SPF-50 won Allure Magazine’s (aka the Beauty Experts) “Best of Beauty” Award for a second time. A… Read more »

Starting about five months ago, for about 20 workdays straight, I began each morning by walking into fellow Be Well Philly writer Emily Leaman?s office, pointing to my face and saying, ?I mean, can you believe it?!?!? The ?it? I was referring to was my cleared-up skin ? formerly land to an endless parade of… Read more »

Because its no fun showing off your engagement ring with cracked knuckles. By Alexandra Leshner | March 22, 2016 Right before I sat down to hash out this post, I — for the fourth-time already today — took off all of my rings and slathered my hands with a huge dollop of lotion. This is nothing… Read more »

  We?ve all heard the cautionary tales of secretly damaging ingredients in everything from your shampoo to your lipstick. But how are you supposed to discern the good products from the bad when the ingredients listed on the back read more like a biochemical engineering dissertation? We connected with industry professionals, from estheticians to med… Read more »

A few weeks ago, I was chatting with Jolene Hart, the author of Eat Pretty, about the wonders of?hemp seeds when she mentioned the link between blood sugar spikes and skin. As she explained, when your blood sugar spikes, your hormone levels get thrown off and this can lead to inflammation which can then lead… Read more »

By Carrie Denny ?|? November 3, 2015 ? Earlier this fall, we happily introduced to you a Lash Bee, a new addition to the Philly beauty industry that had its sights set on?the lovely lashes of local brides.?The startup?led by Wharton grads?Anjali Bhatia and Erin Soletski?offers a range of safe, high-quality, natural-looking and long-lasting eyelash… Read more »

Swapping out your summer wardrobe for cold weather necessities isn’t the only change you should be making. Here, we ask local beauty professionals to talk about their go-to products for the winter ahead. Apply an Invigorating Leave-in Conditioner ?Paul Labrecque Repair Style is a leave-in conditioner that is rich in aloe vera, which hydrates the… Read more »