I’ve been seeing an esthetician (Kimberly at Headlines Salon in Encinitas) for monthly facials for the last three months. She got me started on Yonka products which I LOVE (see full review here) but I still get the occasional hormonal cyst-like zit. So on my last appointment with her, she offered to treat the area [ Continue Reading … ]

As I mentioned not too long ago, I’ve been giving my skin a break from using my prescription strength retin-a (tretinoin) because it is very drying for my sensitive skin. But when Birchbox asked me if I would like to try Strivectin’s Advanced Retinol Daytime Treatment, I could not resist. Most retinols have a warning [ Continue Reading … ]

As you might remember, I had my first facial in about ten years last month (read about it here). I didn’t want to change my skin cleansing routine but was open to trying any anti-aging treatments that Kimberly (my esthetician) recommended. I was very impressed that she suggested using “hydrating” products instead of the harsher/drying [ Continue Reading … ]

  I have a new obsession…FACIALS. Believe it or not, I just had my first facial in close to ten years! You would think someone as skincare obsessed as me that I would go ALL THE TIME. I’m not sure what took me so long other than my last experience was a little clinical with [ Continue Reading … ]

I recently got an email request from a reader asking for some of my favorite anti-aging products. In the last two years, I think all of my bad eating & sleeping habits have finally caught up with me. My eyes are really starting to show their age. Between drooping eyelids and crepey under eye skin, [ Continue Reading … ]