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If your head has been in Paris the last week or so watching the Olympics, you may have been on the lookout for some French fashion and beauty advice, as French women are known worldwide for setting trends in those areas. In particular, French women are known for their minimalist…

Earlier this spring we published a post on the rising rates of lethal skin cancers. As we made clear, UV rays from the sun are the primary cause of skin cancer (along with skin aging). And other than avoiding sun exposure altogether, your best bet for lowering your risk of…

How did you celebrate National Mature Women’s Day last week? Created as a way to celebrate and shine a positive light on “mature women,” the idea came from the cosmetics guru Laura Geller, one of the most prominent producers of cosmetic products and makeup intended for older women. Geller has…

How do you think you look compared to your peers? Do you all look about the same age? Would someone think you’re younger than your same-aged friends? Do you think you look younger than your chronological age? Does it even matter one way or another about whether you look young…

If you walk past a mirror, it’s hard to avoid a bit of startle, especially if you have one image of yourself (perhaps based on your look from several decades ago) and yet you see a reflection that more candidly shows what you look like today. Some of us gracefully…

If you’ve been to a cosmetics counter or nutrition store recently, you’ve likely seen the promotion of “collagen” as a “cure-all” for everything from sagging skin to aching joints. Why is that, and what actually is collagen? At its most basic, collagen is a substance naturally produced by your body…