July 29, 2019 at 08:11AM The book that’s made the biggest impact on her self-care and more. Continue Reading… Author Sophie Jaffe | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
Year: 2019
3 signs that you’re not even a little bit boring and are just a wise, old soul
July 29, 2019 at 06:41AM by CWC One of my closest friends lives in a quaint house in Maine, decorated with antique treasures and old-timey tchotchkes. She crafts broaches laden with sentimentality from black-and-white photographs, and her vintage clothes are accessorized with huge glasses and even huger hats. She’s fascinated with the death positivity movement, and always heads to bed early (“Sorry, I’m a grandma,” she yawns on cue). And for years, I just didn’t get it. We’re the same age, but if you were to look at our lifestyle choices and general personality traits on paper, you’d probably assume otherwise. I rent a small space in New York City. I wear red lipstick and cleavage-sprouting dresses to bars I sometimes stumble out of at 4 a.m. And frankly, while the idea of living a quiet, thoughtful existence in Maine seems cute to me, it also seems dreadfully boring. Only during my last visit did I come to understand that my grasp of my friend’s life doesn’t make her a boring person. (Also, I do fully understand that I’m neither the judge nor jury on boringness.) While sipping prosecco and talking about what books stir us, it dawned on me: She’s simply an old soul. What’s the meaning of an old soul, you may wonder? Well, for one, it’s not synonymous with being boring. ad_intervals[‘409839_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘409839_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); In fact, being an old soul and being boring are two very different things.
Toss the brow pencil, these growth serums will give you the arches of your dreams
July 29, 2019 at 06:38AM by CWC I’ve been diligently applying eyelash serums for some time now, taking my average-length fringe to va-va-voom to lengths. And while I’ve been spreading the good word about the fluttery effects to anyone who’ll listen, I’ve been sleeping on the fact that growth serums are also purported to help stimulate growth on brows. When it comes to my arches, my personal opinion is: the bushier the better. Every morning, I swipe on some brow gel, but would love if I even had more strands to brush up (and I’m not quite ready for microblading… yet). This is where brow serums come in—they work to bestow you with even fuller, bushier brows, thanks to nourishing ingredients that boost the hair above your eyeballs. “Brow serums are great for helping to achieve fuller-looking brows,” says Ywe Kvist, senior brand manager for Skin Research Laboratories. “Whether you over-plucked or have naturally sparse-looking brows, brow serums offer the thicker-looking appearance we’re all after.” ad_intervals[‘410852_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘410852_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); Besides that, Joey Healy, celebrity stylist and eyebrow specialist, says serums are great for adding volume density. “Brow serums are for people who have overworked their brows, people who are not satisfied with their brows as they age, or people who feel their brows aren’t living up to their full potential,” he says. You just have to look for serums with the right hair-boosting ingredients. “Peptides are the active ingredient you should look
National Lipstick Day means free cosmetics for everyone. Here’s what you need to know
Published 28th July 2019 Credit: Horst P. Horst/Conde Nast/Getty Images Beauty buffs across the United States on Monday will try new shades of lipstick or don old favorites for National Lipstick Day.The annual celebration honors one of the beauty industry’s oldest and most beloved cosmetic products.Here’s everything you need to know about lipstick and the special day — including where to score free products. Where does lipstick come from? The practice of painting lips dates back thousands of years.Some of the first known people to do so lived in Mesopotamia near the Sumerian city of Ur, according to the book “Read My Lips: A Cultural History of Lipstick.” That’s roughly around present-day southern Iraq. There, Queen Schub-ad made a paste from white lead and crushed red rocks to color her lips.From there, the lip-painting trend spread through the region and across the world. It made its way to the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. It survived the Middle Ages and Italian Renaissance and more.Ultimately, it was Western European settlers that brought lipstick to American shores. To this day, lipstick is still one of the most recognizable makeup products in the world.Honestly, homegirl Schub-ad was way ahead of her time. How has lipstick changed over the years? Lipstick may have started as crushed red rocks, but it’s changed a lot since then.A modern tube of lipstick contains lots of ingredients intended to improve shade, taste, scent and performance. Some also feature sun protection, moisturizing and waterproof properties.And “lipstick” doesn’t just refer
2 relationship pros say seeing out your revenge fantasy on an ex won’t make you feel better
July 29, 2019 at 05:00AM by CWC You can send someone actual shit in the mail. Cow dung, elephant crap, and gorilla poop can all be purchased and shipped overnight for less than $20. (Or, for high rollers, there’s also a combo pack featuring “one big nasty mess” of all three on offer.) I know this because the last time a guy wronged me (…you know who you are), my coworkers and I gathered around my computer and tried to decide which type of poop would be the most horrible for him to have to open in his brand new apartment. I didn’t go through with my revenge fantasy, but I did take the time to name a cockroach in the Bronx Zoo after him. Seemed innocent enough. Having watched The First Wives Club after every breakup I’ve ever been through (because, no, Horrible Dave, you don’t own me), enacting a well-thought-out revenge plot has always been an enticing temptation. The idea of making someone suffer who had thoughtlessly made me suffer first—whether by sending them gorilla poop, egging their house, or doing something more extreme, like sleeping with their best friend, gets me downright giddy. But while dreaming about these things has helped me get through some of the worst heartbreaks of my life, I’ve never gone so far as to actually act on any revenge fantasy. And according to the experts, that’s probably for the best. ad_intervals[‘409086_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘409086_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } },
CBD is *technically* legal, but the industry still operates in some major grey areas
July 29, 2019 at 03:00AM by CWC December 20, 2018 was a day for the wellness history books: The 2018 Farm Bill was signed into law. Among other things, this long-awaited document removed industrial hemp from the Schedule 1 controlled substances list, allowing licensed farmers to grow the plant more freely and removing restrictions around selling, possessing, and transporting hemp-based products. Experts (and Well+Good!) predicted a potentially unprecedented boom in the budding CBD industry. In a lot of ways, that’s exactly what’s played out over the past seven months. The market’s been flooded with a deluge of new products containing CBD—a non-intoxicating compound found in cannabis sativa plants, including hemp, that’s credited with numerous potential health benefits. Specialty CBD retailers such as Standard Dose and Fleur Marché have debuted both online and IRL storefronts, providing stylishly curated assortments of CBD skin-care products, food, and supplements. Drugstores including CVS are bringing CBD topicals to hundreds of stores nationwide, while big food brands such as Ben & Jerry’s have stated their intentions to feature the ingredient in future products. ad_intervals[‘409522_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘409522_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); Joel Stanley, co-founder and chairman of long-established CBD brand Charlotte’s Web, confirms that this is a high time (no pun intended) for the industry. “When you consider the obstacles we’ve faced, the Farm Bill was a celebration that allows us to scale our agricultural operations in new ways,” he says. “More and more people are looking to hemp as a safe,
Weekly Horoscope: How To Get Through The Last Days Of Mercury Retro
July 29, 2019 at 01:03AM Wednesday’s moon raises the question: How do you want to shine in the world? Continue Reading… Author The AstroTwins | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
The Weird Reason Your Dish Detergent May Be Messing With Your Gut
July 29, 2019 at 12:27AM Plus, what to use instead. Continue Reading… Author Katherine Maslen, N.D. | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
The 3 Ingredient Inflammation-Fighting Iced Tea You’ll Wanna Sip All Summer Long
July 29, 2019 at 12:04AM It also soothes digestion, fights anxiety, and more. Continue Reading… Author Liz Moody | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
These no-salt texture sprays will give you flawless beach waves in 2 minutes flat
July 28, 2019 at 03:00PM by CWC Unless you’re one of the lucky few who can dive into the ocean and then let your hair air dry into Blue Crush-worthy waves, the amount of effort that usually goes into creating “effortless” beachy curls is unconscionable. Enter: texture spray. “Salt spray works to enhance your natural waves and texture,” says Nicole Casamassima, a stylist at the Nexxus Salon in New York City. “The salt in the spray opens up the cuticle of the hair and plumps up your strands, giving hair more texture and volume.” But salt sprays can be drying because the salt molecules pull moisture out of your hair, and this can exacerbate damage. Because of this, brands are turning to other ingredients—like sugar and silica—to get the wave-making job done. ad_intervals[‘405586_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘405586_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); Scroll through for some of our favorite tried-and-tested salt-free wave sprays on the market right now, which are almost as satisfying a way to get that surfer-girl hair as an actual jump in the ocean. Photo: Sugarwave Together Beauty Sugar Wave Texturizing Spray ($27) Is sugar the new salt when it comes to creating waves? In this Together Beauty’s case, all signs point to yes. Sugar—here in the form of papamiel nectar extract—has smaller granules than salt, which means it won’t weigh your hair down. Bonus points for smelling like a beach vacation in a bottle. Photo: IGK IGK Beach Club Texture Spray ($29) Whether you’re