July 13, 2019 at 02:00PM by CWC There is a fine line between “sweaty” and “glowy,” which becomes harder and harder to navigate as the summer months creep along and temperatures—in New York City, at least—skyrocket toward the mid-90s. As someone who loves to walk around with dewy, radiant looking skin (…my makeup routine consists of no fewer than four different highlighters), this has always been a challenging thing to navigate. Because how is it even possible to maintain that type of look when grease and sweat are pretty much permanent skin fixtures from June through September? To find out, I tapped three different makeup artists to share their tips on how to keep skin looking glowy—not sweaty—throughout the summer months. Keep scrolling for what they have to say. Don’t forget to wear sunscreen: Yet another reason to make sunscreen a part of your a.m. routine: It can help mattify your look when the weather is trying to do otherwise. “I always recommend my clients use a facial sunscreen that is gel-based to help blur pores and cut shine,” says celebrity makeup artist Natalia López de Quintana. Her picks? Glossier Ultra Shield ($25) and Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen ($32). ad_intervals[‘407668_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘407668_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); Pick the right products: During the summer months, you’ll want to choose foundations that will help mattify your inevitable sweat situation instead of, ya know, greasing you up and making you look more sweaty. “Steer away from using any foundations
Category: 2019 Health
Here’s what’s actually in a can of spiked seltzer—and how it may affect your gut
July 13, 2019 at 12:02PM by CWC Summers are meant for beaches, bikinis, and… spiked seltzer? If you’ve been celebrating the season, you’ve probably noticed a trend: Everyone seems to have a seltzer in hand. Except this summer, they’re boozy. First LaCroix’s popularity soared, and now other brands are adding alcohol into the fizzy mix. While spiked seltzer may seem like a healthier way to get your drink on, it might not be the case. The alcohol in spiked seltzer is unique in that it comes from fermented sugars, but it’s not any better for your body than what you’d find in other alcoholic beverages. That combination of carbonation and sugar could mess with your gut, making you feel bloated. And that’s just the beginning. “When it comes to alcohol—like sugar—all calories are created equally. Alcohol has 7 calories per gram, almost double that of carbohydrates and protein. Additionally, alcohol interferes with our body’s normal processing our nutrients,” says Whitney English, MS, RDN. “Once an ingredient has been fermented (cane sugar in the case of spiked seltzer) and converted into alcohol, it’s no longer that ingredient—it’s alcohol. Ethanol, aka alcohol, affects our gut the same, regardless of its original source. It’s rapidly absorbed and metabolized by the liver, and any excess energy is stored as fat.” ad_intervals[‘403847_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘403847_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); English says spiked seltzer isn’t necessarily any healthier than other alcoholic drinks on the alcohol front: If you go overboard thinking
A beauty editor’s guide to saving the most money on Amazon Prime Day
July 13, 2019 at 08:00AM by CWC No joke—three of my favorite things in the entire world are beauty products, sales, and ordering things on Amazon. So naturally, Amazon Prime Day is like my version of Christmas, Hanukkah and my birthday wrapped into one two-day extravaganza. For anyone who is slightly less bedazzled by Amazon than I am and wondering what the heck I’m talking about, Prime Day is 48 hours worth of deals on items all across the site. Considering Amazon literally has everything you could ever possibly need (and a whole lot of stuff you definitely don’t need, but will still probably buy anyway), you’re pretty much guaranteed to find something worth adding to your cart. Obviously, the things that excite me, a beauty editor, the most about the whole event are the beauty deals. And while scrolling through this year’s offerings, I was absolutely pumped to discover that a whole lot of the things on sale are ones that I actually already use in my everyday routine. Scroll through for a few of my favorites, and get ready for a big overnight shipment to show up on your doorstep come July 17. ad_intervals[‘406777_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘406777_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); Photo: Jane Iredale Jane Iredale Just Kissed Lip and Cheek Stain ($28) The OG clean beauty brand is offering 30 percent off of their Just Kissed Lip and Cheek Stain, which I recently started using every day. Its creamy consistency ensures that
Why you should watch out for the “butt wink” when squatting
July 13, 2019 at 07:00AM by CWC I am trying to pay attention to a lot of things when I do squats: I’m pretending like I’m sitting back onto a chair, keeping my weight in my heels, and keeping my head up and shoulders back. Oh, and I try not to cry or complain (and I’m even successful sometimes). One thing that’s never crossed my mind? Butt winks. Never heard of it. That is, until fitness trainer Samantha Ciaccia told me that it’s really good to prevent a “butt wink” when doing squats. Before your mind wanders too far, a butt wink isn’t, like, something dirty or embarrassing. It just has to do with what happens when your lower spine is arched at the bottom of a squat. Here are the biomechanics of it. “As you’re lowering, as is most commonly seen in a squat, once you get past parallel—which means your hips are at the levels of your knees—your pelvis and lumbar spine, the lower part of your spine, goes into flexion,” Ciaccia explains. “Usually that flexion happens with lack of engagement.” ad_intervals[‘407609_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘407609_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); In other words, when your lower spine arches at the bottom of a squat as you stick your butt out, it signifies that you’re not fully engaging your core, glutes, and hamstrings—and there’s more of a chance you’ll wind up with back pain down the road. At the same time, it’s not necessarily a
Not drinking enough water? These 9 bottles help you hydrate
July 13, 2019 at 06:06AM by CWC My plants get watered on a strict weekly schedule. Unfortunately, I don’t keep myself as hydrated as my beloved monstera. Drinking water is the most basic thing you need to do to survive, yet it’s the one thing I can’t get myself to do. Sometimes I go most of the day with nothing but a few swigs—which probably explains my frequent migraines and lack of energy. Clearly something’s gotta change. I’ve tried just about everything to get myself to drink water like a normal person. And if you’re also part of the please-help-me-I-suck-at-drinking-water club, it’s probably going to take an extra push to finally get the job done. Instead of carrying around a plain ol’ water bottle every day, going for a high-tech option that reminds you to sip or something that helps you track your progress with hydration markers might be the solution you’ve been looking for. To stop your insides from turning into the Sahara desert, snag one of these finds immediately. ad_intervals[‘407648_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘407648_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); The best water bottles for hydration Buy Now Hidrate Spark 2.0 Smart Water Bottle $45 Buy Now BuildLife 1 Gallon Water Bottle $19 Buy Now Teentumn 30oz Sport Water Bottle with Time Markers $15 Buy Now Cactaki Water Bottle with Time Markers $20 Buy Now HydraCoach 2.0 Sip & See Smart Water Bottle $35 Buy Now DAWAY Vacuum Insulated Water Bottle Rechargeable $37 Buy Now Bevgo
The dark triad personality includes narcissism, psychopathy, and a third lesser-known demonic trait
July 13, 2019 at 06:00AM by CWC I’ve been on the dating scene for a very traumatic 13 years, and I would say that the narcissists were exhausting, the psychopaths were frightening, and the Machiavellians were very, very hard to get over. Wait, is that last one lost on you? If that’s the case, you lucky soul, maybe you’ve never been trapped in the dark triad, a collection of malevolent personality traits that are code-red dangerous in any relationship. Narcissism makes up one corner and is marked by yuuuge ego and a lack of empathy. Psychopathy fills another corner, and is identified by impulsiveness and a complete lack of remorse. You might’ve heard of those traits—but, um, Machiavellianism? “Machiavellianism is an extreme form of manipulation. [People with this trait] care less about others’ feelings, and more about their own goals and success,” relationship therapist Tammy Nelson, PhD, tells me. “Machiavelli wrote The Prince and taught a thousand years of killers how to prevail.” That’s why the term “Machiavellian tactics” points to ruthless, underhanded ways of getting whatever you want. ad_intervals[‘404038_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘404038_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); And since the other, buzzier components of the dark triad are getting all the attention, it seems Machiavellian characters may be able to float under the radar, totally in tact. Plus, the element of manipulation makes identifying Machiavellians tough. I’ve been seduced plenty of times by opportunistic types who have stepped on other people in order to ascend
A dietitian’s definitive ranking of the 10 most popular protein cookies
July 13, 2019 at 04:00AM by CWC Growing up, my dad always rewarded himself for working out by buying himself a junk food snack at the gas station down the street. “Dad, you’re totally undoing your workout!” I would nag him, rolling my (heavily) eyelined eyes at him. But he didn’t care. He just ran three miles and he wanted some dessert, damnit! He’s definitely not the only one who craves sweets after a workout, and brands have caught on. Behold the rise of the protein cookie. This isn’t just a one-off; there’s a whole slew of different protein cookie options out there. Which of course begs the questions: Exactly how healthy are protein cookies? “I believe all foods can be included in a healthy diet, though some protein cookies are definitely healthier than others,” registered dietitian Jessica Bouchard, RD says. “When I look at something to see how healthy it is, I primarily look at the ingredients being added, and also the sugar content.” Which is exactly what I asked her to do for the 10 most popular protein cookie brands on the market. Here, she ranks them based solely on nutrition (in other word, taste was not taken into account). ad_intervals[‘405975_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘405975_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); Curious about the best healthy protein cookies on the market? Keep reading for the full run-down. Photo: BHU Fit 1. Best overall: BHU Fit Vegan Chocolate Chip Protein Cookie ($30 for 10) Protein: 10 grams
Your muscles contract in 3 different ways—here’s why that matters when you work out
July 13, 2019 at 02:03AM by CWC When you take a muscle through the full range of motion, it goes through three phases of muscle contraction: eccentric, isometric, and concentric. Placing more attention on one phase can yield different results, it all depends on what you’re training for. For starters, what does any of that mean? Blink Fitness program manager Phil Timmons explains that eccentric is when your muscle is lengthening, concentric when the muscle is shortening, and isometric is when the muscle is contracting without moving (like when you’re in barre and shaking while holding at the bottom of a plié). “You can perform all of these in one exercise, such as an arm curl or bicep curl,” Timmons says. “As you are curling the weight up and bending the elbow it is a concentric movement. While holding the curl at the top with elbow bent for several seconds it’s isometric and while lowering the weight back down and straitening your arm it’s eccentric.” ad_intervals[‘407719_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘407719_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); You always want to train first eccentrically, then isometrically, and finally, concentrically. Rondel King, MS, exercise physiologist at the NYU Langone Sports Performance Center, explains that to safely build strength in a move (whether you’re just starting off or looking to increase the weight your lifting) you always want to train first eccentrically, then isometrically, and finally, concentrically. In this order, King says you’ll protect your joints and learn to accept force
Here’s what it means for your go-with-the-flow personality if you’re one of the 4 mutable zodiac signs
July 12, 2019 at 04:00PM by CWC I can only imagine the lightness that comes with being easy-going. My preppy Pisces roommate, for instance, can talk to just about anyone at a punk show and doesn’t mind switching gears last minute on happy-hour plans, so long as the specials are good. It must be nice (really nice) to feel so socially feathery, and apparently that’s the blessing of being born as one of the four mutable signs in astrology. Don’t know what a mutable sign is, besides something I am clearly not? As astrologer Stefanie Iris Weiss explains it, “Mutable signs innately know how to go with the flow.” They’re probably inclusive of your most flexible friends, who are probably born toward the end of any of the four seasons. To clear things up further, below find out what it means for your personality if you’re one of the four mutable signs of the zodiac. The zodiac has 3 quadruplicities, each covering 4 signs Astrological quadruplicities represent clusters of four zodiac signs and how they act and react in certain situations. As opposed to how the elements—fire, water, Earth, and, air—dictate a person’s temperament, quadruplicaties more so point to how a person directs energy behaviorally. Cardinal signs are known for being great self-starters, while fixed signs are known for being consistent in their ways. So, what about mutable signs? ad_intervals[‘403188_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘403188_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); “Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces—the signs that cap
Why does my face get so much redder than everyone else’s when I work out?
July 12, 2019 at 03:01PM by CWC When I workout, sweat and a bright red face typically go hand-in-hand. At this point, I’ve just accepted that I’m going to look like a tomato anytime I get my heart rate up. But I have to admit, I am curious… Why am I the only one in my class who leaves looking like a fire truck? To get to the bottom of my facial redness, I reached out to someone who deals with skin issues every day: a dermatologist. And of course there’s a simple explanation for why it happens in the first place. “Getting a red face while working out is completely normal—this is our body’s natural response to regulating temperature,” says Sheel Desai Solomon, MD, a North Carolina-based dermatologist. “As we exercise, blood is being pumped through our blood vessels, or capillaries, at a faster rate to maximize oxygen intake. The capillaries widen to deliver more oxygen to the working muscles and also push heat to the surface of the skin to avoid overheating. This can lead your face to appear red and is especially visible in people with fair skin.” ad_intervals[‘407588_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘407588_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); Fair skin definitely checks out in my case. But the reason you might always be so much redder than your workout pals goes beyond skin tone. “If you’re someone who gets redder than others, this could be because you have more capillaries in your face than