April 17, 2019 at 04:00PM by CWC As an admittedly lazy girl, I hoard each and every multi-tasking beauty product I can get my (manicured) hands on. So I’m all about foundations that double as skin care, using a plethora of lip-to-cheek sticks, and slathering on a trusty moisturizer with SPF. But, if I could ask for the most magical of all beauty products, it would be mascara that makes your lashes grow while you wear it. Welp, I’ve been sleeping on what I thought was a mere fantasy, because lash-boosting formulas exist and they’re totally awesome. These serum-mascara hybrids boost your lashes—and while making them look long and coated—they’re also creating an environment that’s kinder and could help them grow more quickly. The magic comes from ingredients like peptides, stem cell complexes, vitamin E, proteins, biotin, keratin—the list goes on—but the hybrid mascaras tend to have at least one of these lengthening ingredients within them. “Lashes are made from 90 percent proteins and keratin,” says Jenny Patinkin, makeup artist and author of Lazy Perfection. “Mascaras made with ingredients like collagen, peptides, and amino-acid proteins can make lashes appear thicker, glossier, and more lush, just as they do in hair treatments.” All of that conditioning and good-stuff on the lash line hasn’t technically been proven to outright grow your fringe, but by using (sorry) easy-on-the-eyes formulas, you’re much more likely to create an environment that promotes growth. (The opposite is true as well, so if your lashes are dry from an agitating
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We’ve Been Taught the Outdoors is Skin-Care Enemy Number One—Here’s Why That’s Not Quite True
April 16, 2019 at 06:30PM by CWC Have you ever wondered why a day at the beach leaves you with glowing skin not even an expensive facial could replicate? And no, we’re not talking about getting a tan (which is really a sign of damage)—that time spent beachside is doing undercover work toward actually boosting your skin’s health. The secret to keeping your new-found radiance year round (without moving to a tropical island) is simple: All you have to do is go outside more. *Cue shocked faces.* We know, we know—the cardinal rule of healthy skin is to avoid exposure to UV rays, pollution, and other outdoor elements that can accelerate aging, dark spots, and all that other skin stuff we stress over. But by staying indoors we’re missing out on a major portion of the skin-health equation: bacteria. By staying indoors we’re missing out on a major portion of the skin-health equation: bacteria. “Culturally, we have seen so many habits built around fear tactics,” says Jasmina Aganovic, president at Mother Dirt—a skin-care line that promotes balance on the skin by integrating live bacteria into its products. “While an excess of sun and polluted air certainly is not great for us, the manifestation of this rhetoric into products that are sold to us is often disproportionate to the reality.” In short, the outdoors isn’t as bad for our skin as we’ve been made to think. Aganovic credits our fear of harmful bacteria with motivating us to eradicate all bacteria, which
The 7 little words a psychotherapist says your inner critic needs to hear
April 16, 2019 at 11:12AM by CWC In Disney’s fairy tale Rapunzel, the evil witch belts a solo about all the reasons the princess deserves to be locked away from the outside world. She’s “ditzy,” “naive,” “clumsy,” “gullible,” and altogether unfit to fulfill her dreams. My inner geek is convinced that the witch is in fact a metaphor for the inner critic. We’re trapped within a self-imposed tower built upon a shaky foundation. We ask ourselves, “What is wrong with me?” And yet, we could toss our hair out the window, climb down from the prison of self-criticism, and live our lives boldly. Psychoanalyst and author Susan Henkels agrees. In her 45 years of talking clients through their perceived weaknesses, she has discovered that asking yourself one simple question—What if there’s nothing wrong with me?—can help quash self-limiting beliefs. “I’m not saying there isn’t anything wrong with you right now,” she said in a talk at the TEDxSedona conference. “I’m just saying, what if there [wasn’t]? Could you have more confidence and courage to do something that you’ve always been passionate about?” Asking yourself the question doesn’t mean you’re calling yourself the living, breathing embodiment of perfection. It’s really about deleting a narrative that says you’re not enough so you can get to the good stuff. “We really do create this whole list of what we think is wrong and then create an entire life around decisions we made probably when we were five-years-old,” says Henkels. “Wouldn’t it be nice
Walk down the aisle with confidence in one of these size-inclusive wedding dresses under $700
April 15, 2019 at 09:03AM by CWC The extended-sized fashion movement is well on its way to getting the kudos it deserves. Activewear companies like Nike, Beyond Yoga, and Girlfriend Collective have taken steps toward inclusivity. Now wedding attire, too, is increasingly comprehensive with its sizing. Leading the charge is Torrid, a cult-favorite fashion brand for women sizes 10-40, which recently dropped a wedding capsule collection. Each piece is both completely gorgeous and under $200. The collection includes 14 sassy and chic styles, in sizes 10-30, including off-the-shoulder dresses, waterfall skirts, and even unique patterns. With a beautiful collection of bridesmaid dresses and accessories, your closest friends will look fabulous, too. Knowing you’ll want to shop around, we scoured the web’s garment purveyors for affordable wedding dresses that says “I do” to size-inclusivity and budget-friendliness. Torrid, Sizes 10-30 Buy Now Ivory Lace Capelet Formal Gown $169 Buy Now Special Occasion White Lace Mini Dress $149 Buy Now Special Occasion Ivory Woven Skater Dress $109 Torrid’s line is stylized and graceful—with a twist. For the love of tulle, take a look at these gowns. David’s Bridal, Sizes 16W-30W Buy Now Plunging Lace Halter Plus Size Wedding Dress $540 Buy Now Embroidered Floral Tulle Plus Size Wedding Dress Style $508 Buy Now Ruffled Organza Plus Size Mermaid Wedding Dress $674 Alright, alright, so David’s Bridal is notorious for its beyond-corny Saturday morning television commercials. But the stunning necklines on these graceful silhouettes will almost make you forget all the eye-roll worthy love
In This Dreamy Seaside Home, The Kids Help Take Care of The Plants
April 14, 2019 at 04:05AM Don’t miss the washroom door. Continue Reading… Author Emma Loewe | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
Meghan Markle breaking royal post-birth protocol is an act of JOMO worth applauding
April 12, 2019 at 06:38AM by CWC When history repeats itself three times, the event in question becomes fair game to be called a trend—and that principle explains why people of the world have grown so used to seeing a royal baby birth announcement via a photo call not long after the birth itself. But leave it to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to break royal protocol; according to a statement from Kensington Palace, “Their Royal Highnesses have taken a personal decision to keep the plans around the arrival of their baby private.” Yeah, that’s right, Meghan and Harry aren’t displaying the baby Simba-style, à la Kate Middleton and Prince William mere hours after birth. And to that I say, good. Good. ICYMI, this royal tradition calls for the brand-new parents of a very-fresh baby to showcase their bundle of joy for a photo call, like, as soon as everyone’s toweled off and clean-ish. Princess Anne did it after the birth of her son Peter Phillips, while Princess Diana and Prince Charles formally posed on the Lindo Wing steps of St. Mary’s Hospital for the births of Prince William and Prince Harry. Most recently, Kate Middleton posed immediately after the births of Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, which has stressed me out every single time. It’s not because the Duchess of Cambridge hasn’t looked incredible each go-around, because, duh, she absolutely has. Rather, she seems so absolutely exhausted on those steps. You know, like she just delivered a
Beat the wanderlust rush and visit these worldwide destinations before they become total hot spots
April 12, 2019 at 02:00AM by CWC Even for seasoned travelers, the planning prerequisite to getting away can be a serious undertaking. Recommendations are often as hard to come by for less-trodden locales as they are for bespoke experiences in more visited spots. That’s where Travel Anywhere (and avoid being a tourist), can provide the exact actionable and helpful inspo wanderlusters need. Available April 16, the book by Pavia Rosati and Jeralyn Gerba, co-founders of travel website Fathom, provides of-the-moment travel tips and spotlights trends—like getting off the grid for an unplugged vacation, enjoying a wellness-focused trip, and taking advantage of volunteering opportunities around the world. But before you plan your itinerary, you have to pick a destination. Below, find an exclusive excerpt from Travel Anywhere that outlines the places around the world everyone will be talking about. No matter what you’re looking for—warm or cold, relaxed or fast-paced, near or far—there’s a spot worthy of adding to your travel bucket list. Using the following exclusive excerpt from Travel Anywhere, plan your next trip to the places everyone will be talking about. We don’t play favorites when it comes to travel destinations. We want to go everywhere. But making a list of the top timely destinations helps us determine where to go now. Places, like trends or people, can have their moments, fueled by forces that are obvious—big cultural openings, national anniversaries, global sporting events—or intangible. (Ever notice how all the trendsetters seem to suddenly flock to a certain island
The lazy girl guide to a perfectly messy bun
April 11, 2019 at 07:58AM by CWC No other hairstyle is more versatile than the messy bun. Whether you’re cleaning your apartment, picking up some groceries, heading off to work, sweating in a workout class, or sitting on the sofa watching Netflix, it just does the job right. A messy bun is the style that keeps on giving, too. Ponytails require constant maintenance throughout the day, but rogue strands just make a bun look cuter. The only problem? Figuring out how to do a messy bun without all the effort. If a messy bun is supposed to be effortless how come it takes me 38 tries to get it right? — Well+Good (@iamwellandgood) March 23, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Even though it doesn’t look like it to those who have yet to attempt a messy bun, it takes a whole lot of time and practice to get right. I, for one, have spent many far too much time in front of the mirror with sore arms trying to get that perfectly messy—but not too messy—look. But it shouldn’t take up your whole morning when you’re trying to get out the door, and it doesn’t have to take 38 tries to get it right. Here’s how to do a messy bun perfectly every time. 1. Short hair [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf_3OYVmeyQ] Creating a messy bun with short hair that doesn’t want to stay in place can be tricky, but there’s a secret that can help: using second or third-day hair and dry shampoo. The added texture
Justin Timberlake would def approve of spring’s most compliment-worthy nail color
April 11, 2019 at 06:54AM by CWC For some reason, I’ve always connected the color baby blue with Justin Timberlake. I swear that I read a questionnaire with him in a teen magazine from his N’Sync days in which he said the pastel is his favorite hue. Ever since, the shade has brought me nostalgic, early 2000s vibes, reminiscent of Timberlake’s baby blue eyes and matching oversized jerseys that he rocked in his music videos. After all, if we’re on the tale-end of all things ’90s, then it make sense that the styles of the early 2000s are now coming into favor. So, much to the pop star’s luck, his favorite color of all time is now on trend in the nail polish world (you’re welcome, Justin). Lead nail artist at New York’s Valley nail salon, Elaine Lee, was just raving about how the hue is uber popular right now. “Deborah Lippmann’s ‘Leave the Light On’ Spring collection is the must-have this season,” she tells me. “Each color is neutral enough to go with any wardrobe. Out of the whole collection though, I would say ‘Above the Clouds’ is a crowd favorite. It’s the ultimate pick-me-up flash of pastel.” Above the Clouds ($20) is the baby-est of baby blues that’s like the sky on a cloudless spring day. The good thing about the hue is that it can be rocked by all skin tones, and pastels look good with any outfit that you may be wearing. Seriously—baby blue is like
Found! Beyonce’s no-budge lip gloss is a $12 drugstore diamond
April 09, 2019 at 09:13AM by CWC When a beauty product gets the Beyoncé stamp of approval, you better believe that I take heed. And when said beauty product costs less than a tricked-out smoothie, well, the first thing I do is run out and test it for myself. At a L’Oreal Paris launch event this morning, Bey’s makeup artist, Sir John, revealed the go-to lip product he uses when he wants to give the #queen a long-lasting finish. The “best he’s ever had”? L’Oreal Rouge Signature Lightweight Matte Colored Ink ($12). “When I know I’m not going to see my client again, and I know there’s going to be no touch-up and they’re going to put something on and go, this is my jam,” he told a group of beauty editors. “I know when it hits the carpet, I know if she eats—I know it’s not going to dry, it’s not going to get crusty, and she’s going to feel good.” He shared that he recently used the shade “I Create,” a pink-y brown, on the singer when she went to accept her GLAAAD award a few weeks ago, and he was right—based on the photos, that stuff really did stay on all night. Per Bey’s recommendation, I swiped my own lips with a coat of L’Oreal Rouge, and in the words of Beyoncé herself, it was f-l-a-w-l-e-s-s. Unlike most matte glosses, it didn’t look dry or cakey on my mouth, and didn’t leave behind a single one of