If you have rosacea and live in Arizona, you’re fighting a battle on multiple fronts. The intense sun is a trigger – UV exposure is one of the top rosacea triggers worldwide. The dry air exacerbates sensitivity and compromises your already fragile skin barrier. The heat is definitely a trigger – that flushing you experience […]

September in Arizona is when we see the real toll summer took on your skin. You tried to be good about sunscreen, really you did. But between pool days with friends, hiking South Mountain at sunrise (when you thought UV wasn’t an issue), and just existing in 115 degree heat for months, your skin has […]

If you have melasma, you know the frustration intimately. Those brown or grayish patches across your cheeks, forehead, upper lip, or chin that seem to have a mind of their own. They darken in summer despite religious sunscreen use. They laugh at your expensive brightening serums. They might fade slightly in winter only to roar […]

I’m going to tell you something that nobody warned me about when I turned 50: everything about my skin changed seemingly overnight. Not gradually, not subtly, but like someone flipped a switch. One day I had the face I’d known for decades, and the next, I was staring at someone I didn’t quite recognize. The […]

Let’s be real for a moment. You haven’t slept through the night in months, maybe years if we’re counting pregnancy insomnia. Your skincare routine consists of whatever face wipe you can grab while a toddler hangs off your leg asking for the fifteenth snack of the day. You found a Cheerio in your hair yesterday, […]

Every time I walk through the skincare aisle at Target or scroll through social media, I see another miracle ingredient promising to transform your skin. Snail mucin from Korea, bee venom from New Zealand, 24k gold, placenta extract, dragon’s blood (yes, that’s a real thing), and whatever exotic ingredient is trending this week. The bottles […]

It’s 3 PM on a Tuesday and you’re in your fourth Zoom call of the day, trying not to look at your own face in that unforgiving camera that somehow makes everyone look exhausted. The overhead office lighting makes you look tired even when you feel fine. You got decent sleep last night (well, six […]

Imagine, it’s December 10th, and you just remembered your company holiday party is this weekend. Or maybe your high school reunion that seemed so far away is suddenly next week. Perhaps you agreed to be in a wedding party without realizing how many photos would be involved. Whatever the event, you need to look good […]

So you’ve had the surgery. Maybe it was a facelift that took years off your appearance. Perhaps a tummy tuck after massive weight loss or pregnancy. Could be breast augmentation, a mommy makeover, or even a Brazilian butt lift. The surgical results are healing beautifully, the swelling is going down, and you’re starting to see […]

One day your skin is fine, behaving itself, doing what it’s done for years. Next, it’s like an alien took over your face. Maybe you’ve developed rosacea symptoms out of nowhere: redness, flushing, possibly even pustules that look like acne but aren’t. Perhaps you’re breaking out for the first time in your adult life, confused […]