You’ve done it. After months or maybe years of hard work, you’ve lost the weight. Whether it was 20 pounds or 200, through diet and exercise or with medical help like Ozempic, you’ve achieved something incredible. You should be on top of the world, ready to show off your new body, feeling amazing in your […]

You’ve been diligent about your face routine for years. Sunscreen every day, rain or shine. Retinol at night religiously. Regular facials, maybe some Tox to keep those forehead lines at bay. Your face looks great – people regularly guess you’re years younger than you are. But then you catch your reflection from the side, maybe […]

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 […]

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 […]