Treating Your Tresses: Are You Losing Hair At This Point?
September 2, 2020
COVID-19 seems to be wreaking havoc on all aspects of the body– from the cardiovascular system to the brain, from one’s sense of hearing to the ability to smell. In fact, the coronavirus is clearly a comprehensive threat to your overall health and well being. Even if you survive with…
Pandemic Portraits: Photography And Images That Capture Our Current Situation
August 26, 2020
The photographer Ansel Adams once said, “Photography is an austere and blazing poetry of the real.” In the reality of our current times, it’s hard to process the collective trauma we’ve all been experiencing, yet there are intrepid photographers who today are capturing the story of the pandemic, especially its…
Under The Mask: How’s Your Skin Holding Up During The Pandemic?
August 12, 2020
Now that we’re so many months into the pandemic, with widespread recommendations to wear masks for our own protection as well as for others, we’re beginning to see the impact of those masks on the skin that’s been covered up. There’s even a new term for the acne and eruptions…
UnderCover: Skin Care And Make-Up During The Pandemic
July 8, 2020
Given the heat of summer and the masks that likely now cover parts of your face, what’s happened to your make-up routine? Have you totally abandoned your cosmetic case or have you shifted to just focusing on your eyes? Are you now a minimalist or maximalist when it comes to…
Save Your Skin: Skin Protection As You Get Back Outside
May 27, 2020
Now that summer is approaching and many of us are venturing outside after months of mostly inside quarantine, you may be tempted to tilt your unmasked face toward the sun and take in as much vitamin D and sunshine as you can. While that may sound heavenly, you should likely…
Pretty In Pink: Revised Beauty Standards During The Pandemic
May 13, 2020
Way back when (was it only 6 weeks ago?) agebuzz featured a post on self-grooming during the pandemic. Well, this many weeks later, few of us are looking too polished- our hair is growing to previously unexperienced lengths (or has been subject to an at-home hair cut), our nails are…