5 Amazing Hydrating Sprays That'll Perk You Right Up


Updated 02/29/12 5:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

The Best Refreshing Beauty Sprays

For times when you're feeling not-so-fresh, reach for the ultimate picker-upper: revitalizing beauty sprays. Packaged under a variety of names (toners, refreshers, facial mists, etc.), these skin spritzers are actually the ultimate in multitasking. Spray on a bare face to enhance the performance of your skin care and makeup, or on a full-face-of-makeup to help set your work and/or diffuse a Read more

Beauty Byte: Lisa Hoffman Night & Day Skincare Line


Updated 04/14/07 3:02 PM · Posted by FabSugar · 1 comment

Beauty Byte: Lisa Hoffman Night & Day Skincare Line

Dustin Hoffman's wife, Lisa, has stepped out of the shadows of her famous hubby and has created a quality skincare line, Night & Day, that promises to have easy-to-follow steps and portable packaging that can easily be stuffed into your designer handbag (or gym bag or briefcase or suitcase or glove compartment). When it comes to skincare, Lisa is pretty demanding and when she grew tired of Read more

Beauty Must-Reads From the BellaSugar Community


Updated 05/26/12 3:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

BellaSugar Community's Latest Must-Reads May 25, 2012

5 things you need to know about SPF — Beauty Starlet 5 gorgeous cheek and lip stains in this year's hottest hue — Blaq Vixen Beauty Chill out with this DIY cucumber toner — Beautiful Basics Haute hair accessories for your Memorial Day cookout — At First Blush View this step-by-step winged eyeliner how-to — Shine, Shimmer, & Sparkle Read more

What We're Sweet On: A Refreshing Toner That Does More Than Just Tone


Updated 03/26/12 6:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Review of Fresh Creme Ancienne Infusion Toner

Gone are the toners of junior high days, when ingredients were so harsh and aggressive, pimple-laden faces were left as tight as the Joker's. But with Fresh's new Crème Ancienne Infusion ($90), a conditioning treatment toner, all the smiling you'll be doing is of the happy, decidedly nonsinister variety. Formulated with rose flower, lavender, and bamboo waters to balance and soothe, this toner Read more

What We're Sweet On: A Nondrippy, Nondrying Facial Toner


Updated 10/26/11 12:07 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

A Facial Toner That Won't Dry the Skin Out

It's quite rare to find a facial toner that won't dry out the skin, and it's probably even more rare to find one that won't cause a slippy, drippy mess. With Elizabeth Grant's The Socializer Daily Tone ($20) neither problem is an issue. The mild, non-alcohol astringent is gel based, so it squeezes right onto a cotton ball — and not on your floor — with ease. A few swipes on the face visibly Read more

10 Ways to Reduce Swollen, Puffy Eyes


Updated 04/03/12 2:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Reduce Puffy Eyes

Have you ever woken up with your eyes feeling heavy and are shocked to discover they're twice their normal size? Allergies, too much salt or alcohol, lack of sleep, crying, and even makeup can attribute to swollen, puffy, and red eyes. While it may take hours or even a few days for them to return back to normal, take these 10 steps to help shrink the swell. Remember, even though it's tempting, Read more

Anderson Cooper Wears Wigs With Miss Piggy


Updated 03/15/12 2:30 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 0 comments

Beauty News For March 15, 2012

Anderson Cooper wears wigs with Miss Piggy — Styleite French braiding made easy — Stylelist This eye look will make you shine — The Fashion Spot Get a runway-worthy ponytail in three simple steps — InStyle Get Jessica Alba's DIY toner recipe — Beauty Sweet Spot Shape your brows at home for less — Refinery 29 A cheat sheet for the biggest beauty blunders — Glo Emily Blunt covers a Read more

12 Things You Should Never Buy Full-Price


Updated 02/27/12 6:21 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Things You Can Buy at a Discount

We're thrilled to present this smart Business Insider story here on Savvy! With the Internet, helpful mobile phone apps, and retailers scrambling to keep consumers in their shops, there's no need to pay full-price for much of anything these days. To give you a boost, we tapped a few savvy shoppers for their tips on all the ways you can save. Theater tickets "One of the greatest savings areas Read more

The Simply Surprising Reasons French Women Have Enviably Glowy Skin


Updated 02/03/12 11:01 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Get Beautiful Skin Like a French Woman

When Bertrand Thomas and his wife, Mathilde, (pictured above) launched Caudalie in 1995 with just three items on the roster, it was the first company to use the antiaging benefits of grape-seed polyphenols in skin care. Since then, the vinotheraphy-based brand has launched a full range of products, using practically all parts of the grape, from skin to stalk. In fact, its radiance-boosting Beauty Read more

6 Bad Beauty Habits to Break Now


Updated 01/29/12 8:03 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Bad Beauty Habits to Break

YouTube star and beauty guru Michelle Phan is all about beauty, and she's here to help you start your year off fresh. This week, Michelle admonishes us against six bad beauty habits we should all break in the new year: Hi everyone, Whether it's not always washing your face or not always washing your brushes, we are all guilty of a few bad beauty habits that we know we ought to break. What Read more