Peel thy Skin, Heal thy Skin: ThisThatBeauty’s Favorite at-home Peels

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I am incredibly passionate about skincare. Just take a peek at the innards of my medicine cabinet…. obsess much? Around age 21, which marked the ceremonious start of my battle against adult acne, I embraced skincare lotions and potions with open arms. I have always taken great pride in the care/management of my skin. After [...]

Glowy Skin: BEST Beauty Tip Ever Received via Twitter

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A beauty tip so incredibly genius. . . so immediately complexion-enhancing. . . so effective after just one application — I simply had to share. While doing the tweet-around-the-clock-tweet-tastic twitter thing that I do, I engaged in a rather game-changing exchange of tweets with @KateSomerville. The topic of conversation was “at-home peels” (fact: I love [...]

Hyperpigmentation Series: ThisThatBeauty vs. Hyperpigmentation

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Every now & then I like to republish this article for my many followers who deal with hyperpigmentation & inquire about my skin care routine. The blog post is a couple of years old — but my core principles are timeless…. Grab a cup of tea, a big bowl of (ThisThatBeauty’s fav) popcorn, glass of [...]

Meet Mally Roncal at Henri Bendel

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Girls!! I would give a pinky finger for QT time with the lovable, fiery Ms. Mally. . .Luckily — this offer exists: Master Makeup Artist, Mally Roncal will be revealing her beauty tips and tricks at: Henri Bendel on Fifth Avenue Thursday, March 29th 2012 Mally Roncal will host a Master Class especially for the [...]

ThisThatBeauty Reviews: Clarisonic Acne Clarifying Collection

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      @plushpinkallure reports on the newest from Clarisonic. . . Get ready as Clarisonic expands its family and introduces its newest addition, the Clarisonic Acne Clarifying Collection.  The Mia 2 is travel friendly and cleans skin six times better than hands.  Begin by selecting 1 of 2 speeds at which you wish to [...]

NEW: Dr Murad “Rapid” Age Spot and Pigment Lightening Serum

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More than two years ago, I went through the worst acne bout of my entire adult life. While I am affectionately known to be a bit of a Drama Queen, I exaggerate not when I say my skin was totally out of control. This was an incredibly frustrating phase of my life. By the time [...]

ThisThatBeauty Reviews: Refine™ Deep Penetrating Clay Cleanser from SKIN by Monica Olsen

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Writer @brandalynfulton tries out a new cleanser and. . . Have you ever been excited to wash your face? I am so pleased with my complexion from using the Refine™ Deep Penetrating Clay Cleanser from SKIN by Monica Olsen for the past few weeks. I love the way my skin feels after doing my weekly [...]

ThisThatBeauty Reviews: NEW Peter Thomas Roth Clinical Peel & Reveal Dermal Resurfacer

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If your skin is in need of immediate repair with no time to spare, try Peter Thomas Roth Clinical Peel & Reveal Dermal Resurfacer. At a recent press event, I tried the product on my hands and was so blown away by the immediate results, that I decided to try the product on my face. [...]

ThisThatBeauty’s Winter Skin Care Solutions

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*Now that crisp fall air is upon us, I thought I would re-publish my “Winter Skin Care Solutions” blog post with originally ran in December 2010. Enjoy!* Dry winter skin happens to the best of us…even a top notch Grade A (my words, not yours:)) Beauty Editor like myself. I generally have fairly oily skin, [...]

ThisThatBeauty Reviews: X Out Wash-In Treatment

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We recently sent contributor Christene Carr on a beauty press field trip to learn about a brand spanking new product formulated with teeny bopper skin issues in mind. So listen up, future leaders…this one’s for you : ) *** I recently attended a press event in a high school classroom setting, decked out with lockers, [...]