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A Skincare Consultation Is the Best Use of 30 Minutes This Month
A Skincare Consultation Is the Best Use of 30 Minutes This Month
If your new year’s resolutions include improving the state of your skin health, the best way to start is with a skincare consultation, and now is the time to do it. You don’t even have to leave your house to...
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One too Many YouTube Makeup Tutorials?
  When things feel out of control, we find one of the best ways to find calm is through order. But tackling big organization projects can bring its own kind of anxiety, so we propose starting with something small and...
Vivant Skin Care's Mandelic Acid washes
Questions About Antimicrobial Mandelic Acid in the Time of COVID-19
    Amid the concerns about COVID-19, we’ve been getting a lot of questions about the antimicrobial properties of mandelic acid. We hope this quick Q&A is helpful as you look for ways to stay healthy and avoid the spread...
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Wash Your Hands, but Also Moisturize, Seriously
  If you’re doing things right, you’re washing your hands at Monk-level OCD right now to avoid the spread of the Coronavirus. Unfortunately, all that much-needed diligence can mean your hands are left as dry and cracked as the Sahara....
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What the Flake? How to Deal With Your Accelerated Cell Turnover
  Accelerated cell turnover is a good thing. So why does it sometimes feel so wrong? Your skin is dry and as flaky as a freshly baked croissant. Put your panic on hold. Flaking is necessary, but it doesn’t mean...
Do nuts help with acne
This Skin-Healthy Diet Tweak Is Totally Nuts
Nuts are loaded with antioxidants, essential fats, healthy minerals, nourishing vitamins, and gut-healthy fiber. They’ve been shown to protect against certain cancers, improve cognitive function, reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, and help with weight management. But their benefits aren’t...
Vivant’s Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide
Vivant’s Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide
  It’s the holiday season! Don’t panic! We’re here to help beauty-boosting gifts to help make your shopping simple. There’s a little something in it for you as well, a FREE beauty/travel bag with every order between now and Dec....
Your Avocado Addiction Has Some Serious Skin Benefits
Your Avocado Addiction Has Some Serious Skin Benefits
  Dear Avocado, we’re just writing to say we love you. Your silky deliciousness. Your endless adaptability. Your off-the-charts vitamin content. Guacamole. You are perfection in a pod.   If you feel like we do about avocados, you’ll be glad...
What are Cellulose Microbeads and Why Do They Matter?
What are Cellulose Microbeads and Why Do They Matter?
For years, the cosmetics and skin care industry used plastic microbeads in all kinds of products from toothpaste to exfoliating scrubs. But in recent years, it became clear that those tiny spheres were having a big impact on the environment....
5 Best-Sellers to Try Now
5 Best-Sellers to Try Now
  Summer is a great time to lighten up on the makeup and bulk up on skin care. Need a little skinspiration for your summer refresh?  For brighter eyes, fuller lips, and firmer, even-toned, glowy summer skin, here are the...
The Best Regimen for Normal Skin
The Best Regimen for Normal Skin
  Don't have any real issues? Not acne-prone? Not oily? No discoloration? No dryness? No lines? First, lucky you! Second, let's keep it that way. What is the best regimen for skin that seems to need no regimen? Two words:...
What is Dry Brushing and Why Does the Internet Keep Telling You to Do It?
What is Dry Brushing and Why Does the Internet Keep Telling You to Do It?
  Dry brushing is one of those trends that pops up at regular intervals on the internet promising a range of astonishing benefits and inspiring devotion among celebs and hardcore holistics. It’s been around for centuries as a beauty and...