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Should You Try Multimasking?
Should You Try Multimasking?
  We’ve been fascinated by the multimasking trend that’s been appearing on Instagram over the last year or so. And frankly, a little annoyed we didn’t think of it first. Using different masks to target different areas of your skin...
How to Beat the Winter Skin Blahs
How to Beat the Winter Skin Blahs
If you live in a cold climate, the winter weather and indoor dryness can be brutal on skin—dulling, drying, chapping, flaking, redness, irritation—blah, blah, blah. With a little strategy and a good winter skin care routine, you can ditch the...
Yes, You Can Use Retinol in the Morning
Yes, You Can Use Retinol in the Morning
If you’ve been hearing for years that you shouldn’t use retinol in the morning, prepare to have your skin care world view rocked. We are here to tell you that you can use retinol (vitamin A) any time you want....
Shaving: The Good, the Bad, the Exfoliation
Shaving: The Good, the Bad, the Exfoliation
  Guys, if you shave regularly, aside from being well-groomed, you’re getting a benefit you might not have been aware of. The scraping of the blade across your skin removes dead cells and debris from the surface of the skin....
Hummus Gets a Beauty-Boosting Twist with Beets
Hummus Gets a Beauty-Boosting Twist with Beets
    Looking for a satisfying nibble that’s low in calories, high in healthy nutrients, and loaded with beauty bonuses? Try this delicious twist on everybody’s favorite healthy dip.   Beet hummus has it all. Not crazy about hot pink...
Best product tips
Our Favorite Product Tips and Tricks from Vivant Insiders
We all have our favorite products and our own unique ways to use them. Is a cleanser only for the face? Can a mask also be an exfoliator? How does your environment affect your regimen?  Who better to help you...
How Much Product Should You Be Using?
How Much Product Should You Be Using?
Not enough could mean less than optimum results. Too much is a waste. So how much product should you be using? Not enough could mean less than optimum results. Too much is a waste. The right amount lets each product...
Nine Never-Break Skin Care Rules of Top Estheticians
Nine Never-Break Skin Care Rules of Top Estheticians
  When it comes to skin care, there is a lot of advice out there. Some of it is good. Some of it is crazy. And some of it is just plain wrong. If you’re going to take advice, take...
The Brief, Heroic Life of a Skin Cell
The Brief, Heroic Life of a Skin Cell
  Life for a skin cell is not easy. The entirety of their short existence is spent struggling to reach the uppermost layer of the skin before being unceremoniously shed away in a process that lasts a scant thirty days....
Does Drinking Water Really Improve Your Skin?
Does Drinking Water Really Improve Your Skin?
Short Answer: Yes—drinking water can improve your skin’s hydration, elasticity, and overall health, especially if you’re not getting enough to begin with. But it’s not a standalone miracle. Great skin requires a consistent, comprehensive approach—including a solid skincare regimen. Why...
Get Your Smoothest, Softest, Sultriest Lips Ever
Get Your Smoothest, Softest, Sultriest Lips Ever
  Lips. We don’t talk about them enough considering all they do for us. Because it’s winter and they tend to get dry and cracked this time of year, and also because it’s February, the month of love, we thought...
Our Favorite Things About 2017
Our Favorite Things About 2017
  The past year was a roller coaster of natural and manmade disasters. We look back at a few of the things that made 2017 a little less awful.   The shifting perception of aging. From the growing numbers of...
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