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The new year is just around the corner, and 2021 is looking better than 2020 already for many reasons. One, a vaccine was finally approved in the U.S. And two, Sephora has big plans for its Beauty Insider program birthday gift offerings. If you’re a Sephora member (Insider, Rouge, or VIB), you probably already…
Rutherford’s mom wasn’t too surprised by Chip Chrome, either. Mohawk and tattoos aside, Rutherford recalls getting sent home from school in fourth grade for painting his nails “and other stupid shit that you should not get sent home from school for.” Although he was a self-described “pretty good” kid, Rutherford thrived on being in control…
“What was your big break?” It’s a question people often ask of celebrities, but at Allure, the beauty professionals and brand founders are the celebrities. In My Beauty Break, we’ll dig into the behind-the-scenes details — the money, the aha! moments, and the mistakes — of the biggest brands in the industry. Less than three…
[ad_1] December 21, 2020– “Karl Barth once described theology as ‘necessarily the logic of wonders’, and the same ‘logic’ should pervade education. If we can cultivate the ability to wonder in ourselves, and if we can foster it in others, then we could enter a more fascinating and magical world. To inhabit such a place…
[ad_1] New research found that increased pollution over the past two decades resulted in higher ozone levels. While this may seem obvious, no previous ozone study used data collected directly by commercial aircraft. In the study published in the journal Scientific advances, the researchers collected measurements of aircraft on international flights. They discovered increasing levels…
Probiotics — “friendly” bacteria believed to support skin health via the microbiome — have been fodder for skin-care formulators for years (Tula and Mother Dirt, two pioneers in the probiotic skin-care space, hit the market in 2014 and 2015, respectively). Perhaps unsurprisingly, however, the concept of slathering living organisms over one’s face felt, at first,…
[ad_1] Scientists began studying the gut microbiome more extensively in recent years and found that household chemicals decrease diversity. A team of researchers found a reduction in beneficial fungi and bacteria in the gut of children exposed to harmful chemicals. This groundbreaking research was published on November 2, 2020 in Environmental science and technology charts….
Because my skin is so wildly sensitive and prone to adverse reactions (thank you, genetics), I’ve really struggled to find a body wash that doesn’t leave my limbs feeling tight and inflamed. The reality is, so many body cleansers on the market tend to contain ingredients that irritate my temperamental skin, while others simply don’t…
[ad_1] Virtually all new parents quickly discover that a lullaby will actually help a baby relax, but they might be surprised to learn that babies are not fussy about language. Researchers at the Harvard Music Laboratory have determined that American babies relax when unfamiliar lullabies are played in a foreign language. “Common sense tells us…
[ad_1] We’ve partnered with our friend Rob Brezsny to bring his weekly wisdom that can illuminate your thinking and motivate your mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a weekly syndicated column that appears in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia is the antidote to paranoia: how all of creation is…