Several of my clients have now shared that low dosages of Effexor (a prescription anti-depressant) has helped tremendously in minimizing menopausal hot flashes: talk to your doctor for more information. For other tips on controlling hot flashes, check out Mayo Clinic article Hot Flashes: Minimize Discomfort During Menopause.

Everybody looks better with eyebrows! Sadly, we all (including men) lose them as we age (from the outer corner by the ear and then in towards our nose until we’re left with a little tuft of hair on each side). If you still have some, but they’re light, ask your hairdresser to color them next […]

If your eyes get puffy after you cry, you’ll love this tip. Place two Chamomile tea bags in boiling water for 10 minutes. Remove them and put them in the refrigerator until they become cool. Place them over your eyes to reduce swelling.

I recently begged my oldest client to give me her secrets for vitality: if you met her, you’d never know she was 93. She laughed and said, “genetics.” I explained that I needed content for my monthly newsletter and told her to give me something better than that. She thought for a moment and exclaimed, […]

My client Betsy, frustrated from spending more than half her life with this pesky skin disease, asked her Dermatologist for help. His surprising prescription, a chemotherapy drug called Methotrexate in extremely small dosages, “cured me entirely,” she claims. Do your research and find a physician who requires a liver panel first.

When asked how she looks so young, my client told me enthusiastically that she only ever sleeps on her back. So of course I went home to research this, and sure enough, The American Academy of Dermatology backs the statement. Check out WebMD for this and 23 other wrinkle reducing ideas.  Of course, if you […]

When I met Bridget, a gorgeous 20-year-old who had lost nearly all of her eyebrows from over-waxing, she begged me to tell all of my clients never to wax again. Sadly, I have seen far too many scenarios like this in young gals who are driven to Permanent Makeup (due to over-waxing, as well as […]

One of the most lovable women I’ve ever met (and the mother of twelve children) shared with me during the medical history portion of her Permanent Makeup consultation that she is on a transplant list due to severe liver damage that she believes was caused by Lipitor. I know that many of you are taking […]