Topic: Moisturizer

Bag Balm: A Love Story

Bag Balm: A Love Story

As a born and raised New Englander, Bag Balm has always been my go-to remedy. When I was a kid, my mother would slather it on my sister and I both before and after we headed outside in the winter months to go sledding for hours on end. Even before we were allowed to have our Swiss Miss hot cocoa, our mother made damn sure out lips got a thin layer of the balm to prevent any possible future chapping. It was then that my love for Bag Balm began. More »

Get Gorgeous: Essential Buys For Luminous Summer Skin (At Every Price)

Get Gorgeous: Essential Buys For Luminous Summer Skin (At Every Price)
Purpose Gentle Cleansing Wash
Fresh Soy Face Cleanser
Boscia Luminizing Black Mask
Complex 15 Therapeutic Moisturizing Face Cream
Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion

A beautiful French friend told me that she’d read a study about the beauty buying habits of American women versus French women; she said that while American women spend the majority of their money on cosmetics, French women are suckers for skincare. I’m not sure of the exact study she cited (and 68% of all statistics are made up on the spot) but it seems to me the most crucial beauty investment a women can make is in the wellbeing of her skin. As fashion and beauty writers, we at TheGloss get to test and try a spectacular array of products, but these are the ones currently taking up our shelves. All the products herein are ones we use ourselves (and love). And though some may balk at the mention of high-end indulgences from La Prairie and SK-11, we also rely on a small army of super affordable drugstore buys from Complex 15, Purpose and Cetaphil. More »

This Lotion Won’t Let The Bedbugs Bite

This Lotion Won't Let The Bedbugs Bite

You know how it is. You wake up one morning with welts all over your legs and call everyone you know to tell them you have bedbugs, which you knew you were going to get, you knew it, you knew it, you knew it, because bedbugs are everywhere. And then you call in the bedbug dog, and he doesn’t find any bedbugs, and you have to go to a dermatologist and he tells you that you have hives, probably because you’re worrying about bedbugs so much. Well. That wouldn’t have happened to the same extent (to you) if you’d had this bedbug repelling lotion. Belegenza Timeless Skin Moisturize– retails for $40 and the ingredients are said to repel bedbugs. Because, as Fashionista states, “Any girl worth her Alaia, Chanel, and Phoebe Philo’s Chloe archive should not be taking chances with bed bug infestations.” Or psychosomatic bedbug hives. More »