Pregnancy: First Trimester Breakouts
Pregnancy can be rough on your body — and your skin. These simple tips will help you manage first-trimester breakouts and acne safely and easily.
Pregnancy can be rough on your body — and your skin. These simple tips will help you manage first-trimester breakouts and acne safely and easily.
A mom is thinking of having a second baby but is concerned about the severe skin condition she experienced during her first pregnancy.
Amalah, thanks to you I have fallen in love with all things Philosophy and, awhile back, you gave me some awesome advice about how to deal with the dark circles under my eyes. Sure, my bank balance is a little lower but I’m much happier…
Amalah! A few months ago I took your advice and tossed out my microbead face scrubs and astringents in favor of the gentler Philosophy line-up. And oh. Thank you. My skin has never, ever looked better. But now I’m getting greedy. My skin looks good,…
Review of Olay Regenerist 14-Day Skin Intervention Okay, so I have to admit that I am a sucker for challenges. Especially those of the two-week variety. Activia yogurt! Crest Whitestrips! Change your life in 14 days! It is perhaps more a sign of laziness than…
If you’re considering trying at home waxing, skin reactions are common. Here is some advice on how to help should that happen.
Dear Amalah, I read your blog everyday plus the advice smackdown, but I’m usually a lurker 🙁 Anyways, I got a Sephora giftcard for my birthday, and I decided to try the Bourjois Coup de Theatre False Lash Illusion Mascara and I have to say…
Dear Amalah, I have a wierd skin issue. Well, a skin & religion issue. I have really dry skin in the cheek area, like itchy patchy, stop-picking-at-that dry skin. The T-zone area is not dry, but not very oily either. I used Philosophy’s Hope in…
Hi, Amy. My husband has HUGE pores on his nose, and they’re always looking gunked up. I’m trying to convince him that his addiction to those Biore strips is not the answer! I read the post in your archives about “pothole pores” and was wondering…
Got deodorant residue built up under your arms? Sorry! It’s common. Here’s how to deal with your problem and avoid it going forward.
You’ve put clear skin on your Holiday wishlist. Here’s how to give a new regimen a proper test run.
ohmygod! MYFACE! Ok, riddle me this batman. I seem to have GINORMOUS pores around my nose and chin that collect dirt and such. I use a face wash, toner and a water based moisturizer but I still seem to have these craters on my face….
News flash from Obvioustown: Cigarettes aren’t good for your skin, either.
Spoiler alert: The answer is no.
What to do about those annoying, stubborn white bumps.
Well. Whew! What a week last week was, with all the not-updating I did. However, a true advice columnist never rests and never stops bossing people around, and last week was no exception. I went to New York to meet up with AlphaMom’s own Isabel…
Setting up your tween child with a good skincare routine as they approach puberty is truly a gift. We have many thoughts on this and product recommendations to share as well.
This is the last of the half-assed short columns, I swear. But I am leaving for Austin in like, 10 minutes and am trying to get all these entries written ahead of time. Oh! Woe is me! My writing gig is going to cut into…
What kind of skin do I have? Seriously, could you maybe look at it for a second?
Years and years of reading teen and grown lady magazines telling me what “dry” and “normal” and “combination” skin meant and I still have no idea.
Birth control pills can cause melasma, or dark spots on your face. Fortunately, there are some simple ways to manage this condition.