Beauty & Style
How to Get Rid of Body Acne
A loyal reader trusts Amalah with an embarrassing true skincare problem.
Products & Services
What’s That Smell: Fragrance in Facial Moisturizers
Dear Amy, You don’t have to post this but if you would get back to me I would really, really appreciate it. After reading your column and being at my wit’s end with my skin I purchased the Philosophy “starter kit”. I have seen a…
Beauty & Style
The (Halfway Through) 2007 Smackdown Hot List!
Yet another break in format! A few people have emailed requesting the complete lineup of products I use, or a best-of list, or something along those lines. So…in honor of the somewhat randomly selected date of June 1st, I present: the complete best-of list of…
Products & Services
Lost in the Skincare Jungle
Dear Amy, I have recently decided that: A – I am getting old B – My skin has always sucked C – Well, I want better skin now – that’s all. I’ve never had much of a “skin care routine.” I have been using random…
Beauty & Style
Smackdown Updates V: Philosophy’s Hope in a Bottle Cage Match
You know, sometimes when I’m writing specific product-related entries here, I annoy myself with my complete inability to write a declarative sentence. I tend to grey-area things up with a lot of wishy-washy language, since I’m hesitant to make bold claims about something being the…
Beauty & Style
The Product Graveyard: What to Do With the Stuff That Sucks
Hi Amy! What do you do with products you tried but did not like? Or products that worked for awhile, but not long enough to use all of? My current product graveyard is a drawer- I can’t bring myself to throw out some of these…
Pregnancy
Gift Ideas for Expectant Mothers
When you’re looking for the perfect little something for the mother-to-be.
Beauty & Style
How To Remove Self-Tanner Stains & Streaks
Oompa, Loompa, Doompadee Do…
Beauty & Style
Skincare Shortcuts: Facial Cleansing Cloths
A good skincare routine is important. But for times you’re too tired and need a quick refresh before you hit the pillow, these facial cloths will do the trick.
Pregnancy
Safe Way to Treat Pregnancy Pimples?
Don’t fear all the zit creams, expecting mamas. We tell you what you need to know.
Beauty & Style
On-the-Spot Acne Treatments
My favorite zit-zapper has been discontinued! Help!
Beauty & Style
Do I Really Really Need to Moisturize?
Since I rely on you for skincare advice, and have started using a number of Philosophy products religiously since you recommended them (for which my face totally owes you thanks and possibly a beer), I of course thought of you when faced with a skincare…
Beauty & Style
Beauty on a Budget: I Was Told There Would Be No Math
Amy, I love your smackdown advice – but often times the products you recommend are too rich for my cheaper than 2 coats of paint blood. I value a short beauty routine & want to spend as little money as possible on it; I also…
Money & Work
Recession Skincare
How to take care of your skin — and your wallet — during tough times.
Beauty & Style
In Search of a Realistic Post-Baby Skincare Routine
Now that I’m a mom to a baby, my make-up and skincare routine needs a total reboot.
Baby
Helping a New Mom’s Hands
The best skincare products for hands…when your baby uses those hands as a pacifier.
Your Life
Bacne, Shmacne
Dear High Priestess of Beauty & Skincare Amalah, After recently discovering you and soaking up your advice like a sponge, I have recently switched from using the Proactive skincare system to using Philosophy Purity Made Simple for cleansing, thus drastically reducing the number of skincare…
Beauty & Style
So What About Those Anti-Aging Products for Hands?
Hi Amy, What’s your opinion on buying special anti aging/moisturizing hand lotions versus just bothering to religiously apply a halfway decent sunscreen with a high SPF? I currently apply neither, a strategy which hasn’t boded well for my granny looking hands. I’m sort of hoping…
Beauty & Style
Because I Earned My Degree From Google University
Today, I want to take you on an extra-special journey through the Mind of Amy, as I demonstrate my typical thought process as I read through a typical question. (Bold text is our intrepid question-asker-person, while everything in italics and parentheses is mine, as you…
Postpartum
Because Babies & Purses Are Pretty Much the Only Things I Know Stuff About
Hi Amy, I had a baby about four months ago. Now I’m stuck in the “I can’t wear my old clothes except for a few stretchy sweat pants and one pair of cords and one pair of my pre-five-month maternity pants that I won’t give…