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Self-Care Brand Wildling Beauty on Why You Need to Try an At-Home Gua Sha Facial
BY Kathleen Gildea
Wildling Beauty is the leading gua sha brand that makes expert-level techniques easy for anyone. I have used traditional gua sha tools and jade rollers in the past, but never have I seen results like what the empress stone delivers. Which led me to wonder: What makes this tool so successfully unique?...
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From Pennies to Profit: How 26 Founders Bootstrapped Their Biz and Came Out on Top
BY Sacha Strebe
One question we’re repeatedly asked by new founders at C&C is: Do I bootstrap or raise? Well, in our new series, From Pennies to Profit we set out to answer that question by asking self-funded founders how they bootstrapped their biz, from how long they worked full-time while building it to how much they saved before they leaped, and everything in between. Ready, set, launch!...
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Why the Anti-Aging Beauty Industry Is Turning to Clean Skincare
BY ZOE SCHAEFFER
The term “anti-aging” seems to morph as culture shifts. Once a common reference to the mature skin category—now considered “anti-feminist” and “fear-mongering”—the phrase is slowly being replaced with more celebratory terms in today’s world of female empowerment...
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The 15 Best Beauty Tools of 2020
BY KATIE INTNER
High-tech beauty tools used to only be found in one place: the dermatologist’s office. But over the last few years, face and body devices have become more accessible—and even more effective than your in-office treatment. From laser to microcurrent technology and contouring gadgets, devices are changing the way we treat our skin and body. Below, find 15 tried-and-true beauty tools that don’t require a derm appointment...
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Buzzy Brands With Sustainability in Mind
BY Ryma Chikhoune
In California, trendy, thriving brands like Youth to the People have been incorporating sustainability into their ethos from the start. “Earth Day is every day for us,” said Joe Cloyes, cofounder and chief executive officer of the superfood skin-care company....
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THE BEST BEAUTY GADGETS OF ALL TIME
BY Katrina Froelich
It’s pretty amazing that we have a supercomputer in our pockets. We can Google just about anything and find the answer to any question within seconds. So it’s about time that the tech world and the beauty world collided...
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9 Products That Will Change Your Skin In 2020
BY Emily Siegel
This is the first article that I’m writing as a 30-year-old. So, what does that mean? It means that while I’ve always considered myself a skincare expert, my similarly-aged friends are finally starting to take my advice....
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35 Fascinating Beauty Tools & Devices You Didn't Know You Needed Until Now
BY Olivia Young
Scroll through Instagram at any time of day, and you're likely to come across at least one person who's rolling an oddly shaped tool around their face or posing with a slightly...
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Friends of Coveteur On What They're Doig To Take Care Of Themselves Right Now
BY Bibi Deitz
Every time I pick up the phone, another friend tells me they feel like they should be more productive during this upside-down time. I feel it, too: This afternoon, when I sat on the brick back-patio steps of our rented house in Maryland...
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8 Beauty Brands for Getting a Celeb Glow
BY Sarah de Brun
How many times a day do you scroll through Instagram and swoon over so-and-sos flawless skin? She’s glowing without trying, or at least it seems. You wonder, “WTF do I need to do to get that look?”...
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Give Yourself a Gwyneth Paltrow-Caliber Facial at Home With These Products
BY Bernadette Deron
Fact: This is the best time to step up your skincare game. Not shelling out the big bucks for bar tabs and Ubers has potentially left...
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Green Beauty Products That Are Perfect For Self-Care
BY SHELBY WAX
While discovering amazing eco-friendly decor and cleaning solutions is great, we have to admit that nothing gets us more excited than finding amazing green beauty products to add to our medicine cabinets...
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18 Best New Beauty And Wellness Products For Self-Care Right Now
BY SONYA DAKAR
What’s the best way to maintain balance while staying at home more than usual to prevent the spread of COVID-19? Self-care. And the good news?...
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Gua Sha for Amazing Skin at Home
BY Megan O’Neill
My skin is suddenly as oily as a scallion pancake and as broken out as a teenager’s, and I’m not alone: Many of my friends say their skin is acting up, too. Stress has always shown up on my face—and the association between psychological stress...
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The Case For Being Extra Kind To Your Bosom
BY KELLY ATTERTON
Caring for your face starts at your nipples, or so many facialists say. That may sound funny, but think about it: The chest area is just as susceptible as your face and neck to signs of aging from sun damage, wrinkles, volume loss and more...
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6 Lotions, Potions and Tools for Your Delicate Decolletage
BY KELLY ATTERTON
It’s time to expand your skincare routine to include your bust. Here, we present a few of our favorite products to incorporate into any good bosom-boosting regimen.
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The 20 Beauty Products Carola Gonzalez Uses to the Last Drop
BY Daise Bedolla
When makeup artist Carola Gonzalez — who has worked with the likes of Kerry Washington, Hunter Schafer, and Mindy Kaling — shared her skin-care routine with the Cut earlier this year, it sparked a frenzy...
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Is Clean Beauty Really Better? 7 Derms & Aestheticians Weigh In
BY Jessica L. Yarbrough
Scan almost any clean beauty retailer’s “About” page — Detox Market, Credo, Follain, Beautycounter — and you’ll notice two keywords: health and safety. That’s because the movement’s...
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A Gua Sha Facial for Breakouts
BY Megan O’Neill
I’m about to go into my gua sha facial. I don’t realllllly know what gua sha is. But I’m desperate: For the past few weeks, my face has been a disaster of blemishes and dry patches, not to mention the seemingly indelible...
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Ready For Expert-Level Gua Sha? This Brand Makes It Easy
BY Alexandra Engler
Gua sha has been around for, uh, a while. Even in its modern boom, it's been around for a few years now. And, still, there's plenty of confusion out there regarding what tools to use and with what products...
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The Best Instagram Beauty Brands That Editors Actually Use
BY Jessica L. Yarbrough
I write about makeup, skincare, and hair care for a living, and one hazard of the job is fielding a zillion questions about my personal beauty editor routine — the biggest one being this: "Do you get all your products for free?" To answer that burning question...
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The Wellness Junkie’s Gift Guide
Face Time
BY Jaspal Riyait, Art Director, Smarter Living
Allow the self-care enthusiast in your life, to practice the ancient art of facial gua sha with this three-part kit. The Wilding Beauty Empress Collection will have you spritz, oil and lift your skin to plump and brighten your face.
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Gift 3 — The Empress Collection by Wildling
This January, we are Giving The Process: For each of the first 30 days of the month, we’re highlighting something—and someone—amazing in the wellness world, representing the beauty, health, style, creative, energetic and/or spiritual boost you need to make yourself a priority in the new year—and decade...
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Wilding Transforms Your Beauty Routine with a Sacred and Sexy Twist
BY EMILY MOORE
A farm-to-face organic and fair-trade beauty line, Wilding’s products are full of active botanicals and wild foraged plants -- all staple ingredients in their potent facial serums and detoxifying tonics. ....
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The Surprising Beauty Benefits of Gua Sha
BY MADDY ZOLLO RUSBOSIN
Like fancy avo toast, pretty sunsets, and colorful wall murals, jade rollers have reached peak social media saturation. While this holistic beauty tool has a ton of complexion-boosting benefits, there’s another facial treatment that is even more effective. Meet gua sha....
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I'm a Beauty Editor, and These 20 Product Trends Have Totally Failed Me
BY ERIN JAHNS
Here's the thing—when it comes to beauty, everyone has a different beat. A makeup look that one person loves might be totally unappealing to another, and a specific product that completely...
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A Guide To Gua Sha: Cue The Dewy Look
BY LILY COMBA
Who has heard of gua sha before? What about lymphatic drainage? Chances are many of you have. There is a lot of interest in (and mystery around) the practice of both of these health crazes that have been known to help with acne scars, tighten fine lines and wrinkles...
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Gua Sha Could Be The Answer To Treating (and Preventing!) Those Pesky Blackheads
BY RACHEL LAPIDOS
While I’m extremely into using each and every high-tech device that I can get my hands on for the sake of my skin—I’m looking at you...
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The Strange Connection Between Your Neck + Those Bags Under Your Eyes
TINY TOOL, TONS OF BEAUTIFYING power. If you haven’t discovered the benefits (and sheer joy) of using a gua sha stone to lift and boost your skin yet, where have you been? After the jade...
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The Best Organic and All Natural Skincare Brands
BY OLIVIA FLEMING
Take a minute to think about your skin as if it were your stomach. Imagine eating a diet full of processed foods containing preservatives, stabilizers, artificial sweeteners, and filler ingredients like high fructose corn syrup...
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Starting With Gua Sha, Wildling Makes Ancient Modalities Super Stylish For Modern Consumers
BY RACHEL BROWN
Jade rollers were trendy skincare items, but gua sha wasn’t yet well-known, and the workshop was Munson’s first encounter with it. She was fascinated by the 4,000-year-old Chinese practice that blended beauty and self-care,...
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Products We're Loving Right Now
BY LANEY CROWELL
Summer is officially in full swing! And with it comes longer days, warmer temps, and a whole new arsenal of products that soothe the sunburns, keep b.o. at bay, clarify clogged pores, and provide that coveted dewy summer glow...
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Women Are Giving Up Botox for Facial Massage
BY PRUE LEWINGTON
When bride-to-be Danielle O’Brien broke out in stress hives as she prepared for her wedding, she knew she needed help. Like any bride, she wanted to look stunning and radiant on her big day; exhaustion had given her dark circles, and fine lines were creeping in...
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If You Like Jade Rolling, You're Going To Love These 5 Facial Tools
BY LINDSAY KELLNER
Beauty rituals and self-care are often conflated as one and the same, but using a tool to give your ritual a little more oomph can up the ante. Gua sha, jade rolling, and facial reflexology are topics we've been exploring...
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The 5 Products Chef & Author Phoebe Lapine Recommends To Everyone
BY PHOEBE LAPINE
Here at mbg, we love getting a glimpse into the habits of the biggest movers and shakers in the wellness world—and what better way to do that than by looking at the products they use on a daily basis?
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5 Beaty Brands Tapping Traditional Chinese Medicine For Happy Skin On Repeat
BY NIKHITA MAHTANI
If you’re a beauty junkie, you know that non-toxic skin care is all the rage these days. Everywhere you look, there’s a new product that promises quick results and organic ingredients—the best of both worlds...
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Having Good "Facial Posture" Is A Thing, And It's Just As Important As Sitting Up Straight
BY RACHEL LAPIDOS
If you’re a beauty junkie, you know that non-toxic skin care is all the rage these days. Everywhere you look, there’s a new product that promises quick results and organic ingredients—the best of both worlds...
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The New 2019 Beauty Brands That Might Replace Your Faves
BY JESSICA L. YARBROUGH
There’s no denying that the beauty business is booming. The industry is reportedly at an all-time high, growing at a faster clip than fashion; and buzzy brands, fresh products, and innovative concepts abound...
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'Wild' Skin Care Is An Emerging Trend Seeking To Clarify The Natural Beauty Category
BY JESSICA L. YARBROUGH
Riddle: In 2019, there are more natural skin-care options than ever before and fewer natural skin-care options than ever before. How is that possible? Answer: Because the clean beauty industry has a dirty little secret. "Natural," "organic" and "clean" are terms that are virtually unregulated. So while these labels appear on an ever-increasing number of products...
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