Most of my patients ask me lots of questions about how to make their eyes look younger.  How can we turn back the clocks and make ourselves look years younger?  Well, if I knew how to do that, I would be lounging on a private island by now.  I don't have a magic wand to wave to erase the effects all those years have had on our bodies.

But, I do know that using Clean Makeup will help decrease the signs of aging around your eyes.  Now I've caught your attention.  It's true, using the average makeup found at the drug store or at the department store counter is filled with toxic ingredients that will increase inflammation of your tissues and increase the signs of aging.

What is CLEAN Makeup?

Clean makeup is defined as beauty products that are made without ingredients shown to harm human hea...

It's time to spice up your favorite makeup look because Valentine's Day is right around the corner. Whether you plan to spend it with your significant other, with a few friends, or by yourself - February 14 is the perfect time to have some fun with your makeup look. You don't have to have a significant other to feel loved on this day. If you're spending it as a self-love day then more power to you!

I'm so delighted to share with you a lash product I've been testing that'll take you from feeling great to fabulous in approximately less time than it'll take you to open a bottle of wine.

Magnetic Lashes

Opulence MD Beauty Magnetic Lashes are hands down the best magnetic lashes I've ever tried. Magnetic lashes have become more popular in the last few years, but to be honest, most are frustra...

New Year's Eve is such a fun holiday, and many of us look forward to getting dressed up to go out. Hopefully, this year, even if it is just in your own living room or at your neighbor's house, you have found a way to celebrate. 

The makeup that you put around our eyes matters.  You can look great and take care of your eyes so that at the end of the night, your makeup is not streaming down your face.  No one wants to have red and irritated eyes during the party and especially not the next day either.

I've got 3 great tips to make your holiday makeup look great.  And, it will be healthy for your eyes as well.

#1) Mascara

Do not use waterproof mascara.  A lot of my patients with dry eyes switch to waterproof mascara so that it doesn't run down their cheeks when their eyes water.  But t...

Best Eye Makeup Remover for Sensitive Eyes.

There are five types of eye makeup removers. You will want to choose one or more of them depending on your personal skin type and lifestyle.  Then, you just need to make sure there aren't any toxins in the ingredient list.  I review the reasons to wear CLEAN or toxin-free makeup in this blog. 

The 5 categories of eye makeup removers are: micellar water, oil-free, oil-based, clothes, and wipes. Some of these are best for heavy makeup wear and some are better for light wear.  Some of these are better for dry skin, oily skin, contact lens wear, and busy lifestyles.  Keep reading on to find out which would best suit your eyes.  And, don't hesitate to think that you may want to have multiple types around for different situations like special occasio...

Labels.  Companies use the labels on products to bring our attention to something about their product that may make them better or different from their competitor's products.  In the beauty industry, sometimes the labels are misleading and you think you are getting benefits that might not really be important.

 Let's take a look at three common labels placed on beauty brands and find out if they are truly important.

Cruelty-Free

This moniker is meant to indicate that no animal testing has been done on the product.  However, the FDA has not approved a legal definition of the label.  In practice, a brand could use this label whether it is true or not.  

Again, in practice, the label is usually used to indicate that the final product has not been tested on animals.  However, this does no...

Here in the United States, women love mascara.  We use it every day. In fact, studies show that women apply mascara nine times a week.  That's more than once a day.  And, it's the one makeup we just can't live without.  It's very important to us, but most of us don't know how to care for our mascara.  We don't know when to throw these little beauties out.

Why do I need to throw out my mascara tube?

This is not actually a question I get that often from my patients.  But, it's one that I should get, because not many of us women know the answer.  Mascara, just like a jug of milk or a loaf of bread, has a shelf life. There are preservatives in it to keep it fresh, but they only last so long.

Mascara is applied to our eyelashes, and then the wand is put right back into the tube.  We do thi...

Dry eye disease is actually a skin disease, not an eye disease. I wanted to say something a little bit shocking to start off in this blog.   I want to talk about something that maybe you have never heard before. You've been suffering from dry eye for a long time, you've been searching for someone who could tell you what to do about it, but you've never heard that dry eye disease comes from the skin, not the eyes.  This is a new way of thinking about it.

Evaporative Dry Eye

Studies have shown that over 86% of dry eye sufferers have the evaporative type of dry eye.  Evaporative dry eye means not producing enough oils in the tears, which would cover the tear film and prevent the watery part of the tears from evaporating out into the air.

These oils come from oil glands that line the inside...