The Chrysalis

Basic Skin Cleansing – Get the Dirt

chrysalis — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:02:21 +0000

Washing your face. Seems like a no-brainer. It’s a given that we should all be performing this most basic of personal hygiene rituals and that it’s almost impossible to do it ineffectively, right? Wrong. Since this routine act is so basic and fundamental to a good skin care regimen, we’re going to take a closer [...]

Lighter, Cooler (but still fabulous) Summer Makeup

chrysalis — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:11:39 +0000

Melting is something we like cheese to do on pizza or chocolate to do on a s’more, but NOT what we want our makeup to do in the summer. We interviewed Hollywood trained makeup artist and esthetician, Debra Dakin for tips on fabulous summertime makeup that keeps us cool, but still looking great. Here’s what [...]

Summer Care for Hot Skin!

chrysalis — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:46:52 +0000

With all the soaring heat, record temperatures and sky-high humidity, we’re all feeling hot, but not in a beautiful, sexy kind of way. No, this is the kind of oppressive heat that makes you want to strip down and dive into a cool mountain lake or lay on the tile floor in your kitchen with [...]

Dude…Take Care of that Dermis!

chrysalis — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:48:35 +0000

Skin care for men is fairly straightforward and uncomplicated (we love that about you guys)! Now I’m not going to say that blokes don’t care about skin imperfections like pigmentation and wrinkles, but generally speaking if you can keep your skin clean and healthy in a couple of easy steps, you’re happy. Since we know [...]

The Malady’s of Male Skin

chrysalis — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:15:30 +0000

Male skin is different. Last week we talked about why. But what do all those differences mean? Here are some of the most common skin challenges faced by men:

Acne. Because of the increased level of male hormones and receptors for them, male acne is fairly common, but not only on the face. The neck [...]

The Tough Male Exterior

chrysalis — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:24:05 +0000

June 11 – 17 is National Men’s Health Week and with Father’s Day around the corner, we decided to give a little love to the guys in our lives. After all, they have skin too, but contrary to popular advertising campaigns, they do NOT have hides! If “Men are from Mars and Women are from [...]

D – a Vitamin Superhero

chrysalis — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:17:46 +0000

Vitamin D is important. This fact has gotten a lot of press lately. This month, we’ve already established the need for exposure to natural sunlight and its amazing benefits, only one of which is the production of this nutrient superhero. Just a few reasons why D is important:

It is an immune system regulator Regulates [...]

Innovative Internal Sunscreen: Golden Goddess or Crimson Chick??

chrysalis — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:31:54 +0000

I’m pretty fair. Not the kind of fair you should exhibit while playing board games either. I’m very light skinned. It’s safe to say that my ancestors did not come from anywhere close to the equator. I spent many of my growing up years in the Pacific Northwest where overexposure to the sun was [...]

Tips for Choosing a Good Sunscreen

chrysalis — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:09:39 +0000

It’s overwhelming. You stand there in front of the “great wall” in your local store and have no idea where to start. Here are some good, basic tips before you shop.

Much like the unicorn, a “sun block” product is a mythical beast. There’s no such thing. No product, no matter how good or how [...]

Too Much of a Good Thing?

chrysalis — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:44:54 +0000

We’re talking about sun exposure this month. We’ve already established that there are a lot of amazing, beneficial things that happen when we are exposed to natural sunlight, but there is a fine line between beneficial and harmful and once we cross it some truly ugly things begin to happen in the skin. Here’s the [...]