Natural Beauty

Getting Sun Protection During A Run
by Valerie Gladstone
In past blogs, I’ve talked about the importance of using sunscreen and how to use it properly. But I’ve never dealt with the special needs of runners and anyone else...READ MORE

What Can You Carry-On?
by Valerie Gladstone
I should obviously have checked airplane carry-on regulations before my recent flight, as the security people quickly whisked away my cherished shampoo and conditioner because they were in containers that...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (1)

Avoid Frizzy Summer Hair
by Valerie Gladstone
My hair takes on a whole new character in New York’s warm humid summers. It gets curlier (nice), fuller (nice), and frizzy (not nice at all). So I’ve looked around...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (9)

How Massage Made Me Think About My Feet (Again!)
by Valerie Gladstone
I should have known it was going to happen. As Roland Davis, the masseuse, finished with my back and legs, he would reach my feet, my poor high-heeled overdosed feet...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (1)

What is Swedish Massage?
by Valerie Gladstone
I guess I should have asked Roland before my massage what type he administered. I thought a massage is a massage is a massage. Well, no. My Tui Na massage...READ MORE

Swedish Massage
by Valerie Gladstone
After giving me one of the best massages of my life, Roland Davis relaxed for a moment in my living room before going on to his next client, to tell...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (7)

How to Look Good on Less than $3000 a Month
by Valerie Gladstone
I was inspired to write this blog by an article that appeared in The New York Times on June 28, which described the beauty regimens of three women over 45,...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (4)

Hair Powder? Yes, Hair Powder
by Valerie Gladstone
It sounds like something new, but hair powder has a long history. Before shampoo, that's really all people had to remove oil from their hair. Recently, hair stylist Laurent Phillippon...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (17)

Check Out Your Sunblock, Part 2
by Valerie Gladstone
To follow up on our previous sunscreen story, more tips and information about sunscreen....READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (1)

Dark Roots!
by Valerie Gladstone
About to take a trip right in the middle of my hair color cycle, I panicked. I didn't want to go to Penny Errico-Nagar, my hair colorist, only two weeks...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (3)

Puffy Eyes: What To Do
by Valerie Gladstone
Have you been munching on tasty salty food, sipping Cosmos (or beer or wine or anything alcoholic), and/or crying about that special (Not) guy and then, naturally, not getting enough...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (3)

Want to Change Your Look?
by Valerie Gladstone
How is it that when you ask for certain changes of a makeup artist, haircutter, or a hair colorist, they so often get it wrong? It's not so bad when...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (1)

Epsom Salts: An All-Purpose Beauty Enhancer for a Limited Budget
by Valerie Gladstone
Epsom salts--even the name sounds old-fashioned, like something your grandmother might have used. And actually, they are old fashioned. One of the earliest discoveries of magnesium sulfate, the scientific name...READ MORE  |  COMMENTS (5)

Hair Loss
by Valerie Gladstone
One of women's greatest concerns as they age is thinning hair. Once considered only a male problem, it has become one of those awkward and uncomfortable facts of life for...READ MORE