Jessica Fields

The early days of spring are for many things: cleaning and organizing your home, busting out your sandals and polished toes, and planning your summer vacations. While doing those things, you're probably also dragging out your beauty travel bags and realizing they're less than chic.

Leaving the salon with a new manicure is like walking on cloud nine. With each step, you can't help but look down and admire your perfectly polished nails. A DIY session can give you a similar feeling as your natural nails. In comparison, replicating the look of extensions at home isn't as easy. Recreating a full set used to require a kit of powders, chemicals, glue, and a skillful hand to apply and smooth the product into place. However, in the era of gel nails, things are a lot less complicated. Applying, polishing, and even removing a full set of extensions is effortless.

Sunscreen isn't just for the beach or summer days spent on the court. The fact is that your skin needs protection year-round, and that includes your face. Every day, the sun's rays come into contact with your skin, causing damage and harm. With that in mind, SPF shouldn't be an afterthought or an extra step in your routine. Instead, it should be well integrated into your morning skincare system.

By now, you know the importance of scalp health for your hair. As the foundation, your scalp plays an important role in the appearance and growth rate of your hair. Serums and scrubs may be essential for removing buildup to promote growth, but the right shampoo can be just as beneficial. Designed with ingredients that stimulate the process, these formulas can make all the difference when faced with hair loss or thinning.

Whether your hair is curly, fine, wavy, or coarse, it needs nourishment. For most of us, the process begins in the shower with a collection of creamy shampoos and rich conditioners. As you're soaping up your strands, you're also infusing them with proteins and enriching ingredients. But your hair needs just as much nourishment after wash day. That's where hair oils come into play. Like a deep conditioner or leave-in treatment, they work to repair damage and soften your strands for a healthy look and feel.

They say our eyes are the windows to the soul. If that's the case, nothing complements them more than bold, defined lashes. Even if you prefer a more minimalist beauty look, opting for skin tints over full-coverage foundations, a lush jet-black lash can transform your face and make your eyes pop.

Mother's Day is just around the corner. You've probably already secured your brunch reservations and bouquet deliveries. However, during the days leading up to Mother's Day, you may still be searching for the perfect gift. Settling on a present for your mom (or mother figure) is never easy. After all, how do you box up or gift-wrap the years of memories or experiences? But May 12 is just about here, and if you find yourself shopping for a gift at the last-minute, we're here to help.

Despite our best efforts, it's hard to avoid hair damage. Between the stress of brushing, combing, and styling, our hair goes through a lot of daily stress, and heat only adds to the problem. A consistent hair routine with hydrating shampoos and moisturizing conditioner can be helpful. But when your strands are in need of some serious repair, a hydrolyzed hair mask can be the answer.

Fact: the area under your eyes is notoriously difficult to deal with. From fine lines and wrinkles to dark circles, it can be a big problem. So much so that there are oodles of products on the market to smooth, tighten, and brighten the area. Serums are helpful for long-term results, but when you need a quick fix, nothing beats concealer. One swipe and a few dots can instantly cover the issues and erase the signs of a restless night.

Learn all about repair serums, their unique benefits and why they're suddenly a popular trend in skin care.